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Construction activity picks up at the Omni Louisville Hotel site

It's only been a couple of weeks since the tower cranes hovering over the Omni block in Downtown Louisville began to rise into their...

Omni Digs In: First construction spotted on the Omni Louisville Hotel...

The Omni Louisville Hotel celebrated its ceremonial groundbreaking back on January 29, but construction activity is just now starting to really become visible on the...

You decide: Is Milwaukee building a clone of the KFC Yum!...

It sure looks like the architects behind Louisville's KFC Yum! Center are pushing a very similar design for a new arena for the Milwaukee...

Leading Pedestrian Intervals make crossing the street a little safer in...

In an effort to increase street safety in Downtown Louisville, the city is making changes to the timing of traffic lights to promote slower...

Architect Kulapat Yantrasast discusses design of the Speed Art Museum before...

The Speed Art Museum officially reopens on Saturday, March 12. And we couldn't be more excited. Ever since the project was announced in 2008 and...

Best: For a century-and-a-half, the Louisville Water Company keeps design on...

  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...

Worst: Louisville went crazy with the wrecking ball in the name...

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...

Worst: Louisville’s original layout didn’t encourage the synergy that could have...

  Centuries ago, Louisville’s Central Business District (CBD) was planned with a “linear” layout, as opposed to a “compact” one. Instead of concentrating development around...

City leaders celebrate ceremonial groundbreaking for the 30-story Omni Louisville Hotel

Downtown Louisville's Omni Hotel & Residences—now called the Omni Louisville Hotel—is officially underway. The mega-project held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the corner of Second...