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The Trace
I’m standing on the levee above the Portland Wharf Park, facing north toward the Ohio River. Below me, a coal barge drifts into the mouth of the McAlpine Lock, at the tip of Sand Island, and a man stands alone on the steep bank, fishing. Beside me, to the east, the K&I Railroad bridge spans…
Aurora Gallery and Boutique Centers Grief With ‘Echoes of Endings’
Grief is a journey, and it follows many pathways. Even a positive change of life can inspire a grief response, so what better theme for a work of art than something everyone everywhere will experience in their lifetime. “Echoes of Endings” is a group art exhibition opening Saturday, May 11 at Aurora Gallery and Boutique…
Derby Star Sierra Leone Raced To Support The Backside Community
Brook T. Smith, owner of Kentucky Derby favorite and Blue Grass Stakes winner Sierra Leone, is a long-time supporter of the Backside Learning Center (BLC). The BLC is an independent non-profit organization that provides support and resources for the diverse community of Churchill Downs racetrack workers and their families. If Sierra Leone won the Derby,…
Old Crow Medicine Show is Coming Back To Louisville
Old Crow Medicine Show are no strangers to Louisville. The band is returning to town with their show at Paristown Hall (724 Brent St.) this Friday, May 10. The band has played Louisville numerous times to enthusiastic roots music audiences. This show comes in support of their Grammy-nominated album. Jubilee. LEO caught up with the…
PGA In Louisville: What To Know Before You Go
The PGA Championship is just around the corner at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. With excitement building for the championship, there are also questions about what to bring, where to go and who to watch out for during the event. It recently put out a Spectator Guide to help fans navigate the tournament this…
Garage Bar Extends Hours and Expands Late Night Food Offerings
Garage Bar is extending their hours and expanding their menu to include more late-night bites. The restaurant and bar in a repurposed automotive garage will make their new menu available from Thursday to Saturday, from 10:00 p.m. to midnight. The new items are Chef Richard Sible’s playful approach to crave-able flavors and munchie mouthfeels. Here…
The Spring Schnitzelburg Walk And Flea Is This Weekend
The Spring Schnitzelburg Walk is here. The biannual neighborhood party is Saturday, May 11. Schnitzelburg, the triangular neighborhood three miles southeast of downtown, was developed by German immigrants in the 1850s and has since become a hub for fooderies, breweries, and pubs. Its streets are lined with shotgun houses and bungalows, and it is also…
Gravely Brewing Takes Bronze In The Beer World Cup
Gravely Brewing, a brewing company based out of Louisville, took home the bronze at the Beer World Cup in April. The Highlands-based brewing company competed against thousands of other breweries across 32 countries with many different types of beers on display. However, Gravely entered in with its Doc’s Dunkelweizen, which is a type of South…
Love In The Time Of Wild Lights
The Wild Lights Lantern Festival has returned to the Louisville Zoo for its fifth year. Along with more than 60 displays depicting animal life, ecosystems, and Chinese mythology that sit along the 1.4-mile path, live performances by Chinese folk dancers and acrobats happen on the MetaZoo stage from Thursday through Sunday. Two of the performers,…
Sherman Minton Bridge Closes Two Lanes For Two Weeks
Starting on Monday, May 6 at 3 p.m., crews closed Interstate 64 East at the Sherman Minton Bridge. This will force drivers heading that way to take several detour routes until Monday, May 20 at 5 a.m. Officials say the closure is to finish concrete work on that end of the bridge. Drivers can take…
‘Oh Lord! Mamma Done Burnt the Biscuits’ Satirizes African-American Depictions in Media
“Oh Lord! Mama Done Burnt the Biscuits” is a comedy that satirizes the African-American paradigm in theater. Written and directed by Nipsey Green, with original music by Yons Jackson, the play is set in Louisville in the early ’90s. Following the format established by Black sitcoms in the ’90s, the play draws on both the…
Oaks and Kentucky Derby Winner Kenny McPeek Focused On The Work Instead Of Winning
Kenny McPeek Won The Kentucky Derby Without Losing His Way He stuck with his counterintuitive instincts in a business that breeds conformity, training horses without regard for his winning percentage or the additional burdens he bears running a soup-to-nuts operation in a sport of specialists and fragmentation. “We try to teach horses to take a…
How Much Did Viewers Spend On The Derby This Year?
