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Support The Iron Quarter At Friday’s Trolley Hop

This Friday, May 7 is a trolley hop day and May is National Preservation Month. What better time for a preservation-minded trolley hop? The...

What Should Happen At First And Liberty?

A nondescript tan building on the southwest corner of First and Liberty Streets has been declared surplus by the City of Louisville meaning it...

Effort To Save The Iron Quarter Underway

This week, developer Todd Blue of Cobalt Ventures and owner of a series of 19th century buildings on West Main Street dubbed the Iron...
Zoes Kitchen To Open Soon Downtown (Photo courtesy tipster)

Zoes Kitchen To Open Soon In The PNC Tower

In late March, the C-J reported that a Birmingham, Alabama based restaurant planned to open in the PNC Plaza tower at Fifth and Jefferson...
Construction at Sapporo on Fourth Street (Courtesy tipster)

Snapshot: Fourth Street Sapporo Construction

A tipster sent in this photo today of construction progress at the new Sapporo on Fourth Street. It looks like Fourth south of Cordish...

Another Call For A Toll Free Bridges Solution

Steve Wiser, a local architect, historian, and occasional contributor to Broken Sidewalk, has been tweaking his proposal for a solution to the Ohio River Bridges...
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...

Mayor Abramson Wants Blue To Sell Iron Quarter Buildings

Yesterday, I told you about a report that suggests a series of 19th century buildings on the 100 block of West Main Street comprising...

Ice House Lofts Plans Refined, Design Approved

A large, windowless brick building on East Main Street is ready to move forward as a mix of condos, apartments, office, and retail space...