Thursday, March 6, 2014
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It’s that time of year again when we change our clocks and spring ahead. Beginning at 2:00 AM on Sunday. Clocks will move ahead and we will lose an hour.
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As a gentle reminder from Metro Public Works (MPW) it is the responsibility of all persons or businesses owning or occupying property abutting a public street in Louisville Metro to remove snow within 24 hours after a snow event. Where property is occupied by someone other than the owners the duty shall be on the owner or the tenants. When removed the snow shall be placed either on private property or in the public driveway at a distance not less than 12 inches from the curbing of the sidewalk. However, in no event shall the snow be so placed as to obstruct the free passage of water in the gutter or in the direction of any sewer or catch basin.
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The Frankfort Avenue corridor is home to more than 90 woman-owned businesses and service providers. To celebrate the accomplishments of these women, and ALL women, the Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA) will honor International Women's Day with two events that are free and open to the public. International Women's Day is held each year on March 8th to celebrate women's achievements throughout history and across nations, and the theme for 2014 is "Inspiring Change". This event is sponsored by Margaret's Consignment.
A reception will be held on Friday, March 7th beginning at 6:00pm at Paul Hat Work's, 1319 Story Avenue, where Frankfort Avenue women business owners will share their experiences, followed by a short discussion and Q&A session. At 7:30pm, FABA will publicly recognize 9th District Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh for her outstanding service and contributions to the community, and then the networking portion of the evening will begin. Complimentary refreshments will be served and attendees can enter to win a basket of Frankfort Avenue goodies.
On Saturday, March 8th - International Women's Day - the public is invited to "Shop the Majority" and enjoy an all-day event including special offers and discounts for women at participating retailers along the Avenue. Purple balloons will designate the businesses that have special offers that day.
- Frankfort Avenue's Independent Theatre Company, Looking for Lilith, will offer 2-for-1 admission ($18) to the 2:00pm matinee performance of Luz, an immigrant's epic surreal journey of survival and hope, which is showing at the Henry Clay, 604 S. 3rd Street. To get the discount offer, attendees must pick up a coupon/postcard at Lexie's Trading Post and show it at the box office upon arrival at the show.
- Jacqueline Saltsman Massage Therapy, 103 Crescent Avenue, is offering 20% off all massage services for women during the week of March 2nd-8th. Appointments can be scheduled online at jacquelinesaltsman.com.
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Just Creations, 2722 Frankfort Avenue, will kick-off a month-long program to support women artisans in Guatemala and expand the educational opportunities for their children. All are invited to send a message to women in Guatemala, and donations will be accepted throughout the month of March to support the school at UPAVIM, a Fair Trade cooperative in Guatemala City.
- Lexie's Trading Post, 2224 Frankfort Avenue, will give all women who spend $25 or more a FREE bar of Lexie's of Louisville Soap.
- The Tangerine Closet, 2359 Frankfort Avenue, will offer 10% off to all women shoppers and 20% off to all women business owners.
- Crescent Hill Trading Co., 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a 10% discount off all jewelry and serve refreshments.
- Davidson Design, 2528 Frankfort Avenue, will deeply discount selected items throughout the store for one day only!
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Guestroom Records, 1806 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a 10% discount on all female artists and collect donations for the Girls Rock Camp Alliance http://girlsrockcampalliance.org/about-2/about/
- Four Sisters, 2246 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a 10% discount to all women and give out handmade tissue flowers.
- BAZ and BEA Boutique, located in the Mellwood Art Center, will offer store-wide discounts of $10 off of $50 or $25 off of $100 minimum purchases and between 2pm-6pm customers can meet with a personal stylist and enter to win hourly giveaways.
- A Reader's Corner Bookstore, 2044 Frankfort Avenue, will offer all women a 20% discount and serve refreshments.
- Hair by Helen Garvey, 1841 Brownsboro Road, will offer free brow waxing from 11am-1pm.
- Ta Dah Unique Boutique, 2033 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a 15% discount on all purchases and serve mimosas and desserts. Local designer Craig Johnson will also be demonstrating some of his jewelry techniques.
