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 Sunu Chandy at The Rosewater Bookstore
July 29
Poetry & Social Justice Writing Workshop - 10 am - 12 pm
Reading & Conversation - 5 - 6:30 pm
MY DEAR COMRADES: In this poetry collection, Sunu P. Chandy includes stories about her experiences as a woman, civil rights attorney, parent, partner, daughter of South Asian immigrants, and member of the LGBTQ community. These poems cover themes ranging from immigration, social justice activism, friendship loss, fertility challenges, adoption, caregiving, and life during a pandemic.
Free Summer Movie Nights at Iroquois Amphitheater
Enjoy the beauty of Iroquois Amphitheatre all summer long during the Iroquois Park Free Movie Night! The upcoming free movie is The Muppet Movie (1979) rated G.
Gates open at 7:30 p.m. for concessions and door prizes.
All upcoming free movie nights:
- August 9: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (R) 8:30 p.m.
- August 16: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG) 8:30 p.m.
- August 23: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (PG-13) 8:30 p.m.
- August 31: Goldfinger (PG) 8 p.m.
- September 6: Star Trek: Into Darkness (PG-13) 8 p.m.
- September 13: Pokémon: The First Movie-Mewtwo Strikes Back (G) 8 p.m.
- September 20: Godzilla (NR) 7:30 p.m.
- September 27: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) 7:30 p.m.
1080 Amphitheater Rd., Louisville, KY 40214
 National Night Out - August 1st, 5 - 8 pm
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
District 21 is served by LMPD's 3rd, 4th, and 6th Divisions.
- 3rd & 4th Division will be at Iroquois Park - 5216 New Cut Rd
- 6th Division will be at Jefferson Mall - 4801 Outer Loop
 EL FUTURO DE LA PRESTON HIGHWAY
Necesitamos su opinión y partición. ¿Le gustaría ver árboles, parques, carriles para bicicletas, murales, más seguridad?
Únase a nosotros para esta reunión de la comunidad de habla hispana.
Newburg Days Festival
The people of Newburg are getting ready to once again host their own special homecoming of welcoming back old friends and celebrate the unity and pride of one of Metro Louisville’s well-established neighborhoods. Councilwoman Shanklin invites the community to come out and enjoy Newburg Days Festival. Event set for Friday, Aug. 11th Saturday, Aug. 12th and Sunday, Aug. 13th.
 Taste of South Louisville
August 26 | 6 - 8:30 pm
Churchill Downs
Celebrate the diversity and deliciousness of South Louisville! Join us at Churchill Downs' Millionaires Row for more than 25 decadent tastes from around the world. Vietnamese, BBQ, Italian, Mexican, and so much more! From savory to sweet you'll get to try food from up-and-coming chefs while delighting in your hometown favorites.
 Be a Part of World Fest!
Mayor Craig Greenberg welcomes you to participate in WorldFest by singing up for the Parade of Cultures, Global Village, or becoming a vendor!
 Fundraiser for Wilder Park Children Holiday Party
The Wilder Park Neighborhood Association and Louisville Ghost Walks have teamed up for an ongoing fundraiser to raise money for Wilder Park's annual children's Holiday Party!
Louisville Ghost Walks has agreed to donate $3.00 of each ticket sold to the Wilder Park Neighborhood Association for the financial underwriting for the purchase of children's gifts, food, and prizes for the annual party held in December. Louisville Ghost Walks offers the walks every Friday night throughout the year, and Saturday nights in July. The tour features downtown Louisville's most famous haunted addresses! Locations include The Brown Hotel and Theatre, the Kentucky Theater, the Palace Theater, and the Seelbach Hotel, and with other stops along the way.
Admission is $23.00 per person for the 90-minute walk of downtown, and $3.00 will be donated to the Wilder Park Holiday party.
Reservations are required, and you must mention this announcement for donation to be sent to Wilder Park. Go to www.louisvilleghostwalkingtour.com or email loughstwalks@aol.com for more information. Text or call for your reservation today at 502-689-5117.
This offer is valid until November 3, 2023.
  Mini-Soccer Tournament in Wilder Park
Better Block Wilder Park is coming up the weekend of August 12th and will include a mini-soccer tournament at Huston Quin Park!
This highlights existing programming from Wilder Park neighbor Jerry Ramirez who organizes soccer games at the park for kids in the community. Every participant will receive a free soccer ball from the Racing Louisville and Louisville City FC Foundation and the winning team will receive free tickets to a game of their choosing!
  Beechmont Youth Sports Fall Ball Sign-Ups
Registration for Fall Season T-Ball, Baseball, and Softball at Beechmont Youth Sports is open now through Monday, July 31st!
