A big crowd attended groundbreaking for the makeover planned to straighten out 18th Street as it crosses West Broadway to Dixie Highway.

The Russell and California Neighborhoods have worked a long time with community leaders, Developers and advocates to make this long-overdue project a reality. Thank you!
 
The “Barbara” hard hat showed up at another groundbreaking in Metro District 4 at corner of 18th Street and West Broadway.

Robert Hayden, owner of 18th Street Deli & Grocery on West Broadway at 18th Street.
 
We must support our local businesses so they can support the community and create wealth for their families in West Louisville.
 
The crowd lined up to get some of the best deli sandwiches and BBQ in the region at the new 18th Street Deli & Grocery. Yes - GROCERY. Stop by and meet Robert Hayden the owner. Make sure to get lunch and some groceries. 

College Street between Brook and 1st Streets is looking much better these days. The homeless folks are working hard to keep it clean and they are taking pride in their City.
 
Looks like a “clean sweep” on College Street thanks to a few donated brooms, hard working  homeless folks, and a few helpers from Metro Corrections.
 
Solid Waste Management helps by emptying the trash cans. 
 
Now it’s our turn to do our part. Please think twice before you drop off things you think homeless folks need or want. Many times it just ends up on the ground or in the trash because of the containers you bring it in. Let’s all work together to keep our City clean. 

Celebrating the groundbreaking for

Col. Charles Young Memorial located at corner of 18th Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd. at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. Thank you Shedrick Jones for your many years of service remembering our veterans. Col. Charles Young was the third African- American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first black US National Park superintendent, first black military attache and the first black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking black officer in the regular army until his death in 1922.

The Charles Young Veterans Memorial is the first project of the Freedom Flag Initiative. This initiative will work through Public-Private Partnerships to install American Flags throughout communities and states across the nation, and build memorials to honor our nation’s veterans.

This initiative was created by the Region VI Commanders of the National Association for Black Veterans as an opportunity to unify people and communities by providing beautiful spaces to reflect on a symbol that can unify us all - Old Glory.

This community sent a very strong message to Family Dollar Stores, we already have more than enough places to sell alcohol in Metro Louisville!
Thank you to all who came out and showed support!

We had an absolute blast at the Western Library Block Party! There was live music from Myron Hestor and the Louisville Connection, a Bubble Car,  bouncy house, and loads of Summer Reading games for the kids, including a hula hoop contest! There were also free health screenings such as: blood pressure checks, cancer and stroke prevention programs, mammogram checks, and smoking cessation programs.  Save the date for next year, you'll be glad you did!

The Shelby Park neighborhood’s fifth historical marker was dedicated to celebrate the National Historic Registered Place, the St. Vincent de Paul campus and the Louisville architect, D. X. Murphy.

Through the gracious and loving support of our neighbors, Sojourn Community Church and Studio Kremer Architects, their ongoing efforts to recognize the Shelby Park neighborhood’s importance to Louisville continues.

How is D.X. Murphy connected to Luckett and Farley? Luckett & Farley was founded in 1853 and is one of the oldest continuing architectural firms in the country. The firm was founded in Louisville, Kentucky under the names Isaiah Rogers and Henry Whitestone. Whitestone’s practice was succeeded by D. X. Murphy in 1880 and D. X. Murphy & Brother in 1890. Whitestone and the Murphy firm were responsible for some of Louisville’s historic landmarks. Included were the Louisville City Hall Clock Tower, Churchill Downs, the original Jefferson County Jail and the L & N Railroad Office Building.

Earlier this year, Louisville Metro Government (LMG) announced plans to seek a new location for the Impound Lot, citing space issues, and the impound lot’s negative impact on nearby Beargrass Creek and the Beargrass Creek Greenway Trail. The site, a former landfill, is also located in a floodplain and is partially impacted by a high-tension power line. At that time, the city issued a public Request for Information (RFI), seeking properties that fit the city’s search criteria for size, location and other physical and operational requirements. The city received seven responses to that RFI but none met the search criteria.

LMG is hosting another meeting on Monday, August 13 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the California Community Center, 1600 St. Catherine Street.

What will be discussed at this meeting? LMG received a suggestion to relocate vehicles held at the impound lot as evidence in a criminal or civil lawsuit or investigation to a separate, secured location. This would decrease the number of vehicles at the impound lot by approximately 350, allowing towing operations to resume as space was made available through vehicle relocation. A warehouse located on 9th Street has been identified as a proposed alternative storage location for impounded vehicles being held as evidence. The warehouse will provide an indoor, secure location for these vehicles, and is located in an industrial area of the California neighborhood. Impacts to the neighborhood are expected to be minimal because access to the warehouse will not be through a residential area, the warehouse is surrounded by commercial and industrial uses, the vehicles will be secured indoors and the relatively small number of trips associated with adding or removing vehicles from the space will not significantly affect traffic on 9th Street.

