Join us for the Mayor's Derby Brunch on the River at Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing on Sunday, May 1st!

Mayor Fischer is once again the host of the brunch, which serves as a fundraiser for Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing's cultural and educational mission of preserving one of the greatest pieces of Southwest Louisville's history.

WHEN: Sunday, May 1st from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: RIverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing, 7410 Moorman Road

For more information on purchasing tickets to the event, visit www.riverside-landing.org or call Riverside at 935-6809.

• Wednesday May 4 Metro Council District 13 Downtown Office will close at 2:00pm
• Thursday May 5 Metro Council District 13 Downtown Office will close at 2:00pm
• Friday May 6 Metro Council District 13 Downtown and Fairdale Satellite Offices will be CLOSED all day

Go to the Ky Derby Festival Website for all Derby Festival Events

The following streets will be closed from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday April 30 for the 2016 KDF Marathon.

There will be NO PARKING on these streets 12 midnight April 29 - Saturday April 30 6:00pm

• Southern Parkway from 3rd Street to New Cut Rd.
• Iroquois Park (the park will close at 6:00 am)
• Taylor Blvd. from Huntoon to Kenwood (Cross Traffic will be allowed)

Cross Traffic will be allowed at all intersections when it will NOT AFFECT the race.

The “Run for the Roses” is next Saturday! And, the race is on to get those last-minute Kentucky Derby tickets!

BBB is warning those of you who want to attend the Kentucky Derby to beware of scam artists trying to fool you into buying fake Derby tickets!

• The best way to avoid getting scammed is to deal with a business that you know is legitimate. You can check out businesses at bbb.org.
• Also, just in case you don’t get what you signed up for, pay with a credit card so that you can dispute the charge.
• And, be careful when you are using online auction sites, or sites like Craigslist. Scam artists often ask ticket seekers to send money through Western Union. BBB has had reports of ticket-buyers losing thousands of dollars this way. After you wire the money, you never get the tickets…and your money is GONE.

Here are some red flags for Craigslist scams:

• Buyer is not local;
• Misspellings and grammar errors in the response;
• Person offering that Craigslist guarantees a transaction;
• Use of Western Union for the transaction;
• Seller offers use of an online escrow service.

 For more tips, go to bbb.org or call 1-800-388-2222.

Citing an effort to increase its ability to help small businesses and “buy local” more often, Metro Louisville announced today that it has added a new vendor portal on the Division of Purchasing’s page of the city website.

Local businesses interested in registering can submit information through the new portal. Louisville Metro agency buyers and Purchasing Division staff will be able to utilize the business information primarily when seeking purchasing opportunities below $20,000. Any purchases above $20,000 require, by state law, a competitive bid process.

To complete the Vendor Interest Form, local business owners should Click Here.

Speed Up Louisville

ILouisville Metro Government’s OPI2 Innovation Team,  PowerUp Labs and other partners today launched a new web-based application aimed to increase transparency about Internet service quality in Louisville.

SpeedUpLouisville.com collects and will share user-generated information about local broadband service speeds, rates and service quality in our community.

Citizens can visit SpeedUpLouisville.com from any device to take the free Internet service test. The data provided by the test and short survey will be stored in a publically available database, combined with other results, and published to the map and to SpeedUp Louisville in a form that does not identify contributors. 

This test does not collect information about personal Internet traffic such as emails, web searches, or other personally identifiable information.  

Google Fiber 

has taken a preparatory step in its apparent continuing evaluation of whether to install a fiberoptics network in Metro Louisville that would greatly increase Internet access speeds and provide to users gigabit downloading capability. Plans were filed this week with city regulators to develop a series of 11 "communications facilities huts" around town, each of which could distribute fiber service to more than 10,000 households.

Saturday April 30th

If you don’t already compost on your own and are looking for premium compost to add to your gardens, Brightside can help! Our bi-annual compost sale and fundraiser will be back this Spring with two dates! Compost can be purchased by the bag or by the scoop. Fees are $2.50 per bag, or $40.00 per 1 cubic meter scoop. Waste Management of Kentucky has generously donated the compost material to Brightside and the proceeds from the compost sale will benefit Brightside’s beautification and sustainability efforts. Brightside compost is a mixture of leaves, chipped tree limbs, yard waste composted into an earthy, well mixed organic amendment that any home gardener would be happy to use on their garden.

Students will learn how to make their own needle felted primitive Sheep to take home. All Supplies Included.

• What: Needle Felting Class
• When:  Saturday April 30th   
• Time:  9:00am –2:00pm 
• Where:  328 Kenwood Hill Rd.
• Who:  Julie Adams Fiber Artist 
• Cost:  $60
• Bring a sack lunch.  

Please call to register: 502-367-4792.

Louisville Youth Orchestra "Papa Pops And There Off"

Sunday, May 01, 2016

• Doors: 3:00 pm 
• Show: 4:00 pm
• Iroquois Amphitheater Louisville, KY 
• 1080 Amphitheater Rd.

Admission Free with Pegasus Pin

Knights of Columbus Ladies Yard Sale

• Saturday, April 30th
• 9:00am to 2:00pm
• Mt. Carmel Church5501 New Cut Road
• All   $$$$  goes to Local Charities

Will be held Indoors