Restaurants & Bars
Construction at McCrory’s building aimed at attracting tenants to Fourth Street
It's been almost eight years since we've peered into the empty storefronts of the old McCrory's building at 544–548 South Fourth Street. Back in...
Andy Blieden’s Butcher Block shows the strength of small-scale economic development
On the edge of Butchertown, East Main Street bends to become Story Avenue. On this block, a row of sorry looking shotgun houses and boarded...
Traditional Vietnamese street food restaurant, Pho Ba Luu, to anchor East...
When you walk into the completed Pho Ba Luu restaurant later this year, you'll notice a fresh combination of old and new architecture. The...
After devastating fire, The Tavern is completely rebuilt in Old Louisville
Around 3:30a.m. on a Tuesday morning in July 2014, The Tavern, an Old Louisville watering hole, caught fire. The blaze was the work of...
Shelby Park and Schnitzelburg winners in latest round of METCO Loan...
The city's Louisville Metropolitan Business Development Corporation issued its latest round of funding under the METCO banner on Friday. Two loans totalling $112,580 were awarded to...
Ignoring the street for 30 years, this ’80s building will soon...
It's a common refrain that buildings today aren't built to last. Compared to the sturdy masonry of the 19th century of the hulking concrete...
That ghoulish head on East Market Street? It’s The Taj bar...
It's hard to miss the ghoulish screaming face jutting from the facade of 807 East Market Street in Nulu. It's the site of what will...
Enormous beer bar on Bardstown Road shapes up, reveals new renderings
Construction is well underway on Bardstown Road's newest bar and pub, HopCat. We last checked in at the site in October when crews were...
Yang Kee Noodle’s new Baxter Avenue cafe is a model on...
Here's a story you don't see everyday: a former fast-food outlet is being repurposed without its drive through. That's the news on the sharply...