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History
Elmer Lucille Allen: Louisville’s artist-scientist-activist
This Louisvillian was the first Black woman chemist at Brown-Forman.
March 18, 2026 01:43 PM
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Declan Lowthian
A building with glass windows and various colored bricks.
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Museums in Louisville
Whether you’re a history buff, art aficionado, or sports fan, these 13 museums in Louisville, KY have it all.
June 25, 2025
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A purple hockey jersey with green and yellow accents, with an ice skating frog wielding a hockey stick.
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Learn the history of the Louisville RiverFrogs
Frogs, panthers, and cyclones oh my.
June 24, 2025
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Sarah Shadburne
A historic sign about the st. matthew church in front of a red brick church building.
Culture
Marking History: The House of Ruth
Historical Marker 2519 marks a 19th-century church that became the home for a nonprofit still serving LOU today.
June 10, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
the historical marker in front of Muhammad Ali's childhood home
Culture
Explained: Kentucky historical markers
Everything you need to know about the Kentucky Historical Society’s markers.
May 29, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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Culture
Louisville’s history through the eyes of a cicada
Brood XIV emerges every 17 years — what did Louisville look like to previous generations of these noisy insects?
May 21, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A man in rubber pants, a suit jacket, vest and bow tie stands at the bottom of a ramp, in the flooded basement of the Service Building in the aftermath of the 1937 flood.
Culture
List: The history of flooding in Louisville
We’re taking a look at some of Louisville’s biggest floods in history.
April 3, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
Pedestrian bridge with rainbow lights.
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Louisville’s most iconic landmarks
Consider these our Hollywood signs.
March 28, 2025
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Staff
A colorful rendering of a mural on a large cement wall, featuring an island covered in corn plants in a tree-lined river.
Culture
The new mural coming to Louisville’s floodwalls
A local artist is painting a mural on a floodwall by Waterfront Park — and you can help decide what it looks like.
March 24, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Rosie the Riveter stature flexing arm with city skyline in background.
History
Take a photo with Rosie the Riveter in Clarksville, IN
The statue lines up perfectly with Louisville’s skyline.
March 18, 2025
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Katie Molck
A current sign advertising Headliners Music Hall is covering the ghost sign which is completely illegible. The sign itself has a diamond shape and was a white sign with a green border.
Culture
Headliners Music Hall is for sale
Headliners Music Hall has a long history as a beloved music hall. Let’s dive into its past as a cafeteria and music venue staple as we look into the future management.
March 11, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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