Our monthly morning coffee meeting is next weekend! Join us at Sister Bean's Coffeehouse (5225 New Cut Rd) from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8th, to chat about the things going on in District 12 over a nice cup of coffee. Contact our office at 574-1112 if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!

Be sure to mark your calendars and join us for our next District 12 Dialogue, which will feature updates about PRP and Southwest Louisville. Representatives from LMPD, IPL, MSD and Congressman Yarmuth's office will be present for questions. We hope to see many of our constituents there!

When: Tuesday, August 18th at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Southwest Regional Library, 9725 Dixie Hwy.

If you have any questions or for more information, please contact us at 574-1112 or by email at liz.kennedy@louisvilleky.gov

The new school year is just around the corner! Join Councilman Blackwell and Councilman Yates at the Southwest YMCA for FREE activities, including pizza, inflatables, Mad Science activities (for $1 each), swimming and group fitness demonstrations.

Where: Southwest YMCA, 2800 Fordhaven Rd.

When: Friday, August 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

JCPS Summer Meals are good for students' bodies and healthier students are great for EVERYBODY! This summer, kids can have nutritious meals at no charge at any of the JCPS Summer Meal Sites. All you have to be is 18 year of age or younger and eat the meal at the site. Adults will not be served. So come and enjoy a nutritious meal free of charge at a JCPS Summer Meals Site near you! 

Meals are distributed at Riverview Park (8202 Greenwood Rd) through this Friday between 1:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Last year, the National Night out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states. The program is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.

The LMPD 3rd Division will host our Southwest National Night Out next week. This community event is also a fun night of entertainment for the whole family. There will be activity booths, an obstacle course and a bouncy booth for kids, face painting, and more! “This is a great way for citizens to meet the Officers that work hard to keep our Southwest communities safe,” said Councilman Rick Blackwell. “I hope everyone takes this opportunity to learn about how to be vigilant and how to make our neighborhoods safer.”

When: August 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Where: Home Depot, 6840 Dixie Hwy.

For more information, contact the LMPD 3rd Division at 574-2135.

South Louisville Community Ministries will be partnering with Churchill Downs again this year at the magnificent landmark location of Millionaires Row 4, overlooking the racetrack and Louisville cityscape. Over 600 attendees and more than 20 restaurants are expected to participate. It is a great opportunity to sample the specialty dishes of South Louisville and area restaurants.

Please drop off any items for the Silent Auction at the SLCM Office, located at 415 ½ W. Ashland Ave. You can also buy tickets in advance at the office through August 21st. Adults are $25 and children ages 4-11 are $5 while children under four are free. Tickets may also be bought at the door for $5 more the day of the event. If you have any questions, contact SLCM at 367-6445.

Date:               Saturday, August 22, 2015

Time:               6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Place:              Churchill Downs, Millionaires Row 4

The purpose of the Our Town program is to support creative placemaking projects that help to transform communities into lively, beautiful, and resilient places with the arts at their core.

The city is seeking proposals from local arts and cultural organizations that wish to apply for the Our Town grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Proposals must be submitted via email to Public Art Administrator Sarah Lindgren (Sarah.Lindgren@louisvilleky.gov) no later than August 24. 

Our Town funding will support local efforts to enhance quality of life and opportunity for existing residents, increase creative activity, and create a distinct sense of place. There are two project areas: 

Matching grants for Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, and Design Projects will provide support for projects that represent the distinct character and quality of their communities. Local government entities must partner with a nonprofit organization to apply as a partnership. One of the partners must be a cultural organization

Matching grants for Projects that Build Knowledge about Creative Placemaking are only available to arts and design service organizations, and national or regional industry or university organizations that provide technical assistance to those doing place-based work. These entities may include housing, transit, community development, environmental, and economic development organizations who want to engage in creative placemaking activities. 

Since 1989, this award-winning cleanup for the Ohio River and its tributaries brings thousands of volunteers to the riverbanks to collect tons of trash and debris. River Sweep encompasses the entire length of the river, from its origin in Pittsburgh, PA to its end in Cairo, IL, including nearly 3,000 miles of shoreline and many tributaries. 

Join us on Saturday, August 29th from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Riverview Park (8202 Greenwood Rd.)! All participants receive gloves, trash bags and a commemorative T-shirt. For more information about the Louisville cleanups, contact MSD coordinator Rhonda Boyle-Crotzer at 548-8409 or rhonda.boyle@louisvillemsd.org.

The 11th annual RBA Light-Up Riverport Golf Scramble will be held at Iroquois Golf Course on Saturday, August 29th. Proceeds will be used to pay the annual costs of Riverport street lighting and the LMPD and EMS substation. This annual event helps keep out employees safe and our facilities secure. Breakfast will be served beginning at 6:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 7:00 a.m. When the last team returns from play, we’ll enjoy a Texas Roadhouse lunch and a presentation of trophies and door prizes.

We hope to have 30 participating teams again this year and only have 14 currently. Please register your players and teams as soon as possible here. Player names, teams and payment status will appear on our website until the event. You can join as an individual player or a team of four. Please help us make this a great fundraiser for the RBA!