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Fake Issue 2019 — Kentucky legalizes marijuana: Gun shops, churches to be pot dispensaries
Here’s LEO’s 2019 Fake Issue, complete with op-ed, feature, news, staff picks, music, A&E and food sections. First up is Kentucky Legalizes Marijuana: Gun Shops, Churches Given Preference As Pot Dispensaries. To read the rest of this issue’s fakery, use the index and blue hyperlinks below to easily navigate all of the satire. Feature Stories Gov.…
Kevlen Goodner, ‘The Illestrator’ — A remembrance
The CD cover’s title screamed though its black backdrop with a painting of President George W. Bush, affixed with vampire teeth, gripping the Statue of Liberty’s neck. That was when I first met Kevlen X, a local hip-hop artist whose lyrics were a biting political surgery of the times. Through the years, however, I had…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (4/01)
MONDAY, April 1 Bernheim’s Giant Spring Break Adventure Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Free | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Multiple days) If you’re looking for something big to do for the kiddos’ spring break, why not take them to meet Bernheim’s Forest Giants? Monday through Friday, the park will have discovery stations, guided nature hikes and…
Where local bands rehearse: A photo story
Every musician needs a place to rehearse before performing in front of an audience. With as solid of a music scene that Louisville has, practice spaces are located all over the city, in various shapes and sizes. They are tucked away in many unassuming places — and many are converted into these creative havens after…
Our six favorite local songs from March
Miracle Drug — ‘Kiss It Goodbye’ Sometimes you just want to point at the sky and scream, and Miracle Drug captures that feeling. With late-‘80s/early-‘90s hardcore — full of rage and heart — the guitar work is fast and choppy, the kind of thrash punk that recalls classic Suicidal Tendencies. When the singer says, “I’m…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (3/29)
FRIDAY, March 29 Wizard and Witches Beer Festival The Gillespie $42 | 6:30-10 p.m. No, they didn’t have beer in Harry Potter, except for the nonalcoholic, butter kind, but we’ll suspend our disbelief for this admittedly fantastical event. Based on the book series, discover the Lair of Secret Cider Potions, Wizards Alley and Adult Butterscotch…
