By Lindsey McClave, Foodie Girl Red bell peppers, onions, jalapenos, limes, sour cream and tortillas… I make it a habit of keeping these items in my kitchen on a regular basis. So when I have a craving for fajitas, very little gets in my way. Add some flank steak, a few key spices (also [...]
By Dr. Peter Hasselbacher, Kentucky Health Policy Institute In an earlier post, I urged readers to make their opinions known to Metro Louisville leadership about the University of Louisville’s request to maintain the status quo as to how public money for indigent care – the QCCT funds – is funneled through U of L. In that [...]
By Michael Hannon Tierney of Funny Bones. It was an all too perfect circumstance. Writing about my friends, the bands I love, the places I frequent most. My first assignment was an easy decision. It was time to describe a place of abundant spiritual fortune, a place where rock-n-roll is still alive, a place that has [...]
(Editor’s note: William Benton is guitarist for Phantom Family Halo. The band is touring the United States with Acid Mothers Temple in support of its new record, “When I Fall Out.” By William Benton Tour Journal: Drive Day, Minneapolis, and Madison. Drive Day through Northern United States (Assembled from cryptic notes and foggy memories.) I woke up around the same [...]
(Editor’s note: This post is courtesy of Larry Cooper, Louisville Jazz Society.) Today is Earth Day. As part of the celebration, local jazz greats Jamey Aebersold, sax, Steve Crews, piano, Butch Neeld, bass and Jonathan Higgins, drums, will play a free concert at Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center. The concert is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The [...]
By Mark Graban, author of “Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement” The public is continually subjected to health-related scares, such as food packaging and water bottles that contain BPA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer. The media also highlights food additives that aren’t harmful, but just sound unappetizing, such as [...]
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a series of posts about how legislation is crafted, specifically a proposed amendment to Louisville’s Historic Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission.) By Curtis Morrison Shortly after lunch on the first Friday in February, Marty Meyer, Louisville Metro Councilman David Yates’ Legislative Aide, sent out an email signed with [...]
Student journalist Emily McConville: Top JCPS students find high school graduations in jeopardy after they exhaust math class choices!
Senior Ankush Gupta stared at the computer screen, eyes wide. He had just pulled up the JCPS graduation requirements and read the one fact that would pose a problem for the next several months: Jefferson County Public Schools requires not four credits of math, but four years. Gupta had many more than four credits [...]