Councilman Mulvihill celebrated with the Jim King MUSCL Senior Wellness Center at Schnitzelburg
Above, Councilman Mulvihill visited with seniors at the Jim King MUSCL Center. Below, Mulvihill with left, former Alderman and Councilman Steve Magre, and right, MUSCL Program Director Karen Schroan and Schnitzelburg Area Community Council (SACC) Board Secretary Mike Morris.
The Jim King Ministries United of South Central Louisville (MUSCL) Senior Wellness Center held their annual Christmas party Monday, and Councilman Mulvihill joined in the festivities. The potluck party featured a white elephant gift exchange and a singalong with Sharon Hurley at the piano.
MUSCL's mission is to help meet the basic human needs of neighbors in crisis through direct services, practical education, and advocacy. The group's desire is to reach out to others while maintaining the personal dignity of the individual and to foster a continued spirit of community.
Wish list
If you can help with the senior center wishlist, MUSCL is in need of decaf coffee, 8 to 10-oz. coffee cups, plastic drinking cups, clear plastic forks, heavy duty 10-inch plates, pots for plants and crafts, potting soil toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissues, AA and AAA batteries, a converter for the TV, used treadmill for exercise room, white plastic table cloths, 10, 13 and 45-gallon garbage bags, cleaning supplies, two-liter soft drinks for parties, hand sanitizer and dish soap. The MUSCL Senior Wellness Center is at 1020 E. Burnett Street.
For more information, visit MUSCL.org.
Camp Taylor area/Poplar Level and Trevilian Way MSD sanitary sewer replacement project updates
Trevilian Way will be closed to through traffic at Poplar Level Road beginning January 1 for the Camp Taylor area/Poplar Level and Trevilian Way MSD sanitary sewer replacement project.
The detour, which will be marked by signage, will go from Poplar Level Road to Taylor Avenue to Illinois Avenue and then back on to Trevilian Way The contractor will work with the residents along the impacted part of Trevilian Way to maintain their local access.
The streets marked in red or yellow will be impacted by construction. The other streets are not expected to be impacted by construction.
Eastern Parkway water main replacement
 
From Louisville Water:
Louisville Water is two months into a project to replace one of the oldest water mains in its system, a 1930 pipe that runs along Eastern Parkway. This weekend the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Baxter Avenue will be closed to traffic from Friday, December 16 at 8:00 pm to 5:00 am Monday, December 19. Louisville Water will work in the middle of this intersection to replace a large section of the water main. Following the weekend work, Louisville Water will close Eastern Parkway from Baxter Avenue to Bardstown Road until Friday, December 30.
Replacing this water main is a complex project because the pipe is located underneath Eastern Parkway, a historic and developed area of the city. Instead of digging up the entire parkway, crews push a 42-inch diameter pipe inside the larger 48- inch pipe. Because the old main turns, there are sections where crews must cut out the original pipe rather than push it through the intersection. In other instances, the size of the excavation site to insert the new pipe does not allow motorists to safely pass.
That's the case for these closures. Because the original water main turns and crosses Baxter Avenue, Louisville Water needs to close all four lanes of Eastern Parkway and Baxter Avenue to safely install the new water main. While we won't dig up the entire stretch of Eastern Parkway, the main is located near the center of the roadway, which will require a large excavation site.
Visit LouisvilleWater.com/EasternPkwyProject or Twitter @LouisvilleWater for traffic information and detour maps. No customers will lose water service during the work.
Louisville Water is on a tight schedule to install the new water main. Crews are doing the work over the winter months because this is the only time Louisville Water can safely take the large water main out of service without impacting water quality and service, pressure and fire protection. We appreciate your patience.
Please visit LouisvilleWater.com/EasternPkwyProject for more information and up-to-date traffic details.
No waste collections December 26 or January 2
Garbage/yard waste/recycling:
There will be no residential garbage, yard waste or recycling collection on Monday, December 26 or Monday, January 2 within in the Urban Services District (former Louisville city limits). Residents who normally have garbage/yard waste/recycling collection on Monday will have service instead on Tuesday, December 27 and Tuesday, January 3.
