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Flashback Friday: D. X. Murphy
The architect whose firm was behind Churchill Downs’ iconic spires also designed churches and hospitals all over town.
November 20, 2025 02:34 PM
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Declan Lowthian
Boy being handed cotton candy for a person in a green shirt.
Events
This Louisville picnic is older than the Kentucky Derby
The first annual St. Joe’s Picnic For the Kids has a 26 year lead ahead of the Run for the Roses.
August 7, 2023
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Katie Molck
Red house with black trim.
Real Estate
See photos of a 140-year-old house flip in 49 days
You won’t believe this shotgun house once had wood paneling and an orange bathroom.
August 3, 2023
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Katie Molck
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Business
Louisville Made: How the Louisville Slugger became an icon
Babe Ruth endorsed it, Carrie Underwood swung it.
August 1, 2023
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Katie Molck
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97 years of Ale-8-One and counting
It’s the best of the Bluegrass in a green glass.
July 26, 2023
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Katie Molck
Historic brick house with wrought iron fence in front of a river.
Real Estate
This riverfront Mannerist-style home is being restored
The Gaffney House has one of the coolest roofs in Louisville.
July 20, 2023
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Katie Molck
Pink mansion on a sunny day.
Real Estate
A real Barbie house in Derby City
It’s okay to wear your rose-colored glasses for this one.
July 18, 2023
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Katie Molck
A larger-than-life Hunter S. Thompson puppet on stilts.
Events
10 years of GonzoFest
It’s the 10th and final year for this annual event dedicated to Hunter S. Thompson.
July 10, 2023
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Katie Molck
What tower with columns and a balcony with surrounded by white statues.
Culture
These 10 statues are part of the world’s oldest ornamental water tower
The newly restored statues are ready to stand tall once again on the Louisville Water Tower.
July 10, 2023
 · 
Katie Molck
exterior shot of Mellwood Tavern, a three-story, red-brick building
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Cement drive next to a green lawn with scatter McDonald's playground equipment.
Culture
See a supersized McDonald’s-themed house in Louisville
One Lousivillian’s dedicated fandom to the golden arches lives on his front lawn.
June 20, 2023
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Katie Molck
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