Give peace a chance: Seven Louisvillians are on a mission in Iran to change perceptions
It was no surprise, really, that Katharine Fulkerson was last — the final person accepted for a peace mission to Iran sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The interfaith organization was concerned about the 80-year-old’s ability to handle the strenuous climate. “They wondered about the extreme pollution in Tehran, because the last trip they had…
Talkin’ ’bout a revolution: Markos ‘dailykos’ Moulitsas and t
Just after Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory over Barry Goldwater — arguably the low point of conservative politics in late-20th century America — conservatives regrouped and set out on a decades-long campaign for political power. In “America’s Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take Power” (Bonus Books, 2004), Richard Viguerie and David…
What a Week
Dechubbin’ the childrenUnder an agreement brokered by former president and nugget-fan Bill Clinton, soft-drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo agreed to stop selling sugary sodas to all public schools nationwide by 2010. The agreement strengthens Kentucky’s rules and limits sales to water, milk, juices, diet soda, teas and sports drinks. Some students acknowledged the childhood obesity…
Rumor & Innuendo: Rumblings From the World of Sports
Let’s start with hoops recruiting. Because, well, because that’s the staff of life around here during post-Derby depression. (Most other times, too.) The Rick gets lanced.The buzz was that The Rick gave a speech in Orlando, in which he bragged (by insinuation, of course) that he would steal a big time recruit from the evil…
Broadway businesses suffered most
Down at the end of Lonely Street, which is what Broadway became during Kentucky Derby weekend, a lot of merchants were checking into Heartbreak Hotel. The city’s crackdown on cruising accomplished the intended goal of eliminating violence and crime on Louisville’s main drag, but it also had a lot of Broadway merchants screaming bloody murder…
Your Weekly Reeder: Fletcher gambles with lost revenue
Fortunately for the commonwealth’s battered image, Gov. Ernie Fletcher got through the Kentucky Derby without mishap. He actually spent a couple of hours shaking hands at the Governor’s Breakfast instead of bolting after a few minutes, as he did in 2004. He didn’t issue an executive order making it illegal for gays to drink mint…
Derby Coverage: Matz’s deserved win
Something so right and so good happened in the 132nd Kentucky Derby that even the cynics in the crowd of 157,536 at Churchill Downs had to raise their mint julep glasses and lift their voices in lusty tribute to an American hero and his remarkable horse. Taking the lead at the top of the stretch,…
Barbaro’s history makes history
’Twas a beautiful thing. A horse we suspected (and predicted) might be a new racing star produced an overpowering — and splendid to see — triumph in the 2006 Kentucky Derby. Barbaro won off by himself. He flew to the lead on the turn for home, then drew away in the home stretch to absolutely…
Bluegrass Politics: Bleeding continues in KY horse industry
It was a near perfect showcase for our state at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The weather was great. The second largest crowd in history turned out for a wide-open field of 20 horses, so competitive that the odds on nearly half of them were less than 15 to 1. In the end, we were treated to…
Erosia: Letters to the Editor
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Aftertastes
Quality of Meal: 3 = Good; 4 = Very good; 5 = Extraordinary. Price Range: $ = $10 or less; $$ = $20 or less; $$$ = $30 or less; $$$$ = more than $30. (Per person for a meal without tip or tax.) HA = Wheelchair accessible. Descriptions are summaries of previously published dining…
Club Directory
19th Green 1740 Williamsburg Dr., Jeffersonville (812) 284-908819th Hole Pub 5603 Greenwood Rd. 933-4858717 Studios 717 Market St. 609-93171135 S. 7th St. 1135 S. 7th St. 589-4978A Little Peace Café 1860 Mellwood Ave. 895-3650Air Devil’s Inn 2802 Taylorsville Rd. 454-4443Akiko’s 1123 Bardstown Rd. 459-8020The Alternative 1032 Story Ave. 561-7613Angelo’s 627 N. 34th St. 776-9127Artemisia…
Community Listings
Special Events Soring Wellness Festival — representatives from Louisville Metro Police and Fire Departments, Crosby Chiropractor and other health organizations, May 11, 3-6pm, 3000 Dundee Rd., Atherton High School. Gardener’s Fair — 11th annual fair showcases ways to beautify the world around your home, includes food, May 12-14, 10am-5pm, $5 adults, $3 seniors/children, Locust Grove,…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Special Events Downtown Louisville Ghost Walks — guided tours of downtown haunt spots, runs May 12-June 23, July 14 thru end of summer, 90-minute tours, 7:30pm, $10 adults, $5 children, 367-1664.••InKY Reading Series — featuring Dan Bernitt, John Whitaker and more, May 12, 7pm, free, Rudyard Kipling, 422 W. Oak St., 636-1311.Oldham Co. History Center…
Staff Picks
Thursday, May 11Professor Dan Smith Before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his dream to the nation, the Greensboro Four dared to dream big. Living in the “separate but equal” South, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Joseph McNeil and Franklin McCain launched a series of sit-ins that captivated the national imagination and forced the integration of Woolworth’s…
A twisted Fable: Faun Fables offer ‘song cycles’ in theatrical form
There is an almost infinite supply of songs about trains in this world. It seems that about every blues, folk or country act worth its salt has at least one or two in the repertoire. Within this great tradition of train songs, there is smaller sub-section of songs about ghost trains and trains from heaven…
Resurrection Thursday ‘Shirts for a Cure’ tour hits Louisville
On Monday night, you get to see a Thursday that almost didn’t happen. At Jillian’s, the New Jersey outfit named Thursday is bringing their latest version of chords, crashes and catharsis to the Atlas Club. The show is associated with the “Shirts for a Cure Tour” (look around for the customized T-shirts, or go check…
Five Important Questions With Clyde
It was ultimately an act of resignation when, just about a month ago, I watched “Elizabethtown.” My holdout was nothing against Cameron Crowe, Louisville or the confluence thereof; it’s just that I like starfuckers about as much as venereal diseases, and it seemed like half the city was drunk with clothes-tearing joy at the prospect…
Hi, I’m _____, and I’m running for Congress: A closer look at the 3rd District contenders
•Burrel Charles FarnsleyIt’s May Day, the first of May, and there’s a rally going on at Jefferson Square downtown. Several hundred mostly Hispanic immigrants are gathered to celebrate their contributions to the United States, part of the call for Congress to kill legislation that would turn illegal immigrants into felons. “A Day Without Immigrants” was…
Video TapeWorm: Releases through May 16
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOL. 92006; DVD $59.95, URWe hereby declare this The Greatest MST3K Release EVER! Why? First, it features one of the infamous “first season” offerings, “Women of the Prehistoric Planet” with John Agar and Lyle Waggoner! Second, it has our favorite Ed Wood Jr. movie, “The Sinister Urge,”…
LEO’s Eat ’n’ Blog with Louisville HotBytes: If you knew sushi â€Â&b
Like so many great culinary masterpieces, sushi traces its origin to the most prosaic of sources, according to sushi expert Dave Lowry, author of the useful pocket-size handbook, “The Connoisseur’s Guide to Sushi.”“Legend credits the invention of sushi to an old woman who was worried that bandits might steal a pot of her rice,” Lowry…
