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Hello Neighbors and Friends!
Happy Oaks Day!
Although it's wet outside, nothing can top the beauty of the day because Oaks at Churchill Downs is designated as a day at the track for us "locals." From hats to fashions and Mint Juleps, this is the season of all seasons in Louisville, Kentucky. Rain or shine, the show must go on....and it does. People are preparing to receive guests, bet on the Phillies, and attend parties. Whatever you have on your agenda for this Derby season, have a great time and be careful. Remember the pandemic and please follow COVID protocols that are mandated for the places you go, or those that make you comfortable being around people and large crowds. By the way, coordinating a matching mask with your outfit or hat is a "thing" these days --- it's all the rage.
On another note, have you noticed how well our city "cleans up" during Derby season? Yes, litter is picked up, potholes are filled, daffodils are planted, and store shelves are stocked. Well, perhaps as a result, District 7 received some beautification at Westport Road and I-264. I'm sure most of you have been wondering what was going on at the beautiful Brightside sites underneath the interstate. Wonder no more --- here is information I received this week explaining "what had happened." Please know this, Brightside is back in business! (See the picture below.)
From the Interim Director of Brightside:
Over the last 2 years Brightside has undergone several changes and dealt with challenges we couldn’t have foreseen. In the 2019 Louisville Metro budget cycle Brightside was faced with a budget cut that eliminated two of our staff members as of July of that year. These two staff members were our Horticulture Manager and Landscape Assistant.
We were able to pivot and adjust the workload of our remaining staff to keep the landscape work and BrightSite program up to par with the help of work-release inmate volunteers from DISMAS charities. Then in March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. We were unable to continue our work with DISMAS Charities and were faced with even more staffing and labor challenges. Lastly, we have had significant changes to our leadership since December 2019, with the departure of our previous director and then a subsequent leadership gap which was resolved at the end of December 2021.
As a direct result of these circumstances, we recognize that the BrightSite program was not held to the standard of quality previously expected and maintained. I am writing like to let you know that we are currently in the process of remedying that situation. We recently completed a full inventory and assessment of all 24 of our BrightSite locations throughout Jefferson County. Recommendations for improvements were made to utilize the currently existing plant materials, then going one step further to add new species of reblooming and perennial plants, increasing ground cover thus nearly, and in some sites entirely, removing the need for mulch, as well as replacing some of the plants no longer thriving. Additionally, we are replacing all the BrightSite signage to update the logos and give a fresh face to these beautiful improvements."
Hooray for Brightside! District 7 and the entire Louisville community are better because you are now better. We will do our part, too, by keeping our personal property spruced up and picking up litter as we see it. We are in this together. There is absolutely no excuse for waiting until Derby season to beautify our city. This task should be a year-round commitment.
Happy Oaks Day --- Happy Derby Day --- Happy Mother's Day!
Brightside spruced up the Windy Hills quad as shown in the photo above. The Westport Road quad refresh has started with weeding, pruning, and pre-emergent spraying. Brightside will return to both sites to add plant materials and mulch after Derby.
For more information about Brightside, click here
Safety Tips for Derby and Mother's Day
It’s a big weekend for Louisville. We’re celebrating horses, fun, fashion, food, and mothers. COVID-19, specifically the omicron BA.2 variant, has crashed the party. Well, they’re more like a guest who’s worn out their welcome and won’t leave.
Here are a few tips to help you reduce your risk of being exposed to the virus:
- Check our covid data dashboard before the event to see Louisville’s current covid situation. Access your risk based on your personal health and choose protection measures that work for you.
- Make sure you’ve had all the doses of covid for which you are eligible.
- Take a covid test before heading to any large gathering.
- Stay at home if you are sick.
- Avoid being around others who are sick.
- Wear a mask, preferably an N95 or surgical one, if it makes you more comfortable to be around others.
- Practice good handwashing and hand sanitizing throughout the day.
If you need help finding a vaccination or testing location, or should you test positive and aren’t sure what to do, call the LOU Health Helpline for support, 502-912-8598.
Louisville remains in the green COVID-19 community level category
Here are the key COVID-19 data metrics for week of May 1, 2022:
- Daily incidence rate of 26 cases per 100,000 population
- Weekly incidence rate of 180.31 cases per 100,000 population
- 1,397 new cases reported over the previous week
- 29 newly reported deaths
Hospitalization data:
- 38 patients currently hospitalized
- 6 patients in ICU
- 4 patients on ventilators
Vaccines:
- 76% of Louisville residents have received at least one dose of vaccine
- 65.8% have completed the vaccine series
- 45.9% have received a booster dose
Did you know? You can now find the University of Louisville's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute's wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 on our data dashboard.
Need help finding a COVID test or vaccination location? Have you tested positive for COVID, but aren't sure what to do? Call the LOU Health COVID-19 Helpline, 502-912-8598, available Monday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Language translation services are available.
