The 6th Annual Riverview Independence Festival presented by Brown-Forman, Kosair Charities and Metro PCS is less than two weeks away! Mark your calendars for next Saturday, July 1st to be a part of Southwest Louisville's only Independence Day Fireworks Celebration. Fun begins at 3:00 pm and includes:

• Musical Performances by The Louisville Crashers, Sobourbon Shooters and Turley Richards
• Beat the Heat with the Riverview Splash Park
• WAVE3's Dawne Gee, Kayla Vanover and David Mattingly as our event emcee's
• Appearances by Abe Lincoln and Louisville League of Mascots
• Bring your refillable water bottles to fill up with "The Bubbler"
• Enjoy great food and drink from Kentuckiana Specialty Catering, Hot Diggity Dogs and Comfy Cow
• Mingle with the Louisville League of Mascots
• Fantastic Fireworks Show on the Ohio River @ 10:00!

Limited parking is available at the event site. Additional parking will be available at LG&E (one of our Lead Sponsors!) located at 7301 Distribution Drive. A shuttle service provided by TARC will be provided for attendees from 4:00 pm until 10:45.

Chairs, blankets and coolers are allowed. No pets, outside alcohol, tents in the event area, drones or flying objects or glass containers are permitted.

Check out our website at www.RiverviewFestival.com for more information.

Congratulations to Coach Bill Miller and the PRP High School Baseball Team for their win this past weekend over Simon Kenton to claim the State Championship!

The Panthers held off their opponents for a 6-5 win led by long-time head Coach Miller, the state's all-time winningest coach.

This is the 6th State Title for PRP High School, tying with two other Kentucky schools for the second-most titles in state history.

You can read more about their win here.

Congrats to the Panthers!

Buy Local Fair

Sunday, July 2, 12m-6pm

Louisville Water Tower Park, 3005 River Road

www.keeplouisvilleweird.com/buylocalfair

**Due to inclement weather on the original event date, the Buy Local Fair has been reschedule for Sunday, July 2**

The Buy Local Fair returns for its 9th year on Sunday, July 2nd from 12n to 6pm at the Louisville Water Tower Park.

This local favorite will include more than 200 booths from a variety of local businesses, artists and craftspeople, community organizations, and farmers, as well as live music, Trend Appliances cooking competition, craft cocktail competition, food and drink vendors, ValuMarket craft beer tent, Cox’s Back Porch area for the grownups and a children’s area as well. Presented by the Louisville Water Company, the event also gets major support from Amish Hills Furniture and Louisville Metro Council.

“It’s a great feeling to hear from our visitors and vendors about how much they love the Buy Local Fair,” says Jennifer Rubenstein, Director of the Louisville Independent Business Alliance. “We put this event on with our member businesses as the focal point, and the public really digs it. There’s such a variety of local independent businesses that are unique and fun – and that makes a community impact by keeping more dollars circulating locally!”

Attendees may not have the local economy on their mind when they’re buying the perfect birthday gift, or chowing on their favorite local burger, but the Louisville Local Impact Study shows that the money spent will circulate locally over 3 times more than when spent at a chain. And that’s the beauty of the Buy Local Fair – building community while having a remarkable experience.  

Admission to the Buy Local Fair is free and parking is $5 per vehicle (or free for bicycle parking). Visit www.keeplouisvilleweird.com/buylocalfair for more info. 

Louisville has a new Farmers Market Association (LFMA).  The purpose of the new association is to support farmers markets, farmers and local food producers to promote access to a healthy and sustainable food system. LFMA does this by providing assistance such as marketing, financial advisement, vendor and volunteer recruitment to increase the capacity of farmers markets.  It also helps to facilitate better access to healthy fruits and vegetables for everyone by helping the markets support SNAP (food stamps) participants through the Double Dollars Program and Free EBT Equipment and seniors through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. 

There is also now a new Guide to Local Food Resources that provides a map and list of all of Louisville’s farmers markets, Fresh Stop markets and Healthy Corner Stores.  We have both farmers markets and a Fresh Stop Market in Southwest Louisville:

South Points Farmers Market, 4148 Taylor Boulevard 

PAYMENT: Cash, Credit Card, SNAP 

May 7 - September 24 SUNDAYS 10:00 am - 2:00 pm www.facebook.com/spfmky

Southwest Farmers Market, 10200 Dixie Hwy, Valley High School 

PAYMENT: Cash, Credit Card, SNAP May 27 - October SATURDAYS 9:00 am - 1:00 pm www.southwestfarmersmarket.com

Sun-Valley Fresh Stop Market, Sun Valley Community Center 6505 Bethany Ln, 502.509.6770 June 7 - October 25 Every other WEDNESDAY 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 

http://www.newroots.org/ sun-valley-market.html

For a list of all of the Farmers Markets and Fresh Stops in Louisville Metro, please visit the website here: https://louisvilleky.gov/sites/default/files/final_printed_lfma_local_food_resource_guide.pdf.  

The Cultural Pass provides free access to many of Greater Louisville’s arts and cultural institutions for children of Metro Louisville.  The Pass is valid for one-time general admission at each of the participating institutions and is valid from June 3 to August 12.  Created from Vision Louisville, the Cultural Pass is an innovative initiative to promote art and culture and improve summer learning in our community.  The 2017 Cultural Pass is presented by Churchill Downs, in partnership with Metro Louisville, Fund for the Arts, Arts and Culture Alliance and the Louisville Free Public Library.  More than 150,000 passes have been issued since its inception in 2014.

The 2017 Cultural Pass is available starting May 22, 2017 and may be picked up at any Louisville Free Public Library branch along with the Summer Reading Program.  Pass holders can register and track the progress of your Cultural Pass online at www.lfpl.org/culturalpass.  

The official Cultural Pass Launch Day will be on June 3 at the Main Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library and all participating venues will be invited to participate.

Getting to jobs, the movies, recreational activities and fun events around Louisville is affordable and easy for young people with the TARC Summer Youth Pass, which goes on sale Mon., May 22.

The pass costs $30 and is available to anyone 6-19 years old.  With the pass, youths can take unlimited TARC rides on all routes from June 1-Aug. 31.

By taking public transportation, young people can gain self-confidence and become more self-reliant, important skills for lifelong success, Barker said. All TARC buses are equipped with bicycle racks that can provide greater mobility. 

The pass can be ordered from TARC’s website, www.ridetarc.org, or purchased at the following locations:

Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway

Nia Center, 2900 W. Broadway

All Fifth Third Banks

Louisville Free Public Library, 3rd & York

To order by mail, send a check or money order for $30, with your name, address and phone number, to SUMMER YOUTH PASS; c/o TARC cashier; 1000 W. Broadway; Louisville, KY  40203.

Need help with light housekeeping chores? 

Let Harbor House Home Sweet Home help!  We are an insured and certified cleaning service for our community.  Let “Little Chores Open Doors!” and help us help you.   Our mission is to empower individuals with disabilities and their families to lead fulfilled and productive lives.  Light the Way for people with disabilities. 

For more information, contact Karen Fallon at 751-3212.  

There are no work permits issued for District 12 streets and right-of-way this week.

For more details or to see additional permitted work throughout Metro Louisville, visit the map here.