- The Urban Farmhouse Market, 2830 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a 10% discount on all purchases, excluding sale items and custom orders.
- Margaret's Consignment, 2700 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a 10% discount to anyone who mentions "International Women's Day" at checkout.
- Carmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will give away an advance readers copy of a forthcoming book (grab bag style) to every woman who makes a purchase!
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Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) is bringing SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Louisville for the 6th year. The festival will be presented on Saturday, March 15, 2013, from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street. An opening reception will be held at 6 PM with food, and drink provided by our sponsors Wiltshire Pantry and Kentucky Ale. And thanks to Quest Outdoors, we're raffling off a Jackson Journey Kayak! You don’t need to be present to win, so get your raffle tickets even if you can’t make the show! Tickets are $15 each or $25 for ticket and 1 year KWA membership. For more event information visit http://kwalliance.org/sixth-annual-wild-scenic-film-festival/.
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United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM) is conducting a survey of residents in the 40206 zip code neighborhoods to better understand the current needs of those who live in their service area. They will use this information to plan new programs at UCHM and to work with other organizations so that they may create or expand services as unmet needs are identified. If you live in the 40206 zip code and have not received (or returned) a hardcopy survey you received in the mail, please take a few minutes to fill out the online survey. The information you provide will help UCHM immensely. It is their hope to grow programs as they continue their efforts to serve neighbors and build better community. Questions please call 893-0346.
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The 9th District Urban Services District (USD) will have junk collection set-out on a select weekend in March 2014, depending on your address. You may begin setting out your junk Friday afternoon prior to your junk pick-up week and must have it all out by Monday at 6:00 AM. For your specific junk set-out weekend please visit http://mapit.louisvilleky.gov/ and enter your address, call the office at 574-1109, or email Kyle Ethridge. For collection guidelines please visit www.louisvilleky.gov/solidwaste. You may now sign up for junk set out reminders by email and text. Click here to sign up today!
From Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29, to correspond with Junk Pick Up dates, River Metals Recycling (RMR) is inviting 9th District Residents to receive higher rates for recycling scrap metal: an extra $10 per net ton for sheet metal/appliances and 5 cents per pound extra for aluminum cans and copper. To participate, print the coupon attached to this email and bring your scrap metal to RMR at 2045 River Road between March 24-29. Thanks to RMR for offering this incentive and for its support of the Green Triangle. Go green with RMR and get your green! Keep metal out of the landfill by taking it to River Metals to be recycled instead of setting it out for Junk Pick Up.
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Information provided by Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street – Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4313, (502)574-6230
Case Number: 14VARIANCE1013
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review for a variance from the Land Development Code to allow a fence to exceed the maximum height along the Winton Avenue street side yard.
Subject Property: 3201 Brownsboro Road
Case Manager: Latondra Yates (latondra.yates@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, March 17, 2014
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center, Conference Room 101, 444 So. 5th Street 40202
Case Number: 13DEVPLAN1124
You are invited to attend a proposal for a Revised Detailed District Development Plan and Amendment to Binding Elements for the Herald Development. There are no changes to the plan or binding elements as this is for the sole purpose to reapprove an expired plan. ***THIS CASE WAS RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014***
Subject Property: 3610 Lexington Rd.
Case Manager: David B. Wagner (david.wagner@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Development Review Committee
Date: ***Wednesday, March 19, 2014***
Time: Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 1st Floor Conference Room, 444 S. 5th Street 40202
For basic details for above case/s please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/. Click on “Case Information – eCustomer Services” link. Then select the “home” tab and select the type of case and enter the above case number. For specific case information please call or email the above listed case manager. If you have any questions please contact Planning & Design directly at 574-6230.
