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Crowded Concerts, Nights Out: Photos Of Louisville’s Reawakening
Louisville is a city that turns out for events, but, for almost a year and a half, that just wasn’t an option. As we all know, COVID took away festivals, meet ups, classes and almost every other type of social gathering, as society focused on protecting its health, waiting for the science of a vaccine…
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie Sues Pelosi After Losing Appeal Over Mask Fine
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is so upset that he was told to wear a mask for the safety of others that he is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her House floor mandate that has since ended for fully-vaccinated lawmakers. Massie, along with Republicans Rep. Ralph Norman and QAnon-adjacent Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, were fined…
Kentucky Derby Festival Wants To Make Events More Inclusive — Take The Survey
The Kentucky Derby Festival wants Black and other minority communities to get more involved with its annual events — as spectators, vendors and active participants. So, it’s launched a survey with the help of UofL. The five-question survey asks, among other things, how often participants attend KDF events and whether there are any improvements the…
Louisville Palace, Mercury Ballroom Announce First Performances Since The Pandemic
The grand Louisville Palace and its sister venue, the Mercury Ballroom, are opening back up more than a year after closing for the pandemic. The venues’ opening week will feature two acts: Brit Floyd, a Pink Floyd Tribute band, at the Palace on Aug. 3 and Seattle rock band Candlebox at the Ballroom on Aug.…
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Kentucky Senate Candidate Charles Booker
Elizabeth Warren is once again endorsing Charles Booker in a race for the Senate. On Monday, Warren announced that she is supporting Booker in his quest to unseat Sen. Rand Paul. “I’m very glad to endorse @Booker4KY for Senate,” Warren wrote in a Tweet on Monday. “He has the vision and heart to take on…
10 Things To Do For $5 And Under In Louisville This Week (7/26)
MONDAY, July 26 51st Annual World Championship Dainty Contest George Hauck Way No cover | 5 p.m. The annual Dainty Contest is back in full force this Monday. Here’s our attempt to explain the game of Dainty: it’s sort of like a stickball home run derby, but there’s no ball… instead you take your stick…
Louisville Thrift Store Hosting Fundraiser To Make Up For Lost Business From Road Closure
A Black-owned thrift store in Louisville is hosting a fundraiser tonight to get back some of the business it lost since the city government closed its Portland street more than a month ago because of sewer issues. The Louisville Thrift Store’s Summer Jam will be an all-out community celebration with trivia, games, prizes, a live…
Louisville’s Most Unique Competition, The World Championship Dainty Contest, Returns This Weekend
Welcome back to the Louisville tradition that very few people can accurately explain — the famous World Championship Dainty Contest, one of the most unique competitions out there. The event returns for its 51st year on Saturday, July 24 and goes through Monday, July 26 at multiple locations in Schnitzelburg. The competitive part is only…
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (7/23)
Friday, July 23 Late for Dinner with Zu Zu Ya Ya, Tangerine Nova, and The Frogmen Art Sanctuary $5 suggested donation | 8 p.m. Art Sanctuary continues its long-running live stream — which is also currently in-person! This week’s music showcase features the world music of Zu Zu Ya Ya, the experimental folk of Tangerine…
See John Cena At Yum Center, Meet Jeff Hardy At Zanzabar, When WWE Comes To Louisville Sunday
Oh, shit, that’s John Cena’s music. That’s what seemed to run through Roman Reigns’ head after Cena’s surprise return crashed the champ’s celebration at WWE’s Money in the Bank last weekend. That appearance ended a 15-month absence from Cena, who won’t be taking another big break anytime soon, because the WWE has dubbed this the…
Help Your Kids Get Financially Fit: 5 Ways To Teach Kids Money Basics
Multiple studies have shown that the earlier kids develop healthy money habits, the better our prospects of having strong financial health into adulthood. According to research, we start grasping money basics when we are three. This gives us a great opportunity to introduce conversations about ways to save, think about spending, and the value of…
Savage Love: My Wife Wants To Keep Cheating With My Best Friend
