 Councilman Mulvihill attended a presentation of "The Boy who Cried Wolf" presented by Commonwealth Theatre Center at Camp Taylor Elementary School on Wednesday.
The Walden Theatre Conservatory and Blue Apple Outreach merged in 2015, and are now known as Commonwealth Theatre Center.
In the photo below, Erin Fitzgerald, president of the Camp Zachary Taylor Neighborhood Association, played music as part of the production.
Some District 10 residents who put out junk for collection are seeing delays in having those items picked up. Please know that crews are working diligently to collect the junk but are behind schedule: A number of construction projects are causing a great deal of difficulty in getting around with the large equipment.
 The Eastern Parkway water main replacement project is starting early. Beginning the week of October 24, crews will start digging construction pits on Eastern Parkway in front of the Medical Arts complex. The pit construction includes a lane closure one week earlier than planned: One westbound lane from Eastern Parkway and Beargrass Creek (near Poplar Level) to Barret will be closed for approximately five weeks.
Prep work will also include crews working on mains in side streets that tie into the
48-inch pipe along Eastern Parkway, installing new valves and digging
for construction pits. The tree removal will be done in stages with some tree
removal beginning this week.
Louisville
Water has worked hard to minimize the environmental impact of this project. In fact, of the hundreds of trees along this route we anticipate
removing no more than 25. These range from one-inch trees to a 30-inch
silver maple that is in the median near Eastern Parkway and Valley. Several of the trees are already distressed and are likely near the
end of their lives. After work begins, additional trees may be impacted but we won't know the final number until decisions on
construction pit locations are determined. Even under a worse-case
scenario, we are confident this project will impact less than 35
trees. Louisville
Water is working with Metro Parks on a replacement project for the trees.
We
continue to update customers on the impact of the project. Communications channels include emails,
Twitter updates, a dedicated web page at
LouisvilleWater.com/EasternPkwyProject showing construction and traffic, and frequent media updates.
Develop Louisville seeks input from young people on Louisville's Comprehensive Plan. This plan establishes a framework to guide public
and private decisions about future growth, preservation and changes within a
local government.
Louisville Metro adopted its current comprehensive plan,
known as Cornerstone 2020, on June 15, 2000. Cornerstone 2020, which has
a planning timeframe of 2000 to 2020, provides the framework for Louisville and
Jefferson County’s land development regulations and policies (including the
Land Development Code). The document describes the community’s direction for
future development and growth. It also recommends policies and projects
to achieve its desired results.
As future community leaders, youth and young people will be impacted by the updated plan that will guide our community's growth to 2040.
Please fill out the survey at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9MWVYGK
 If scary is no fun for your little ones, then don’t miss the
sweetest party in town. Enjoy your Zoo magically transformed into a
living storybook with costumed characters and trick-or-treating throughout
the Zoo for kids 11 and under.
Be enchanted by beautiful princesses, go on a swashbuckling
adventure in Pirates Cove and wander your way through our
giant hay maze. Get into the spirit while you trek through the Zoo and
gaze upon hundreds of lit pumpkins. Hours are 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For
tickets and more information, visit https://louisvillezoo.org/halloween
We have awarded all the free tickets and parking passes for the party that were available courtesy of Councilman Mulvihill.
 South East Associated Ministries need help restocking their food pantry due to a large increase in need by client neighbors, as they begin to accept donations and food for Thanksgiving baskets. Go to http://seamlouisville.org/wp/donate/for more information, call 502-499-2059, or attend the October 29 open house from noon to 4 p.m. SEAM is at 6500 Six Mile Lane (behind the Guiding Light Islamic Center.
 . The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
provides financial assistance to help income eligible residents pay
utility bills.
Jefferson County residents who meet the
following criteria may pre-register: Fixed income within 130 percent of the federal poverty
level, and elderly (60 years or older) or disabled individuals receiving Social
Security, SSI, pension or black lung benefits.
For required documentation, locations and times for pre-registration, click here or contact MetroCall 311
by dialing 311 or 574-5000.
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Reminder: a 2.12-mile section of the
Louisville Loop trail is closed through November 2. Crews will repair and repave the path from Riverview Park to Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. To view the map please click here.
 The Louisville Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is
back from October
13 to November 6 in Iroquois Park with 5,000 carved pumpkins
lining a ¼-mile walking trail, which is transformed into an art
show through nightly illumination and themed scenes with
music.
The event is held in rain or shine with gate tours
available from dusk to 11 p.m. during the week (Sunday-Thursday) and until
midnight on Friday & Saturday. Tickets are now available and
are between $9 - $15 depending on age (children under 3 are free). To
learn more about the Louisville Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular or to purchase
tickets please click here...
 Join the Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library. Friends Membership Week kicks off
with a book drive at the Main Library, 301 York Street, on Saturday, October 15
from 9 a.m. to noon. Drop off your new and gently used books, CDs, and DVDs
at the York Street entrance.
If you join or renew your membership for $15 during
Membership Week, you'll be entered for a chance to win a signed poster and copy of
“The Book” by internationally renowned Louisville artist Julius Friedman. Visit
www.friendsofthelfpl.org or
call 574-1648.
