You Can Get Krispy Kreme Donuts At McDonalds, But Only In Louisville & Lexington
The Golden Arches and Krispy Kreme doughnuts are collaborating for a national expansion of their brands. Krispy Kreme stans will immediately recognize their favorite doughnuts in their local McDonald’s restaurants in 2024 — but only in Louisville and Lexington. The phased market rollout across the country will launch exclusively in the two largest cities in…
Experience A Party For The Planet With Louisville Zoo
Throughout the month of April, the Louisville Zoo will host a series of weekend events, discounts, and activities that celebrate the wonderful planet we call home. The celebration begins with Recycling Weekends on April, 6, 13, and 20 with conservation organizations offering tips on protecting our environment. There will also be animal presentations and zookeeper…
Identical Twin Visual Artists Explore Binaries at WheelHouse Art
Identical twins Matthew and Mitchell Bradley work in tandem as visual artists. Their shared experience as siblings has developed into a collaborative artistic endeavor. An exhibition of their work will open at WheelHouse Art in Crescent Hill on Friday, March 29. The philosophical concept of their two-in-one exhibition “Both/And” is non-dualistic thinking, which “suggests that…
New Comic Book Reviews From Our Friends At The Great Escape
‘Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees’ #1 story and art by Patrick Horvath Remember Busytown? The sweet town inhabited by cute animals teaching preschoolers lessons for daily living created by Richard Scarry? You must remember the worm who drives a car that looks like an apple, I mean, who wouldn’t? Well, the comic “Beneath the…
Diversity Is A Front-Runner At Gallopalooza 2024
Gallopalooza 2024 took off out of the gate on March 21. At the Gallopalooza Collection Preview and Unveiling event presented by Churchill Downs, 75 fiberglass statues of life-sized horses and 75 tabletop versions were on display. Many of the artists who created them were in attendance. The VIP preview event was followed by official Kentucky…
Maxwell Returns To Louisville With Jazmine Sullivan And October London
In the ’90s Neo-Soul was everywhere. Artists like Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, Dionne Farris and others dominated the R&B charts. Perhaps more than any other artist at that time, Maxwell took the genre to another level with his MTV Unplugged performance and the performance of Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work.” Maxwell’s contribution to Neo-Soul is stunning…
David Pajo Talks The Children’s Hour’s ‘Going Home’
The Children’s Hour recording, Going Home, was thought to be lost to time. Recently, Paul Oldham, who produced it, rediscovered the tapes. The album was recorded in Shelbyville, KY and features Dave Pajo, Josephine Foster and Andy Bar. The trio met while touring with Billy Corgan’s Zwan. Now the album is out and the band…
Second to Nun: Immaculate Film Review
The Sydney Sweeney train keeps chugging along, as the actress takes command of the box office one movie genre at a time. Anyone But You, the silly Much Ado About Nothing redo she did with that pretty boy from Top Gun: Maverick, shocked the hell out of everyone by making more than $200 million worldwide.…
Guest Column: A New Path For The Louisville Metro Housing Authority
This is a guest post from the Louisville Metro Housing Authority. At the end of January I took over as Executive Director for the Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA), an agency that provides housing for over 30,000 people in our city. Our staff of 290 operates 36 developments throughout Jefferson County and provides over 11,000…
Ready, Set, Goat! The NuLu Bock Fest Schedule Has Arrived
Y’all it’s Bock Fest time again and we’ve got the skinny on the schedule. NuLu’s Bock Fest happens this Saturday, March 23 from noon til 6 p.m. There are activities for the whole family from wurst eating contests, to goat races and more. Here’s the schedule of races: Noon- Blessing of the Goats at the…
Underground Sounds In Germantown Will Close After 28 Years In Business
Underground Sounds will close after 28 years in business. Owner Craig Rich has announced that his record store at 1006 Barret Ave. in the Germantown neighborhood will vacate the space at the end of April. Rich told Louisville Business First that he is closing Underground Sounds because the property owner, Almost Diamond, has declined to…
Is The Bible Killing Kentucky’s Civil Rights?
