Photo by Diane Deaton-Street

Congratulations to Jeff Noble for correctly identifying our last sidewalk photo as St. Joseph Street looking west toward Brook Street in Old Louisville.  Here’s a new sidewalk photo ready for identification in the comments.

And one more thanks to our February site sponsor, Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company.  Our supporters keep Broken Sidewalk online.  If you would like to learn about our affordable sponsorship opportunities, please get in touch.

Local News

• These impromptu “flash mobs” sound really cool (Consuming Lou)
• New pizza place opening on Baxter Avenue (Consuming Lou)
• Two new pubs heading to the Highlands (Mojo)
• Another Italian restaurant headed to former Ray Parella’s site (LHB)
• Mayor of Mainz, Germany to tour green initiatives in Louisville (U of L)
• New Albany’s Ohio River Greenway growing again (N & T, C-J)
• The Church on East Market Street with new photos (Historic Butchertown)
• Check out the history of Russell’s Western Branch Library (Russell blog)
• Three from Louisville semifinalists in 2010 James Beard awards (C-J)
• If you haven’t been, you should check out the Swan Dive (Consuming Lou)
• Three new companies in Louisville to create 145 jobs (WFPL, C-J)
• Louisville still having a hard time dealing with that Peta chicken (LEO)
• More on the possible future of the abandoned Showcase Cinemas (C-J)
• What’s in store for Freedom Hall after the new arena opens? (C-J, Fox 41)
• Lecture on architects Clark & Loomis at Conrad-Caldwell House March 24 (H & I)
• What’s going to happen to Cherokee Park’s teepee? (Common Ground)
• Interesting feature on Downtown’s twin light houses (C-J)
• Louisville has a murder-free February (C-J)
• Floyd County group to focus on smart growth (N & T)

Transportation

• Rangeland Elementary gets grant for improved sidewalks (WFPL)
• Parking permits in downtown New Albany not catching on (N & T)
• More on Bunning’s shut down of the US DOT (StreetsBlog, C-J, Mojo)
• More about Louisville and national High Speed Rail (CART)
• Two ‘habitual traffic violators’ arrested in New Albany (N & T)
• Don’t get your car repaired in Louisville (Biz First)
• Say goodbye to the Hummer (NY Times)
• What a stupid car advertisement (F Gas)
• Video: In Japan, the tow trucks are motorcycles (How We Drive)
• It looks like people are starting to drive more again (GOOD)
• Motor vehicles are pretty bad for climate change (NRDC)
• Rules for bikes and mopeds in New Albany (NA Confidential)
• Promote wintertime biking by giving out hot chocolate (Copen-ize)
• Why J.R.R. Tolkien sold his car and went by bike (Disc. Urbanism)
• Drive thru’s hurting in the down economy, too (Hub & Spokes)

Everything Else

• Write about Louisville, win two free nights at 21c (Trazzler)
• New study links liquor stores and crime (The Edit)
• E.On is considering selling LG & E (C-J)
• Kansas City planning a museum about the suburbs (KC Star)
• Graffiti looks strangely appropriate on Chicago’s modern wing (A-N)
• Housing starts up but still way down (Economist)
• But local Realtors happy about recent gains (C-J and C-j2)
• More on the spread of poverty into the suburbs (NAC)
• Still following the bankrupt General Growth Prop? (WSJ 1, WSJ2, WSJ3)
• Rem Koolhaas’ OMA splitting once again (Dezeen)
• And a few flickr photos of the day here and here and here.