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 Saturday, October 15, enjoy Germantown favorites and help worthy
causes, including the MUSCL Senior Wellness Center on East Burnett:
- The
Post from 4 to 6 p.m.
- Four
Pegs from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Craft
House from 8 to 10 p.m.
- Nachbar
from 10 p.m. to midnight
- Kaiju
from midnight to 2 a.m.
 The Stampede for VIPS 5K Walk/Run
benefiting Visually Impaired Preschool Services will be Saturday, October
15. Start time is 8 a.m., with a Kids Fun Run at 9:30 a.m. Family fun
activities and live music to follow.
The Stampede is sponsored by Dr. Mark Lynn and Associates, and
will take place at the Mark and Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium at the University of
Louisville.
Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) empowers families by
providing educational excellence to young children with visual impairments
in order to build a strong foundation for reaching their highest
potential. VIPS is a District 10 neighbor.
VIPS is the only agency in Kentucky or Indiana that provides early intervention
and educational services to children who are blind and visually impaired
from birth to age 5.
Register online today at www.vips.org
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 5K Race, Outdoor Adventure, Guided Hikes, Food
Trucks & Music Highlight Event
Families can enjoy fall color at Jefferson Memorial Forest during the Wilderness Louisville Forest Adventure on
Saturday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Participants can get a pumpkin, take
a hay ride, and hike trails of various lengths through the Forest at the height
of fall color. The event is free to the public. Activities include a children's
nature exploration area, Alpine Tower climbs, pumpkin decorating, hayrides,
archery, and fishing. The Forest’s volunteer trail team and staff will lead
hikes at various skill levels and introduce visitors to the native plant
gardens, bird blind and animal exhibits. The event will also feature a 5K trail
run through the forested knobs starting at 9 a.m.
Hiking will be through the Horine Reservation of the
Forest at 12304 Holsclaw Hill Road. Nine different trail routes in
four sections of the Forest will be featured, providing a range of options for
hikers of all abilities.
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Brightside & Waste Management of Kentucky’s premium Compost Sale returns Saturday, October 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. The sale is at the Outer Loop Recycling and Disposal Facility, 2673 Outer Loop.
Compost fees: $2.50 per bag, $40 per 1 cubic meter scoop. For more information, and a money-saving coupon, go to:
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/brightside/brightside-waste-management-kentuckys-premium-compost-sale
Saturday, October 15, enjoy Germantown favorites and help worthy
causes, including the MUSCL Senior Wellness Center on East Burnett. The festival plan:
- The
Post from 4 to 6 p.m.
- Four
Pegs from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Craft
House from 8 to 10 p.m.
- Nachbar
from 10 p.m. to midnight
- Kaiju
from midnight to 2 a.m.
The 7th Annual Mulberry Hill Fall Festival will be Sunday,
October 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. at George Rogers Clark Park. Join the George Rogers
Clark Park Neighborhood Association for a day of fun and some of the best chili
in Louisville.
Children and pets costume parade is at 2:15, pot luck dinner at
3:15 (bring your favorite dish to share), plus children's activities, treat
bags, pumpkin painting, face painting, door prizes and music. In case of
inclement weather, the festival will be at Zion Church at 1310 East Burnett
Avenue.
CycLOUvia, the popular event showcasing alternative
transportation, is returning to Bardstown Road for the fifth time on Sunday,
October 16,
To honor Councilman Tom Owen, a lifelong advocate for bicycles
and pedestrians in our community, the CycLOUvia event on Bardstown Road will
now be known as The Tom Owen CycLOUvia in the Highlands.
Bardstown Road from Douglass Boulevard to Broadway will be
closed to vehicular traffic from 2 to 6 p.m. Police will facilitate a motor
crossing at Grinstead Drive and Eastern Parkway. Many businesses along the
corridor will be open and engaging the street with special events.
This event will include the first CycLOUvia kids parade. Kids of
all ages can ride with their bikes, scooters and skateboards for a parade at
2:30 pm from Douglass Boulevard to the Louisville Fire Station at Bardstown
Road and Maryland Avenue. Tom Owen will serve as grand marshal of the
parade.
 Enjoy an evening of fun and great music October 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fourth Street Live. The DFunk Allstars, featuring musicians from Ohio Players, Cameo, ZAP and Slave, and Louisville's own Boogie Juice will bring the funk, soul and R & B.
Metro Parks and Recreation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host
the second in a series of three public meetings on Beargrass Creek restoration
efforts from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 17 at the Clifton Center at 2177 Payne Street.
Metro Parks and the Corps are partners in a planning effort entitled:
“Beargrass Creek Trail Conceptual Shared Use Path and Ecological Restoration
Plan.”
The plan area will extend generally along Beargrass Creek from its
confluence with the Ohio River to the area of the Grinstead Drive/Lexington
Road intersection.
The intent of this meeting will be to present
the preliminary alignments and concepts for ecological restoration, based on
fieldwork and input from the first public meeting.
 Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation
is hosting public meetings during October and November to receive feedback on
future park amenities including dog parks, skate parks and walking/hiking
trails.
