LEO Weekly Is Seeking Spring And Summer 2025 Interns
Come learn with us! We’re looking for a few exceptional students interested in journalism, marketing, and business to join our newsroom (90% remote with daily digital meetings). You’ll get a chance to take the pulse of the city, interview creative people and even confront the powers that be. Working closely with an editor, you’ll get…
LEO’s Guide To The 2022 Kentucky State Fair
The Kentucky State Fair is upon us once again. The best 11-day fest will pack the Expo Center full as ever with live music, food, rides, farm animals and more. Below, here’s our guide to all the general info you need to check out this year’s fair. How much are tickets and where do I…
UofL’s Hailey Van Lith Debuts Louisville Inspired Adidas Ultraboost 1.0
UofL’s point guard, Hailey Van Lith, debuted a new Louisville-inspired shoe with Adidas. The 20-year-old rising basketball star was recently one of 15 female student-athletes who signed Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) endorsement agreements with Adidas on the 50th anniversary of Title IX (which prohibits sex-based discrimination at education institutions). Lith told Adidas in July…
FEMA Adopts Texting For The First Time To Help Eastern Kentucky Flood Victims
Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be making changes to better assist those affected by flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Texting: In a first for FEMA, the agency will be using a texting program to contact claimants. Denied Claims: FEMA said they would contact everyone whose claim was previously…
Gold Bar, A Popular Hotspot for LouCity and Racing Louisville Fans, To Close On Aug. 27
Gold Bar, a Butchertown bar popular with LouCity and Racing Louisville fans, will close this month. The bar announced on social media this morning that its last day will be Saturday, Aug. 27. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gold Bar (@goldbarlouisville) The post read: “For two shining, golden years, we’ve been…
10 Things To Do In Louisville This Week Under $10 (8/15)
MONDAY, Aug. 15 Metal Monday Highlands Tap Room Bar & Grill Free | 9 p.m. It’s Monday, that’s reason enough to headbang to some metal. This week’s show is a special birthday show for bartender Fergie and will have music by Shi (described as Depressive Suicidal Stoner Doom Metal) and REDIVIDER (described as Slamming Death…
Kentucky State Parks Announces 2022 Photo Contest
Submit a recent photo from a Kentucky State Park and you could win a Canon EOS Rebel T7 with 18-55mm lens. The camera is part of the grand prize, which also comes with a 2-night cottage stay, and a $100 Kentucky State Parks gift card. There will also be first and second prizes for category…
Louisville City FC Won On Saturday In Front Of Record-Breaking Crowd
Louisville City FC defeated the highly ranked Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday in front of the largest crowd in club history – 14,673. Lou City remains ranked No. 1 in the USL Eastern Conference after outscoring the Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0. Coincidentally, the previous match between these two teams ended with Lou City losing 1-0. …
Dairy Kastle On Eastern Parkway Closes Early This Summer Season
On Sunday, Louisville ice cream shop Dairy Kastle announced it would be closing early this summer season, due to a staffing shortage. The shop usually stays open until October, but this season came to an abrupt end as the shop posted about the closing on Twitter and Instagram. The popular Eastern Parkway spot plans to open…
FILM REVIEW: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Scares Up Some Brutal Social Commentary, But Not Much Blood
Imagine living a life where the scariest moments involved forgetting to refill your Xanax prescription or worrying that you might have overshared on a group chat. As truly frightening horror movies go, Halina Reijn’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is a bust, but as a scalpel-sharp, finger-on-the-pulse dissection of today’s mid-20s culture, her sophomore feature is a…
3 Concerts To Catch In And Around Louisville This Weekend (8/12)
FRIDAY, August 12 Hymns For The Holler: A Concert for Appalshop Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts $25 | 8 p.m. Tonight’s show is actually the second part of a benefit concert for Eastern Kentucky flood relief. The list of performers includes Joan Shelley, Ben Sollee, Daniel Martin Moore, Joe Manning, Lacey Guthrie and Heather…
