Next CycLOUvia pedals into Germantown, Schnitzelburg, Shelby Park on Sunday
By Sara Havens | Posted on August 16, 2018If you’re like us, your bike has been sitting in the garage collecting dust and serving as an apartment complex for spiders. We have no excuses, because it’s summer after all. But alas, it’s time to evict those eight-legged tenants, pump up the tires...
CycLOUvia returns to the Highlands on Sunday
By Sara Havens | Posted on October 18, 2017Don’t put that bike away for the season just yet. There’s one more chance to cruise the open road when CycLOUvia takes over the Highlands again on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 2-6 p.m. Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue will be closed to cars and...
Frankfort Avenue hosts next CycLOUvia on Sunday
By Sara Havens | Posted on June 9, 2017It’s been less than a month since bikers, skaters and walkers took over the streets of Germantown for an afternoon, and now comes another iteration of CycLOUvia — this time targeting a long stretch of Frankfort Avenue. On Sunday, June 11, Frankfort Avenue will close...
The week ahead: Hometown tourism, budget meeting, CycLOUvia and more
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on May 8, 2017How’s your Derby hangover? Are you ready for the week? Here are some things to look expect. Hometown Tourism Once the last of the Derby revelers leave town, it’s now time for Louisville residents to play tourist. On Tuesday, May 9, at 11:30 a.m....
Huzzah, it’s spring!: CycLOUvia announces first 2017 date
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on March 24, 2017You have plenty of time to put some air in your bike tires, oil up the wheels on your roller skates or perform whatever routine maintenance a pogo stick requires, but at least now you can mark your calendar: The first date for a...
CycLOUvia returns to Bardstown Road, honors bike advocate and Councilman Tom Owen
By Sara Havens | Posted on October 14, 2016Once again, cars will take a backseat to bicycles on Sunday, Oct. 16, as CycLOUvia returns to Bardstown Road/Baxter Avenue from Broadway to Douglass Boulevard. The street will be closed to cars from 2-6 p.m. This marks the fifth time the city-promoted event has...
CycLOUvia in Germantown: Taking a new route on Aug. 7
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on July 20, 2016In June, the Mayor’s office announced that CycLOUvia, the popular event that turns busy streets into a quiet park for a day, would be held in the Germantown neighborhood for the first time. Now we have an actual route map. Parts of Goss Avenue,...
CycLOUvia heading to Germantown in August
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on June 16, 2016Germantown is hot. No question about it. And now the city has officially anointed the hip neighborhood (and surrounding areas) as the site of the next CycLOUvia, which will travel along Goss Avenue and other streets, turning the thoroughfares into public paved parks for an afternoon in August. CycLOUvia started...
First CycLOUvia of 2016 coming to Frankfort Avenue
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on April 11, 2016The first CycLOUvia of 2016 is coming up just as spring finally springs. On Sunday, April 24, the city will shut down Frankfort Road from Stilz Avenue to Pope Street to all motor vehicle traffic. Walkers, joggers, bikers and skaters will own the road from...
Fall fun: A roundup of this weekend’s festivals and festivities
By Sara Havens | Posted on October 15, 2015If you only attend half the events scheduled in town this month, your social calendar no doubt has already doubled that of someone living in Ohio. I grew up there, so I can state that as a fact. We’ve already covered the big bangs for this...