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Louisvillian of the Year
When LEO chooses its Louisvillian of the Year, we look for someone who may not have the spotlight shining on them but who should be recognized for their community service, personal perseverance and all around good attitude. This someone has to love Louisville and be a force for positive change. This year, it turns out…
Jerry’s kids
Looking back at 2010 … After narrowly losing the race for mayor of Louisville, outgoing Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, is proud of the assembly’s legislative accomplishments over the past year. Among the highlights was the passage of an ordinance that tightened the city’s code of ethics. For nearly two years, council members were embroiled…
Book: ‘Lord of Misrule’ offers more than horse tales
Lord of Misrule By Jaimy Gordon. McPherson & Company; 296 pgs., $25. The National Book Award winner “Lord of Misrule,” set at a tiny racetrack in West Virginia, is a humdinger of a tale and an absolute page-turner — both forward and backward: To make your way forward in the story, you sometimes have to turn…
Ball Droppings
Make your list. Check it twice. Find out which party is naughtiest, not nice. And go to town on the champagne, party favors and midnight make-outs. Enjoy. Be safe. BARS/CLUBS American Legion Post 229 800 W. Woodlawn, 368-5125. Live music by The Ancients Band USA. 8 p.m. Breakfast at 1 a.m. $15 (single), $25…
Guitar ER
Bill Barney doesn’t wear a stethoscope, but to guitar players, he’s a doctor like any other. From the basement of his home in Crescent Hill, he restores and rehabilitates guitars, basses, mandolins — “pretty much anything with frets” — with surgical attention. His carpeted worktable stretches the length of one wall festooned with various tools…
Inertia creeps
As the new year approaches, so too does the 2011 General Assembly, wherein 138 members of the Kentucky state legislature have 30 days to enact vital reforms, fix a broken pension system, and plug a $142 million hole in the Medicaid budget, whose rolls account for nearly 20 percent of Kentuckians amid rising unemployment levels…
Web Exclusive: Q&A with Tim Northern
Tim Northern does what Tim Northern wants. And this holiday weekend, he wants to headline not one, but two comedy clubs — The Improv (with Sarah Hyland and Jamie Utley), and Comedy Caravan’s “Best of the Bluegrass III” show. And that’s exactly what he plans on doing. Northern is a Louisville transplant by way of…
Video TapeWorm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 2010; $28.95-$39.95, R Milla Jovovich returns — again — as the genetically engineered zombie-killing machine, taking her war against the evil Umbrella Corp. to an entirely new level: Blu-ray 3-D! And, giving the fans exactly what they prayed for, she indulges in a 3-D shower scene! OK, it…
Let’s face the music (and dance)
I have had some fun at the expense of the truth lately. I have been telling tall tales. Making stuff up. At one point, I had to start telling outright lies in order to cover up some of my previous stories. And then I started to lose track of some of the things I said.…
Film: Escape from Christmas
As was the case in 2009, “Don’t open ’til Christmas” could be tagged to the year’s most anticipated films. Capturing year-end Oscar momentum and a large holiday box office is becoming as traditional as nonstop seasonal radio. Last Christmas, with “Avatar” leading the way, the industry unwrapped a frosty $270 million in ticket sales —…
The Taste Bud: Cumberland wings are like chicken crack
Normally I try to look for cheap eats and out-of-the-way places for Taste Bud subject matter. An ongoing, nearly insatiable craving, however, prompted me to stray from that formula this time. The fix I needed? Chicken wings. The purveyor of said fix? Cumberland Brews. Sure, everyone knows about Cumberland, which is revered for its beers,…
Speak the Truth
National Poetry Award winner Truth B. Told, aka Christopher Owens, will release his new spoken word album, Lyrical Therapy Volume 2: The Death and Rebirth of Christopher Owens, Part 1 and 2, on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Jazzyblu Cafe & Lounge (815 W. Market St.). Owens has been releasing a song from the new album…
Plugged In
Readers are strongly encouraged to call ahead to verify these listings. To get your club, comedian, musical act or karaoke listed, please send e-mail to mherron@leoweekly.com with PLUGGED IN in the subject line. The deadline is NOON THURSDAY the week before the show happens. We do not accept listings via social networking sites. Wed. Dec.…
Dining like an ‘Iron Chef’ judge at 610 Magnolia
I’ve always been a big fan of “Iron Chef,” both the Japanese original and the American imitation it spawned. Some find its campy concept over the top, with the wacky über-rich Chairman in his Kitchen Stadium yelling “Allez Cuisine!” in bad French, but just about every foodie I know can see past the yuks to…
Staffpicks
Wednesday, Dec. 22 ‘Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’ Village 8 Theaters 4014 Dutchmans Lane • 897-1870 Curious about the Stieg Larsson hubbub but not big on the whole reading thing? The last film adaptation of Larsson’s best selling “The Girl Who …” trilogy opens nationwide this week. If you’re already one of the books’…
Christmas Panic Hotline
Thank you for calling the Christmas Panic Hotline. Due to unusually high call volume, the current wait time is approximately 2 hours and 16 minutes. While you are waiting, please listen carefully to the following frequently cited problems and our recommended solutions. If your new Kinect refuses to recognize your movements, it has most likely…
Inbox — Dec. 22, 2010
Podcast Props Props to Mary Welp for starting a series on podcasts and starting out with “To the Best of Our Knowledge.” Such a great show. Along with “WTF” with Mark Marron, “TTBOOK” is my go-to, a must hear every week. I look forward to more suggestions. P.S.: I’m still looking for a great kid’s…
Francene, not heard – Just who is Kentucky’s most popular talker?
From the street, a good 20 feet away, you’d never know they were fake. The two flowerpots that flank Francene’s bungalow porch are inviting, domestic, a Midwestern approach of keeping up a put-together façade. But appearances can certainly deceive, and as you approach the colorful lilies and random foliage sprouting about, you realize you’ve been…