Attorney: Louisville Police Officer Charged In Breonna Taylor Warrant To Plead Guilty
Former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Kelly Goodlett plans on pleading guilty to a federal charge that she conspired to falsify a warrant for Breonna Taylor’s home, her attorney said during a virtual court hearing on Friday. Asked by a prosecutor whether they were correct in believing Goodlett would plead guilty to the conspiracy charge,…
A Stroll Down Restaurant Memory Lane
Covid, Delta, Omicron, BA.5, bah! Sometimes it seems as if the pandemic will never end. In fact, the experts say, it’s more likely to shift from pandemic to endemic status, which isn’t much better since it’s essentially acknowledging that it will always be around, like the flu or common cold. While in some ways the…
Ballard High String Quartet perform with ‘Beatles vs. Stones’ Sept. 1
Beatles vs. Stones is coming to Kentucky Performing Arts Center on Thursday Sept. 1 and a local high school quartet will join the bands on stage. Ballard High School’s String Quartet will perform six songs with the two bands trying to prove who reigns over the British Invasion: The Rolling Stones or The Beatles. Here’s…
Funding Of $20.5 Million Awarded To ReImagine 9th Street, Broadway All The Way
Mayor Greg Fischer announced that Louisville was receiving $20.5 million in federal RAISE grants to fund two transformational transportation projects: ReImagine 9th Street and Broadway All The Way. “These projects are part of a larger strategy to reinvigorate West Louisville,” said Mayor Fischer in a statement. “The RAISE grants will allow us to continue […]…
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (8/12)
Friday, Aug. 12 St. Joe’s 173rd Picnic For The Kids (Aug. 12-13) 2823 Frankfort Ave. Free | Times vary You know it, you love it — it’s time once again for the St. Joe’s picnic, a two-day event. There’ll be live music, food and drinks, carnival and casino games, plus raffles. And it’s all for…
UK Football Ranks In Top 25 Of USA Today’s Coaches Poll, UofL Doesn’t
The University of Kentucky football team has been ranked 21st in the USA Today’s Top 25 Coaches Poll. It’s an exciting start to the season for the Wildcats under Head Coach Mark Stoops. Last year, the team won the 2022 Citrus Bowl after a dominant 10-3 regular season and a winning 5-3 record in the…
Gov. Beshear: Eastern Kentucky Flooding Likely ‘Out Of The Emergency Phase’
After last night’s storms across the state cleared up, the flooding disaster in Eastern Kentucky has likely moved “out of the emergency phase,” Gov. Andy Beshear said during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Wednesday’s storms had the potential to cause additional damage and loss of life, Beshear said, leading the state to keep search…
Black Heritage: Pioneers in Racing and Art Event at Kentucky Derby Museum
This panel discussion on Black Heritage: Pioneers in Racing and Art will be held in the Great Hall at the Kentucky Derby Museum next Thursday, Aug. 18 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. The event will host conversations with three recent Black ‘pioneers’ on the impacts that Black Americans have had in Thoroughbred Racing and Art.…
Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee Reports Overwhelming Support To Gov. Beshear
In a report to Gov. Andy Beshear via Zoom, the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee reported overwhelming support for legalizing medical cannabis in the state. The 17-person committee held a series of town halls across the state to hear from citizens about the issue. “Everyone [who spoke] expressed a positive opinion and were very supportive…
Louisville Parks Announces Baird Urban Sports Park And Pickleball League Downtown
Louisville Parks and Recreation announced today that a downtown lot that was part of the city’s ReSurfaced program has been turned into Baird Urban Sports Park, which features pickleball courts and a Wiffle ball field. The 20,000 sq. feet of space now has two regulation size pickleball courts, a Wiffle ball field and new murals…
The Joy Of Revisiting Spring Street Bar & Grill Wings
When Spring Street Bar & Grill, the staple in Irish Hill, closed down during 2020, it dawned on me that I would never be able to enjoy their signature wings again. I may have been premature, thanks to the folks behind High Horse Bar. In July, High Horse announced that this fall it would reopen…
Foodie Fest To Debut At The Depot in Jeffersonville On Saturday
