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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
A building with glass windows and various colored bricks.
Events
Commemorating Juneteenth in Louisville
Learn about the history of this federal holiday through events and programs across the city.
June 8, 2023
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Katie Molck
Merchandise display with books, boxing gloves, socks, mugs, and a deck of cards themed around Kentucky.
Culture
Happy birthday to Kentucky
We’re gonna to sip bourbon like it’s your birthday.
May 31, 2023
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Katie Molck
Rendering of a multi-level brick building.
Culture
American Printing House for the Blind breaks ground on new museum
The Dot Experience aims to be the most accessible museum in the world.
May 30, 2023
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Katie Molck
The opening of two gray stone caverns in a grass covered hill.
History
Look inside the historic lager tunnels at Gravely Brewing Co.
Batman wished his cave was here.
April 19, 2023
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Katie Molck
Light-colored building with a red awning reading "The Brown"
City
3 ways to celebrate The Brown Hotel’s centennial
We’re gonna party like its 1923.
March 20, 2023
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Katie Molck
Rocks glass with brown cocktail full of ice on a white marble table.
Food
New cocktail tour revisits Prohibition history
Visit speakeasies and local ghosts.
March 16, 2023
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Katie Molck
Brick building with a lit atrium at night.
Culture
The greenest building in Derby City
Louisville is home to the first Platinum LEED-certified building in Kentucky.
March 14, 2023
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Katie Molck
Circle display with an image of a swimmer and a paragraph of text in a museum.
History
Meet Louisville’s greatest swimmer, Mary T. Meagher
Dip into the history of “Madame Butterfly”
March 10, 2023
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Katie Molck
Journalist and writer Hunter S. Thompson stands in front of a cluttered desk.
Culture
GonzoFest returns for its 10th and final year
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
March 2, 2023
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Katie Molck
Locust Grove is a historic site in Louisville.
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Spring programming marches into Locust Grove
New tours, sales, and lectures are in store.
February 28, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
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