Q: My wife got drunk at a vacation house we rented with a bunch of friends and cheated on me with my best friend in the hot tub. They didn’t have sex but they did other things. I wasn’t there but there were eight other people in the hot tub and the jets were on so…
The Fine Art Of Financing: 6 Opportunities For Louisville Artists To Get Seen, Funded
Exhibits: The Object Seen: The Art Center of the Bluegrass in Danville, Kentucky, is celebrating one of art history’s oldest traditions — the study and practice of the still life as subject matter. This exhibition honors both traditional realism as well as more experimental contemporary techniques and welcomes a variety of media. The juror will be…
Album Reviews: Former Frederick The Younger Members Create Dream Pop As Genevva
Genevva Slip Away The very premise of dream-pop evokes hazy memories of halcyon days, twee imagery of Super 8 footage of couples in love, the sun creating spots on the film as the couple walking hand-in-hand on the beach. That general je ne sais quoi is present here with Genevva, the newest project from the…
Noosh Nosh Is The Affordable, Yet Still Delicious Foil To Louisville’s Anoosh Bistro
Here is the eternal question about dining out: Do we want to go someplace excellent but pricey, or shall we hit an eatery with great affordable fare? Thanks to the wit and wisdom of Chef Anoosh Shariat, you can jump in the car and hold that decision until you swing into your parking place. How’s…
Logan Street Market To Host Unicorn Cabaret Burlesque Shows In New, ‘Bohemian’ Event Space
Burlesque in Louisville is nothing new. There are many troupes and places to catch a good burlesque show. Serendipity Love has performed at many of them. After moving here from Atlanta where she discovered her love for burlesque, she found a way to fuse her love for costumes and cosplay with her love for the…
GonzoFest, A Celebration of Hunter S. Thompson, Returns This Fall
He’s made us laugh from writing about having a head full of drugs while cruising through the desert, and he’s made us think, because he was one of the sharpest political minds of his generation. So, Hunter S. Thompson’s legacy as one of America’s most unique and wild writers deserves to be celebrated. And, for…
Lexington Musicians Create Song To Fundraise For Louisville Folk School
Living in the midst of the COVID pandemic has caused many artists to approach their creative outlets in different ways. For some, they shifted mediums or looked at their art from a new perspective. Sometimes that meant pairing themselves with someone they trusted and then collaborating. In that collaboration, artists are finding new formulas for…
Cases Are Rising — What To Know About The Delta Variant In Louisville
COVID case rates are now as high as they were at this time last year, even with 47.2% of the city being fully vaccinated, and the highly infectious Delta variant is likely to blame, according to Dr. Sarah Moyer, Metro Louisville’s chief health strategist. Public health officials announced three weeks ago that the Delta variant,…
We’re Overworking In America, And There Are Better Ways To Exist
I had the recent misfortune to learn of a death, and then to learn that it occurred long before I learned of it, both facts I wish I had never learned at all. It’s 2011. I’m 33 years old and getting off a plane in Dublin. I had casually mentioned to a Twitter friend that…
Thorns & Roses: Rand Paul Attacks Media, QAnon Madness Heads For Kentucky
ROSE: LEO Victorious! After a multi-year respite from the Louisville awards scene, LEO Weekly emerged from hibernation to swipe two, first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Louisville Pro Chapter — and from the clutches of the local mainstream media. Departing editor-in-chief Aaron Yarmuth won first place for editorial writing across Metro Louisville for…
Demoted LMPD Major Used N-word, Chief Confirms
Former LMPD Major Aubrey Gregory was demoted after saying the n-word in front of a group of police recruits, said Chief Erika Shields before a Metro Council committee on Tuesday. Previously, it had only been public that Gregory used inappropriate and offensive language. The Courier Journal reported last month that no public documents existed detailing…
Mayoral Candidate Craig Greenberg Has Momentum, But Is He Right For Louisville?
Back at the beginning of the year, in the earliest stages of the 2022 mayoral race to see who follows Greg Fischer, it seemed the Democratic primary had an interesting and locked-in battle: Metro Council President David James, an experienced city politician and ex-cop who has been hard on the LMPD, versus Shameka Parrish-Wright, a…