This Saturday, Aug. 13, World Of Foodies will host Foodie Fest, a new all-ages event that celebrates food and community, at The Depot, a venue in Southern Indiana made of decorated shipping containers. The event is free and will run from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. List of food and drink vendors: Big Nita’s Cheesecakes…
HBN Assembly kicks off ‘Social Housing and Shared Economy’ Campaign
The Historically Black Neighborhood Assembly is partnering with the Louisville Tenants Union, Smoketown Neighborhood Association, PlayCousins Collective, REACT (Rubbertown Emergency ACTion), Root Cause Research Center, and some other local organizations to launch their Social Housing and Shared Economy campaign. This aims to support communities in historically Black areas to stabilize through collective ownership, mutual aid…
Beyond Van Gogh Offering Free Admission For Art Supply Donations To JCPS
Beyond Van Gogh, a traveling immersive art experience that brings Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings to life with technology and projections, announced in a press release today that guests can receive free admission to the Louisville experience with a donation of art supplies for JCPS classrooms. Each guest who brings “a collection” of the supplies listed…
Ben Sollee, Joan Shelley, Frank X Walker, And More To Perform Eastern Kentucky Benefit Show This Friday
This Friday, August 12, at 8 p.m., The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts will host the second part of Hymns For The Holler: A Concert For Appalshop, a two-part Eastern Kentucky flood relief benefit concert. The list of performers includes Joan Shelley, Ben Sollee, Daniel Martin Moore, Joe Manning, Lacey Guthrie, and Heather Summers,…
KMAC Prepares for 2022 Triennial, ‘Divided We Fall’
KMAC is preparing for the 2022 KMAC Triennial: Divided We Fall. Every three years, KMAC offers a group exhibition of contemporary artists from around the world. This year’s exhibit will be focused on the theme, “Divided We Fall” and will feature the works of 11 artists with ties to the state of Kentucky. The exhibition…
My Morning Jacket Returns To Louisville With ‘Halloween Costume Ball’ This Fall
After a positive COVID test struck down My Morning Jacket’s plans for a two-night hometown stand back in June, the storied Louisville psych-rock band has rescheduled their return: On Oct. 29, they’ll be throwing a ‘Halloween Costume Ball’ at the KFC Yum Center. The band is urging fans to “come dressed in your favorite costume…
10 Things To Do In Louisville This Week For $10 And Under (8/8)
MONDAY, August 8 Back to School Rave/Dance Party American Turners Free | Starts at 7 p.m. Kids and adults alike can celebrate one of the last days of summer at this fun party. Metal Monday w/ The Svengali Fiasco & Dr. Rendezvous Highlands Tap Room Free | 9 p.m. There’ll be live grunge and “high…
President Biden Promises Longterm Federal Help For Eastern Kentucky Flood Recovery
During a Monday visit to survey damage from the severe flooding in Eastern Kentucky that left at least 37 people dead, President Joe Biden said that the federal government is “staying” until the region is repaired. “We’re going to come back better than before,” Biden said during a Monday afternoon press conference in Lost Creek,…
Grammy-Nominated Joan Osborne Headlines August’s Waterfront Wednesday
Some of you know Joan Osborne from the song “One Of Us,” but Osborne, herself, is “one of us.” Born in Louisville, Osborne has enjoyed a stellar career in music, nominated for six grammy awards and enjoying much critical praise. Osborne returns to her hometown to headline this month’s Waterfront Wednesday, which is free to…
From Bleak to Dark: Marc Maron’s Comedy Set Hits All the Right Notes
“Let’s do this,” one female heckler yelled out, even though by that juncture Marc Maron was already well into his captivating Saturday night set at the Kentucky Center that was preceded by a brief but funny warm-up session from his friend and sometimes colleague, Lara Beitz. Occasionally allowing himself to get derailed by show disruptors…
3 Concerts To Catch In Louisville This Weekend (8/5)
Friday, Aug. 5 Indignant Few, Creeps Inc., Benman & Rinko the Rocket and Broken Nails Zanzabar $12 | 8 p.m. A night of local legends, featuring some of the city’s celebrated punk and electronica acts. Overcome by Broken Nails MUNA Headliners Music Hall $30 | 8 p.m. Through vibrant indie-pop, MUNA deals in expansive and…
Louisville Zoo Is Bringing Back Its Sloth Experience — And You Can Buy Tickets Next Week
