Butchertown

Butchertown

Boland-Maloney Site A Butchertown Let-Down

What could have been a huge opportunity for the Butchertown neighborhood leaves me thinking, "Meh." The old Boland-Maloney lumber yard warehouse has been for...
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How Another Butchertown Handled Gentrification

Louisville's Butchertown neighborhood is going through a period of transition. It's been heated at times when dealing with issues like the JBS Swift slaughterhouse,...

Public Trash Cans Needed, Planned In Butchertown

A tipster wrote in over the weekend describing a common problem in Louisville neighborhoods: the lack of public trash cans. While this plea focuses...

Historic Butchertown Blog Talks With Andy Blieden

Edna Kubala, who just authored a great book on the history of Butchertown, has been blogging about the neighborhood at Historic Butchertown. She recently...

Butchertown History Book Reveals Neighborhood’s Hidden Heritage

Okay, so the photo above technically isn't within the official boundaries of Butchertown today, but during the days of the Bourbon Stockyards, East Market...

Butchertown’s Church Keeps Mayor Abramson Hopeful

Mayor Abramson delivered his final State of the City address last week to the Rotary Club. His speech maintained a hopeful tone, but one...

Gastropub Setting Up Shop In Butchertown

Butchertown is getting a gastropub. The Blind Pig will open for business in late January or early February as renovations finish up on its...

Land Use And The Future Of Butchertown

As anticipated, the Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustments (BOZA) will not revoke JBS Swift's conditional use permit to operate a slaughterhouse in Butchertown. One...

Swift Battle Affects More Than Butchertown

Early Monday morning at the Old Jail Building on Jefferson Square at about 8:30am, the Board of Zoning Adjustments will call the latest meeting...