Web exclusive: Public’s had every chance to affect Bridges
(taken from The Lip: LEO’s News Blog) Designs for the pair of bridges Louisville will get through the Ohio River Bridges Project have been selected, and from an objective standpoint, they are spectacular to behold. Both are supported by a series of cables angling from the roadway to the cloud-scraping towers that define their profiles.…
Slow food nation: What single change could fix our food system?
It turns out that Jean Anthèlme Brillat-Savarin was right in 1825 when he wrote in his magnum opus, “The Physiology of Taste,” that “the destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they are fed.” If you think this aphorism exaggerates the importance of food, consider that today almost 4 billion people worldwide depend…
Rumor & Innuendo
SchnellReport of the Week. No quotes from the pigskin poet. Just rumor. I am skeptical, but a source advises that Schnell, through intermediaries, let the Alabama folks know he’d be interested in the Crimson Tide job if offered. Hey, he’s one of Bear’s Boyz. And Bama has done stranger things. Truth is, good ol’ boy…
City Strobe
Dog ordinance pushed to a vote before full CouncilIt wasn’t until the bitter end of a two-hour special meeting of the Metro Council’s Government Administration committee Monday that Robin Engel, R-22, tried to ask questions of Metro Animal Services about the proposed dangerous dog ordinance, which will be up for a vote before the full…
Hot chicks, hard wood: Are you ready for the Derby City Rollergirls? You’d better be.
Autumn Sharp (aka Ivy Needles): and Kim Hughes (Violet Tendency) of the Derby City Rollergirls during a recent practice at Greentree Skateland in Clarksville. The four women are lined up shoulder-to-shoulder, feet pitched forward like the Moonwalk to rest their body weight on the crucial toe stopper, legs bent slightly at the knee, arms poised…
On Media: Local case makes headlines
When she came to Louisville in 2003, WHAS-TV’s Renee Murphy was assigned the education beat. Among her first stories was a discrimination case winding through the federal court system, known then as the McFarland case. Three years later, Murphy found herself peering from behind a curtain, shoulder to shoulder with dozens of national reporters, barely…
The Culture Maven: The Seven Wonders of My World
It’s been more than a month since my vainglorious gloating over the election. A little embarrassed I’m happy to report I’ve not been sued by those mocked … yet. Thank heavens for “Borat,” the defendant du jour favored by those dreaded mercenary trial lawyers. Nor has there been a severed horse head between my sheets…
Bluegrass Politics: Going in for the kill
As a Democrat, I marvel at how Kentucky Republicans, as a group, can act in concert to enforce discipline within their own political family, with a sort of efficiency that’s straight out of “The Sopranos.” While most political observers have focused on recent decisions by Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, State Auditor Crit Luallen, U.S. Rep.…
Erosia (Letters to the Editor)
LEO welcomes letters that are brief (250 words max) and thoughtful. Ad hominem attacks will be ignored, and we need your name and a daytime phone number. Send snail mail to EROSIA, 640 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Fax to 895-9779 or e-mail to leo@leoweekly.com. We may edit for length, grammar and clarity. No…
Concert film shows why Brains are the baddest
One day, when I was bored, I thought about the most frequent questions I have been asked while doing interviews for The Glasspack. A popular question has been: Who is the greatest punk rock band of all time?I’m not a big fan of categories. I believe everything is rock ’n’ roll. That said, this is…
Sight Unsound: A new farm-aid, cool vampires and worthwhile swing
Her Secrets are out: Brigid Kaelin. Each year during the holiday season, some folks go out of their way to help those in need. Making sacrifices for the benefit of others is all well and good, of course, but every once in a while the opportunity also includes the chance of having a good time…
Music Xtra: Ex-VHS or Beta guitarist makes People Noise
Zeke Buck, left, and Matt Johnson of People Noise. Here’s why you haven’t seen Zeke Buck in a while:Every day, the singer and guitarist for People Noise wakes up, turns on his computer, maybe plugs in an instrument and a microphone, and writes.He writes heavy songs, he writes light songs. He doesn’t get out much,…
Staff Picks
Saturnalia MMVIFriday, Dec. 15 In true pagan tradition, Rich O’s Public House and Sportstime Pizza in New Albany play host to Saturnalia MMVI beginning this Friday. What is Saturnalia? Well, in pre-Christian Rome it was the annual winter solstice celebration that coincided with the feast days for the gods Saturn, Consus and Opa. But in…
Aftertastes
recently reviewed in LEO Stumler Restaurant & Orchard, 10924 Saint John Rd., Borden, Ind., (812) 923-3832. The extensive buffet was loaded with enough goodies to please carnivores and vegetarians alike. The tomato salad and chicken and dumplings were the highlights of the trip to Borden. (Reviewed 10/18; Rating: N/A) Joe Huber’s Family Farm…
From Beer to Eternity: Merry Christmas Ale
Once upon a time, “Christmas beer” meant the same aluminum-clad Bud Light as always, just niftily wrapped in a different colored cardboard container and with an insincere card from the Busch dynasty attached.Familiar, reassuring, cold, never bitter … and as boring as the fruitcake that once symbolized yuletide horror for generations of celebrants. ’Tis a…
LEO’s Eat ‘N’ Blog: The Fixe is in: English Grill on a budget
English Grill: Photo by Ben Schneider The Brown Hotel’s English Grill is worth a trip, but try the regular menu. If you want to create an impression of class in your restaurant, just drop in a little French.Unfortunately, some French words aren’t easy for English-speakers to handle. Take “prix fixe,” which means “fixed price” —…
Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Dec. 19
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKSA SCANNER DARKLY2006; DVD $27.95, RThis first film treatment of the seminal Philip K. Dick novel about drugs, reality and identity is a mixed bag — as are most Phildickian flicks — but deserved a better run at the theater. Fred, an undercover narc, is hooked on Substance D, a disassociative drug…
Community Listings
Holiday Events Christmas Tree and Wreath Silent Auction — Scott County Heritage Center and Museum will host, thru Dec 15, 9am-5pm, 1050 S. Main St, Scottsburg, Ind., 812-752-1050.Holiday House Tour & Handwoven Gift Sale — at the Little Loomhouse on Kenwood Hill, Dec 15-16, 10am-4pm, 328 Kenwood Hill Rd., 367-4792.••Holiday Tree Festival — companies compete…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Holiday Events The Jazz Factory — Holiday 2006 Jazz & The Spoken Word, Dec 13, 7:30pm, free, 815 W. Market St., 992-3242.••Thomas Edison House — Holiday Open House to display the many new improvements, Dec 14, 5-8pm, 729 E. Washington St., 585-5247.A Holiday Special — Yolanda Adams, St. Stephen Sanctuary Choir and many more, Dec.…