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My office is partnering with the Louisville Asset Building Coalition (LABC) to provide FREE VITA tax preparation services in February/March 2014. This service is for individuals/families who earned $52,000 less in adjusted gross income in 2013. If you received income from the sale of your home, own rental property OR received $10,000 in cash in self-employment and $5,000 in expenses you are not eligible for this FREE tax service. FREE tax preparation will be offered on March 14 and 28 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at United Crescent Hill Ministries, located at 150 S State Street. At this time we are taking names for our wait list. Call today to get on the list or visit the Louisville Asset Building Coalition (LABC) website for a list of other locations, http://labcservices.org.
LABC has two FREE self-file options available on their website.
- Did you make $31,000 or less in AGI in 2013? Then click here to use Turbo Tax Freedom Edition.
- Did you make $58,000 or less in AGI in 2013? Then click here to use My Free Taxes to self-file.
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The Community Affairs Committee of the Louisville Metro hosted the 12th Annual Black History Program as part of Black History Month last Thursday, February 27. The program highlighted the work of individuals in each of the 26 districts of the Louisville Metro Council. The 9th District honored Ms. Toni Graves from the Clifton Heights neighborhood for her outstanding volunteer work. If you missed the meeting you may watch it online by visiting http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroCouncil/granicus-ifame.htm, and selecting the Community Affairs Committee 02/27/14 video.
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Golfers are being offered a $3 discount during March at Metro Parks golf courses. Golfers can register for a coupon, redeemable at any of Metro Parks’ nine public golf courses, at www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/golf/golfspecials.htm. The discount is good weekdays between the hours of 12 and 4 p.m., and on the weekends from 2 to 4 p.m. The purchase of an 18-hole round with a cart rental is required for the discount. The discount applies only to regular-priced rounds and not in conjunction with any other discount offers. Golfers will be able to redeem the discount through March 31. For more information visit their website at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/golf/golfspecials.htm.
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Louisville Metro Parks & Recreation has adopted minimal increases in greens fees at the nine public golf courses it operates. The new rates take effect March 1, and are the first fee increases in two years. The increases do not exceed 50 cents per 18-hole round, and in some cases are only 25 cents. Rates for annual golf passes, annual golf cart discount card, and private cart trail fees remain the same. Summer season greens fees will now range between $11.75 and $16.50, depending on the course. Senior, Junior and Twilight fees are discounted more than 40% off the regular rates. Additional savings are possible with purchase of an annual pass. For a chart describing the rate increases for each individual course, and more information on our golf courses, please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/golf/.
The Pace Car Program is a citizen-based traffic calming initiative that encourages residents to take responsibility for their own driving while setting the "pace" for safer streets and neighborhoods. Residents will be able to sign an official Pace Car registration form and pledge the following:
“Drive the speed limit on city streets, especially in residential areas, setting the pace for vehicles behind me; stop completely at STOP signs and don’t run red lights; be courteous to all bicyclists; pedestrians and other motorists; give myself enough travel time so that I am not sacrificing safety or courtesy; devote my full attention to driving by avoiding distractions, i.e.: cell phones; not be pressured by the impatience of other drivers to exceed the speed limit; keep my sense of humor, life’s too short to let driving stress my out!; and display the Metro Pace Car Program decals or bumper stickers.”
By signing this pledge you will receive an official Pace Car bumper sticker or car window sticker to display on your vehicle. The sticker will alert other drivers that they are taking part in the citizen-based effort to address the problems of traffic speed and safety.
To sign up for this program please click here to download the Official Pledge Form. Read, sign and date the form and return it to our office. Please indicate if you would prefer a bumper or window sticker for the program.
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Below are some Ninth District calendar events! To view a full listing of events please visit the Ninth District Blog at www.district9news.wordpress.com
If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Kyle Ethridge.
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Friday, March 7 – Friday, April 11: Fish Fry Fridays at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2822 Frankfort Avenue, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinners are $7.50 and include a fish sandwich and two sides (cole slaw, green beans, french fries) and soup is $3. Questions please call the church at 895-2429.
Friday, March 7: Colon Cancer Prevention Project hosts the Bottoms Up Bash from 7:30 to midnight at the Mellwood Arts Center, 1860 Mellwood Avenue. Join for heavy appetizers, drinks, dancing to the popular local band Kudmani, and a silent auction. A limited number of VIP tables and tickets are still available. Click here for Tickets and more information here. This is a 21 and up event. Wear blue for colon cancer prevention.
