Urban Industry

Slugger Field is One Hot Potato

Okay, we all know how great Slugger Field is. Just take it from USA Today who ranked the ballpark as one of the top...

Land Use And The Future Of Butchertown

As anticipated, the Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustments (BOZA) will not revoke JBS Swift's conditional use permit to operate a slaughterhouse in Butchertown. One...

Swift Battle Affects More Than Butchertown

Early Monday morning at the Old Jail Building on Jefferson Square at about 8:30am, the Board of Zoning Adjustments will call the latest meeting...

More Illegal Behavior Alleged At JB Swift Plant

Butchertown and the JB Swift Company have been fighting for a while over an illegal expansion to the pork slaughterhouse's facility (among other things)...

Growing A City Around Zones Of Industry

In its analysis of the deadly ammonia leak at an industrial site near the University of Louisville this week, LEO's FatLip blog brought up...

Big Blank Thursday: Butchertown Behind The Fence Edition

This week's big blank wall is industrial like weeks prior, but it isn't attached to a building. It's much worse: it doesn't provide the...

Big Blank Thursdays: Mellwood Avenue Edition

This week's big blank wall was found on Mellwood Avenue between Frankfort Avenue and Brownsboro Road. To be fair, this area is dominated by...

Big Blank Thursdays: Main Street’s Giant Blue Whale

This week's blank wall covers nearly an entire block of East Main Street and is home to family-owned Service Tanks Corporation. Even though the...