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Saturday January 24, 2026
Local Connection
The school year will be drawing to a close soon and local students will find themselves with much more time on their hands. There are many great destinations for summer activities in the Louisville area and TARC is helping Louisville youth reach those destinations with their summer youth bus passes.
Summer youth passes are available online now. These $30 passes allow unlimited rides through August 31 by passengers age 6 through 19 on all TARC routes, including great destinations such as all of our beautiful parks, shopping malls, and attractions such as the downtown museums, the Louisville Zoo and this summer’s newest attraction Kentucky Kingdom. This will also give area youth easy access to summer programs, sports activities and summer job opportunities.
Visit the Transit Authority of River City website for a full system map to see where you can go this summer.
Kentucky is known for a lot of things. Thoroughbred horses. Fried Chicken. Abraham Lincoln. Cassius Clay. The Kentucky Derby. And sweet, sweet bourbon.
Although the popular myth that bourbon has to be made in Kentucky is not true, it might as well be. More than 95% of the world’s bourbon comes from Kentucky. In fact, we have more barrels of bourbon aging here in the Commonwealth (nearly five million) than we have Kentucky residents! Kentucky bourbon is so good for the same reason that our horses are so good: the low-iron, high-calcium water that is filtered through our ubiquitous limestone.
So, if it is not being made in Kentucky, what makes bourbon bourbon? According to US law (27 C.F.R. S5.22), bourbon has to meet several requirements. It must be:
- Produced in the United States
- Made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn
- Aged in new, charred oak barrels
- Distilled to no more than 160 proof (80% alcohol by volume)
- Barreled for aging at no more than 125 proof (62.5% ABV)
- Bottled at 80 proof or more (40% ABV)
Knowing a few random facts about bourbon is nice, but it does not tell the whole story. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, stretching across the central Bluegrass State, offers opportunities to tour the distilleries to learn about bourbon’s history, watch the production process, breath in a portion of the Angel’s Share and, if you’re over 21, even try out a few sips of the amber-colored treasure.
More than a dozen students are being treated after complaining of minor injuries following a JCPS bus accident downtown.
Bus 0155, carrying 27 students, was struck by a car that police say ran a red light in front of the bus two blocks west of Dixie Highway at 22nd and Oak Streets. The accident happened just before 8:30 AM today as the bus was traveling to Hawthorne Elementary School.
With the upcoming Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay opening, there will be no shortage of opportunity in Louisville for thrill rides and water park fun. Now, with a planned TARC service adjustments, it will be even easier for park patrons and employees to get to and from the parks while allowing visitors to avoid parking fees. This service change takes effect on Sunday, June 8, 2014, alongside a second minor schedule adjustment.
The #2-Second Street TARC route is being adjusted as follows:
The changes have been put into place to give a service option for employees and patrons of Kentucky Kingdom, which opens later this month. TARC riders should catch their bus at stops near Gate 2 and Gate 3 at the Kentucky Fairgrounds.
On Monday, June 9, a trip leaving Louisville International Airport will start at 8:54 a.m., which is 10 minutes later than the previous trip. That southbound trip from downtown will also leave 10 minutes later, at 9:25 a.m., from 5th and Market Street. Additionally, a new weekday trip leaving the airport at 7:12 p.m. will be added.
On Saturdays, new trips leaving 5th and Market at 10:15 a.m. and the airport at 9:12 p.m. will be added. On Sundays and holidays, new trips will be leaving 5th and Market at 10:15 a.m. and the airport at 7:12 p.m.
An unrelated schedule change is also being made to the #43-Poplar Level Road route:
Time adjustments of a few minutes at stops south of Poplar Level Road and Eastern Parkway and Poplar Level Road at Indian Trail will be enacted. Arrival and departure times at stops south of Eastern Parkway will be adjusted by 2-3 minutes on all trips. Stop times at Poplar Level Road and Eastern Parkway and north of that intersection will remain the same.
Three Louisville Cardinals football players had their dreams come true yesterday as they were picked in the first round of the NFL draft. This year marks the first year that three Cardinals were picked in the first round of the draft and the first time that any cardinal was picked in the first round since 2009 when Eric Wood was picked 28th by the Buffalo Bills.
Safety Calvin Pryor was the first to make it to the big leagues when he was picked 18th by the New York Jets, making him the third highest Louisville draft pick since 1964. Next to go, as the 26th overall pick, was defensive end Marcus Smith, going to the Philadelphia Eagles. Last to be called up in the first round was quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, picked 32nd by the Minnesota Vikings.
The 2014 NFL draft continues tonight through Saturday, with the Houston Texans getting the first pick of round two.
This Saturday the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) will host The How-To Festival, where over 100 presenters will share their skills with attendees.
Visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to learn everything from yodeling, belly dancing and archery to making barbecue brisket, cotton candy and cornmeal. The How-To Festival is free to attend thanks to donors to the Library Foundation and the Community Foundation of Louisville and lasts from 10 AM to 3 PM this Saturday, May 10 2014, at the main library branch downtown at 301 York Street.
A map and full schedule of presentations for the How-To Festival is available online. Note that some of the presentations have moved due to the possibility of rain.
Abbey Road on the River returns to the Louisville waterfront May 22-26. Don’t miss out on the music, art, atmosphere and fun this Memorial Day weekend as musical acts from around the world perform in over 200 live shows.
Grab a friend and enter for your chance to win a pair of general admission tickets (arv $60) good any day of the largest Beatles-inspired musical festival in the world as it celebrates 50 years of Beatlemania. You can enter below by connecting with us on Facebook or Twitter (enter every day on Twitter!) or by signing up for the Louisville Dispatch Newsletter between now and the contest close date.
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