St. Matthews

St. Matthews

To be seen by a city: Biking toward an ethos of...

I am a high school geography teacher. I work with students at a private school in Louisville, Kentucky. I experience something like a city...

#NabeDerby Round One: Cast your vote in these four epic neighborhood...

It's finally here—the first round of voting for the 2015 Broken Sidewalk Neighborhood Derby. To begin, we have four match-ups of top-seed neighborhoods. Reigning...

#LouCityReads: Panera Bread’s proposed patio a litmus test for the future...

A Panera Bread location at 4024 Shelbyville Road, across the street from Trinity High School where St. Matthews just begins to show signs of...
Tweets sent from Louisville. (Courtesy Eric Fischer)

What we can learn from where people in Louisville are using...

That softly glowing green blob up there is Louisville viewed in tweets. Data artist Eric Fischer, whose work we featured as part of our...
North End Cafe - Highlands. (Courtesy Tipster)

Taking Care of Business: 2011 Wrap Up

Throughout the Great Recession, you have to hand it to Louisville's small business entrepreneurs, especially the foodie scene, for keeping the city filled with...

When bike infrastructure is designed by drivers

Would you build a garage on your house without taking measurements beforehand to make sure your two cars fit? No? Well it seems many...

Infographic: Land Use and Retail Frontage

It's pretty interesting to compare the different space requirements of various urban typologies. In the example above, the yellow lines represent (potential) retail frontage...
D & W Silks to open a retail store on Frankfort Ave. (via Google street view)

New METCO Loans Announced

The city announced a new round of METCO loans today. No major announcements, but we do learn where D & W Silks retail shop...

BS Neighborhood Derby 2009: Round 1 Matchups Continue

The competition is palpable. The battle between the Highlands and the suburban town centers (Anchorage, Jeffersontown, Norton Commons) and the fight between Downtown and...