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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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6 real-life Halloween movie houses
They’re not all haunted, but they sure do look like it.
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Katie Molck
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Live
Your guide to the Original Highlands
Get to know the oldest of the eight Highlands neighborhoods
October 21, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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Culture
This documentary trailer has the Louisville internet buzzing
The new film covers John Y. Brown, Jr., aka “The most interesting man you’ve never heard of.”
October 16, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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Culture
Remembering the Belknap building implosion from 1993
Hollywood stars, MTV cameras, and hundreds of boats were all on hand.
October 2, 2024
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Jeff Milby
The Seelbach Hotel is a Beaux Arts Baroque style hotel with two awnings out front with the hotel's logo on them.
Culture
Take a ghost tour of the Seelbach
Support the Louisville Downtown Partnership — and maybe see some ghosts along the way.
October 1, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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Food
Come on, dish: Which Louisville restaurant do you miss the most?
We want to know — which Louisville restaurant or meal sparks nostalgia in your heart, and belly, and why?
September 30, 2024
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Culture
12 Louisville mysteries and legends
Learn about the unexplained and curious events in Derby City.
September 25, 2024
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Katie Molck
A rusty, industrial bridge crosses a wide river, with a modern city skyline in the background.
City
A new study could reconnect Portland and Shawnee to the Ohio River
Between I-64, railroad tracks, and a flood wall, there’s a lot in the way.
September 24, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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Celebrate the Belle of Louisville’s 110th Birthday
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September 20, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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History
Check it out: The history of Louisville’s main branch library
The 120 year-old building that just keeps growing.
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