 Councilman Yates has partnered with LAC Dixie, Crunch Fitness & the Southwest YMCA to ensure every child at our local Southend schools has a backpack this year.
Please help your local gym win this friendly competition to raise as many NEW backpacks as possible!
WHEN: July 24th - August 9th
WHERE:
After the donation drive is finished we will crown the gym with the most backpacks the Backpack Donation Champion!
A special thank you to all of the participating gyms for helping make our community great.
Please make sure to donate new backpacks and feel free to include school supplies inside! We know our awesome community will step up to help those in need! Thank you!
  Colonial Gardens is on track to open at the end of the summer after missing several earlier deadlines. Jeff Underhill of Underhill Associates said hungry South End diners could be enjoying tacos and tortas from El Taco Luchador in the next couple of weeks. Union 15, a pizza parlor and taproom, is expected to open in the long-vacant South End landmark later in August.
Colonial Gardens, vacant since 2003, originally was slated to reopen at the beginning of summer, but Underhill said construction delays and tenant issues made that impossible.
Underhill said the main delay, other than the Little Caesar’s lease, has been the deterioration of the original structure. He said his company had to spend an extra $1 million on the restoration.
“I know people are getting impatient to see something happen, but they have to realize the building had been vacant for nearly 20 years,” he explained. “We’ve basically rebuilt it from the inside out. We had to redo the foundation and some of the walls.”
DeSpain was impressed by the work she saw during her tour of Colonial Gardens. She said the South End has needed a development like this for a long time.
“Everything I’ve seen has been first class,” she said. “This space already has so many memories for people all over the community. I think the new development is going to become a meeting place for all the neighbors. I know my members will want to have meetings here.”
For more information about the Colonial Gardens timeline click the on the link below!
https://insiderlouisville.com/economy/restaurants/colonial-gardens-developer-on-track-to-bring-five-new-south-end-restaurants-by-end-of-summer/
Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing is excited to announce that the detached kitchen behind the historic Farnsley-Moremen House is getting some much-needed maintenance this summer
Expert historic preservation staff will oversee volunteers who will replace the roof on the detached kitchen and perform other needed repairs between July 15 – July 26. Volunteers and HistoriCorps staff will camp onsite at Riverside for the duration of the project.
Riverside’s Board Chair Reba Doutrick said, “We are thrilled to be able to take good care of the detached kitchen at Riverside. It’s an important part of the historic interpretation of the site. This project aligns with so much of what we do at Riverside; it involves public education, historic preservation, and working with volunteers!”
“Riverside is a true treasure in this community, and we’re so thankful that HistoriCorps has stepped up with this project, which will ensure that the kitchen can be enjoyed for generations to come,” Parks and Recreation Director Dana Kasler said. “We really appreciate the work HistoriCorps is doing!”
Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing exists to promote, preserve, restore and interpret historic farm life on the Ohio River. Riverside is located at 7410 Moorman Road, Louisville, KY 40272. Riverside is one of the City of Louisville’s historic park properties and it is managed in partnership with a nonprofit organization called Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing, Inc.
The Louisville Small Business Development Center, in partnership with Louisville Forward Economic Development, the SBA, SCORE and Sullivan University, announced today the launch of Scale Up Louisville, a year-long program to help small business owners plan for and execute a growth plan.
The program begins Aug. 21 and will provide direct support to a cohort of 15 business owners through a competitive application process, with the goal of helping companies grow jobs and enhance economic development.
The initial intensive program consists of topics such as:
- Sizing up your business
- Exploring growth opportunities
- Strategic decision-making
- Using financial tools
- Strengthening products
- Sizing up the market
- Leading the Organization
- Managing growth operations
- Charting financial performance
- Making it happen
Those wishing to apply are encouraged to visit: http://scaleuplouisville.com
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Personalized calendars, reminders and tips
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My Schedule is a calendar of garbage, recycling, yard waste, large item, and other collection dates personalized for your address
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Reminders and Alerts lets you opt in to receive reminders by text/email for collection and street sweeping dates
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What Goes Where? tells you where to dispose of hazardous waste, paint, and any other material.
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Be a Better Recycler: There's a What Type of Recycler are You quiz along with tips on being at recycling
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- BBB has received reports of scammers posing as employees of legitimate companies. These individuals use look-alike contracts from the real company and even include the BBB seal. Ask to see identification or call the business directly to make sure you are dealing with a real representative.
- Beware of hacked Instagram accounts!
- Scammers are calling consumers claiming to be with Reader’s Digest.
- If you receive a call regarding a civil complaint filed against you regarding a check cashing loan, hang up the phone!
