10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (12/30)
TUESDAY, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve in Spain Holy Grale No cover | 4 p.m.-midnight Spend your New Year’s Eve abroad while still staying in Louisville. Holy Grale’s New Year’s Eve in Spain features flamenco performances, Spanish drinks and food and a toast at 6 p.m. (when it will be midnight in Spain). New Year’s…
LEO Podcast #84: 99 Bottles, Black Sabbath by Gravely
On this episode of 99 Bottles, host Syd Bishop talks with Nick Felton, the lead brewer at Gravely Brewing Company about Black Sabbath, their heavy-duty Imperial Stout.
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (12/27)
Friday, Dec. 27 2019 Fête de Noël Winter Holiday Festival & Ice Skating Rink Paristown – Imagine a Place Prices vary | 4-11 p.m. OK, the weather is not particularly wintery, but… ice skating! This new, 100-foot-by-50-foot outdoor ice skating rink is real ice. Tickets are $12 per person for each 60-minute skate session including skate rental.…
Best Of The Web 2019
You know the drill. Every Wednesday, LEO Weekly hits the streets and goes up on leoweekly.com. But, wait! You can get your eccentric fix throughout the week: Our website offers even more exclusive stories and extras, including long-form articles, Q&As, photos, podcasts, videos — and alt-format ways to tell the stories of Louisville. From our…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (12/23)
MONDAY, Dec. 23 Emily & JC’s Chinese Take Out Pop-Up theMerryWeather No cover | 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Chinese food on Christmas is a delightfully secular holiday tradition, and we salute theMerryWeather for recognizing that. All proceeds from this untraditional traditional feast go to the Home of the Innocents. Stick around for eggnog and holiday movies:…
Bevin Gone, Trump Impeached… McConnell, You Are Next
President Donald Trump is impeached. And the central figure directing the conclusion of this reality TV drama is Louisville’s own Grim Reaper, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. While Mitch might be a tactical mastermind, he should see the warning signs for his re-election next year. First, the blue wave election of 2016 led to the Democratic…
In the LGBTQ community, holidays are not merry for everyone
Megan remembers what is was like to spend Christmas morning with her extended family. “We have like 30 or 40 people on just my mom’s side of the family,” she said. “We’d get together at my uncle’s house, and we’d do this huge Christmas. And the rules — you couldn’t be up before 6, but…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (12/20)
FRIDAY, Dec. 20 Wine and Christmas Cookies Vines Wine Bar & Spirit Shop No cover | 6-11 p.m. If you think you’re already done with Christmas cookies for the season, what about with wine? Yeah, we know we’ve got you now. Vines Wine Bar & Spirit Shop will be pairing your holiday favorites (chocolate chip,…
Is There Anything Other Democrats Can Learn from Andy Beshear’s Victory?
The victory by Andy Beshear in the governor’s race in Kentucky got national attention because it was a win by a Democrat in a fairly-red state over a Republican who seems to have modeled some of his approach after President Trump. Could Beshear’s approach work for the Democratic nominee against Trump? How about whichever Democrat…
Photos from the impeachment rally outside of Louisville Metro Hall
Braving freezing temperatures, nearly 200 people rallied Tuesday night outside of Louisville Metro Hall to support lawmakers who will vote on whether to impeach President Trump. The rally was one of hundreds across the nation on the eve of the scheduled impeachment vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The House is expected to…
Pairings: Togarashi Caramel Popcorn and Buzzard’s Roost Rye
Staple of movie theaters, fairgrounds, baseball games and probably your TV room, popcorn is the all-American snack staple. There’s an excellent historic reason for that. While various grades of Zea mays are grown as edible sweet corn or as field corn that becomes animal feed and can be distilled into ethanol or bourbon. The oldest…
Future Prescriptions For Kentucky
It will be difficult for 2020 to top 2019: Gov. Matt Bevin was sent packing by Kentucky voters, and for the first time in nearly four years I will be able to follow the Kentucky governor on Twitter. I also won my first-ever golf club championship. For a lifelong golfer, this is a career-defining achievement…
Dear Santa… Kentucky Tavern, BBQ And Justice
These are desperate times, Santa, and we need to talk. To date, the best point of advice I have given you was during the Bush administration when I warned you to be careful while flying over the White House. I was afraid that Dick Cheney would confuse Rudolph’s red nose for a stray clay pigeon…