Beechmont Youth Sports is a Non-Profit 501(3)c Organization providing a safe place for your youth to participate in Baseball, Softball and T-Ball recreational leagues since 1955.
    
Community Policing Council Meetings
3rd Division, Tuesday, August 8th, 6 - 7:30 pm
Sun Valley Community Center - 6505 Bethany Lane
The Community Policing Council Meetings are a series of public open dialogue discussions to advance constitutional policing through community-oriented policing principles. The purpose of the CPCs is to work with LMPD and develop a comprehensive Community Oriented Policing approach that collaboratively identifies and implements strategies to address crime and safety issues.
Everyone is invited to come out to be a part of this great opportunity, and to bring their friends! Sessions are from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Vaccine Catch-Up
Every JCPS student is required by the state of Kentucky to have a current immunizations certificate on file within two weeks after starting school. If your child isn’t up to date on vaccines, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness can help.
The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness provides vaccines for individuals aged 2-months or older, including adults. We also provide vaccines to people without insurance or a medical home, as well as for children whose insurance or doctor does not cover vaccines. We also accept most insurance plans. There is a $10 administration fee for each vaccine, but no one will be turned away if they are unable to pay.
Vaccines are given by appointment at our Newburg and Dixie clinics. Our Newburg clinic will remain open until 7 p.m. every Tuesday for the next four weeks.
If you have questions about health requirements for JCPS students, call 502-485-3387. To make a vaccine appointment at one of our clinics, call 502-574-6530. Language assistance is available.
 Mosquito Prevention
The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) has found mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus in surveillance traps in the Iroquois area. To help prevent infection and reduce the mosquito population, mosquito fogging will take place this week in the 40214 ZIP code.
So far this year, no confirmed human cases of West Nile have been reported in Jefferson County.
In most instances, people infected with West Nile virus either show no symptoms or relatively mild symptoms. However, less than 1% of infected people develop a serious neurologic illness such as encephalitis or meningitis. Serious illness can occur in people of any age. However, people over 60 years of age are at the greatest risk for severe disease. People with certain medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and people who have received organ transplants are at greater risk for serious illness.
Avoid mosquito bites
- Use insect repellents when you go outdoors. Repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and some oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol products provide longer-lasting protection. To optimize safety and effectiveness, repellents should be used according to the label instructions.
- When weather permits, wear long sleeves, long pants and socks when outdoors. Mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing, so spraying clothes with a repellent containing permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent will give you extra protection. Don't apply repellents containing permethrin directly to your skin. Do not spray repellents on the skin under your clothing.
- Take extra care during peak mosquito biting hours of early morning and dusk. Be sure to use repellent and wear protective clothing from dusk to dawn or consider avoiding outdoor activities during these times.
Prevent mosquito breeding grounds
- Install or repair screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitos outside.
- Help reduce the number of mosquitoes around your home by emptying standing water from flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pool covers, pet water dishes, discarded tires and draining birdbaths on a regular basis.
To check if your area will be fogged, visit the department’s website or call the mosquito hotline, 502-574-6641. To make a complaint about mosquitos in your neighborhood, call Metro311 by dialing 311 or 502-574-5000.
You can watch an update about the positive case on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6ODCkFcSY
Join Hildegard House's Compassionate Community
Become a volunteer at Hildegard House. Hildegard House provides a home and compassionate care for individuals at the end of life who have no home or loved ones to care for them so that they may die with dignity and access hospice care. We are the family for our residents and care for them just like family members. Compassionate Companions commit to a weekly 5-hour shift.
The next volunteer training is Friday, August 11 from 6-8pm and Saturday, August 12 from 9 am to 4 pm.
To learn more about volunteering and register at https://www.hildegardhouse.org/ or call Volunteer Coordinator Jana McNally at (502) 581-8267.
 Louisville Metro issues Request for Proposals for Community Care Campus
Louisville Metro Government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking one or more entities to transform the properties at Brook and Breckinridge streets, known as the Community Care Campus, into a central location for unhoused residents to stabilize and access services and housing.
The Community Care Campus will address a critical gap in the care of those experiencing homelessness by providing medical respite care to reduce hospital readmissions and assist with the transition to temporary or permanent housing. Other priorities for the site are: family overnight shelter and services, services supporting dually-diagnosed persons, and permanent affordable housing.
RFP respondents should have the capacity to operate and demonstrated experience in managing the development process, including programming and long-term operations at the Community Care Campus. Louisville Metro Government (LMG) may select one or more entities to handle overall site management, offer a specific service or operation in a specific building on the site, or offer a specific service or operation across the entire site. LMG will provide a long-term lease for the property to the successful respondent or respondents.