- A Louisville consumer received a call from the Social Security Administration saying his number had been breached! Don's fall for it!
- Don’t fall for a scam from the “New Trust Community Foundation.”
- Watch out for reshipping scams. Job seekers are receiving offers as a “Quality Control Assistant”
- Watch out for the Publisher’s Clearinghouse scam!
- Be wary of free product trial offers. Some of these companies will send you a free product but charge you for shipping and handling.
- If you receive a letter or questionnaire from the U.S. Census Bureau The Census Bureau is currently sending out surveys to select households and businesses across the country. To verify if the mailing you received is real, visit census.gov.
Southwest Community Ministries, along with Kosair Charities, is offering an assistance program to help children in need get eye glasses! No one in the community should have live without seeing the world in crystal clear clarity, especially children.
The ministries are able to offer up to $120 per child, covering the cost of two pairs of eye glasses. This is an amazing program that can help countless families provide something that many of us take for granted.
If you have any questions or would like details of how to apply, please contact the Southwest Community Ministries at (502) 935-0310.
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VITA is now offering free tax preparation to help with the following questions/topics:
- 2018 Missed Deadline
- Prior Year Returns
- Amendments
- Tax Question
May 13th - October 16th
- Mondays: 9AM - 4PM (Edison Center)
- Tuesdays: 9AM - 4PM (Edison Center)
- Wednesday: 11AM - 7PM (Louisville Urban League)
Saturdays at the Edison Center will run from 9AM - 3PM on Aug. 3rd, Sept. 7th, and Oct. 5th
Edison Center - 701 W. Ormsby Ave, 2nd Floor
Louisville Urban League - 1535 W. Broadway
Call 502-574-5687 to book an appointment!
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The information on this page is designed to help you use Louisville Metro's new 311 Reporting System, the new 311 Mobile App for iPhone and Android, and the newLouisville Metro Business Portal (Accela Citizen Access (ACA) from our partner Accela. This page is being updated continuously with new information and allows you to view a growing collection of resources including, current application status, onboarding instructions, links, documentation and more. If you don't find what you need on this page, you can contact one of the following departments:
- Metro 311: Just dial 311 or email 311
- Construction Review: (502) 574-3321
- Codes & Regulations: (502) 574-2508 (Rental Registry accounts)
- Public Works (Right of Way): (502) 574-3121
- Planning & Design: (502) 574-6230
- Special Events intake: 572-3467
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Below is a list of projects overseen by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet happening in Southwest Louisville.
US 31W (Dixie Highway) South:The right lane will be closed at Algonquin Parkway Lane (mile marker 17.0) for construction of a concrete bus pad.
US 31W (Dixie Highway): Lane closures and sidewalk closures in place between Blanton Lane and Crums Lane (mile markers 12.5 to 15.3) due to construction for access management and bus rapid transit lines. Left lane is closed in each direction between Greenwood Road and Wells Drive (mile markers 11.6 to 11.9). Roadway is reduced to two lanes on northbound Dixie Highway between Blanton Lane and Upper Hunters Trace. Roadway is reduced to one lane southbound and two lanes northbound between Herbert Avenue and Crums Lane. In these areas where the lane closures are in place, the sidewalks are closed on the side where the roadwork is taking place. Pedestrians need to cross Dixie Highway at a signalized intersection and use the sidewalk on the other side of the road instead of walking through the construction work.
Log on to goky.ky.gov for the latest in statewide traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The brand new sidewalks are all a part of the New Dixie Highway Project and while most of us know that sidewalks are meant to be walked on, some drivers need reminding that you're not supposed to park on these sidewalks and you're definitely not supposed to drive on them.
The sidewalks are boulevard style and were widened to 8 feet.
Kerri Richardson is the Project Spokesperson, "And we are noticing a lot of vehicles who are either driving on sidewalks to get in between businesses or parking on the sidewalks to do some work."
The pictures show trucks parking on sidewalks. The new project is in Councilman Rick Blackwell's district, "The fact is that it is a problem on a lot of levels, especially being that sidewalks just aren't made for a car or truck to be up on it."
The sidewalks alone cost 1.5 million dollars. Pedestrian safety is a huge part of the project.
"They are designed to encourage pedestrians to stay on them but pedestrians and bicyclists can't use those sidewalks if there is a truck parked on the sidewalk," said Richardson.
For more information and news about the sidewalks and medians regarding The New Dixie Highway project please follow the link: https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/dixie-highway-urging-drivers-not-to-park-on-new-sidewalks/417-14eba638-3f73-4d93-96d3-78bd494bc05f
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