Unlicensed subcontractor that installed sprinkler system kicked off Whiskey Row hotel project
The Metro Department of Codes and Regulations issued a written warning on May 31 to a contractor working on the construction of a new twin hotel project on Whiskey Row downtown, declaring that it was violating state and city law by subcontracting an unlicensed...
Muslim woman sues city over removal of hijab for published mug shot
A Muslim woman arrested during an immigration protest last summer has sued Louisville Metro Corrections and the city, asserting that the forced removal of her hijab for her published mug shot violated her constitutional rights, as well as state and federal laws protecting religious...
Planning Commission approves amendments affecting city’s tree canopy requirements
The Metro Planning Commission Wednesday voted unanimously to approve amendments to the Land Development Code designed to improve Louisville’s declining tree canopy. The recommendations now must be voted on by Metro Council to take effect. The amendments included a number of changes, such as...
Coalition for the Homeless names 6 HUD grant winners
Six local organizations have been named beneficiaries of a $3.45 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to the Coalition for the Homeless to help end youth and young adult homelessness in Louisville, according to an announcement Tuesday. Louisville was one of...
Sun Valley pool reopens despite budget deficit
Louisville’s budget concerns haven’t kept all of the city pools closed this summer. The Sun Valley pool at the Sun Valley Community Center officially reopened on Monday, as Louisville Metro Councilwoman Cindi Fowler (D-14) allocated $40,000 of discretionary funds and landed donations from companies...
Protesters demonstrate outside McConnell’s office to end ICE camps at the border
Despite the scorching July heat, about 200 protesters showed up at the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House on Broadway for a Protest Play Date against the detention centers at the border and the U.S. government’s family separation policy. The #FreeOurFamilies Protest Play...
Old Louisville, Eastern Parkway to get public studies for traffic changes and improvements
Two neighborhoods may be seeing some traffic changes coming down the pike, as a pair of public studies are set for both Old Louisville and the Eastern Parkway corridor. In Old Louisville, the city is considering replacing stop lights along Seventh and Eighth streets...
Longtime Waterfront Development head David Karem to retire in July
David Karem, longtime president of the Waterfront Development Corp., announced Thursday morning that he will retire at the end of July. In the post for 33 years, Karem’s most notable accomplishment was spearheading the effort to turn Louisville’s waterfront from an industrial junkyard into...
Metro Council approves budget for next fiscal year
Louisville Metro Council on Tuesday passed the operating and capital budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, finalizing an uncommonly difficult process that kicked off five months ago when Mayor Greg Fischer warned of a pending $35 million shortfall for the city. The operating budget...
Judges dismiss criminal cases after denouncing illegal searches by LMPD’s Ninth Mobile Division
At least three criminal cases involving illegal gun possession have been dismissed from Jefferson Circuit Court over the past six months, each following a stern order by the judge to suppress evidence obtained in what was ruled to be an illegal search by officers...
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