Branden Klayko
Over 100 people joined the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) at a recent public meeting to hear about a study that will investigate making changes to Chenoweth Lane through St. Matthews. As we previously noted, the two-lane Chenoweth runs just...
As I write these words, the historic Water Company Building is breathing its last under the weight of the wrecking ball. The landmark-yet-unlandmarked building, whose simple-yet-grand facade has graced South Third Street for well over 100 years, is meeting its...
Louisville’s preservation community expressed cautious optimism this month with news of the proposed restoration and reuse of the iconic Schenley (née Bernheim) Distillery Building at 822 South 15th Street. Part of the otherwise contentious STAR BioEnergy anaerobic digester proposal,...
The Dillon House on Second Street has been through hell and back. Over the past decade, the century-old house flooded, burned, and is now in the process of rising from those ashes. A group called Victorian Louisville is leading the...
Two of Louisville most exciting development projects have taken a step forward. Last Friday, the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority awarded preliminary approval to both the Rabbit Hole Distillery in Nulu and to the redevelopment of Paristown Pointe around the...
While tiny homes appear to be gaining popularity, the majority of Americans are actually moving into bigger and bigger dwellings. Houses are following the same trend as burgers and cars: they are getting super-sized. Americans are managing to squeeze...
In three weeks, the old Louisville Water Company Building on Third Street would have celebrated its 110th anniversary. The Georgian-style building opened on December 19, 1910 in a style that would have stood out among Downtown Louisville's heavy Victorian architecture.
Architect Theodore...
A person walking along Terry Road in Pleasure Ridge Park this month was hit and killed by a motorist. James H. Dennison Jr., 59, was walking a quarter mile from his home on the 6700 block of Fenway Road when he was...
Earlier this fall, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposed a major policy change: Instead of requiring roads that receive federal funding to be designed like highways, the agency would change its standards to allow greater flexibility. The implications for urban streets were huge—with...