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Best of the web 2016: A few of our favorite online-only stories
Through the year we publish web-exclusive stories at leoweekly.com (parts of which sometimes find their way into print) and for the end of 2016, we printed the best of those stories in our last issue of the year. Transgender on the job: Employers, customers and economics through the eyes of four transgender people in the…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (1/2)
MONDAY Monday Anime: Japanese New Year Kaiju Free | 7 p.m. Celebrate the new year with anime, Japanese food and “ancient Japanese folk lore.” There will be screenings of episodes of “Mushi-Shi” and “Noragami,” and, during intermissions, Japanese new year’s games, anime raffle prizes and grilled yakitori brought to you by Xander Stewart. TUESDAY Fascinating (OH)…
How Donald Trump’s futility in business made UofL football a national player
The University of Louisville is not one of college football’s traditional powerhouses, but the program’s rise over the last 30 years is undeniable. One of just four schools to win a Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowl in that time, the Cardinals spent much of this year in the national title discussion, and when they take…
In 2016, Shakespeare in Louisville took a step forward
It was opening night of The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival’s production of “Twelfth Night.” Louisvillians including Gregory Maupin, Brian Hinds and a host of other familiar faces were onstage just killing it, from the first wreck of a ship that kicks off the action, to the last dropped disguise and ensuing love match. It was a…
Our 5 favorite local songs from December
Dom B — “Up in Frequency” The holidays are hard for a lot of people and for a variety of reasons. For starters, it’s the start of seasonal affective disorder season, given the often gloomy or outright chilly December nights. But Dom B has just what you need for whatever ails you this season with…
Unused (random) thoughts from 2016
As I sit in our conference room, my eyes are glazed over by the glow of a computer screen, and I am caught somewhere between a Christmas party coma, UofL-UK basketball coma and food-and-beverage coma, while pondering what I could possibly write for the 52nd issue of LEO, the last of the year… and it…
