Louisville

Snapshot: Mockingbird Terrace Rises

A new condo development near the corner of Mockingbird Valley Road and Mellwood Avenue just east of Zorn Avenue has made substantial progress. I...

Report Problems Around Louisville with See.Click.Fix

Ever see some problem around the city and want it fixed? Maybe it's a pothole or a burnt out street light or even a...

Norton Commons Building Awarded LEED Gold Certification

An office building in Norton Commons has been awarded LEED Gold certification indicating the building has achieved the second highest level of sustainability as...

Who Would Have Thought Opera Was Sung There

While looking through some old books last week, I found an engraving captioned "New Albany Opera House." Not knowing New Albany ever had such...

Blindly Following Codes Creates Poor Sidewalks

We have codes and regulations describing everything from avoiding dangerous pitfalls to accommodating wheelchair accessibility. The intent of these rules is supposed to make...

Senate Candidate Proposes Transportation Overhaul

  The Mongiardo Plan for Statewide Passenger Rail Yesterday (Thursday, December 3, 2009), Dr. Daniel Mongiardo gave a presentation to the CART membership calling for a...

Residences Planned On Fourth Street’s Caperton Block

Bill Weyland of City Properties Group continues to plot Downtown's rebirth centered at Fourth and Chestnut Streets. I told you about his plans for...

Lost Louisville: Russell’s Ideal Theater

The Ideal Theater is long gone, replaced by a parking lot for a Domino's Pizza shack. Originally built in 1912 at 2315 West Market...

Arena Mayhem: Now With 80 Percent More Curve

There it is in all its glory. The roof of the arena has become a wall. A veritable waterfall one day of glass and...