If Louisville Is ‘Woke,’ It also needs Works
Soon after he won re-election for his third and final term, Mayor Greg Fischer and his administration started a series of forums and events that touch on issues such as unconscious bias, immigration, redlining and relations between residents and police. The issues are fraught, but the vibe is a bit kumbaya-ish. And echoing that vibe,…
100% Renewable Louisville Resolution Needs Public Support
The first yard signs have already gone up along Bardstown Road: “Climate crisis is 100% REAL,” they say. REAL stands for the Renewable Energy Alliance of Louisville. The signs will be sold to whoever wants them. 100% REAL has printed 100 so far. Also, three billboards are planned — two on Jefferson and Breckenridge streets,…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd
Thorn: Lock Bevin up? Like a piece of gum on the bottom of your shoe, Gov.-reject Matt Bevin keeps sticking around, this time using his last seconds in office to issue hundreds of pardons and commutations for felons, including murderers, rapists, thieves and worse. We can debate the value of pardons (defense attorneys point to…
Beat Cypher, A Monthly Hip-Hop Workshop Creates Community
From songwriting tips to beat creation and equipment recommendations, a new series of public, interactive seminars is bringing together hip-hop artists in what has emerged as an ongoing collective. Beat Cypher, which takes place monthly at Against the Grain Brewery’s bottle and gift shop, puts producers, writers and others from the local scene in one…
Wil Key returns home for a holiday concert
The best thing about the holidays is getting to see old friends who come home to visit. That’s the case with Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Wil Key, whom I’ve known since we were freshmen at DuPont Manual High School. He will be in town for a show at Nirvana featuring his wife Laura Key, who is…
Sonic Breakdown: Hawks — ‘It Ain’t Easy’
[LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from an area musician or band.] Danny Cash, singer and chief songwriter of the country rock outfit Hawks, understands how hard it might be in today’s world to simply shrug things off. “Sometimes the only thing left to do is laugh, as hard as that might…
Even Krampus Would Love These Shows!
“A Christmas Carol” at Actors Theatre of Louisville and sponsored by Fifth Third Bank doesn’t change much from year to year. It’s a staple when it comes to Christmas in Louisville, far and away the best-known and best-loved holiday production in town. Certainly, changes have been made over the 40-plus years — adding cirque influences…
‘Cinderella Sweeping,’ A Gift To The Readers
“Cinderella Sweeping Up and Other Essays” by Erin Chandler (Rabbit House Press; 190 pages, $15.95) The Chandler family is the Kentucky equivalent of royals. An overview of their history checks the classic boxes: service for the Commonwealth and the nation (including a baseball commissioner); old-school wealth in signature industries; and lines of the family both…
Mesh For Casual, Modern Elegance
As smoothly as a runner receiving the baton in a fast relay, new hands have taken charge of the kitchen at Mesh restaurant without missing a step. If you’re looking for casual, modern elegance for holiday season dining, Mesh should definitely be on your list. We dropped in for dinner recently with our friends Linda…
Have A Merry, Beery Christmas! Where To Find Those Special Quaffs
Put down that eight-pack of socks. And don’t even glance over at that ugly, paisley-pattern tie. The beer enthusiast on your Christmas gift list doesn’t want that stuff — they have socks of their own, and they don’t have reindeer on them, dig? No, if you know a person who likes beer, why not get…
In 2020… The Future Is Wow
Perhaps Hannah L. Drake, a LEO columnist, poet and activist, should add fortune teller to her list of credentials. For last year’s Future Issue, she predicted that the Jan. 1, 2019 cover story would be: “Impeachment proceedings have begun.” Sure, she was off by almost a year, but… as long as it happens! On other…
My Boyfriend Thinks My Orgasm is Optional
In a relationship or life jam? Send your questions to: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com or reach me on Facebook.com/AskMindaHoney. Hi Minda, My boyfriend has lots of wonderful things about him, but sex isn’t one of them. I’ve overlooked it, and we’ve stayed together for a long time because he has so many other amazing qualities. I’ve tried to…
Savage Love: Open Ended
Q: I’m a mid-20s cis straight man. After my girlfriend and I finished college, she moved overseas to start her job. We’ve broken up twice and gotten back together twice. We are interested in opening up our relationship, but I have reservations. She wants the freedom to throw herself into her new world without the…