Residents normally serviced by private waste haulers should check with those companies for holiday collection schedules.
Staffed Recycling Centers:
These centers will be closed Saturday December 24, Monday December 26, Saturday December 31 and Monday January 2.
Share recipes, stories, photos for next week's District 10 E-News!
If you have a photo, holiday recipe, or story you'd like to share with your District 10 neighbors, please share with us - email sara.feltner@louisvilleky.gov - we're putting together a special holiday E-News.
Eight million Cuisinart food processors recalled by Conair- check yours before using
 |
|
At left, the blades affected by the recall have four rivets and are silver-colored stainless steel and have a beige plastic center hub.
|
The food processor’s riveted blade can crack over time and small, metal pieces of the blade can break off into the processed food. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.
The blades in question have four rivets, are silver-colored stainless steel and have a beige plastic center hub. Both the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Cuisinart note, however, that only food processors with four rivets in the blades are included in this recall.
This recall affects 22 models made in China that were sold between July 1996 and December 2015, at a price point between $100 and $350 when purchased.
The CPSC encouraged anyone who may have purchased one of these models to check the bottom of the food processor and compare it with the following affected model numbers that begin with the following: CFP-9, CFP-11, DFP-7, DFP-11, DFP-14, DLC-5, DLC-7, DLC-8, DLC-10, DLC-XP, DLC-2007, DLC-2009, DLC-2011, DLC-2014, DLC-3011, DLC-3014, EV-7, EV-10, EV-11, EV-14, KFP-7 and MP-14.
Any consumer with the affected blade should immediately stop using the food processor and contact Cuisinart for a free replacement blade. Consumers can contact Cuisinart toll-free at 877-339-2534 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday, or online at www.cuisinart.com. Click on "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information on the voluntary recall.
Neighborhood Institute seeks District 10 participants
Center For Neighborhoods is happy to announce the 30th Anniversary Class of Neighborhood Institute!
The Neighborhood Institute is a leadership education program designed to equip neighborhood leaders with skills and resources needed to initiate positive change in the community through their neighborhood, homeowner, and condo associations.
Classes meet every Thursday, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Center For Neighborhoods Offices - 507 South Third Street, for 12 consecutive weeks (January 26th, 2017 – April 13th, 2017), followed by a Graduation Celebration. Dinner is provided each week. There is no charge to attend, but space is limited, and advance registration is required. Applications will be accepted through January 13th, 2017.
The Neighborhood Institute Spring 2017 is open to all neighborhoods, Metro Council Districts, and the whole community. District 10 residents are encouraged to apply.
To apply for the 13-week program, visit www.centerforneighborhoods.org, or contact John Hawkins at 502-589-0343 or johnh@centerforneighborhoods.org.
New syringe exchange site opened
In partnership with Volunteers of America, Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness is opening a new community syringe exchange site on Tuesday, December 20. It will be at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3640 River Park Drive and open every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon.
The existing syringe exchange sites are:
- Inside LMPHW at 400 E. Gray Street (Monday – Saturday)
- 1455 Bicknell Avenue (corner of Bicknell and Taylor), Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Lake Dreamland Fire Station, 4603 Cane Run Road, Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The number of participants to the syringe exchange program continues to grow. LMPHW is making an impact at stopping the spread of diseases, connecting people to medical and treatment services, and keeping used needles out of Metro streets and neighborhoods.
Don't leave your car running and unoccupied
Don't give thieves a Merry Christmas - don't leave your car running unoccupied.
A warning from the Louisville Metro Police Department:
Officers will issue a citation to the owners of any vehicles that they observe running and unoccupied.
First, it's against the law. It's also risky, as it makes it easy for a thief to drive away with your vehicle. Two vehicles left running and unattended were stolen last week in LMPD's Sixth Division alone.
Free rental housing registry - required by March 1, 2017
Effective March 1, 2017, all property located in Louisville Metro and occupied or offered for occupancy in exchange for money or any other consideration must be registered with Louisville Metro Government. Registration itself is free and the information required includes the rental unit street address along with current contact information of the owner and managing operator.
