Best Worst 2016

  A world-class architectural landmark, the Humana Building, sets a high aesthetic standard for Downtown Louisville. Wendell Cherry and David Jones announced on May 28th, 1982,...

  So-called New Urbanism is a modern day planning term that refers to old-style methods of community design. In other words, New Urbanism integrates a...

  Louisville has great drinking water. It's no secret that our water supply regularly rates high in quality and has been recognized by several surveys as...

A policy that was intended to improve the quality of life for city-dwellers actually resulted in expediting the social and cultural deterioration of urban Louisville. We're...

  Looking around the city's old and new neighborhoods, Louisvillians overwhelmingly prefer traditional house designs—decorative trim, gabled roofs, a mixture of brick and stone facades. These...

  High-tech research complexes with well-paid engineers and office staff is what all cities seek in business recruitment efforts. Who wouldn’t want such a property-value-enhancing...

  Louisville’s most picturesque residential street is unquestionably St. James Court. Set within the elegant Victorian Old Louisville neighborhood, St. James Court is an aesthetic...

  Derby Day, 1948, was the last day of trolley operation in Louisville. What once was an extensive, thriving transportation system has now been relegated to...

  “Libraries? Who goes to libraries anymore?” Well, anyone who might say that sure hasn’t visited a library in Louisville lately. Libraries today are far...