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The Winners Of The 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards
…And the winners are? All of you. All of us. LEO’s Readers’ Choice Awards once again have proven that we live in a community rife with choices, great places to eat, great places to visit and great people to read and follow. The voting this year was tighter and heavier than usual, perhaps because so…
Citing COVID-19 surge, Headliners cancels outdoor shows, will make refunds
Headliners Music Hall is canceling a set of three outdoor shows because of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, it said Monday. The concerts were supposed to be Headliners’ first in-person events since COVID-19 shut down music venues in Louisville in March. In a Facebook post, Headliners explained the decision came as Jefferson…
How To Support Racial Justice, Diversity and Activism This Week In Louisville (10/19)
MONDAY, Oct. 19 Mouthful Mondays Various locations Free | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Every Monday in October, Change Today, Change Tomorrow (in partnership with the DELTA Foundation) is distributing boxes of groceries to help residents of The West End. Pickup is available at: Shawnee Park, Iroquois Park, Greater Friendship Baptist Church, Black Market KY, Parkland Neighborhood…
How To Support Racial Justice And Diversity This Weekend (10/16)
FRIDAY, Oct. 16 Our Vote Now Weekend Various locations Free | Times vary Early voting has commenced in Kentucky, and Kingdom Fellowship Christian Life Center has created a weekend of events to encourage you to take advantage. On Friday, experience an evening of “great music and inspiration” at Newburg Park at 7 p.m. On Saturday,…
The best and worst of the pandemic — your answers
The Best Part of The Pandemic 24/7 with my kids Able to finish projects Absolutely nothing Alcohol to-go All the time home Alone time An excuse to wear pajamas 24/7 Andy Beshear is governor & not Bevin Appreciating my spouse and home Appreciating the restaurants we have Avoiding annoying people Backyard hangs Being able to…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best And Most Absurd (10/14)
Thorn: How to lose on Nov. 3… we hope Is your business hurting because of COVID-19? Could you use another government check because, you know, you’ve been furloughed? Well, U.S. Sen. Mitch “Who Spit In My Food?” McConnell would rather ram through tRump’s nomination of a *handmaid for the U.S. Supreme Court than care about…
Feds must step in to remake LMPD
When Rodney King was beaten nearly to death by Los Angeles police officers in 1991, Congress responded by passing the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. It gave the Department of Justice the authority to protect citizens from civil rights abuses by local police departments — essentially the power to police the police.…
Readers’ Choice 2020 Staff Choices
LEO’s readers voted in the Readers’ Choice Awards, but we didn’t want you to have all of the fun. Here are LEO’s Staff Favorites Awards. My Favorite 2020 Memory Bye, Castleman statue The weekend of the Charlottesville incident, the John B. Castleman statue in Cherokee Triangle got a bright orange makeover, courtesy of a can…
Jade Palace’s dim sum makes great takeout
I’ve been a big fan of Jade Palace’s dim sum ever since the late 1980s, when this popular eatery in what is now Westport Village introduced Louisville to these tasty, bite-size Chinese snacks. But the other day I had a pandemic-related revelation: In these days when many of us are wary about dining indoors at…
Savage Love: Direct Messages
Q: My husband recently passed away. He was a wonderful person and we had 12 great years together. He was also very, very organized. His death was an accident, but everything was in order. He even left a note in a sealed envelope for his lawyer to present to me. It was one last love…