New owners must register within thirty days of any ownership transfer. Any change in contact information must be updated on the registry within thirty days of said change.
Registration is FREE but requires an account with Develop Louisville. Click the links below to establish an account and access the registry, or to get detailed information and instructions on registry requirements.
For more information about the registry, visit the Codes & Regulations website here.
|
Louisville Zoo
Santa’s Safari - December 17 to 18
Santa is making a special stop by the Louisville Zoo and he’s bringing some of his North Pole friends along too. Enjoy a visit and photo with Santa plus meet Mrs. Claus and Frosty the Snowman.
Includes yummy refreshments, a fun holiday craft, special animal encounter stations, storytelling, festive singalongs and more. Special event tickets are required for all guests for Santa's Safari.
Safari Day Camps - December 19 to 21
Winter break camps are set for December 19-21 at the Zoo, for grades Pre-K through 6th.
Click here to sign up.
Registration for 2017 Summer camps begins in January.
Winter is still a great time to visit the zoo!
Winter is a good time to grab a hot cocoa and go for a walk in the zoo. The beautiful cat above, Mariette ("Etta" to her keepers), is one zoo resident who enjoys cold weather. In their home range in Russia, Amur tigers live in negative thirty degree tempuratures, so Etta enjoys sitting in the snow. She is one of about 560 Amur tigers left in the world. Amur tigers were previously also known as Siberian tigers, but the name was changed to more accurately reflect the region in which they are found, since they are only found near the Amur River.
For more information on winter activities, visit louisvillezoo.org.
Louisville Nature Center
Upcoming Events
Events may require registration and a fee. Please check louisvillenaturecenter.org for details.
- December 17 - Bigger and Better Under Glass: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore objects with magnifiers and microscopes.
- December 19 to January 1, 2017: Closed for holiday break
- January 7 - Getting to Know Snowflakes: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- January 7 - Making Snowflakes: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- January 14 - Working with Food Chains: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn how energy moves from organism to organism in an ecosystem.
- January 21, 2017 - Birding for Beginners: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Join Rod Botkins and Rob Lane for the Birding for Beginners Program. It is intended for beginners as an introduction to birding and for an audience with little or no experience in birding or birdwatching. The program is appropriate for families with children 9 and up (Younger siblings if accompanied by an adult). There will be about 45 minutes of classroom time, then a bird walk in the preserve or time in the bird blind to practice new skills.
- January 28, 2017 - Winter Hike - Let’s Notice Trees: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- January 28, 2017 - Tanagram Fun: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Can you create a tan gram animal?
Thanks and congratulations to everyone who received FREE trees this fall .The LNC gave away a total of 1250 trees. Check back in the spring for information on our spring tree giveaway.
Did you know that if you purchase items from Amazon, Amazon will donate five percent of your purchase to the Louisville Nature Center. Go to amazonsmile.com and place your order and select Louisville Nature Center. It’s that easy!
Wild Kratts are coming - you could win tickets!
Come to the Louisville Nature Center and take a picture of you and your child enjoying nature, post it to Facebook or Twitter, @LvlleNatureCent, and tag LNC and your name will be put in a drawing for four tickets given away in January to see the Wild Kratts.
Bridge tolls set to begin December 30 - here's where to get your Riverlink transponders
RiverLink is the new, all-electronic tolling system making the Louisville – Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project possible. There are no toll booths, no coin machines, no lines and no stopping.
To set up an account, drivers will need to provide a vehicle's make, model, year, color and license plate number. Personal accounts may be set up at the below service centers, www.RiverLink.com, or by calling 855-RIV-LINK. To open a commercial account, businesses are encouraged to call 855-RIV-LINK.
