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The Road To Soccer City: How Louisville’s New Women’s Soccer Team Is Poised To Reshape Our Identity
The golden, post-rain haze had already wafted away from the field at Lynn Family Stadium and given way to night, but the crowd was glowing with the energy of anticipation and uncertainty: 5,300 people, dots of purple and lavender against the concrete, were waiting for a miracle. The Racing Louisville Football Club, Louisville’s new professional…
FACT! Art Program Keeps Families Creating Together
The past year has changed everything. The way we work, play, eat, etc. has been upended by living in a pandemic. Summer camps were canceled and many of the programs parents and kids relied upon were paused or eliminated completely. Throughout the pandemic there have been pockets of normalcy and ways to make sure that…
Meet Filmmakers Bryn Silverman And Naveen Chaubal
The genesis of the 9-minute short film “Pinball” is a long story, said director Naveen Chaubal. “It depends how far back you want to go.” Chaubal and co-editor and producer Bryn Silverman, who attended University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts together, were initially interested in the account of an outsider trying to fit…
Taco Week Lures Us To Limón y Sal
Bam! The notification popped up on the top of my screen with an attention-getting tone: “Louisville Taco Week,” it read. “Because Taco Tuesday isn’t enough! We’re bringing you $2 tacos from some of Louisville’s most popular taco joints.” What’s not to like about that? Who doesn’t love tacos? It got my attention anyway and sent…
Hip-Hop/R&B Artist El Stephens Navigates Life, COVID And A Burgeoning Music Career
Nearly three years into his self-made career, 18-year-old duPont Manual senior El Stephens recently began performing his music in local venues. Stephens, whose style is a blend of hip-hop and R&B, has two albums and 11 singles to his name — with more tracks dropping soon. While he writes and produces most of his music…
Most Protest Charges Dismissed, Others Still Linger After Lengthy Process
The majority of the cases against people arrested during Louisville’s racial justice protests have been dismissed. Around 900 people were arrested during the unrest in Louisville, and approximately 600 of those cases have been resolved, according to Ingrid Geiser, the first assistant for the Jefferson County Attorney. Out of those 600, close to 500 were…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd (4/21)
Thorn: Happy Now, Shields? New police Chief Erika Shields was billed as a fresh start for the city, so why is she advocating for her officers to continue to escalate against protesters? After a small demonstration on Bardstown Road last Tuesday, in which protesters blocked an intersection for less than an hour with furniture from…
A Labor Law Prof Talks Union Co-ops
Editor’s Note: This interview with UofL law professor and labor expert Ariana Levinson originally appeared on the Kentucky State AFL-CIO website. Parts of the answers are drawn from the articles, “Union Co-ops and the Revival of Labor Law,” from Volume 19.3 of The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (2018) and “Founding Worker Cooperatives: Social Movement…
The LMPD’s Criminal Behavior
“I’m going to punch you again.” Over the weekend, Denorver “Dee” Garrett was wrestled to the ground and arrested by several Louisville Metro Police officers. While pinned face down on a concrete sidewalk, one of the officers punched Dee in the head several times. He was downtown protesting police brutality, and he became its latest…