As the 150th Kentucky Derby comes to a close, records that have stood for a long time or as recently as last year were shattered. Attendance records, betting records and many others were shattered during the weekend. From Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Derby day’s worth of racing set a record for the most amount of…
The Brewery Lineup For The Kentucky Craft Bash Is Here
The Kentucky Guild of Brewers will host its 7th annual Kentucky Craft Bash beer festival fundraiser on June 29. Festival Plaza at Waterfront Park will become the largest taproom in the Commonwealth, featuring not only craft beers, but also cider, sake, and seltzers — all produced in Kentucky. The event will be staffed by the…
The Butchertown Art Fair Returns In June
The Butchertown Art Fair returns to Washington Street in June. This annual event presented by the Butchertown Neighborhood Association is a juried exhibition that will feature work from local artists and celebrates the historic yet vibrant identity of one of the oldest neighborhoods in Louisville. The art fair will be complemented by live music, local…
Pop-Up Drop-Off Waste Disposal Heads To UofL On May 11
The Pop-Up Drop-Off Waste Disposal Event is back this May with the University of Louisville hosting the event for those looking to get rid of their garbage this month. The UofL Shelby Campus, on 440 N Whittington Parkway, will start the event at 10 a.m. The City of Louisville says it does not want people to…
Louisville Musician ÅNGEL 004 Challenges The Horse Racing Industry
Louisville-born musical artist ÅNGEL 004 uses playfulness and rhythm to make commentary about the effects of the Kentucky Derby on horses in her new song “HORSE TORNÅDO.” ÅNGEL 004 is an experimental pop artist who performs what she calls “freåk pop,” a genre distinct to her music that incorporates a full spectrum of pop influences.…
Louisville’s Frazier History Museum Wants To Give You Some “Local” Language Lessons
The Frazier History Museum is educating folks about the “real” things one must know about coming to Louisville and Kentucky in their “A Louisvillian Takes English Lessons” TikTok videos. As Louisvillians, the lesson is really for you. We know what these things are called. Hint: It isn’t just how to say the name of our…
Where To Place Your Bets For The Oaks And The Kentucky Derby
Whether you’re at home or at Churchill Downs today looking to make a bet on your sure-fire horse to win this year’s races, there are plenty of places that will take you up on your gamble. Below, you’ll find a list of the spots to put your money where your mouth is to get the…
Kentucky Ranks 12th In Drug Usage Across The US
The Commonwealth of Kentucky ranked 12th out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a study from WalletHub, using a variety of metrics to rank each state. The total score for Kentucky, which was accumulated through a mixture of three criteria: drug use and addiction rank, law enforcement rank, and drug health…
Galt House Spa Offers Derby Weekend IV Hydration
Need some emergency hydration to keep the Derby festivities going? Pelo West, the new spa at The Galt House Hotel, will be offering IV Hydration to get you back on track! Their supplemental IV hydration includes vitamins and nutrients that offer rapid hydration and enhanced health benefits. Administered through an intravenous infusion, one of the…
Where To Celebrate Cinco de Mayo In Louisville (2024)
The Puebla, Mexico holiday Cinco De Mayo isn’t a widespread holiday in the traditional sense though across the United States the holiday has become synonymous with street festivals, Mexican food and drinks. It has also been the locus of controversial (intentional and unintentional) cultural stereotypes a la misinterpretations of coffee grower Juan Valdez (who was…
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month With Jenna White At Revelry Gallery
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Celebrating the multitudinous contributions to American culture by AAPI people, Revelry welcomes Louisville-based artist Jenna White for her second solo show on Friday, May 10. Chop, Stick is an exploration of White’s Japanese-American heritage. White’s medium in this exhibition is paper. She literally chops and…
Louisville Ale Trail Announces New Group Membership Program On 502 Beer Day
