Neighborhoodr : Louisville, Kentucky

Volunteers help to ‘Brighten Up’ Old Louisville

Usually, a plain plywood board is used to shutter abandoned buildings. The street number and sometimes the phrase “No Copper” are the only embellishments, said Mary McGuire, head of the city’s Vacant and Abandoned Properties Initiative.

Jefferson County has about 7,000 vacant properties and as many as 1,500 are considered abandoned, she said. In many of these homes, the yards become overgrown, the building starts to crumble and trespassers knock down the door, seeking perhaps copper or shelter.

But the plain plywood boards add to the blight. So soon, several abandoned or vacant properties will be shuttered with artwork made by the “Blight Out — Brighten Up!” volunteers, said C.J. Fletcher, the initiative’s co-organizer and administrative coordinator for special events for Metro Codes and Regulations.

10PM, May 19 2012

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Free waterfront walking tours being offered

The Waterfront Development Corp. will again sponsor free waterfront walking tours for summer and fall 2012.

The 90-minute tours, which will be led by local historian Rick Bell, will begin May 26-27. The Saturday tour will begin at 10 a.m., and the Sunday tour is scheduled for 2 p.m. The walking tours will also be offered on the last Saturday and the last Sunday of the month in June, July, September and October.

Spring hike, bike and paddle begins at waterfront May 28

The annual spring Hike, Bike & Paddle will be on May 28, Memorial Day, and begin at Waterfront Park.

The popular outings, traditionally held on Memorial Day and Labor Day, often draw nearly 10,000 participants. The running, walking, biking and paddling are accompanied by a festival-style atmosphere and family-oriented healthy activities.

First Annual “Old Louisville SpringFest”

The Old Louisville Neighborhood Council announces the First Annual “Old Louisville SpringFest” on Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:00am until 11:00pm

SpringFest is a 1day street fair, from 1200 to 1300 Blocks of 1st Street in Old Louisville (and one block in each direction on Ormsby) will celebrate Old Louisville’s love of history, family, food, culture, philanthropy and diversity.

Kentucky arts groups to receive federal funding

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Ben Hawes bike trails finally open

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Why are people so surprised I live and work here? [Louisville Newbie]

Sometimes it’s my accent – or what I refer to as my lack of accent – that gives me away as an outside. Other times the subject comes up naturally. Whatever the trigger, whenever I mention to native or established Louisville residents that I only recently moved here, the conversation that follows is identical.

(Source: Louisville.com)

Actors Theatre of Louisville announces 2012-13 season

Actors Theatre of Louisville today announced its 2012-13 season, which features a lineup of plays that explore different types of love — from the romantic to the kind of love underlying tumultuous family relationships.

(Source: Courier-Journal)