+ Louisville Metro Government re-designated as Certified Welcoming
Louisville has been re-designated as Certified Welcoming by the leading national nonprofit Welcoming America!
Certified Welcoming is a formal designation for cities and counties that have created policies and programs reflecting their values and commitment to immigrant inclusion. This innovative program assesses city and county governments on their efforts to include and welcome immigrants in all areas of civic, social, and economic life in their communities.
With a Certified Welcoming designation, communities distinguish their local efforts, build a competitive advantage, and gain access to opportunities to share their welcoming practices on a regional, national, and global stage.
+ Mayor invites residents to 2022 Tom Owen CycLOUvia event on Bardstown Road on Sunday
Mayor Greg Fischer is reminding residents that the Tom Owen CycLOUvia event in the Highlands is returning to Bardstown Road this Sunday, Oct. 23.
Louisville’s first CycLOUvia was held on Bardstown Road in 2012 and was so successful that it’s also been held over ensuing years on Frankfort Avenue, West Broadway, Goss Avenue and Main Street.
This is the third CycLOUvia event in 2022, and it will run from 2 to 6 p.m. During that time, Bardstown Road will be closed to motorized vehicles from Grinstead Drive to Douglass Boulevard, allowing people to bike, walk, skate or scoot on the roadway while enjoying the many small businesses, vendors and activities along the way.
The Landbank Authority is a cooperative effort by the major taxing authorities in Louisville Metro (city of Louisville, Commonwealth of Kentucky and Jefferson County Public Schools). Its mission is to put vacant and abandoned properties back into productive use to improve our neighborhoods by increasing property values, stimulate the tax base, and reducing crime rates.
Following a two-year-long racial equity review, the Landbank Authority launched new programs through which people can purchase vacant structures and lots. The authority began accepting applications through these new programs this week.
+ Visit Louisville's new Financial Empowerment Center
Louisville's new Financial Empowerment Center is helping residents make a BIG impact in their financial health and well-being. Call 502-585-4622 ext.6 today for help with free, financial counseling, with highly trained professionals available to help with managing finances, paying down debt, establishing and building credit, and accessing safe and affordable mainstream banking products.
The Office for Women is gathering profiles of women-owned businesses to feature periodically throughout the year on our social media channels. Please complete the following survey and send us a headshot or a photo with your business to gretchen.hunt@louisvilleky.gov.
+ See the Jack O' Lantern Spectacular in Iroquois Park
October 4 - October 31, Trail opens at dusk
The Louisville Parks Alliance is celebrating 10 years of this incredible family-friendly event that supports the Parks Alliance of Louisville and their public parks. The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular was started in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1988 by a handful of families and their kids as a fundraiser for the public school system. After they grew up, some of those high-schoolers and one of the dads eventually took the show to the Providence Zoo. From those humble beginnings, Passion for Pumpkins, Inc., a multimedia production company was formed. The event came to Louisville in 2013 and is held annually in Iroquois Park with more than 5,000 artistically carved pumpkins illuminated at night as an “organic art show”.
Iroquois Park, 2120 Rundhill Rd.(Line Enters Amphitheater at Time on Ticket)
A Louisville tradition for over 40 years, Boo at the Zoo, presented by Meijer, transforms the Louisville Zoo into a living storybook, complete with some of your favorite characters brought to life, fun music and a safe place for trick-or-treating for kids 11 and under. Ticket are $13 each for non-members (free for children under 3) and includes all rides, attractions and parking.
+ Join Office for Globalization, REACH and SBDC for a pop-up financial workshop
Saturday, October 22, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
NEW POP-UP WORKSHOP!
Learn what the most important financial statements are, how to analyze them, and how to make good business decisions to put more money in your pocket. The Office for Globalization and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will also share some great tools that you can use with your financial statements to make good, profitable business decisions.
This is a FREE 5K run, walk and stroll kicking off the Louisville Week of Valor celebration and highlighting the programs and services to end Veterans Homelessness. All donations will go to the Kentucky Homeless Veterans Trust Fund. Registration is FREE / Donation is welcome. The run is being presented by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.
Iroquois Park, 5216 New Cut Road
Make sure to check out more Week of Valor events taking place in Louisville.
+ Listen to Global Conversations: Emerging Leaders from Iraq
Monday, October 24, 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
The World Affairs Council, in partnership with the Office for Globalization, is excited to bring back Global Connections, a series that started virtually during the pandemic. Join us for our first in-person program featuring a delegation of emerging Iraqi leaders working in various government capacities. The discussion will focus on Iraqi society, the political and security environment, and the delegates’ vision/plans for a future Iraq. The delegation is part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
Al Hamra Halal Mediterranean Buffet, 1250 Bardstown Road
The YES! Connection will allow all youth serving organizations in Louisville, to come together and have a shared understanding about opportunities, resources, and benefits for youth in our Louisville community. It will also allow each organization to be more knowledgeable about the services already offered in the community to better serve our youth. It will allow us all to identify new barriers and work together to decrease them.
This is a 5th Year Anniversary for See Forward. See Forward is a 501(c3) non-profit organization, which means all contributions and proceeds will be tax deductible. Taste of Africa will immerse you in an experience unlike any other in Louisville, KY. Come celebrate what this welcoming city has to offer for our immigrants and refugees and learn how you can join hands with our community and mission.
Every Wednesday now through October from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Each Wednesday experience Food Truck Wednesdays at 4th Street between Jefferson and Market Streets! Louisville Downtown Partnership has curated many amazing food trucks to serve lunchtime patrons each Wednesday through October.
The street will be closed off to foot traffic only from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each week. Food trucks will serve food from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Come on over to 4th Street between Jefferson and Market streets and eat some delicious, local food!
+ Downtown Day of the Dead Celebration
Wednesday, November 2, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Join your friends at Fourth Street Live for a Day of the Dead celebration night of dancing, food, face-painting, altar dedications and Mariachis.
Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) is hosting an International Leadership Program.
The LMPD Advisory Board welcomes everyone to the first LMPD International Leadership program. The program is designed so that international community leaders and LMPD, with other agencies, can cultivate a greater understanding through honest dialogue and education. The participants will have an opportunity to meet the Chief to express their concerns regarding their communities and establish a plan of best practices.
The Global Louisville Directory is an interactive online tool that connects the community with institutions, businesses, organizations, and services that speak their language and have a higher understanding of cultural competency structures that reduce anxiety for foreign-born consumers and increase their level of comfort to thrive as a valued resident of Louisville.
Click HEREto register your business, organanization, or service on the Global Louisville Directory.
Global Lou Highlights
Let's celebrate the all new Global Dining Passport! We recently launched the passport so you can travel the world with out leaving Louisville! There are many authentic restaurants owned by now Louisvillians from other parts of the world, bringing their delicious cuisine. Here are some of the restaurants in the passport to try all over the city:
Check out the international restaurants, and visit the Global Louisville Directory HERE to find more international businesses!
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+ Jack O' Lantern Spectacular in Iroquois Park is celebrating 10 years!
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