This 502 Beer Day, Louisville Ale Trail is brewing up a new experience for Louisville beer lovers: the Louisville Enthusiast Group Experiencing New Drinks (LEGEND) membership program. As a LEGEND, members get new perks in all things beer in the city. According to a release from Louisville Ale Trail, members will be entitled to: A…
Four Members Including Teddy Bridgewater Inducted Into The Kentucky Sports Hall Of Fame
Four people with connections to Kentucky are set to be inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (KSHF) Class of 2024. Those four include Teddy Bridgewater, Oscar Combs, Tony Delk and Roy Pickerill. Bridgewater played for the University of Louisville as a quarterback, and started three years at UofL throwing for 9,817 yards and…
Louisville Orchestra Creators Fest Celebrates Diverse Composers
Louisville Orchestra Creators Fest is Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. The festival will include two concerts featuring world premieres by the 2023–2024 Creators Corps composers Alex Berko, Nkeiru Okoye, and Tanner Porter. Louisville Orchestra began its Creators Corps program in the 2022–2023 season, selecting three…
Japanese-Bred Forever Young To Compete In Kentucky Derby This Saturday
The sixth-ranked horse Forever Young was bred in Japan, unlike many of its counterparts heading into the 150th Kentucky Derby. When it was young, it won three out of three races in its native country, sparking interest from racing fans globally as it continued to win around the world in other countries like Saudi Arabia…
Derby Weekend Driving Tips: How To Get Around The City Safely
With “the most exciting two minutes in sports” coming very soon, there will be hundreds of thousands of people going to and coming from Churchill Downs for races all weekend long. As many people will be there, the festivities will also include thousands of drinks poured, sold and drank at the track. Drunk driving can…
Kentucky Spends Fifth-Most On Groceries In The US
Kentuckians are spending more on groceries than ever before with prices jumping nearly 25% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trace One recently released a new report on grocery spending, with Kentucky ranking fifth in most spending on groceries in the United States. The average household in Kentucky spends around $255 on groceries every…
Arts Angle Vantage Offers Teens Free Audio Storytelling Program
Arts Angle Vantage announces Earshot, a free audio storytelling program for Louisville teens. The program will take place on the University of Louisville Belknap campus June 4–13 and culminate in a listening event June 21. Designed to amplify diverse voices of youth in Louisville, Earshot’s mentors will provide teens with hands-on training in audio storytelling…
Derby Eve At 21C Welcomes Partiers To Become Strangers In The Night
“Strangers in the Night” Strangers in the night exchanging glances/ Wondering in the night/ What were the chances we’d be sharing love/ Before the night was through…” 21C is hosting its annual Derby Eve, “a derby eve party” , benefitting Kentucky College of Art and Design (KYCAD). On Friday, May 3, through a secret door…
Embroidery Will Be On Display At The Grand Senior Living
The Grand Senior Living in Norton Commons will present an exhibition of embroidery by Karen Miller on May 8. Miller, who is herself an independent living resident at The Grand, has dedicated herself to her embroidery craft for 40 years. Her enthusiasm for textile arts and her decades of experience in the craft are visible…
Who Is Affected Most By Evictions In Louisville?
In Louisville, homelessness has hit especially hard for those in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, especially the West End of Louisville. Those affected most by the shift as of 2024 include Black families, especially single mothers and their children. They are losing their homes at a fast rate, with 83% of Black or African American youth having…
The 150th Kentucky Derby By The Numbers
The 150th Kentucky Derby is on its way, and with it comes lots of people, drinks and bets. We’re here to break down the numbers. See what the Kentucky Derby has in store this year. How much will the winner get this year? On Saturday, May 4, the 150th Kentucky Derby is set to be…
How Will Changes Downtown Affect Louisville’s Cultural Institutions?
