Louisville
Brownsboro Road Diet to be Complete This Month
Although a group interested in maintaining the current and dangerous speedway conditions along Brownsboro Road delayed a planned road diet for a year, the...
Fixing Up Fifth: Apartments and Retail Planned at Boarded Up Building
Three investors have begun renovating a long-troubled building at 514 South Fifth Street just south of Muhammad Ali Boulevard. The structure had been boarded...
Disappearing Downtown: What the Flood Didn’t Destroy, Progress Did
We've all seen the horrific photos of the 1937 flood which covered nearly the entire city with frigid, polluted water and snow. Here's a...
Park Watch: Gheens Lodge Under Construction at The Parklands
Construction officially began on June 27 on Beckley Creek Park, one of four major new parks planned along Floyds Fork as part of the...
Death in a Cemetery: Frankel Memorial Chapel Collapses
The small Frankel Memorial Chapel built in 1905 has collapsed. Long-time Broken Sidewalk contributor Diane Deaton-Street pointed out the tragic news and has shared...
August 1: Learn About PARK(ing) Day at City Suds Urbanism Happy...
Back by popular demand, mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 1st between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. at Eiderdown on Goss Avenue. The next City...
12-Lane Highway Gets Started With Ceremonial Wrecking of Downtown
The destruction of Downtown Louisville by twelve lanes of steel and concrete—about 280 feet wide when massive shoulders are added in—began yesterday with the ceremonial...
Bikes and Beer: The Nachbar Adds a Bike Rack
Germantown's iconic Nachbar has always been a popular place to ride your bike (or your moped), but until now, you were lucky to find...
Touching Up An East Broadway Building
An unassuming 19th-century building at 735 East Broadway is receiving a few repairs. Workers have been repairing and painting the front and side facades...