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After A Canceled Season And League Restructuring, Louisville Bats Invest Millions Into Stadium
A pandemic came along and baseball — like Broadway plays and cocktails in a corner booth — was pretty much cancelled in 2020. The major league did end up playing an abbreviated schedule for TV broadcast only, with games conducted in front of cardboard cutout fans in empty stadiums. But every minor league team found…
10 Things To Do For $5 And Under In Louisville This Week (6/7)
TUESDAY, June 8 Roots101 Poetry Slam Roots101: African American Museum No cover | 7-9 p.m. Local poets present their original works. One will win this monthly competition. It’s free to watch, but $7 for those who want to slam. “Open House” at the Ali Center’s Archival Library Muhammad Ali Center Free | 12:30-4:30 p.m. On…
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (6/4)
FRIDAY, June 4 Big Atomic Album Release Zanzabar $15 | 8 p.m. Jam band the Big Atomic is celebrating its new EP, Body Politic, with two nights of shows at Zanzabar. On Friday, “soul experience” Driftwood Gypsy joins them. On Saturday, Kiana & The Sun Kings and their R&B and soul swap ‘em out. While…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best And Most Absurd (6/2)
Rose: Real Reparations Change Today, Change Tomorrow, a nonprofit that serves Louisville’s Black community, says it recently received a six-figure payment from someone who learned they were descended from slaveowners. While we wait… and wait… and wait… for the federal government to make a move on state-sponsored reparations to African Americans in America, this is what…
We Welcome Half-Peach Back After A Rough Spell
It has been almost two years since a roof collapse abruptly closed four popular restaurants in the Galleria at St. Matthews strip on Oechsli Avenue in St. Matthews. The roof remains unrepaired, the building is up for sale and litigation is pending. Under the added weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, each of the four eateries…
Art Sanctuary Reopens With Their Late För Dinner Series Live And In-Person
Local arts group Art Sanctuary wasn’t sure if it would survive the pandemic. With COVID shutting down stages, bars and restaurants, two of Art Sanctuary’s financially sustaining mechanisms were removed in those months. However, always flexible and innovative, the group decided one way to stay connected to its audiences was through a livestreamed music series…
State Fair Concerts Are Back
The State Fair is back, and so is its concert series. When Gov. Andy Beshear canceled the Kentucky State Fair last summer, it was a devastating loss to Louisville. One of the city’s biggest cultural mainstays was, like so much else in 2020, delayed because of the pandemic, stalling the influx of tourist dollars that…
Savage Love: Quickies
Q: I had a stroke a year ago. The woman I was dating at the time stepped away. I have no hard feelings but I long for intimacy again. I am profoundly grateful that I don’t have any major outward injuries from the stroke, but my stamina is still very low and might always be.…
Your Friendly Neighborhood Comic Book Reviews!
Home’ No. 1, 2 Written by Julio Anta Art by Anna Wieszczyk Review by Krystal Moore The Great Escape Most people probably don’t realize it, but comics don’t just tell stories about superheroes. “Home” is a timely story, firmly based in the sad reality of people fleeing their home country for what they believe will…
The Fine Art of Financing: Grants, Residencies and Other Funding for Artists
This is our monthly list of arts-funding opportunities. Look back at our past lists on leoweekly.com for opportunities that might still have open deadlines. AWARD: Artadia Award — The Inaugural 21c Artadia Award will rotate between cities where there is a 21c location. This year the award centers on Louisville area artists. The award —…
The Louisville Ballet Delivers In Digital With This Year’s #Chorshow
As the arts grapple with overcoming the last year, with COVID closing the stages, they are also trying to find new voices to move their forms forward. With the Louisville Ballet’s signature choreographer’s showcase event — now known as #ChorShow — the five artists chosen to create new ballet works are looking at themes and…
Half Of The Louisville Population Is Vaccinated, But Hesitancy Remains
Although Louisville has surpassed the 50% percent mark of vaccinated citizens, the city has experienced sluggish numbers over the past few weeks, something the government is trying to combat with listening sessions, “mobile missions” and convenience. Last week, around 8,000 people were vaccinated in the city, only a fraction of the 30,000 that Louisville…
Take It From A Lawyer Who Sues Cops: Killing Qualified Immunity Isn’t Enough
In an all-but-forgotten story from 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — widely considered the most liberal federal court in America— let cops off the hook for stealing $225,000 from two business owners. This wasn’t a criminal case, of course. The idea that cops would face prosecution for stealing cash is practically unheard of.…
McConnell Is “The Terminator”
Mitch McConnell is “The Terminator” — “It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.” Last week, McConnell proved once again that he will stop at nothing to achieve his mission — and nothing is…
