Mega Projects

Snapshot: Putting A Lid On The Arena

Would you take a look at that arena: the curvy roof has begun. I suppose we could call this point on the northwest corner...

Construction Watch: The Other Giant UofL Sports Project

We've been covering the new arena Downtown since before it was even a hole in the ground, but we haven't checked in with construction...

Arena Mayhem: This Thing’s Getting Tall Edition

We had a chance today to check in with construction progress at the new arena and were pleasantly surprised at how high the structure...

Electric ‘Lattice Towers’ Reduced To Stumps

The electric "Lattice Tower" on the Museum Plaza lot and its counterpart "Lattice Tower Mini" under the Ninth Street interchange are effectively gone. If...

Arena Mayhem: Lawsuits, Contingency Funds, & Renderings, Oh My

There's been quite a bit of news surrounding the downtown arena lately. The most exciting, we think, it the eye candy. The Louisville Arena...

Museum Plaza Watch: ‘Trust Us, This Thing’s Getting Built’

Craig Greenberg went before Metro Council today to answer the tough questions about the state of the Museum Plaza development. We didn't have a...

Demo Watch: Electric Structures Fading Fast

Well, that was fast. Just ten days ago, the electric jungle gym on Third Street was removing its first transformers. Today, the thing is halfway...

Arena Mayhem: Shoring Wall Now Gigantic

The shoring wall at the arena site along Main Street is now huge. You can judge by the people standing next to the wall...

Museum Plaza Electric Tower Sprouts

It's really something when an electric pole becomes big news. When there's a 63-story, $450 million, starchitect designed mega-tower resting on the hopes and...