Want to hang around (sort of) with a sloth? The Louisville Zoo announced today that its popular “sloth experience” will return on selected dates from March to August 2023. The sloth experiences in 2021 sold out in days, so the Zoo is adding even more sessions for next year. Here’s what the sloth experience entails:…
Friday Flood Update: President Biden To Visit Eastern Kentucky Monday, “Steady Progress” On Recovery
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Eastern Kentucky on Monday to survey the severe flood damage that has left 37 people dead and has caused hundreds of families to be displaced. The Bidens will be joined by Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear. Together, they will see recovery…
Flood Watch Declared For Louisville Until 8 p.m.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared a flood watch for Jefferson and surrounding counties. The watch lasts until 8 p.m. and NWS warns that flash flooding could close roads throughout the day. The NWS watch reads as following: “Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of…
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (8/5)
Friday, Aug. 5 Street Rod Nationals (Aug. 5–7) Kentucky Expo Center $45-$80 | Starts at 9 a.m. See more than 10,000 vintage and muscle cars at the Street Rod Nationals this weekend. This annual event showcases: “street rods, customs, muscle cars and special interest vehicles” as well as “vehicles from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s,”…
REVIEW: ‘Anastasia’ Is ‘A Journey to the Past’ Of Theater-Going, With Some Drawbacks
Everyone in “Anastasia” has something to remember, even if they don’t want to. One character wants to remember her own identity; another wants to forget the violence that upended her life. Exiled Russian aristocrats want to remember their days of luxury; one man wants to bring back the joys of an affair. Another man turns…
Take a Chance With These Late Summer Reads by Mick Williams and Ashley Marie Farmer
Dark Target by Mick Williams (Enigma House Press; 354 pgs., $15.99) Dear Damage by Ashley Marie Farmer (Sarabande Books; 196 pgs., $16.95) Summer reading is escapist? That’s its reputation — according to those who profit most through pushing reputations that shift with the seasons. Throughout the hottest months, the big publishing houses send out caseloads…
DOJ: Louisville Police Officers Falsified Information, Tried To Cover Up Actions In Breonna Taylor Case
Current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in drafting the warrant for the botched March 13, 2020 that killed Breonna Taylor falsified information in their warrant application, conspired to cover up their actions and lied to federal investigators, the Department of Justice said on Thursday. In a press conference announcing federal charges against…
Tip It Forward And fifteenTwelve Team Bring ‘Presence’ To Portland
Tip it Forward and fifteenTWELVE are partnering up to present: Presence: a show of works in support of Tip It Forward. This art show will feature artists: Megan Bickel, John Brooks, Kirby Coleman, Kevin Flores, Valerie Fuchs, Noah Howard, Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone, Aaron Lubrick, Mari Mujica, Shane Nearman, Rebecca Norton, Letitia Quesenberry, Jack Scally, Albert…
Music Reviews: 4 Louisville Albums You Should Hear
Achilles Tenderloin “Summer Solstice Singles” (Tincture for Trouble two-song album preview) Achilles Tenderloin is Joe Augustin, an indie-folk and acoustic blues guitarist/singer/songwriter from Richmond, Indiana. Known for his passionate vocals, heavily textured lyrics and unique guitar picking style, Joe has been writing and performing his original songs and poetry for the past 25 years. His…
Savage Love: That Husband Over There
Question: I’m a 36-year-old married woman who fantasizes about her husband of 10 years being intimate with other women. This isn’t a new thing for me. I’ve fantasized about this for years, but we’ve never acted on it. He is intrigued but afraid that it might somehow damage our relationship. But I’ve done some research…
Review: Tandoori Fusion Offers Artistic Indian Creations
Thoughts inspired by a recent meal at Louisville’s Tandoori Fusion restaurant: Fusion cuisine has been around for centuries, going back to Chinese restaurateurs coming up with chop suey to please Western consumers in 1850s California, and maybe even to Marco Polo and his noodles. But the concept didn’t get a name until the 1980s, when chefs…
UofL and IUS Help Students Navigate The Red Zone
