Travel and Outdoors

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Travel and Outdoors
Which cities share Louisville’s latitude and longitude?
Directly north, east, south, and west of LOU, cities across the world await.
March 27, 2026 02:08 PM
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Patrick Sidwell
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Tourism and Hospitality
Reviews of Thunder Over Louisville
See what people think of the nation’s largest annual fireworks display.
April 19, 2023
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Katie Molck
A small white AirFly device next to a passport, headphones, ear buds, and a plane ticket.
Airports and Transportation
Don’t board an airplane without this item
We’ve got a travel hack to make long flights more bearable — meet the Airfly wireless audio transmitter.
April 18, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
Black-eyed Susan
Travel and Outdoors
Become an expert on native flowers
Keep local love growing this spring with local plants.
April 18, 2023
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Dayten Rose
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Events
Check out these 30+ 2023 Kentucky Derby events
It’s not called Derby City for nothing.
April 3, 2023
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Katie Molck
Brown entrance sign surrounded by trees reading "Mammoth Cave National Park" in white letters.
Travel and Outdoors
How to plan an event in a national park
From getting a permit to catering, we’ve got the details on how to plan a wedding, family reunion, or special occasion in a national park.
March 31, 2023
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
Louisville Zoo Sloth Encounter
Culture
Try this: Sloth encounter at the Louisville Zoo
Get up close and personal with these serial chillers.
March 27, 2023
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Lennie Omalza
The night sky with visible bands of the Milky Way.
Travel and Outdoors
Celebrate International Dark Sky Week
Protect the night by taking some simple actions Saturday, April 15-Saturday, April 22
March 22, 2023
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Dayten Rose
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City
3 ways to celebrate The Brown Hotel’s centennial
We’re gonna party like its 1923.
March 20, 2023
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Katie Molck
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Sports
Catch the Gaelic game of hurling in Louisville, KY
We’re breaking down the Irish sport of hurling including its rules and where you can catch a game.
March 7, 2023
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Culture
8 local ways to get kids to love reading
How do you get kids to read more? By making it fun. Louisville is the perfect place to get those pages turning.
March 4, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
Two women, one in a red dress with long platinum hair and the other in a sparkly green dress with red hair, stand in front of a standing, applauding crowd.
Culture
6 local events to celebrate Women’s History Month
Save the date for these empowering discussions, events, and exhibits in Derby City.
February 28, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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Culture
Meet Louisville’s cinematic stars — past and present
Louisville has produced its fair share of on-screen stars, including one Academy Award winner.
February 27, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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City
The most requested 311 services in Louisville
Get the 411 on Louisville’s city services line, 311.
February 27, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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Culture
Dwain Lee: Louisville’s newest mystery author
From coal miner to architect to minister to now mystery author, Louisville’s Dwain Lee has done it all.
February 26, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Hands are holding two books about wrestling.
Play
Books written by authors with ties to Derby City
From fiction to memoirs and everything in between.
February 26, 2025
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Katie Molck
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Business
We’re celebrating Small Business Week, here’s how to join us
Join us at LOUtoday in celebrating the heart of our community, small businesses.
February 24, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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City
Construction to begin on the Louisville Gardens Sound Stages this year
Louisville Gardens is being redeveloped into a 40,000-sqft film and television production studio.
February 21, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A person in a colorful cheetah and zebra patterned shirt holds a green Galaxie Bar margarita, rimmed with tajin.
Where to sip a margarita for Margarita Day
You asked, we delivered. Here are all the best deals around Louisville for Margarita Day on Saturday, Feb. 22
February 20, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Breaking down the numbers of the Churchill Downs revamp
Nearly a billion dollars is going into revamping Churchill Downs. But where is that money going exactly?
February 20, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto