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LOUtoday’s 2025 holiday gift guide: 90+ finds for everyone you love

Including gifts for significant others, retirees, holiday parties, young people, and gifts that ship fast.

October 24, 2025 01:22 PM

Emily Shea-Owen

Black-and-white photo of a Market Street in Louisville from 1940, showing vintage cars parked in front of a department store named "Bacon's." The storefront has large display windows with mannequins, and neighboring shops include one labeled “Logan.” The multi-story buildings have ornate architectural details above the ground floor.

Culture

Department stores that used to exist in Louisville

This back-to-school history lesson takes a look at five former department + mall anchor stores that used to be in Louisville.

July 31, 2025

Michael Beausoleil

Work

Made in Louisville: 21 things created in Derby City

From brands to bands, LOU can be really inspiring.

June 4, 2025

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Events

Buy Local Fair returns on Sunday, June 8

The annual Louisville event is returning to Lynn Family Stadium.

June 4, 2025

Staff

A hand holding a container of ice cream in front of a Publix Super Markets sign

Business

Publix is supermarket sweeping Kentucky

The popular chain has announced plans for its 13th store in the state.

May 5, 2025

Brent Schanding

A few gifts overlaid on a patchwork background, including a Carharrt lunch box and a jewelry dish.

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A stage at the Bourbon and Beyond music festival in Louisville, KY, with thousands of fans in the foreground.

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A white haired man with glasses wearing black smiling as he raises a conductor's baton

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