The meetings will take place once each week for 12 weeks at four
sites: the East Government Center in Middletown; Sun Valley Community Center in
southwest Louisville; the Portland Community Center in the Portland
neighborhood in west Louisville; and the Cyril Allgeier Community Center in the
Camp Taylor neighborhood just off the Watterson Expressway.
If residents can't attend a meeting, they are encouraged to send
comments about these topics and others to parks@louisvilleky.gov.
October Public Meeting Dates
Theme – Skate Parks (all times 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
- Monday,
October 17 – Portland Community Center
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Monday,
October 24 – Cyril Allgeier Community Center
November Public Meeting Dates
Theme – Hiking/Bicycle Trails (all times 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
- Tuesday,
November 1 – East Government Center
- Monday,
November 7 – Sun Valley Community Center
- Monday,
November 14 – Portland Community Center
- Monday, November 21 – Cyril Allgeier Community Center
 After the community's enthusiastic response at recent public
meetings regarding the redevelopment possibilities of the Urban Government
Center site, Advanced Planning is hosting additional public meetings to report
on stakeholders' comments.
Students from the UK School of Architecture visualized the
community's ideas and will be on hand to help refine the community's
vision.
Please attend one of the following meetings and learn what your
neighbors and other participants had to say about this property's future.
Tuesday, October 18, 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Monday, October 24, 6 to 8 p.m.
All meetings will be held at 810 Barret Avenue in the first
floor conference room, same location as the community input meetings. Check www.louisvilleky.gov/government/advanced-planning
for updates.
 The next low-cost clinic will be October 18 from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. at the LMAS facility at 3516 Newburg Road. Specials on rabies vaccines,
microchips and licenses will be available. For more information, call Louisville
Metro Animal Services at 502-361-1318.
 A community forum: Advancing the 21st Century Policing
Initiative will be Wednesday, October 19 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the
Beechmont Community Center at 203 Wellington Avenue.
Come meet Councilman Mulvihill Saturday, October 22 at 8:30 a.m.
at Starbucks at Bardstown Road and Heather Lane (across from the new
Costco). Councilman Mulvihill periodically hosts these chats as an
opportunity for his constituents to come and have a coffee and ask
questions.
The Brightside Fall Community-Wide Cleanup will
be Saturday, October 22. For information, visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/brightside/brightsidepassport-health-plan-community-wide-cleanup
 Join Councilman Mulvihill and officers of LMPD's Sixth Division
for strolling and chatting in the neighborhood.
Meet up at Camp Taylor Elementary School at 1446 Belmar Drive at 6
p.m.
St. Joseph's "Home for the Holidays" Wine Tasting will
be Thursday, October 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at 15 Audubon Plaza Drive. Sample
wines hand selected by wine connoisseur Jerry Rogers while enjoying hors
d'oeuvres, music and art. For more information, call 502-636-2300 or email dvlouisville@littlesistersofthepoor.org
 The premiere of Beargrass: The Creek in Your Backyard
will be Thursday, October 27 at The Clifton Center Theater
at 2117 Payne Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. and film and discussion begin
at 7:30 p.m.
Filmmaker Morgan Atkinson of Duckworks latest
documentary film focuses on Louisville’s own Beargrass Creek and the impact
that everyone living within its 61-square-mile watershed has on the waterway.
This project began as a crowd funded Kickstarter initiative:
The Beargrass Kick Starter Video, and took two
years of exploring, filming and editing to complete. Atkinson worked with the
Louisville Audubon Society, Metro Council districts eight and nine, MSD, and
other individual donors to produce a film that will encourage local
neighborhood and community association leaders to take action to protect and
restore the creek.
This is an open community event to support the restoration efforts on
our creek. There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door, and proceeds
will benefit Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Beargrass Creek Alliance, and Salt River Watershed Watch, three groups
working to restore the Beargrass. Many thanks to Councilmen Tom Owen and Bill
Hollander for not only sponsoring this event, but for their tireless
support of cleaning up our creek.
Looking for a unique idea for your holiday party? Consider Holly & Ivy at the Louisville Nature Center. Participants make a swag, wreath, or table decoration from live greenery in the Center's beautiful natural setting. Call 458-1328 for more information.
Family Fun Activities at the Louisville Nature Center:
November 5 - Create origami animals
November 12 - Learn about the LNC millipedes, then create a millipede to take home
November 19 - Make a nature journal with reused paper
November 5 - Brightside Fall Community-Wide Planting Day - plant a tree in your neighborhood or join Brightside for a planting project. Visit www.BrightsideInc.org or call 502-574-2613 for details.
November 9 - Bold Moves
Against Suicide Summit. More people die from suicide in Louisville
each year than homicides. We need to talk about it more to create
awareness, help everyone know the signs and symptoms, reduce stigma around
mental illness so people aren’t afraid to seek help, and remove barriers to
getting that help.
You can see
much more detailed information about the Bold Moves Against Suicide Summit as
well as register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bold-moves-against-suicide-summit-tickets-27340560352
November 11 - Owl Prowl at the Louisville Nature Center
December 11 - Light Up Schnitzelburg |
