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Taste of South Louisville is the city's culinary event of the year. With more than 20 local restaurants and vendors, restaurants like Seafood Lady, Caribbean Cafe, and Vietnamese Kitchen will be serving memorable tastes all night. There will also be drinks available from Lady J's Lemonade, Sunergos, and more with a cash bar available! Learn more at tasteofsouthlouisville.com! |
Join the community of compassionate volunteers at Hildegard House. They provide a home and compassionate care for individuals at the end of life who have no home or loved ones to care for them. They allow them to die with dignity and access to hospice care. They are the family for their residents and care for them just like family members. Compassionate Companions commit to a weekly 5-hour shift. The next volunteer training is September 9 and 10. To learn more about volunteering and to register, visit www.hildegardhouse.org or call Volunteer Coordinator Jana McNally at (502) 581-8267.
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It’s back to school season and the Louisville Free Public Library is excited to announce another free resource to help students in our community succeed! Brainfuse HelpNow is an online tutoring service offering access to virtual one-on-one tutoring in a range of subjects for K-12 students seven days a week. Students can chat with tutors in real-time (2-11 p.m.), get help with math problems, have papers reviewed using Brainfuse’s Writing Lab, discuss practice test results, and more. HelpNow even offers live FAFSA help and online practice tests.
Brainfuse employs more than 3,000 tutors—most are retired teachers or graduate students and all have a minimum of a 4-year degree (97% have masters degrees). To access HelpNow, simply visit LFPL.org/HomeworkHelpNow.
Need access to a computer or internet? Stop by any of the 17 area library locations today.
HelpNow and all of the Library’s Homework Help resources are free with a valid library card. To learn more, click on Homework Help on the teens or kids pages of LFPL.org. For more information, call (502) 574-1611.
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The JCPS Back-to-School page is a great resource for information on meals, bus routes, COVID guidelines, re-establishing routines, open houses, and more. Here's hoping for a great school year!
Louisville Parks and Recreation’s Natural Areas division invites community members from Southwest Louisville to participate in the creation of a conceptual master plan for the Mill Creek Greenway. This exciting project will transform about eight miles of Mill Creek and adjacent publicly-owned land between Sylvania Park in PRP and the power plant south of Valley Station. Thanks to a grant from The Nature Conservancy, landscape architects/planners will work with residents and other stakeholders on a plan to bring this waterway to life. The result will be a roadmap for a new public greenway for outdoor recreation. Given its scope, the project has the potential to be one of the nation’s largest urban stream mitigation efforts.
If you live in Southwest Louisville and would like to get involved, please click here and fill out the interest form found above the resources section. Or visit our table at the District Dialogue on Tuesday, August 23 at 6:00pm at the Southwest Government Center.
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The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) has found mosquitos infected with West Nile virus in surveillance traps in seven Jefferson County ZIP codes: 40203, 40206, 40208, 40211, 40212, 40214 and 40215.
West Nile virus is endemic to Louisville, meaning it is regularly found in mosquito populations in Jefferson County. Residents should assume West Nile virus is present in all ZIP codes this time of year. No matter what ZIP code you live in, LMPHW advises you to take the following precautions:
- Use insect repellents when you go outdoors. More information about insect repellents can be found here.
- When weather permits, wear long sleeves, long pants and socks when outdoors. Mosquitos may bite through thin clothing, so spraying clothes with a repellent containing permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent will give extra protection. Don't apply repellents containing permethrin directly to your skin. Do not spray repellent on the skin under your clothing.
- Take extra care during peak mosquito biting hours of early morning and dusk.
For more information about where we are fogging, call the Mosquito Fogging Hotline 502-574-6641.
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Clean Collaborative Crew
A big thank you to the Clean Collaborative Crew for keeping our city clean, especially District 12!
Last week, they removed 416 bags of litter, 72 tires, and 180 other items from 100.6 curb miles, including these areas:
- Gagel Ave from Dixie Hwy to Manslick Rd- 7 Bags and 6 Other Items
- St Andrews Church Rd from Palatka Rd to Dixie Hwy- 12 Bags, 2 Tires and 5 Other Items
- Lower Hunters Trace from Greenbelt Hwy to Dixie Hwy- 8 Bags and 5 Other Items
- Valley Station Rd from Dixie Hwy to Valley Station Rd- 4 Bags and 2 Other Items
- Manslick Rd form Hazelwood Ave to Palatka Rd- 5 Bags and 3 Other Items
- Greenwood Rd from Greenbelt Hwy to Dixie Hwy- 9 Bags and 5 Other Items
- Stonestreet Rd from Dixie Hwy to Ky 841 Overpass- 10 Bags and 3 Other Items
- E Pages Ln from Dixie Hwy to 3rd St Rd- 8 Bags and 2 Other Items
Since January 2022, the Clean Collaborative Crew has completed 475 service request and removed 13,037 bags of litter, 1,393 tires, and 5,499 other items from 2,275.19 curb miles. In addition, Louisville Downtown Partnership’s Clean Collaborative Crew has collected a total of 7,928 pounds from their downtown expanded area since January 2022.