As the area continues to bake in the summer heat, it can be difficult to think that cooler temperatures are around the corner. Soon, however, we’ll be right back to the tailgating, Huber’s apple picking, craft beer sipping, pumpkin spiced glory known as fall. The change of the season also signifies the beginning of the collegiate…
In The Wake Of Historic Natural Disasters, We Need To Prioritize Helping Longterm
The footage from the Eastern Kentucky flooding has been absolutely jarring, as historic water levels quickly submerged multiple communities, leading to heartbreaking damage and a rising death toll. As of Tuesday at noon, there were 37 confirmed fatalities in five counties, with searches for missing people still underway. From a distance, it’s always hard to know…
Four Atmospheric Experts On Why Kentucky Is Getting Hit With Natural Disasters
[Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by Inside Climate News. Visit their website at insideclimatenews.org] After three years in office, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has grown accustomed to holding media briefings on weather disasters. In February 2020, heavy rain caused flooding across Central and Eastern Kentucky, and mudslides in Eastern Kentucky, raising the Cumberland…
Artist Dean Christensen Wants You To Eat Your Broccoli
This article is part of a series funded by Great Meadows Foundation. Figurative painter Dean Christensen was in kindergarten when the importance of art became real to him. He was eager to show his classmates a Pokemon card, the snake Ekans to be exact. There was a problem. He didn’t have that card. His mother…
Song Lyrics Help Local Artist Nikki Douglas Tell Her Story
27-year old local artist Nikki Douglas creates pieces in an eye-candy style she calls “lyric art,” a type of collage that combines images with song lyrics, especially those from popular artists like Taylor Swift, Mayday Parade and Blink-182. She’s racked up a healthy social media following from it; some of the artists whose songs have inspired…
Brennen Cabrera: The Grit And Grime Of Art
Brennen Cabrera’s art is fluid, changeable and explores their interest in what is raw, textural, dirty and destructive. It analyzes life at its most base and atomic level. They don’t create without the audience in mind but much of the work explores issues personal to them. Audiences are given an experience that helps frame the…
Shyama Iyer: Giving New Life To Ancient Traditions And Dance
Being raised around dance at her mother Guru Smt Akila Iyer’s Guru Vandana Arts Academy, it seems natural that 24-year-old Shyama Iyer followed in her mother’s footsteps into the world of Indian classical dance, specifically the South Indian Bharatanatyam style of dance. Bharatanatyam traces its origins to an ancient text about theater written by a priest…
Behind The Scene: Producer Kojin Tashiro’s Impact On Louisville Hip-Hop
Kojin Tashiro knew he wanted to be a producer ever since he was 12 years old. He’d already been a musician at that point for several years, first picking up the violin when he was 4, but after his father introduced him to classic Motown records and his classmates got him into hip-hop not too long…
Gallery Round-Up: What To See In The Louisville Visual Arts Scene
A gallery roundup of art shows to see in Louisville this month. Note: This list is only a selection of current exhibitions. “STILL, LIFE! MOURNING, MEANING, MENDING” Through December The show focuses on dealing with loss during the pandemic. 21c Louisville 700 W. Main St. Hours: Mondays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 21cmuseumhotels.com “CEREMONIALS” Through Sept. 2…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Flavor Girls’ And ‘Absolution’
Reviews brought to you by The Great Escape. ‘Flavor Girls’ #1 Written and colored by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky & Eros de Santiago Review by Felix Whetsel Twelve years after the invasion of a mysterious alien race known as the Agarthians, the people of Earth are doing their best to carry on with their lives. While the…
Louisville Performing Arts: See All The Shows Happening This Season
Louisville has a captivating and very busy art scene. So many theater productions, so much music and plenty of dancing. Our city shines with the creative arts. Here are a selection of events and arts companies that we enjoy. Ambo Dance Company | ambodancetheatre.org Kids These Days – Aug. 26-27, 2022 Louisville Ballet | louisvilleballet.org Coppelia -…