Completed responses should include a detailed narrative of services, target populations, experience serving those populations, expected outcomes and clients served, details of how the respondent will work with others on the site, a development plan that is compatible with the neighborhood, a project timeline, preliminary drawings, and finance and operating budgets.
Responses are due by 3 p.m. on Friday, August 11. The full RFP requirements can be viewed at https://louisvilleky.bonfirehub.com/portal. LMG will hold a pre-response meeting on Tuesday July 18, at 2 p.m. at 225 E. Breckinridge St.; respondents are required to attend.
 Wellspring Summer Celebration
Come enjoy a casual night to learn about Wellspring’s latest Affordable Housing and Behavioral Health services for adults with mental illness on Thursday, July 27th between 6-8pm. Sponsored by Steptoe & Johnson, light appetizers and beverages are provided during Wellspring’s free Summer Celebration at Noble Funk Brewing Co. (922 S. 2nd Street). RSVP appreciated to: 502.753.1457.
 South Louisville Community Ministries is Hiring
South Louisville Community Ministries is seeking a Director of Advancement.
The Director of Advancement is a full-time position and reports directly to the Executive Director. The ideal candidate will be an outgoing relationship-builder that is responsible for all partnerships and fundraising related to the organization.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who believes in our mission and embodies our values to join our dynamic and innovative team. This position will play a pivotal role in expanding our network and enhancing community impact.
Traffic Info for NSRA Street Rod Nationals | August 3 - 6
The following streets will be closed during the following times:
Thursday, August 3 - Sunday, August 6, 2023 - 2023 NSRA Street Rod Nationals
Street Closures | 8 pm - 6 am (each day)
- Phillips Lane from Monarch Drive to Crittenden Drive
No Parking Areas | All Days
- Phillips Lane from Preston Highway to Crittenden Drive
- Monarch Drive from Phillips Lane to Manning Road
- James Road from Phillips Lane to the end
- Emberson Avenue from Phillips Lane to the end
- Crittenden Drive from Cheyenne Avenue to Gate 3
TARC Route Changes Take Effect August 6
Sunday, August 6 is the first day for a set of service changes intended to improve overall system efficiency, and adjust service to areas where it is most needed. These changes include enhanced service in parts of the TARC service area and the elimination of several extremely low ridership express trips that currently only run during the morning and afternoon commute.
 Public Input Needed
The Louisville Metro Comprehensive Review Commission, otherwise known as the HB 314 Commission, was approved by the 2022 General Assembly. The Commission is comprised of fifteen-members, three members each from the State Senate, State House of Representatives, Metro Council and GLI; the three other representatives are from the Metro Mayor, Jefferson County League of Cities, and suburban fire districts.
The Commission held their initial meeting on August 12, 2022, and have been meeting monthly to study six duties tasked to them by the General Assembly including:
- Review the accomplishments and insufficiencies, if any, and recommendations for any statutory changes.
- Review the roles and duties of the mayor and the legislative council as it relates to duties, oversight, budgeting, and administration of Metro and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review intergovernmental relations between Metro and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review tax powers and funding of Louisville Metro Government and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review the distribution and provision of governmental services between the Louisville Metro Government and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review the future of relations between the Louisville Metro Government and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes, including the merger of existing suburban cities, the creation of further suburban cities, the annexation of territory by suburban cities, the creation of further special service districts, the merger of special service districts, or the expansion of urban service district boundaries.
The Commission is now ready to receive public comment prior to releasing their final recommendations. Each public meeting will accommodate up to thirty speakers. Each speaker will be provided three-minutes to address the Commission. Speakers may sign up in-person thirty minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Public Comment Meetings
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LAST PUBLIC MEETING - Monday, July 31 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 601 W. Jefferson Street (the public may enter the building through the Sixth Street entrance). Sign ups will begin at 5:30 p.m.
 ADU Design Competition
Planning and Design Services was awarded an AARP Community Challenge Grant to host a design competition and purchase ADU plans for the public to use free-of-charge when applying for a building permit. A minimum of 3 sets of ADU plans are intended to be purchased and hosted online. Participants may submit architectural and construction drawings for one or each of the following projects:
- A detached single-story ADU for a Traditional Neighborhood
- A detached 2-story "carriage-house" style for a Traditional Neighborhood
- A detached single-story "backyard cottage" for a Suburban Neighborhood
Compensation for each set of plans will be provided based on the original cost to produce each and shall not exceed $7,500. The submittals will also be ranked and awarded the following additional compensation:
- 1st Place: $2,500
- 2nd Place: $1,000
- 3rd Place: $500
Plans may be submitted u from July 24th through September 7, 2023:
Please contact Joel Dock, Planning Supervisor at (502)574-5860 with any questions
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