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Email
These notices are sent out weekly by the VA. If you would like to directly receive these notices, email LOUVAMCconstruction@usace.army.mil saying, "I would like to subscribe for weekly updates." You can also email this same address with general construction questions.
Website
https://www.va.gov/louisville-health-care/programs/new-robley-rex-va-medical-center/
Presentation
Click here to access the presentation from the VA Forum in December.
Air quality can have a meaningful impact on public health. Air Quality Awareness Week was created to share information on air quality and its health impacts and encourage people to incorporate knowledge of the Air Quality Index (AQI) into their daily lives. This year's theme is Be Air Aware & Prepared!
For more information click here
Metro Public Works is making progress on several projects that will improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular access along portions of New La Grange Road, La Grange Road (KY 146), and Whipps Mill Road. A description of each improvement is below:
- A right turn lane will be constructed on New La Grange Road at its intersection with Willow Springs Drive.
- New La Grange Road will be repaved from Shelbyville Road to Whipps Mill Road. A bicycle lane will be included in the new striping.
- Whipps Mill Road will be closed on the west side of its intersection with Hurstbourne Parkway, creating a cul-de-sac. Sidewalks will be added on the north side of Whipps Mill Road to fill in existing gaps, and a bicycle/pedestrian connection will connect to Hounz Lane.
- A shared use path will be built on the north side of La Grange Road between Whipps Mill Road and Lakeland Road.
The contract for this project is scheduled to be awarded in the next 4-6 weeks with construction expected to begin by late June, weather permitting. I will share updates regarding any road closures and a timeline of the work as they become available, likely in July.
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With the amount of moving activity during summer, the potential of being a victim of a moving scam also increases. There are several versions of moving scams reported to BBB every year, including:
- Consumers receive a quote and pay a deposit, but the movers never show up.
- The moving company provides a quote based on expected weight and, after loading the truck, they inform the consumer that the load is over the expected weight and an additional fee will have to be paid. Most of the time, the additional fee is significantly more expensive per pound, sometimes as much as double the original estimate.
- The most disruptive and difficult to anticipate moving scam is when everything appears to be going well. The movers provide an estimate, arrive on time and load your belongings on a truck. However, this is where the interaction turns disastrous. When the truck fails to arrive at its destination, either your belongings are simply gone or the company requires the consumer to pay an additional fee to have them delivered, holding the possessions hostage.
For more information on how to avoid being scammed click here
Head to Fourth Street Live! for Cinco de Mayo presented by Don Julio! This is a free, family-friendly fiesta featuring live music, dancing and activities!
There will be performances by:
Mario Santiago Band - Mariachis
Mexico Lindo Dancers - Masflowband
For more information click here
Celebrate your Mom by treating her to Mother's Day at the Zoo! Enjoy FREE Zoo admission for moms on this special day. Have a fun day outdoors together as you spend family time with the animal families at the Zoo. Visit animal moms like African elephant Mikki (mother of elephant calf Fitz) and gray seal Rona (mother of Finsbay)! Enter the Zoo Fast Mothers can simply let the attendant know at the entry gate.
THROUGH HER EYES: THE LIVES & LEGACIES OF THE WOMEN AT LOCUST GROVE
May 11, 2022
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Women have often been the understudies of 19th century American history, relegated to the supporting roles of wife, mother, or sister. This month Director of Interpretation Kaitlyn Tisdale will take a deeper look at the women of Locust Grove, both those free and those enslaved, whose individual and collective contributions have shaped and enriched the history of Locust Grove. This lecture will be held in the Auditorium at Locust Grove. Refreshments will be served, starting at 1:00 pm, with the lecture beginning at 1:15 pm. Admission is $6, or $4 for members of Locust Grove.
 GARDENERS’ FAIR/SPRING ON THE FARM
05/14/2022 - 05/15/2022
10:00am - 4:30pm
Locust Grove’s Gardeners’ Fair will feature vendors selling seeds, flowers, vegetable plants, garden tools, and garden-focused goods such as bird houses, lawn ornaments, flowerpots, and more. This year, the fair is a part of Locust Grove’s “Spring on the Farm” featuring farm animals and demonstrations. Among others, Ballyhoo Fiber Emporium will demonstrate goat milking and sheep shearing. The Shepherd’s Criations Alpaca Farm will be on hand with their popular alpacas, alongside a collection of beautiful and useful products made from alpaca fleece. And 502 Hemp will be demonstrating the proper usage of various CBD and hemp products now on the market. See Locust Grove’s beautiful new open-air pavilion. And, as always, you can purchase food at Locust Grove’s concession stand as well as delights from food trucks and Gelato Gilberto. Hours: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. both days. Admission: $8 for adults; $4 for children 6–12; free for children under 6.
For more information on events at Locust Grove click here
On May 14 there will be a live performance in the Gardens, featuring the musical stylings of Asly Toro.
For more information click here
International Food Truck Festival.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
11:00AM- 10:0PM
Come join us at the Big 4 Bridge for Louisville’s inaugural International Food Truck Festival. Taste cuisines from all over the world, and enjoy performances by local performers bringing their culture to you. Pair your meal with beverages from that region.
