Where to raise a glass to toast Repeal Day on Wednesday
By Sara Havens | Posted on December 3, 2018On Dec. 5, 1933, the 13-year last call known as Prohibition finally ended, and Americans everywhere celebrated. Here's how Louisville continues to party.
Where to go to avoid cooking on Thanksgiving Day
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on November 18, 2018There are some solid options here, many of which are buffets, so you not only get all the Thanksgiving treats, but you also don’t have to scrape pans.
Bar Belle: Eclipse sips — Where to drink when the world goes dark
By Sara Havens | Posted on August 17, 2017For those of us familiar with the age-old practice of day drinking, the lights going out in the middle of the afternoon is really nothing new. But on Monday, we can’t blame the overzealous bartender at Fat Tuesday for the forced darkness at 2:20...
The Closing Bell: A crushing accelerator mix-up; Swiss Hall is for sale; Sullivan’s Tap House preps for Derby; YesterNook reopens; and more
By Staff | Posted on April 21, 2017Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday. Wearable startup gets disappointed by Coca-Cola accelerator program This was almost a much, much better...
Details about restaurant in historic Hilltop Theater revealed
By Caitlin Bowling | Posted on March 27, 2017Restaurateur Brett Davis is opening a cocktail-focused bar and bar-food restaurant called Red Herring Cocktail Lounge and Kitchen in the historic Hilltop Theater, 1757 Frankfort Ave. Insider Louisville reported this month that Davis was planning a concept at Hilltop Theater. However, he wasn’t ready...
A view from the top: Brown Hotel ups its game with new rooftop garden
By Caitlin Bowling | Posted on October 12, 2016Despite the fact that Louisville’s weather is hit or miss for the majority of the year, rooftop venues are still a hot commodity when it comes to hosting events. People may not want to be outside the entire time, but they at least like the option....
More stops added to Urban Bourbon Trail; city gears up for Bourbon Heritage Month
By Sara Havens | Posted on August 28, 2016It’s true. Bourbonism, a word touted often by Mayor Greg Fischer, gets its own month to shine, as September is known as Bourbon Heritage Month around the country. While the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival attracts thousands each year to Bardstown from Sept. 12-18, we here in Louisville have...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a supermoon!
By Sara Havens | Posted on September 25, 2015On Sunday, Sept. 27, the night’s sky will unveil something so unique, you’ll want to put down your cell phones for five minutes to glimpse the rarity with your own eyes. It’s a total lunar eclipse that coincides with a “supermoon,” and it hasn’t...
Bourbon & Broadway Cocktail Challenge throwdown set for July 27 at 8UP
By Sara Havens | Posted on July 25, 2015The task is simple — if you know your way around a bar: Create a cocktail using Four Roses Bourbon that complements one of the five shows in this season’s PNC Broadway in Louisville series. Between “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Cabaret,” “Motown the...
Restaurant Roundup: 9 is fine, Cordish courts locals, Thibodeaux leaves 8UP
By Steve Coomes | Posted on July 8, 2015Over the 9 is more than fine: Went to last weekend’s sneak peak at Over the 9 and was summarily impressed. The new small plates restaurant held a soft opening July 3 in the location that’s still home to the production facilities for Old...