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Is Louisville Still Weird? Was It Ever?
It was 2004 when John Timmons returned home from a conference in Austin, Texas, armed with a new slogan: “Keep Louisville Weird.” It would prove to be the foundation for the Louisville Independent Business alliance, or LIBA, and it would grace T-shirts, stickers, koozies and plenty more swag, and it was embraced particularly by dwellers…
Working with Family
Story by Class Act Federal Credit Union. With a college degree, eight years of work experience and a full-time job as a middle school social studies teacher, Jamie Smith is quite accomplished for a 22-year-old. Her impressive achievements are not surprising given her incredible work ethic; however, she attributes a great deal of her success…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (11/25)
MONDAY, Nov. 25 T. Hanks Giving theMerryWeather No cover | 5 p.m.-2 a.m. It’s a holiday with a bigger feast than what’s going on at your aunt’s house: T. Hanks Giving — a celebration of food, camaraderie and a three-day banquet, starting Monday, of Tom Hanks films. Get it now? T. Hanks Giving? Each day…
Activate Games is bringing an immersive gaming experience to Louisville
If you enjoyed the 1982 movie “Tron,” there’s a good chance you’ll similarly enjoy Activate Games when it opens in Louisville in December. In that film, Jeff Bridges’ character Kevin Flynn hacks into a mainframe computer, gets stuck in cyberspace and is forced to interact with the various programs to escape. Inspired by the video…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (11/22)
Friday, Nov. 22 Beat Cypher III: Sasha Renee — How to write a hit song Against the Grain Brewery and Smokehouse $5 (or five canned goods) | 4- 9 p.m. Ever wondered how to write a hit song? As part of the monthly Beat Cypher, Sasha opens this one with a songwriting demo. Beat Cypher,…
New Governor’s To-Do List
Gov.-Elect Beshear, congratulations on a tremendous victory and, on a personal note, I expect to be unblocked from the governor’s official Twitter account Day 1. Speaking of Day 1, let’s talk about setting the tone for the next four years and making good on election night promises. You need to deliver on them as fast…
The Covington Kids’ Lawsuit Highlights How Legal Tantrums Can Cost You In Kentucky
DISCLAIMER: The statements in this article are solely expressions of the author’s opinion after reading the relevant documents, which are all public records. The author is also poor and not worth suing. Thank you. Recently, eight unnamed students from Covington Catholic High School sued various media celebrities and politicians, including Elizabeth Warren, for libel. These…
When Rooting For Everybody Black Goes Wrong
As many of you know, I live by the mantra; I’m Rooting for Everybody Black. If a black family is on “Family Feud,” I am rooting for them. If a black person is on “Jeopardy,” I am rooting for them. Every time a black person does something to uplift themself and/or the community, I am…
E-Scooter Ridership High, But Not Everyone Loves Them
Lime scooters has declared its first year in Louisville “mainly positive,” although the city and residents say it continues to be a bumpy road as they adjust to the growing presence of electric scooters. More than 400,000 e-scooter rides have been taken in Louisville since the first company, Bird, launched operations in the city in…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd
Thorn: Iroquois High Chaos How did four Iroquois High School students get to the point where they thought it was OK to allegedly fracture a child’s jaw? What brutal worldview would lead them to such a thing? This atavistic instinct is not isolated to just students. The CJ reported that a school district security monitor…
Black Mountain’s Psychedelic Evolution
Black Mountain has been slinging their particular brand of critically-lauded psych rock since their 2005 self-titled debut. It’s a genre they continue to expand upon with their latest release, Destroyer. Before Black Mountain plays at Headliners Music Hall this weekend, we caught up with founding member and keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt to talk about the tour…
Cat Casual to release new record, The Secret Self
William Benton is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his work in the bands Tyrone and Lucky Pineapple. After Lucky Pineapple disbanded, the Oklahoma native began dividing his time between Louisville and Brooklyn. He collaborated with high-profile artists including Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, before releasing his first record as…
Sonic Breakdown: Rob Lee — ‘Litty Boi’ (feat. Peter Wesley & Tez)
[LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from an area musician or band.] Rob Lee is a confident artist. He says what he means and means what he says, which, he told me, is important to the music he creates. And his 2018 song “Litty Boi” proves just that. “In my opinion, it…
Nick Dittmeier Gets Darker And More Experimental On Companion
On his new EP, Nick Dittmeier juxtaposes an elite, private college and a death row prison that sit about 10 miles from one another. The song is called “Leaving Terre Haute” and, in the same sentence, Dittmeier name drops the Western Indiana city’s prestigious Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and its Federal Correctional Complex, the place…
Dream Pop Band Twin Limb To Release New Album In The Warm Light, As A Ghost
The mystical trio Twin Limb are back creating ethereal sounds with the release of their second full-length album In the Warm Light, As a Ghost. After a brief hiatus for members to relocate and develop new projects, MaryLiz Bender, Kevin Ratterman and Lacey Guthrie deliver a record that plays to each of their musical strengths.…
Two Great Takes On Two Great Classics
For sheer audacity, it’s hard to match Phileas Fogg’s impetuous decision in 1872 to wager half his wealth that he could set off that very day from London, circumnavigate the globe and make it back in time to share a drink with his mates at The Reform Club exactly 80 days later. That, of course,…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘The Plot’ and ‘Basketful of Heads’
‘The Plot’ No. 2 Writers Tim Daniel and Michael Moreci and artist Joshua Hixson Review by Ashley Cornell, The Great Escape Louisville Chase Blaine’s estranged brother and sister-in-law, both successful business people, are brutally and mysteriously murdered. This leaves Chase as the guardian for his niece, Mackenzie, and nephew, Zach. In an attempt to build…
Louisville Cartoonist Society Marks 10 Years With ’Creatures’ Anthology
The Louisville Cartoonist Society will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend with the release of “Creatures,” the group’s annual anthology. It’ll be celebrating artwork and storytelling, to be sure, but it’ll also be celebrating each other. A core group of 20 or 25 artists extends into a Facebook community that numbers in the high hundreds,…
Comedian Kathleen Madigan: ‘They Still Hold Grudges From The Civil War’
Given the state of the nation, comedian Kathleen Madigan has a suggestion for how to improve things: raise the maximum age for elected officials to 75. “They still hold grudges from the Civil War,” she told LEO. “They’re like, ‘I remember what Mitch McConnell did in the Mexican-American War.’ This week, she’s in town for…
Hearth On Mellwood’s Cozy Comfort, Creative Cookery
Gone is the bright, mustard-yellow exterior paint job that made Bistro 1860 stand out before the restaurant closed in 2018, now replaced by tasteful off-white with light sage-green trim. The huge 54-unit Cruvinet wine dispensing machine that made L & N Wine Bar (2004-2012) special also is gone, a victim of disuse. Hearth on Mellwood…
Ask Minda Honey: Instagram Drama and Why Can’t We Be Friends?
In a relationship or life jam? Send your questions to: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com or reach me on Facebook.com/AskMindaHoney Hi Minda! I’m so excited to ask you relationship advice. OK, here’s the deal. I had been hanging out with a guy for about three months. I thought we hit it off pretty well. We share a love for…
Savage Love: That Professor
Q: I’m a fortysomething gay male professor at a small college. I try hard not to get attracted to students, and usually succeed. But it’s tough to resist temptation when you’re surrounded by hot, smart, fun, horny young guys in a rural area with not many other options. Over the past several years, I’ve ended…
