Louisville

Worst: A zoning battle in Anchorage sends Reynolds Metals packing

  High-tech research complexes with well-paid engineers and office staff is what all cities seek in business recruitment efforts. Who wouldn’t want such a property-value-enhancing...

How to beat extreme heat: Strategies for combating the urban heat...

Four years ago, Louisville, Kentucky, awoke to an alarming urban trend. This forward-thinking southern city—recently ranked as America’s most livable by the U.S. Conference...

This eight-story hotel is planned to fill a decades-old parking lot...

Development in Downtown Louisville is now officially very exciting—soon construction crews will be in every corner of the core city with a variety of...

Best: Victorian elegance lives on Louisville’s most beautiful street, St. James...

  Louisville’s most picturesque residential street is unquestionably St. James Court. Set within the elegant Victorian Old Louisville neighborhood, St. James Court is an aesthetic...

Worst: The Twin Spires have been obscured with muddled architecture

  Churchill Downs is one of the most visible and well-known parts of Louisville's identity—the racetrack's iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs are recognized around...

For Sale: What would you like to see fill West Main...

A signature building along West Main Street is on the market. Louisville Forward, the city's economic development department, announced at the end of January...

Worst: Louisville made a huge mistake trashing its once-robust trolley system

  Derby Day, 1948, was the last day of trolley operation in Louisville. What once was an extensive, thriving transportation system has now been relegated to...

Best: Design keeps Louisville’s libraries at the center of the community

  “Libraries? Who goes to libraries anymore?” Well, anyone who might say that sure hasn’t visited a library in Louisville lately. Libraries today are far...

Man killed by hit-and-run motorist at Bardstown Road and Emerson Avenue

A man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist Sunday night at Bardstown Road and Emerson Avenue. Police found the victim Sunday morning around 6:00a.m....