If you have any questions, please contact Allison Smith at Allison.smith@louisvilleky.gov or call 574-1569.

Please Join Us For A Community Workshop To Help With A Public Art Project

1619 Flux: Art + Activism is holding another community workshop to assist artist Bryan K Holden with a public art project that he is creating for Louisville’s historic Russell Neighborhood.

The piece Bryan is creating will consist of thousands of computer keys. Come be a part of the art by helping us remove, sort and organize the keys. Artist Bryan Holden will also be on hand to listen to your ideas for the project.

During the workshop, we will also be raffling off one of Bryan Holden’s Photo Print Reproductions of his original artwork “Perseverance” valued at over $225. Come out to 1619 Flux and assist in sorting keys to enter your name in the drawing. We will announce a winner at the end of the day.

Don’t miss out on helping with this important community project, and having a chance to win an incredible piece of art!

Saturday, August 4th
11:00am to 4:00pm

Get damaged garbage carts replaced.

It's free once a year if damage is shown.

A damaged garbage or recycling cart is bad for multiple reasons. The damaged cart won't hold the garbage or recycling as well as it should which can lead to litter and attract animals. Broken handles or wheels also make it difficult and potentially dangerous for our Solid Waste Tippers to lift and empty carts.

 So let us know if you have a damaged cart. Call MetroCall at 311 or 574-5000. Provide them with your name, address and daytime phone number along with the serial number from the cart and a description of the damage. Or complete this online form.

This week Metro Public Works is highlighting sections of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances that often come as a surprise to residents. They basically require property owners and residents to keep the area around homes clean and free of obstructions, from the center line of the street to the center line of any adjacent alley.

§ 156.051 RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS.

  (B)   Sanitary condition.

(1)         Cleanliness.  Every occupant of a structure or part thereof shall keep that part of the structure or premises which that occupant occupies, controls, or uses in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, and in the case of a single-family structure, the owner shall keep the premises free of all weeds...to the center line of such street, easement or alley as are adjacent to or abut the premises.   

That includes that patch of grass between the sidewalk and the curb known as a verge.

What is a Right-of-Way Obstruction?

Any structure that may prevent or impede the full and free use by the public of the entire sidewalk, street, alley, or public way (right of way).  Some examples of right-of-way obstructions:  basketball goals left on the curb line, concrete pyramids, piles of brush, items being sold, political/advertising signs, trees, shrubs, retaining walls, cars parked in the right of way, and any obstructions to cross visibility. 

Notice of Application for Demolition Permit of Historic Structure      

The Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review has received a demolition permit application for the property listed below:

Subject Property:  808 Logan St.

Case Number:    WR1066534

The above reference property is listed or potentially eligible for listing in The National Register of Historic Places.

Per LMCO (150.110), the requested demolition permit can be issued on the following date:

8/5/2018

For additional information regarding this application visit the website: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/construction-review 

or contact Mike Beard, Plan Review Supervisor at 574-3321 or

Cynthia Johnson, Metro Historic Preservation Officer at 574-2868.

Louisville Metro Develop Louisville, Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review

444 S. Fifth Street, Suite 100, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-4313

Notice of Application for Demolition Permit of Historic Structure      

The Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review has received a demolition permit application for the property listed below:

Subject Property:  2207 W Madison St.
Case Number:    WR1067151

The above reference property is listed or potentially eligible for listing in The National Register of Historic Places.

Per LMCO (150.110), the requested demolition permit can be issued on the following date:

8/11/18

For additional information regarding this application visit the website: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/construction-review 

or contact Mike Beard, Plan Review Supervisor at 574-3321 or

Cynthia Johnson, Metro Historic Preservation Officer at 574-2868.

Louisville Metro Develop Louisville, Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review

444 S. Fifth Street, Suite 100, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-4313.

Notice of Application for Demolition Permit of Historic Structure      

The Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review has received a demolition permit application for the property listed below:

Subject Property:  2209 W Madison St.

Case Number:    WR1061707

The above reference property is listed or potentially eligible for listing in The National Register of Historic Places.

Per LMCO (150.110), the requested demolition permit can be issued on the following date:

9/1/18

For additional information regarding this application visit the website: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/construction-review 

or contact Mike Beard, Plan Review Supervisor at 574-3321 or

Cynthia Johnson, Metro Historic Preservation Officer at 574-2868.

Louisville Metro Develop Louisville, Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review

444 S. Fifth Street, Suite 100, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-4313