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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
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Finance
How to keep your car costs down in Louisville
Average yearly car costs hit a new high in 2022 — here’s how to invest smartly.
March 27, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Food
NuLu Bock and Wurst Fest 2023
The annual beer fest celebrates six years tomorrow.
March 23, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
The House of Marigold restaurant in Middletown
Food
The House of Marigold opens this week
Middletown’s newest restaurant is serving brunch seven days a week.
March 21, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
Charcuterie board from Alvio's Cuban Meats
Food
Cured Restaurant & Salumeria is coming to NuLu
One side of the eatery will be a European-style meat shop.
March 15, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
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
Burgoo Bash at Against The Grain
Food
The Burgoo Bash Cook-off is Back
Get a taste of the best burgoo at Against The Grain.
March 13, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
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Culture
Make a terrarium at Mahonia
Say aloe to your new little friend
March 8, 2023
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Katie Molck
An assortment of vegan treats from The Flour Shoppe
Food
New Highland’s bakery serving vegan treats
The Flour Shoppe is serving up vegan treats on Baxter Avenue.
March 3, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
Grid of 47 headshots of people.
City
Bingham Fellows create three projects to reinvent downtown
The plans include beautifying urban spaces, bringing art to neighborhoods, and supporting Black-owned businesses.
February 27, 2023
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Katie Molck
Black transit van with a gold stripe and white lettering that reads "The Cookie Machine"
Food
Meet Louisville’s cookie machine
It’s like The Mystery Machine, but with cookies.
February 13, 2023
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Katie Molck
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Historical Marker 2519 marks a 19th-century church that became the home for a nonprofit still serving LOU today.
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