Drivers can open a RiverLink account with cash, a credit or debit card, or check at these locations:
- RiverLink customer service center, 400 E. Main Street in Louisville
- RiverLink customer service center, Quartermaster Court in Jeffersonville
- NIA Center, 2900 W. Broadway in Louisville
- Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 2944 E. 10th Street in Jeffersonville (starting next week)
Drivers can buy $20, prepaid RiverLink transponders (for Louisville-area use only) at these locations, using exact change:
- St. Stephen Church, 1018 S. 15th Street in Louisville
- St. Stephen Church, 2701 Veterans Parkway in Jeffersonville
- Community Action of Southern Indiana, 1613 E. 8th Street in Jeffersonville
- TARC, Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway in Louisville
- Louisville Urban League, 1535 W. Broadway in Louisville
|
Charmoli Center opens in Middletown; ceremony December 20
Reminder: the 810 Neighborhood Place has closed. The Charmoli Center is located in the East Government Center at 200 Juneau Drive, Suite 200, in Middletown. The Neighborhood Place entrance is on the side of the building.
All agency email addresses and phone numbers, including the main front desk line of 574-6638, will remain the same. The Charmoli Center will have ample, free parking at the new location, which is also accessible by a couple of TARC bus routes. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A total of eight Neighborhood Places, along with two satellite sites, serve residents across Jefferson County. To find a Neighborhood Place in their area, residents may call 311 or 574-5000, or visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/neighborhood-place.
Give HUGs for Christmas and holiday gifts
LG&E's Home Utility Gift (HUG) Certificates are a gift sure to please.
Visit lge-ku.com/hug to order your HUG today.
ATT Access to provide low-cost internet plans to eligible households
Due to recent actions by the Federal Government, Internet Service Providers are starting to offer low-cost internet plans to eligible households. AT&T is now offering low-cost internet plans to qualified individuals.
The plan, called "AT&T Access," costs between $5 and $10 a month for a home network and modem with no installation or activation charges, and it is available to residents that have at least one member in their household enrolled in the SNAP program.
For more information, visit: https://www.att.com/shop/internet/access/#/
AT&T retail stores are not able to process applications or orders. People may access the application on the website and submit the form online or via email, or print the form and send via fax or mail.
|
West Louisville Wal-Mart petition
Thousands of West End residents have to take their money out of the community. In fact, a four-month study commissioned by OneWest — a nonprofit dedicated to economic development in the area — estimates about $217 million in retail spending flows elsewhere.
Reverend Kirk M. Bush of Harrods Creek Baptist Church started a petition asking Wal-Mart to reconsider its decision to cancel the planned supercenter development at 18th & Broadway.
Sign the petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/654/659/716/
TARC seeks student artists for "Design A Bus" contest
TARC and TreesLouisville, Inc. are partnering this year for the 18th annual Design-a-Bus contest, featuring artwork by schoolchildren throughout Louisville and Southern Indiana.
This year’s artwork will highlight the theme “Trees Louisville” to draw attention to the need to plant trees for a more livable and healthy community now and for future generations.
The contest is open to all elementary and middle school students in Jefferson, Oldham and Bullitt counties in Kentucky and Floyd and Clark counties in Southern Indiana. Twelve winners will be chosen to have their posters displayed on a TARC bus, and winners and their adult guests will be invited to participate in the Republic Bank Pegasus Parade on Thursday, May 4, 2017 celebrating their victory. Artwork becomes the property of TARC.
Art for the contest could underscore the many benefits of trees. They create stronger, more positive communities with safer streets, less crime and more successful business districts. Trees also lead to improved health and air quality. They absorb storm water, prevent erosion, provide wildlife habitat, moderate temperatures, provide energy savings, and reduce noise levels.
For further inspiration, students are encouraged to visit https://treeslouisville.org/ or ridetarc.org.
Entries should be in marker, crayon or paint and submitted on 11-by-17 white paper, or digitally through a JPEG or PDF file. Entries will be judged on visual appeal, creativity, originality and message. All artwork is to be produced by the student only. This year's entry deadline is Friday, Feb. 24, 2017.
