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Saturday January 24, 2026
Local Connection
Event designed to give an overview of South Louisville for independent business owners
In May of 2013, the Louisville Independent Business Alliance teamed up with Metro government, leaders from the Southwest Dream Team and the South Louisville Business Association to launch the ‘keep South Louisville weird’ campaign, which is much more than just a slogan. The group has conducted and analyzed studies, gathered facts, and started education efforts so that area residents know why it’s important to support independent businesses. Now, the group is hosting an event where independent business owners are invited to learn more about South Louisville. Continue reading
Louisville Metro Animal Services is making an effort to help pet owners not only protect their furry friends, but also to be in compliance with the law.
Louisville Metro Code 91.020 requires license and rabies vaccination tags for all dogs and cats over four months old. Despite being the law, however, it is estimated that less than 20% of cats, dogs and ferrets in Jefferson County are licensed. Having your pet licensed doesn’t just keep you legal, either – it also helps keep both pets and people safe. If a tagged pet is lost, the license information helps Metro Animal Services reunite them with their owner. The vaccination requirement helps to protect your pet from disease in the case that it comes into contact with an infected animal; keeping your pet healthy and helping to prevent the spread of diseases such as rabies. The tags also let anyone who comes across a lost animal that it is up to date on its shots, making one less thing to worry about if a roaming animal is encountered.
License fees are $9 for spayed or neutered animals and $50 for unaltered animals. Senior citizens are eligible for a discounted license fee of $4.50 per animal for up to two animals per household. Animal Services also offers low cost rabies, license and microchip clinics around the area. Upcoming dates include
- May 29, 4-7 PM at Manslick Animal Care Center – 3705 Manslick Rd, 40215
- June 4, 4-7 PM at Animal House Adoption Center – 3516 newburg Rd, 40218
- June 21, 9 AM -1 PM at Okolona Library – 7709 Preston Hwy 40219
At the clinics, licenses are available for the usual fees, rabies vaccinations are available for $8 and microchips for $25.
U of L and UK Could Face Off in Race to College World Series
Between our Cincinnatti Reds-affiliated minor league Bats and our Louisville Slugger bats, Louisville is steeped in baseball. Louisville’s love of baseball is what draws so many to the beautiful downtown Slugger Field, setting numerous attendance records and keeping the Bats among the highest attended minor league teams year after year. Louisville is no slouch in the college sports arena either, with nearly 40 NCAA men’s basketball tournament appearances, 15 appearances by the women’s basketball team, and 18 bowl games for the football team.
Given this love of America’s Pastime and strong collegiate athletic background, it should be no surprise that Louisville will be one of 16 regional hosts for the 68th annual 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as teams compete for a trip to Omaha for the College World Series. This marks the fifth time that Louisville will host the games, making them a relative newcomer compared to institutions like Florida State, Miami (FL) and LSU, who have hosted 31, 24 and 22 times, respectively.
The Louisville Cardinals have made seven trips to the tournament with two of them taking them on to the College World Series in 2007 and 2013. Louisville, top seeded in this year’s double-elimination regionals at 45-15, will face off against Mid American Conference champs Kent State (36-21) at 6 PM this Friday at U of L’s Jim Patterson Stadium. Winners of Friday’s games will face off at 5PM Saturday afternoon while the losers will play their elimination game earlier in the afternoon. This means that if the 35-23 Kentucky Wildcats best 34-24 Kansas, we will see another Battle of the Commonwealth to move forward in the tournament to the best-of-three Super Regionals.
Tickets to attend all regional sessions at Jim Patterson Stadium are $70 for chairback reserved seats and are available through Ticketmaster, by calling (502) 462-2737 or at the Papa John’s Stadium ticket office. Student all-session tickets are $45. Single-session tickets are available for $10-15 at the Papa John’s Stadium ticket office at 9 AM on Friday or at Jim Patterson Stadium at noon on Saturday.
Winners of the Super Regionals then move on to double-elimination bracket play to determine who will go on to the best-of-three championship series that starts on June 23 at Ameritrade park in Omaha, Nebraska. The full 2014 NCAA baseball D1 tournament Bracket is available online.
Says Swaying is Normal for this Ride
Despite concern sparked by amateur video showing Kentucky Kingdom’s new steel roller coaster, Lightning Run, swaying as cars pass along a section of track, the park assures the public that the ride is perfectly safe.
The ride, which features a 100-foot tall 80-degree drop and reaches speeds of 55 miles per hour, was manufactured by Chance Rides of Wichita, KS. Complete specifications of the ride, Chance Rides’s first Hyper GT-X coaster, are available here. Kentucky Kingdom’s communications directory, John Mulcahy, says that the swaying seen in the video is there by design and is a natural part of a high speed ride like Lightning Run.
Anyone who has spent time at an amusement park with large roller coasters has probably noticed movement as the ground shakes or the track sways after the cars pass, although the movement in the video above does seem exaggerated compared to many rides.
Have you visited Kentucky Kingdom and taken a turn on Lightning Run? What do you think about the track swaying? Share your thoughts in the comments section below
This year’s Abbey Road on the River on the Louisville waterfront is in full swing. Although the World’s Largest Beatles-Inspired Music Festival officially kicked off on Thursday, the weekend will undoubtedly be the busiest days. AROTR features more than 200 concerts, including headliners The Beach Boys, talks and lectures, art displays, vendors and more with events spread between the Muhammad Ali Center, Belvedere Festival Park and the Galt House Hotel. Even if you didn’t win the pair of tickets in our giveaway (congratulations, Kyle B!), you still have time to get tickets and enjoy some of this weekend’s beautiful music and great music on the Louisville waterfront.
Check out the photos below from Louisville’s 2014 Abbey Road on the River. Be sure to check back often for more as they become available.
Republican US Senate Race
| MITCH MCCONNELL | 205,006 | 60% |
| MATT BEVIN | 122,037 | 36% |
| SHAWNA STERLING | 6,934 | 2% |
| CHRIS PAYNE | 5,164 | 2% |
| BRAD COPAS | 2,622 | 1% |
Democrat US Senate Race
| ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES | 298,740 | 76% |
| GREGORY LEICHTY | 31,902 | 8% |
| BURREL FARNSLEY | 31,461 | 8% |
| TOM RECKTENWALD | 29,030 | 7% |
The LFPL summer reading program starts June 1st and, to help get area children in the reading spirit, there will be a kick-off event at the main library branch on May 31 from 10 AM through 12:30.
Kids from birth through 5th grade can be enrolled in the “Read Big” program using the form available at any library location after June 1. Each participant who read 10 books by August 9th will receive a number of prizes, including a backpack, passes to area attractions such as the Kentucky Science Center, Frazier History Museum, a Louisville Bats baseball game, the Rauch Planetarium, and more. Participants who complete the program will also be entered to win one of the grand prizes, including a $500 Barnes & Noble shopping spree, a backpack full of school supplies, 4 passes to the Louisville Zoo and more. Continue reading