If you are interested in volunteering for one of Louisville Metro Government's Boards or Commissions, now is the time to start. By being a part of a board or commission, you will offer your time and your talents to improve the quality of life in our community.
There are approximately 100 boards and commissions with many areas of interest, including business and economic development, land planning, parks and recreation, public health and public safety.
Visit the website to learn more and apply!
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 22-LANDSCAPE-0113
Project Location: 2304 De Mel Avenue
Project Description: A clearing, grading & tree preservation plan for a 1.78 acre lot in the R-4 zoning district.
22-LANDSCAPE-0117
Project Location: 3305 Blanton Lane
Project Description: A landscape plan for a proposed 1,700 square foot restaurant and 4,000 square foot gas station/convenience store on 1.7 acres in the C-1 zoning district
22-MPLAT-0115
Project Location: 8001 Cane Run Road
Project Description: Riverport Lot 143. A minor plat to create two tracts from one on 7.085 acres in EZ-1 zoning and the SW form.
22-DDP-0057
Project Location: 7201 Greenwood Road
Project Description: Racetrac Greenbelt Highway. A detailed district development plan for a 6008 sf gas station and convenience store on 4.75 acres in the EZ-1 zoning district.
In 2020, the Landbank Authority began a racial equity review of its policies, programs, and procedures, and in 2022, the Authority’s board is considering the proposed changes resulting from that review and asking for community input.
The draft changes include prioritizing the sale of Landbank properties for owner occupancy, creating a $1 million Landbank Homeownership Improvement Fund to assist with the cost of rehabbing Landbank properties for properties going to an owner-occupant, revising scoring criteria for multiple programs to favor neighborhood residents and homeownership, and more.
The goal of the racial equity review and these changes is to improve upon their work to use Landbank properties to increase affordable housing in our city and homeownership and wealth-building for our Black residents by giving preference and priority to individuals and developers who plan to renovate structures or build new homes on vacant lots for owner occupancy and to residents who live near these properties.
The following link will direct you to the Landbank Authority page where the proposed changes can be viewed as well as the form to submit any thoughts on the proposed changes.
Landbank Racial Equity Review
They have been answering frequently asked questions at Landbank open houses this summer and encourage anyone to use this forum to discuss the Racial Equity Review. The remaining dates and locations are listed below:
August 23rd, 30th, 10am - 1pm @ LCCC - 1300 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY 40203
August 18th, 25th, 12pm - 3pm @ Portland Library - 3305 Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40203
August 22nd, 29th, 10am - 1pm @ UJIMA Neighborhood Place - 3610 Bohne Ave, Louisville, KY 40211
Cat of the Week:
Did you know it’s free to adopt barn cats from Louisville Metro Animal Services? Also known as working cats, they prefer the solo lifestyle and aren’t ideal as inside pets to humans. Barn cats are great at keeping away vermin making them excellent pest control in places like barns, businesses, and warehouses. In exchange for food and a safe place to get a cat nap, barn cats get the job done. To meet or adopt a barn cat from LMAS, visit Animal House Adoption Center located at 3516 Newburg Road 12:00 to 6:00pm daily. To view more adoptable cats at LMAS, click here.
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Dog of the Week:
No need to ask Mother for money, because Mei's adoption fee is waived. Inside her kennel, the gorgeous 2-year-old German Shepherd mix is fearful and stressed by shelter life. But outside her kennel, Mei’s a friendly, sweet girl just waiting for someone to give her a chance and adopter her. Once timid Mei is comfortable with you, she lets you know with a quick lick and by jumping onto your lap. Adopt Mei for free, with an approved application, thanks to the Pay It Forward Program. Mei weighs about 46lbs. She's already spayed, microchipped, and up-to-date on vaccinations. Dog and cat testing are offered by request during your visit. To meet or adopt Mei, visit Animal House (3516 Newburg Rd.), 12:00 to 6:00pm daily. To view more adoptable dogs at LMAS, click here.
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