Entry forms must be attached to hard or digital copies. For copies of entry forms, visit www.ridetarc.org or e-mail Russell Goodwin rgoodwin@ridetarc.org or Jessica Holman at jholman@ridetarc.org. Digital copies of entries with forms attached can also be sent to Russell and Jessica. Paper entries should be sent to TARC, c/o Marketing Department., 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, Ky. 40203.
|
Louisville selected to receive $29.5 million HUD grant to jumpstart Russell revitalization
Mayor Greg Fischer announced Monday that Louisville is receiving a $29.5 million implementation grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative program.
The federal funding is expected to leverage more than $200 million in private, foundation, nonprofit and public dollars to fully implement Vision Russell, a comprehensive transformation plan for the neighborhood, starting with a phased deconstruction and redevelopment of the Beecher Terrace public housing site. Vision Russell was developed over the past two years by Louisville Metro Government, the Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) and community residents, agencies and leaders.
Noting that Louisville Central Community Centers will be a development partner in Vision Russell, the Mayor added, “Our collective goal is to use this opportunity to replace the so-called ‘Ninth Street Divide’ with a beautiful new bridge of opportunity and hope.”
Vision Russell efforts will focus on several key components in transforming the neighborhood, including:
- Tearing down and redeveloping Beecher Terrace into a sustainable, multi-generational, mixed-income, mixed-use development;
- Developing one-for-one, off-site replacement housing for Beecher Terrace residents in their neighborhoods of choice;
- Increasing safety and security;
- Re-creating strong retail and service centers within the neighborhood;
- Improving educational and health outcomes for Beecher Terrace and Russell households; and
- Improving community connectivity.
“This is a much larger-scale version of projects that have successfully brought new vitality to other neighborhoods in Louisville, like Liberty Green, Sheppard Square and Park Duvalle,” said LMHA executive director Tim Barry, “and it will directly benefit the people who live in Beecher Terrace and the surrounding community.”
Construction in Russell will start in mid- to late 2017 and continue for seven years. At least 25 percent of the work will be performed by minority-owned businesses, 10 percent by female-owned businesses, and a half percent by businesses owned by disabled people.
Holiday in the City
Holiday in the City continues through December 23 with Ice Skating at Holiday Square located at 4th and Jefferson. The Holiday Market and great local festive entertainment will be featured at 4th Street Live! every Thursday through Sunday through December 23rd. A complete schedule of entertainment to be announced.
Celebrate.
Enjoy holiday movies with family and friends at Fourth Street Live! every Sunday afternoon through Dec. 19.
Shop.
Purchase unique, handmade gifts from the Holiday Market chalets located in Fourth Street Live! Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 pm and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Skate.
Get out on the real ice-skating rink located at Holiday Square, the plaza on 4th and Jefferson Streets, now through January 15. 60-minute skate sessions are $10 including skate rental.
Monday through Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For more information, visit http://louisvillesholidayinthecity.com
Metro Parks winter break camps start December 19
Camps and programming are available at most community centers!
There are dozens of fun activities available for local children who are out of school on winter break through Metro Parks and Recreation.
A guide on what's offered through January 3 has been created by Metro Parks and Recreation, and it can be found at bestparksever.com.
Holiday parties, basketball camps, field trips and dive-in movies are a few of the activities kids can engage in and are found in the guide.
Fully-structured camps will be offered at three Metro Parks and Recreation community centers: Beechmont, Cyril Allgeier and Sun Valley. Programming at the South Louisville Community Center near Churchill Downs will include dance and cheerleading camps as well as a basketball camp operated by former University of Louisville basketball player Robbie Valentine.
Metro Parks and Recreation community centers will be closed on December 25-26 and January 1-2.
New event: Lou Year's Eve
A new event is coming to Louisville on New Year’s Eve that will showcase the city’s arts and cultural scene while providing a fun and safe option for the whole family. Lou Year’s Eve will be held on Saturday, December 31 from 2 p.m. to midnight in downtown Louisville.
This unique celebration will take place at more than 40 venues and five museums lining West Main Street, and feature dance, art, story-telling, music of all kinds, and local food and beverage. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit www.louyearseve.com.
|