The Bible is killing us in Kentucky. A book that’s provided immeasurable hope to many has been turned into a weapon of mass destruction by the very people it warned us about. The hypocritical and self-serving Pharisees and Sadducees who condemned Jesus to his death would themselves be aghast at the arrogant, front-row-praying heretics who…
Eat For Less At The Best Affordable Restaurants in Louisville
A couple of weeks ago I devoted this space to a conversation about some of our town’s finest places to go for a special-occasion $200-plus blowout. I heard plenty of favorable comment from folks who filed the information for the next birthday or anniversary feast. A few of you, though, appropriately cautioned me about this…
American Printing House Welcomes Television And Film Consultant Joe Strechay
American Printing House (APH) welcomes television and film producer Joe Strechay to Louisville on Monday, March 25. APH is the largest nonprofit organization in the world that specifically offers accessible education for people who are blind or low vision. Born with retinitis pigmentosa — a rare eye disease that causes cells in the retina deteriorate…
Escape To Southern Spain With Paseo And Lustau Sherry
Spring Break is coming and if you can’t get away, a staycation is the next best thing. At Paseo, you can get a taste of Southern Spain without having to leaving Louisville with an epic evening that includes flamenco dancers and live music! On Thursday, March 28, Paseo Restaurant, located in the Myriad Hotel, will…
StageOne Storytellers Bring Immersive Theater To Louisville Free Public Library
StageOne Storytellers will continue their immersive theater experiences that bring picture books to life in the spring and summer of 2024. Several Louisville Metro Council members have shown their support for the programs, which will be offered for free at eight different Louisville Free Public Library locations. Tickets for the summer programs are $5 or…
Jack Harlow Foundation and Guestroom Records Give Away 100 Records and Record Players
Jack Harlow’s non-profit organization continues its mission to make Louisville a better place to live. In March, the Jack Harlow Foundation made Louisville a better sounding place too. In partnership with the local record shop Guestroom Records, they welcomed 100 local kids to come to the store, chose their favorite album, and then take home…
Kyle Rittenhouse At WKU: A Lesson In America’s Obsession With Mediocrity
It is bad enough that we are subjected to “conservatives” making hate into legislation in our government systems but now their spawn are inviting the very detritus of humanity to speak at universities to our children. Kyle Rittenhouse is scheduled to speak at Western Kentucky University on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. The “Rittenhouse…
Tuesday Tracklist: The Char, Deady, Belushi Speed Ball, and More (3/19)
In this weekly feature, a different LEO staff member will share 7–10 of the songs they’ve got on repeat right now. (Songs by Louisville artists are marked with an asterisk.) Got a track that you think we’d like? Let us know at leo@leoweekly.com or at the author’s email below. You can also keep up with…
ORBIT X Ars Poetica Share Space With Scott T Smith and Ron Whitehead At PORTAL
A collaboration between ORBIT and Ars Poetica will welcome the Scott T Smith Trio and poet Ron Whitehead into PORTAL on Friday, March 22. Admission is free but RVSP and donations are encouraged. This event is the second in the ORBIT series hosted by PORTAL, which is a showcase for local creative partners, friends, and neighbors…
Editor’s Note: You Are Capable
Women need to stop being concerned with likeability. It is Women’s History Month and I’ve been thinking a lot about being a woman in a position of authority. My role is small in the scheme of women at the head of organizations but there are times when I realize that my being a woman makes…
Louisville Taco Week Means Big Discounts This April
Louisville’s a town that loves a taco and during Taco Week, participating restaurants offer specialty tacos for $2.50. Some restaurants will offer up to three different taco options. Taco week is absolutely about the tacos but there is also a bit of fun involved. First, download the Louisville Taco Week app in Google Play or the…
A Dual Exhibition Of Work By Louisville Artists Opens At Aurora Gallery
Louisville-based visual artists Ashley Brossart and Rich Merwarth will open their side-by-side solo exhibitions at Aurora Gallery and Boutique in Shelby Park on March 23. Brossart’s multimedia “Intersections and Places Between” explores the intersection of human-made architecture and the natural world and asks the view to consider the way the divine feminine effects our physical environments.…
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Looks Into The Chasm Between Romance And Brutality
In any other romantic tragedy, a couple’s love might be disallowed by family rivalries, social status, or even the spacetime continuum. In Love Lies Bleeding, the second feature by writer-director Rose Glass, the couple is queer and their love is disallowed by the brutality of patriarchy. Lou (Kristen Stewart) is introverted and sullen, cleaning clogged…
The Possibilities Are Endless: Kurt Vile On Old Time Music And His New EP
