Goodfellas Pizzeria submits plan for proposed restaurant at corner of Baxter and Broadway
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on March 12, 2019Long the site of Bader’s Food Mart, the corner lot at Broadway and Baxter Avenue, across from the entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery, is a candidate for a two-level pizza restaurant. In a plan submitted to the city last week, Lexington-based Goodfellas Pizzeria proposes...
Eastern Cemetery burglarized, starts GoFundMe campaign to replace lost equipment
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on November 16, 2017Andy Harpole, founder of Friends of Eastern Cemetery, got a phone call early this week he hoped he would never get. Louisville Metro Police called to tell him the storage shed on the cemetery grounds had been broken into. The equipment Harpole and his...
A first look inside Gravely Brewing Co., which opens Friday
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on August 17, 2017When Gravely Brewing Co. opens its doors near Phoenix Hill on Friday, Aug. 18, there will be a lot of wide eyes. For one, the brewery’s opening has been highly anticipated since it was announced it was coming in 2017, and for another, the...
Councilman Coan targets Baxter/Bardstown cars parked in rush hour lanes
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on August 3, 2017There are worse commutes in Louisville by far (hey there, Shelbyville Road and Hurstbourne Lane), but if you’re a Highlands resident who travels the Bardstown/Baxter corridor you likely share Councilman Brandon Coan’s peeve: cars parked in weekday rush hour lanes. During rush hours on those...
New2Lou recommends: Boos, blues and Black Widow’s Ball
By Stacey Servo | Posted on October 23, 2013It’s nearing the end of October which means the Halloween countdown has begun. Instead of staying at home this week waiting on those trick-or-treaters, why not go out and enjoy the holiday for yourself! When scoping out someone who knows about fun festivities, look...
Open Streets: CycLOUvia will turn miles of Bardstown Road/Baxter Avenue into car-free shopping, recreation zone
By Staff | Posted on June 27, 2012(Editor’s note: This post was updated at 1:25 p.m. on June 28. The original post contained the wrong date.) What do Bogota, Colombia and Louisville have in common? (No, besides all the drug violence.) Well, we’re about to get an open-streets day termed a...
Welcome, race fans: So, you think you’re in Louisville? Think again
By Doug Stern | Posted on April 30, 2012This is Louisville’s week. The week before the Kentucky Derby, when everybody here is just a little smarter, cuter and happier than most other times of the year. Kind of like what happens when you’re having several drinks under the enhancing glow of neon...