The plan to revitalize downtown Louisville might seem straightforward — a tale of Midwestern savvy and Southern grit: Invest in the city center and residents and tourists will in turn invest in the local economy. But changes to downtown could have significant effects on our urban core, and in turn, our cultural institutions, many of…
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month: Here Are Some Facilities That Can Help
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. People from all around Louisville are looking for a safe place to work out the most pressing issues when it comes to their mental health, and by offering places to go, many residents of the city can find a place that works best for them. According to the National…
Today’s Waterfront Events Include Texas Hold’Em And The Jesse Lees In Concert
Every Day is Derby during the first week in May in Louisville. If you’re looking for something to do this evening, there is no shortage of options. Here’s a list of today’s waterfront events. KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT aboard the Belle of Cincinnati, docked at Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront. 4:30 p.m. Boarding/check-in.…
Star Wars Meets Indiana Jones At The Cultural Arts Center
The Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center will host Star Wars Meets Indiana Jones: The Hero’s Journey of Dr. David West Reynolds on May 11. The Cultural Arts Center, a branch of the Floyd County Library, is a contemporary art gallery and history museum that presents exhibitions and educational programs. This exhibition will follow…
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[Vlog] The Metal Grind With Athena Prychodko (4/30)
Athena Prychodko does a great many things. She works in film as a producer, makeup artist, actress, etc. and she’s hip to all things metal, both locally and beyond. Here, Athena will bring you the latest in metal news: where to find it, where to see it, and definitely what she thinks about it. Locally,…
Bizarre Bazaar Brings Star Wars Burlesque And Drag To Louisville
“A thong time ago, in a galaxxxy far, far away…” Everyone in Kentuckiana knows that Saturday, May 4, 2024 is Derby Day. But with respect to the 150th renewal of the Kentucky Derby, May 4 is also Star Wars Day. In a “rebel scum” style defiance of all things Derby, Zanzibar in Germantown will welcome…
May Is Water Safety Month: Here’s What You Need To Know
May is National Water Safety Month, and with summer just around the corner, water safety and drowning prevention could help keep you and your friends and family safe this season while having fun at pools, lakes and water parks during the hot summer months. There are three main tips to keep in mind when thinking…
Bed Races Flying Down The Raceway At Kentucky Derby Festival
The 2024 Great Bed Races are back at the Kentucky Derby Festival April 29. Teams of five created racing carts using beds on wheels to race around a small track with cones to compete for the best time. Every year, thousands of people gather to cheer on more than 30 teams to see who can…
54 Years Since ‘Four Dead In Ohio,’ Now Armed Police And Military Are Again On Campuses In America
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming It is rarely a good idea to deploy soldiers to college campuses. This is so even (or perhaps especially) if those soldiers are wearing state police uniforms instead of combat fatigues. We should know this from the infamous example of the Kent State massacre, in which four students were killed…
Myriad Hotel’s First Annual Derby Block Party Features Poolside Food & Booze
Want to enjoy Derby day without the hassle of traffic and the track? Why not spend it poolside? Baxter Avenue’s Myriad Hotel will be hosting its inaugural Derby Block Party on Saturday, May 4 starting at 10:30 a.m and by the looks of their recent Instagram post, this is going to be one fun day.…
How-To Festival Returns To Louisville Free Public Library
Louisville Free Public Library’s How-To Festival will return for its 11th year on May 11. The annual tradition attracts thousands of Louisvillians in search of educational, entertaining, interactive — and free! The How-To Festival offers people of all ages the opportunity to learn how to do more than 50 different things through out the course…
TARC and Kentucky Science Center Announce Design-a-Bus Winners
TARC in partnership with the Kentucky Science Center have announced the 12 winners of the 24th annual Design-a-Bus contest. The theme in 2024 is “The Periodic Elements of Louisville.” The bus will make is first appearance on the streets of Louisville during the Zoeller Pump Company Pegasus Parade on Sunday, April 28. The 12 winners…
UFC Returns To Louisville For The Second Time Ever
The UFC announced on Thursday, April 25, that it would be returning to Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center on June 8 for the second time in the promotion’s history, over 13 years after its first fight night in Derby City. UFC Fight Night will start its preliminaries exclusively on ESPN+ if you’re not able…
Here Are All The Roads Being Closed For The Derby Marathon And MiniMarathon
On Saturday, April 27, various roads will be closed to make way for the Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon. Here are all the roads that are planned to be closed for the races on Saturday: 9 a.m. Friday, April 26 – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 Adams Street from Campbell Street to Cable Street 4…