Indie-Rock icon Kurt Vile (along with his steadfast band the Violators) returns to town for an intimate March 19 performance at Headliners Music Hall, sharing the bill with Weak Signal and local legends King Kong. We recently caught up with Vile by phone to discuss his early love of Bluegrass and Old Time music as…
[Vlog] The Metal Grind With Athena Prychodko
Athena Prychodko does a great many things. She works in film as a producer, makeup artist, actress, etc. and she’s hip to all things metal, both locally and beyond. Here, Athena will bring you the latest in metal news: where to find it, where to see it, and definitely what she thinks about it. Locally,…
Filmed in Louisville By Director Ethan Hawke, The Trailer For ‘Wildcat’ Is Here
The trailer for Ethan Hawke’s film, “Wildcat,” starring his daughter Maya Hawke is here. Since we know so many locals met and had a good experience with Hawke and crew while they were here, we wanted to make sure you got to see the result of Hawkes work in Louisville. Looks pretty good if you…
Tracy Likes This One: Time Travel At The Movies
Sure, you can escape into the future with tent pole movies like “Dune 2” and “Borderlands,” but if you want to step back in time, you don’t need a new “Downton Abbey” movie, just get thee to an arthouse theatre to watch a remastered classics. The Speed Cinema is bringing three highly regarded films back…
Mayor Greenberg Will Create A Pathway To Universal Pre-k
On March 12, Mayor Craig Greenberg shared his five-year plan to create a pathway to universal pre-k in Louisville. At the University of Louisville’s Early Learning Campus, Greenberg said that in order to implement the plan — called Thrive by 5 Louisville — a dedicated 501c3 nonprofit, will be established. “When I took office, I…
We Just Discovered A Hidden Gem In The Louisville Seafood Scene
You probably didn’t even notice that I didn’t bother to talk about fried fish for Lent this year. Everyone else was doing it, it seemed, so why add another voice to the chorus? Plus, to be frank, with more than one-fourth of Americans now describing their religious affiliation as “nothing in particular,” and no more…
Does AI Have A Place In Art? Three Louisville Artists Share Their Perspectives
Piercing through the cacophony of opinions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use in the production of art, three Louisville-based artists present their perspectives. Mary Carothers, Tiffany Calvert, and Josh Azzarella share their processes, their concerns, and their hopes for the use of AI in artmaking. It Started With An Invite The daughter of a…
Author Lee Mandelo Discusses Appalachian Horror at Carmichael’s
Carmichael’s Bookstore in Clifton/Crescent Hill will host author Lee Mandelo for the launch of his new book, The Woods All Black, on March 19. This free event is part of Carmichael’s Bluegrass Books Series, which highlights authors from Kentucky and storytelling from Louisville. The Woods All Black is an unsettling hybrid of historical horror, transgender romance,…
‘The End of Evangelion’ Anime Is Finally Screening In Louisville
The End of Evangelion—the mecha anime film written by the creator of “Neon Genesis Evangelion” Hideaki Anno, directed by Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki, and animated by Gainax and Production I.G.— is scheduled to screen in North America for the first time. The film serves as an alternate ending to the 26-episode television series “Neon Genesis…
Characters Not What They Seem
Discovering identity. We might try to do it by seeing or developing an ideal, then taking the steps that best match up with the path as we see it. But often — even if the end result is satisfying or liberating — there’s a rougher process. It could be foisted upon us by family or…
Kenny Payne Leaves UofL Blaming Lack Of Community Support And Criticism
In his last public appearance as Louisville’s men’s basketball coach, Kenny Payne compared his program to the Titanic. Unlike the unfortunate Captain Smith, however, he was disinclined to go down with the ship. He blamed the community for not climbing aboard and staying there as chronic defeat bred despair and then disinterest. He said the…
Louisville Teens Weigh In On ‘Loving And Loving’ At Actors Theatre
There has been a glowing buzz among arts patrons who saw last month’s production of the play “Loving and Loving” at Actors Theatre of Louisville. For months, Arts Angle Vantage suspected young reporters from our program would find inspiration in this story of the couple behind the landmark United States Supreme Court decision Loving vs.…
Becoming Brave: An Interview With Kentucky Derby Festival Poster Artist Richard Sullivan
When Richard Sullivan was named Kentucky Derby Festival poster artist, he fulfilled another goal that he’d set for himself as an artist: following in the steps of famed Kentucky artists like Janean Barnhart. Sullivan returned to Louisville in 2016, after a career in baseball with the Atlanta Braves. Since moving back home and beginning his…
Listen Local: New Louisville Music
LEO now has playlists for Listen Local on Spotify! Tin Zelkova “No Apathy” – single Tin Zelkova might be the last true rock band in the world. No subgenre, no bullshit, just straight up rock. A young band with an old soul, if you will, Tin Zelkova effortlessly combines the raw power of classic rock…