Friday, March 7 – Friday, April 18: Varanese Restaurant, located at 2106 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a special prix fixe menu during the Lenten season for customers looking for non-meat options on Friday evenings. The menu will be available on Friday evenings during Lent, beginning Friday, March 7 through Friday, April 18. The dinner for two will cost $50, plus tax and gratuity. Varanese will also feature two unique fish specials every night of the week during Lent, in addition to the prix fixe menu. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (502) 899-9904 or emailing letsdine@varanese.com.
Saturday, March 8: Crescent Hill Library hosts Adult Book Discussion at 10:30 a.m. – Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald. Books available at Branch Circulation Desk.
Saturday, March 8: Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Ave, will celebrate the life and career of author, activist, and education pioneer Helen Keller with a special showing of clips from her 1919 autobiographical film, Deliverance. There will be two showings: 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. reservations are not necessary. Call 899-2213 for more information.
Saturday, March 8: Carmichael’s Bookstore – 2720 Frankfort Ave – welcomes Ryan Clark and Joe Cox for a discussion of their new book Fightin’ Words: Kentucky vs. Louisville at 5:30 p.m. Authors of the bestseller 100 Things Wildcats Fan Should Know and Do Before They Die, their new book covers everything from the 12 games between the rivals before the 1983 game, the 24-year buildup (and 61 years since the last regular season matchup) to the 1983 game and how it finally became an annual rivalry, and then individual chapters for the 31 UK/UL games since. Each chapter contains pregame analysis, game coverage, and post-game discussion, with firsthand interviews from players involved. Clark and Cox reveal the effects of each game on both teams and on the history of college basketball. A book signing will follow the talk. http://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/fightin-words-kentucky-vs-louisville
Sunday, March 9: Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society’s March program Bob Hill, retired Courier-Journal columnist and currently historian of the Parklands of Floyds Fork, will present a fun and interesting Power Point presentation on John Floyd, the Floyds Fork namesake, as well as the Parklands system development. Meeting is at 2:00 p.m. on the 2nd floor, St Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Ave. The program is free and visitors are welcome.
Sunday, March 9: Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave, welcomes activist, author, and organizer Penny Rosenwasser for a discussion of her new book Hope into Practice : Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite our Fears at 4:00 p.m. www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/activist-penny-rosenwasser-discuss-her-new-book
Sunday, March 9: The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, will host a film screening of “Barzan” at 7:00pm as part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, a program that brings the best of independent film to communities across the South. The investigative documentary examines terrorism, immigration and the sacrifices we make to protect the American dream. Following the screening, one of the film’s co-directors, Bradley Hutchinson, will engage with the audience in a discussion about the film. The event is free with a suggested donation and a cash bar will be available.
Tuesday, March 11:Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Avenue, will host the Drew Neiman Wine Dinner with a reception at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm. The evening will feature special guest speaker Drew Neiman, founder of Napa Valley’s Neiman Cellars, and a six-course dinner paired with wines handpicked by Neiman. The cost is $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (502) 899-9904 or emailing letsdine@varanese.com.
Tuesday, March 11: Crescent Hill Library hosts DVD Viewing and Discussion at 7:00 p.m. Join them to view and discuss She Is the Matador (Ella Es el Matador), a documentary that reveals the surprising history of women and bullfighting in Spain and offers fascinating profiles of two female matadors currently in the arena.
Tuesday, March 11: Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave, welcomes Kentucky native Paulette Livers for a reading from her haunting debut novel Cementville at 7:00 p.m. www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/debut-novelist-paulette-livers-read-her-new-book-cementville
Thursday, March 13: One of the most noted young talents to emerge in Cajun music in recent memory, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole will perform at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street at 7:30pm. A cash bar will be available during the concert. Tickets are $18-$25 and can be purchased at CliftonCenter.org or at Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
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