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City
A $14.5 million grant will help reconnect Portland to the riverfront
The funds come from the US Department of Transportation.
January 16, 2025 03:39 PM
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Jeff Milby
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Culture
Construction underway on $2.3 million upgrade at Kentucky Derby Museum
Improvements are coming to the Great Hall’s oval theater.
January 14, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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City
Help decide the future of the Belvedere
You can learn more and offer your input at three public meetings this month.
January 14, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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City
Goodwood Brewing is coming to Whiskey Row
Out with the whiskey, in with the beer at the former Number 15 space.
January 10, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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Business
Kentucky Kingdom planning $11 million expansion
The new “land” will open in May 2025.
January 2, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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City
Vacant office buildings downtown are set to become housing units
A new initiative aims to renovate downtown Louisville buildings into residential, hospitality, and mixed-uses spaces.
December 10, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
An artists rendering of a planned park shows park benches amid trees, with a public pavilion in the background.
City
See renderings of LOUMed Commons
A park is breaking out of the site of a decommissioned city jail.
December 9, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A rendering of proposed developments in the lot adjacent to Louisville's Slugger Field.
City
A $250 million development could be headed to Slugger Field
Louisville’s baseball stadium could soon have some new neighbors — a hotel, offices, and retail.
December 2, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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Real Estate
Everything you need to know about ADUs in Louisville
Here’s need-to-know info on a “mother-in-law suite,” carriage house, or basement apartment on your property.
November 14, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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Real Estate
After 62 years, Mid-City Mall is up for sale
The 11-acre Highlands property is destined to become a mixed-used development.
November 14, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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City
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport breaks ground on $45 million expansion
The security checkpoint expansion is the largest project at SDF in 35 years.
November 7, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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January 13, 2025
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The Cajun Comfort Bourbon Dinner featuring Heaven’s Door Whiskey is coming to Lou Lou on Market on Jan. 27 + 29.
January 10, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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January 10, 2025
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New and coming-soon restaurants in Derby City
Reservation for two, please.
January 10, 2025
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New Year’s resoLOUtions from LOUtoday’s readers
We asked and you answered — here’s what Louisvillians want to see and do in the new year.
January 9, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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What will Louisville look like in the 22nd century?
Babies born this year are part of Generation Beta, the first generation likely to live to see the year 2101 — what will Louisville be like for them?
January 9, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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City
These 7 Louisvillians are getting Hometown Hero banners in 2025
It’s gonna be a banner year for these local athletes, musicians, and leaders.
January 8, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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Be an extra in a new Gus Van Sant movie
“Dead Man’s Wire” comes from Louisville-born director Gus Van Sant.
January 8, 2025
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Jeff Milby
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Culture
How to tour historic churches in Louisville
Learn why Louisville is sometimes called “The City of Beautiful Churches.”
January 7, 2025
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Declan Lowthian