A Breakdown Of Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’s 2024 Budget Proposal
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg (D) has put out his 2024-2025 budget proposal for the city, which his administration says will help bolster public safety, affordable housing and tackle homelessness, invest in early education, and improve quality of life for Louisville residents overall. We’re here to break down the budget, and see how Louisville tax dollars…
This Kentucky Entrepreneur Is Lighting Up The Candle Business
Courtney Ikerd and her husband were managing more than one business in the Somerset area of Kentucky when the COVID-19 pandemic began. During the during the shutdown, she had trouble sleeping. But over the course of those sleepless nights, Somerset Candle Co. developed. Ikerd was frustrated by the lack of scented candles that were nontoxic,…
Norton Commons Art Festival Returns For Its Ninth Year
The Norton Commons North Village Town Center in Prospect brings one of the largest art festivals in the region to Louisville on May 18 and 19. Now it its ninth year, annual event is free and welcomes visitors to celebrate fine arts accompanied by live music, as well as local food and brews. More than…
Building Our Blocks Works For Sustainability And Better Life In Lucky Horseshoe Neighborhood
Can a Louisville neighborhood be transformed in a single day? That’s the goal of the Building Our Blocks (B.O.B.) initiative, a series of one-day events being rolled out across District 15 (D15) over the next four years. The goal is to improve local neighborhoods, sustainability efforts, and resident quality of life. The initiative is led…
Tracy Likes This One: ‘TROUBLE EVERY DAY’ AND SENSUALITY
Trouble Every Day Friday, April 26, 6 p.m. $12 / $8 Speed Members Speed Cinema, 2035 S. Third St. www.speedmuseum.org/cinema Body horror is an especially challenging genre, the opposite of escapism with rules that are an inverse of the superhero story. Rather than imagining an escape into power and glory through a transformed, sup’ed up…
Louisville Ballet Welcomes Community Into A Healing Garden
Louisville Ballet welcomes the Louisville community to its Healing Garden downtown. On April 10, 2023, the Preston Pointe building on East Main St. became the site of a workplace massacre in which five people were killed and eight others were injured. “Trauma and grief from such an event can linger for years for witnesses, families,…
Candlelight Concerts To Feature Spring Flowers
Fever’s Candlelight concert series are bringing special Spring shows to Louisville starting this weekend. A limited number of performances hosted in the city will feature a spectacular display of Spring blossoms. Illuminated by thousands of candles and flooded with a sea of colorful artificial flowers, select venues will host Candlelight Spring. Candlelight Concerts are a series…
6 Local Small Businesses To Set Up Shop At The Cottages At Norton Commons
Norton Commons will be home to six new local businesses with a variety of products in store in the Norton Commons North Village Market Retail Cottages at 6301 Moonseed St. on Friday, April 26. These six small local businesses make up the 2024 lineup, according to Norton Commons in a press release. Those six businesses…
Actors Theatre of Louisville Offers A Bilingual Summer Intensive
Actors Theatre of Louisville is hosting a summer intensive for local teens called New Voices. An intensive is a rigorous and multidisciplinary performing arts program that combines studies in acting, singing, and movement. New Voices will be hosted in collaboration with Universes, a national Ensemble Theater Company founded in the Bronx in 1995. Comprised of…
Three Witches Shakespeare Closes 2023–2024 Season
The last full production of three witches shakespeare’s 2023–2024 season is a play that was not actually written by the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare, but rather, “Gallathea,” an Elizabethan era comedy, written by John Lyly. While “Gallathea” was first performed at Greenwich Palace on New Year’s Day 1588 for Queen Elizabeth I herself by…
Looking for Mr. Goodpizza: The Post
I love pizza. You know that. I consider it one of nature’s most perfect foods, a balanced and nutritious blend of fat, protein, and mmm, mmm. carbs in a delicious meal on a plate that you can eat with your fingers or, if you must, knife and fork. I’m so fond of this treat from…
TKO Flight Club Back For Kentucky Bourby 2024
TKO Flight Club has returned for another Kentucky Bourby, taking place on Saturday, April 27 from 6 to 10 p.m. The TKO Flight Club uses donations during the event to support research and training that helps improve the lives of Louisville residents who have Parkinson’s disease. To take part in the event, you’ll need to…
Kentucky Poets’ Home Struggles
Being home — the arriving, and being in a place where you most feel you belong, and knowing that it’ll be a constant for you leave and return — is a privilege for many, mere aspiration for others. Some poets can uniquely see into the possibilities of going through life with that feeling both present…
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PopCon Returning To Louisville This August
PopCon Louisville is headed back to town from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25 at the Kentucky International Convention Center, offering fun for fans from meeting celebrities to taking part in fun workshops during the weekend. “We are excited to bring PopCon Louisville back for its second year,” Kris Keys Co-Founder of PopCon, said…