For More information click here
Ripple Effects Photo Contest
Monday, May 9 2022
6:00-8:00 PM
To mark Earth Day 2022, the 2nd annual Ripple Effects Photo Contest—open to students from kindergarten through high school—is returning to Kentuckiana. This year the competition is asking youth to take photographs reflecting how water impacts them—from precipitation in their daily lives to their connection with local waterways.
For more information click here
Cool Kentucky
Cool Kentucky is designed to bring the state to life in all of its many facets. The exhibit inspires thought, provides insight, and brings understanding about who we are, how we came to be, and where we can go. Those who experience it will be motivated to see Kentucky for themselves — taking in the state’s many attractions, sights, sounds, and tastes, from north to south and east to west.
For more information on events at Frazier this month click here.
For information on admission and hours click here
Great Louisville Hunt
The Great Louisville Hunt will make the city your museum. Get out of the house and learn about the city in a fun, surprising, and safe new way! Your family will hop in the car, and using a fun audio download and supplemental booklet, we’ll direct you to some places you know and some places you will discover around Louisville, with a challenge or two to complete at every stop. Whether you’re looking for family fun, an adventure with your friends or a new kind of date night, this traveling scavenger hunt is an experience to remember.
For more information click here
Northeast Regional Library
Join our friends from 4-H for a monthly cooking class geared for children and families. Each month we learn basic skills in the Kitchen. Space is limited. To register call 502-394-0379 or To register call 502-394-0379. Ages 9-17
For more information click here
In this three day workshop, we will look at the basic rules for writing a picture book manuscript, as well as several ways to break these rules and still have a great story!
For more information click here
Louisville Orchestra Fantastique
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StageOne Family Theatre Storytellers
May 21, 2022 11:30AM & May 21,2022 1:00PM
This 45-minute storybook program takes children’s favorite books and brings them to life in a way that’s as unique and exciting as the stories themselves. At these events, caregivers and little ones sit on the floor around the performers for a truly immersive theatre experience.
For more information click here
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Actors is presenting five virtual plays this season. The titles include:
- Ali Summit
- COVID-Classics: One Act Plays for the Age of Quarantine
- Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020
- Still Ready
- The Yellow Wallpaper
- Where Do I sit on the Bus?
for more information click here
- Have a headache? Submerge your feet and hands in hot water and put a bag of frozen peas on the back of your head. The heat on your extremities pulls the blood from your head relieving your head pains.
- Making banana bread but don’t have ripe bananas? You can ripen some quickly by putting them in the oven for 40 minutes at 300F.
- Taking your pet to the vet? Take a video of them coughing, breathing strangely, limping, etc. Animals may not show that same problem properly at the vet's office and the video can help the vet get a diagnose. The same technique works when taking your car into a mechanic.
- The FastCustomer app will never make you wait on hold again. It calls the company for you, waits on hold and then calls you when an actual human is on the line.
- Want your berries to last longer? Dip them in a solution of one part vinegar to three parts water and dry them. This will help them fight off any bacteria looming in your fridge. Then wash and eat.
- If you ever smell a fish odor in an unusual place in your home, it might be a sign that there's an overheating circuit around, which can ultimately cause an electrical fire.
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May 6: No Homework Day, International Space Day* (first Friday), Tuba Day (first Friday)
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May 7: Space Day* (first Saturday)
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May 8: Mother's Day, V E Day
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May 9: National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, Peter Pan Day
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May 10: Windmill Day
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May 11: Eat What You Want Day
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May 12: Limerick Day, International Migratory Bird Day
Metro Louisville now has an interactive map that will allow you to see what is happening in your neighborhood as well as others across the city. The map updates daily and if you choose you can receive alerts for your area by subscribing using the red receive alerts button on the page. Click here to try it out: Interactive Map to Track Crime.
Message from the LMPD 8th Division
. Please make note of the below tips to help make sure theft doesn't happen to you.
- Never leave anything of value in your vehicle; this includes laptops, purses, GPS devices and even loose change.
- Do not leave your vehicle running while unattended.
- Always lock your vehicle doors.
- Remove garage door openers from vehicles when parked outside.
- Do not leave your keys in your vehicle, this includes key-fobs.
- Do not leave the windows of your vehicle open, or partially open.
- Try to park your vehicle in a well-lit area.
- Never leave a firearm unprotected in your vehicle.
- Immediately report any suspicious person, or vehicle to (502) 574-7111.
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*District 7 Disclaimer: By taking part in District 7 events, you grant Councilwoman Paula McCraney full rights to use the images resulting from photograph/video filming. Councilwoman McCraney will have the right to any reproductions or adaptations of the images for inclusion in her e-Newsletter or other Council publications. This might include, but is not limited to, the right to use them in printed and online materials, social media and news releases.
If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform susan.rhodes@louisvilleky.gov prior to event attendance.
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