Culture

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City
This historic Louisville theater might soon have new life
Part of the Epping District, the theater is hidden beneath a modern space.
April 22, 2024 03:04 PM
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Jeff Milby
sun setting over a bridge in Louisville, KY
Culture
Derby City is trending
Tripadvisor says Louisville is among the top 15 ‘Trending Destinations’ in the US
January 10, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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Culture
Asked: Your 2024 local predictions
Peer into the future and use your knowledge of our city to predict what will happen in 2024.
January 9, 2024
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
A newsletter cover, featuring a cat in a spoof of a Beatle's album.
Culture
Do you remember Burt the Cat?
A Derby City music newsletter from the 1990s featured the feline on every issue.
January 8, 2024
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Jeff Milby
An annular eclipse.
Travel and Outdoors
Prepare for the 2024 solar eclipse with this UofL class
What’s happening on April 8 won’t happen again for 129 years.
January 4, 2024
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Jeff Milby
Giant black and white photo of Jack Harlow on the side of a red brick building.
Culture
These eight Louisvillians are getting Hometown Hero banners
Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jack Harlow are making room on the Derby City skyline.
January 2, 2024
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Jeff Milby
Louisville skyline
Culture
Louisville’s top headlines of 2023
These stories really got your attention this year.
December 21, 2023
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Jeff Milby
A New Year's Eve Party at Louisville's 4th Street Live!
Culture
2023 New Year’s Eve events in Louisville
You’ll be singing Auld Lang Syne all night long.
December 21, 2023
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Katie Molck
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Culture
Jack Harlow partners with Meta to produce virtual reality concert
Imagine Harlow in your living room performing live next to that plant you forgot to water.
December 20, 2023
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Katie Molck
Diners sitting inside the Burger Girl Diner in Louisville, KY
Culture
These 5 Louisville diners really hit the spot
It’s another episode of, “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.”
December 19, 2023
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Jeff Milby
Louisville Skyline
Culture
Louisville receives 40+ accolades from national outlets in 2023
It’s been a banner year, Louisville
December 19, 2023
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Jeff Milby
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Culture
Louisville students create art for coffee cup sleeves
Trust us, they’re fab-brew-lous.
December 18, 2023
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Katie Molck
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Culture
These LOU residential light displays would make Clark Griswold proud
When was the last time we overdid anything?
December 15, 2023
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Jeff Milby
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Business
Never Say Die cocktail bar celebrates 3 years in St. Matthews
And they invited Krampus to the party.
December 14, 2023
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Katie Molck
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Live
Find your zen with our Louisville yoga guide
Check out these 13 yoga studios around Derby City, which offer beginner classes, memberships, and more.
December 14, 2023
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Katie Molck
Store front of a candy store with class windows and red sign.
Culture
Five real-life Willy Wonka shops in Louisville
If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it.
December 13, 2023
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Jeff Milby
The Fleur de Flea Vintage Market in Louisville, KY, which includes rows of vintage items for sale.
Live
Shop, swap, sell, and save in Louisville
Here’s the deal — the vintage shopping scene is stellar in Derby City.
December 11, 2023
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Monica Garske
headshot of Angel Teta, one of Angel's Envy's Lead Whiskey Guardians
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Culture
Pantone Color of the Year aesthetics in Louisville
Peach Fuzz is the name, and color is its game.
December 8, 2023
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Katie Molck
Igloos at 8Up in downtown Louisville, KY
Culture
3 outdoor bars keeping you warm this winter
Don’t get left out in the cold.
December 7, 2023
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Jeff Milby
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Events
Regional spelling buzzing into Derby City next year
Can you use it in a sentence, please?
December 7, 2023
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Jeff Milby
Feet with shoes on concrete
Culture
Walking trends in Jefferson County
Average daily walking trips dropped by 36% in the US between 2019 and 2022 — see how Louisville compares.
December 7, 2023
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Brianna Williams
Adults and children gathered around a bonfire roasting marshmallows on sticks
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Culture
Louisville artist Jaylin Stewart is the star of a new documentary
The short film documents the creation of a community mural in West Louisville’s California neighborhood.
December 6, 2023
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Katie Molck
Police officers confiscate distilling supplies during Prohibition in Louisville, KY.
Events
Celebrate Repeal Day in Louisville
Pour one out for Prohibition, 90 years later.
December 1, 2023
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Jeff Milby
A watercolor patterned present image with purple florals.
Retail
Gift Guide: Our Editors’ picks for the 2023 holiday season
See what Editors Jeff and Katie are shopping this year.
November 30, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
The exterior of Nami, a Korean steakhouse, in the NuLu neighborhood of Louisville, KY.
Culture
Nami named one of the 50 best new restaurants in America
Esquire selected the Korean steakhouse after sampling 200 new spots, coast to coast.
November 29, 2023
exotic plants in different pots on a wooden shelf.
Play
New and coming-soon restaurants in Derby City
Reservation for two, please.
November 28, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A TARC bus in Louisville, Kentucky.
City
TARC seeking student artists to design a bus
The artwork will be seen on a bus route near you
November 27, 2023
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Jeff Milby
an illustration of a soldier from behind looking at a snowy landscape with the silhouette of another soldier in the distance
Sponsored
Kentucky Opera shares “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914"
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Sponsored
Try This: Experience world-class performers with Louisville Ballet
You won’t believe the talent on display on stage.
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