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This week the Metro Council’s Public Safety Committee reviewed and voted to approve an ordinance that I authored. This ordinance (O-016-24), which also had the support of three co-sponsors from different parts of the community and different political affiliations, seeks to prevent someone who is the victim of car theft from being hit again, when it is time to retrieve their stolen vehicle.
Currently when a person who isn’t able to retrieve their vehicle from the tow lot within 21 days, they are charged hundreds of dollars for not only the storage but also the transportation of their retrieved vehicle to the lot. This can easily add hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars to the cost associated with regaining possession of a stolen vehicle. The reason for this policy was to prevent people from using the tow lot to store vehicles for excessive amounts of time, but this policy on a number of occasions led owners to not even be able to pay the fee to ever get their vehicles back. Ultimately, this could result in the vehicle being placed in a Metro Tow Lot auction.
Working with LMPD as well as the Mayor’s Office, we were able to craft amendments to the Metro Tow Lot policies to prevent such a penalty from occurring in the future. This ordinance will not help persons who have delt with this situation in the past, but hopefully will help those retrieving their stolen cars in the future from feeling as if they are being victimized all over again.
This ordinance is expected to receive a final vote of the full Metro Council at our next meeting, Wednesday 15th and I believe it will have the unanimous support of not only my colleagues but also the administration.
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 The Louisville Zoo is excited to announce the return of its popular lantern festival. Back for the fifth year with a lineup of new lanterns, Wild Lights runs select nights March 23 through May 19. Tickets are on sale now at louisvillezoo.org/wildlights.
Wild Lights guests will venture through the Zoo’s 1.4-mile path and experience hand-crafted, illuminated art displays. The event will feature more than 60 individual displays in themed areas depicting nature, coral reefs and Chinese mythology. Select area highlights include a blooming morning glory corridor, a 23-foot-tall octopus and a walk-through phoenix tunnel. Interactive lanterns invite guests to enhance the experience by powering lantern movements, competing in games and more. This 38-night immersive event features live cultural performances including Chinese folk dances, acrobatics and more. There will also be unique handcrafted goods available for purchase along with snacks and cocktails by Service Systems Associates — the Zoo’s food and amenity vendor.
The event is wheelchair and stroller-friendly on a paved path. The festival is a rain or shine event and will be held 7 – 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday nights from March 23 – May 19, 2024. In addition, Wild Lights will run every night during JCPS Spring Break, April 1 – 5, 2024. The Zoo will host a special preview night exclusively for Louisville Zoo members on March 22.
Wild Lights is in partnership with Stewart Promotions and Tianyu Arts & Culture Inc., an international event design company.
Tickets are available for purchase in advance online only.
Thursday and Sundays
General Admission: $22 adults ages 12 – 59; $18 Children ages 3 – 11/Seniors ages 60+
Louisville Zoo Members: $20 adults ages 12 – 59; $16 Children ages 3 – 11/Seniors ages 60+
Fridays and Saturdays
General Admission: $23 adults ages 12 – 59; $19 Children ages 3 – 11/Seniors ages 60+
Louisville Zoo Members: $21 adults ages 12 – 59; $17 Children ages 3 – 11/Seniors ages 60+
All Wild Lights days:
Family 4 Pack General Admission: $70
Family 4 Pack Members: $60
Active-duty military discount (with valid ID): $18 single ticket (up to three family members)
Active military family pack: $65
New for 2024, there are a limited number of “Anytime Tickets” redeemable for any night of the event available for purchase.
Tickets to the March 22 exclusive member preview night will be $16 per person (not age variable) and $55 for a Family 4 Pack.
Regular daytime Zoo admission tickets and Wild Lights tickets must be purchased separately. Parking for this event is $7 and can be purchased in advance online or at the Zoo admission windows. For more information, visit louisvillezoo.org/wildlights.
 Are you facing a home heating emergency? The LIHEAP crisis component is here to help! LIHEAP Crisis could provide a one-time home heating benefit if your household income is within 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. To apply, call the automated scheduler at (502) 991-8391.
 Starting Saturday, January 28, Public Works contractor Louisville Paving will be shutting down Holsclaw Hill Rd. to replace a culvert in very poor condition. Currently message boards are in place to alert the public of the closure. It is anticipated that the closure will be in place until June. To view a detailed multi-page detour plan, click HERE.
  
 Starting in February, Louisville Free Public Library is bringing six nationally renowned authors to the Main Library this season. The lineup features new fiction from two New York Times bestsellers, along with nonfiction from four award-winning journalists on topics as varied as race relations in America, the secret history of Barbie, the industry behind climbing Mt. Everest, and business advice for women.
Carmichael's Bookstore presents award-winning journalist and author Michele Norris in conversation with Charles Booker
Friday, February 16, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) • Main Library
Peabody Award-winning journalist Michele Norris will discuss her new book Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity in conversation with community leader Charles Booker. Former longtime co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered, Michele Norris is the founding director of The Race Card Project, a narrative archive that asks people around the world to share their reflections on identity—in just six words. In the twelve years since Norris first posed that question, over half a million people have submitted their stories. In this powerful book, she compiles those reflections and offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories.
Sponsored by 89.3 WFPL - Louisville Public Media
Carmichael's Bookstore presents New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Makkai in conversation with Katy Yocom
Monday, February 26, 7 p.m. • Main Library
Award-winning author Rebecca Makkai will be joined onstage by Louisville writer Katy Yocom for a discussion of her New York Times bestselling mystery novel I Have Some Questions for You. Named a best book of 2023 by People, USA Today, and Real Simple, Makkai’s latest literary mystery follows the story of a podcaster who revisits the role she played in a flawed investigation from her past. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca Makkai teaches at Northwestern University, and is the Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago. Her 2018 book The Great Believers was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and was named one of the Ten Best Books of the year by the New York Times.
The Craig Buthod Author Series presents NPR correspondent Stacey Vanek Smith
Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. • Main Library
From the NPR host of The Indicator and correspondent for Planet Money, Stacey Vanek Smith, Machiavelli for Women is a modern guide to how women can apply the principles of 16th-century philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli and Renaissance politics to their work lives to finally shatter the glass ceiling. With charm and wit, Smith uses Machiavelli’s book The Prince as a guide to demonstrate how women can unapologetically take and maintain power in careers where they have long been cast as second-best.
Sponsored by 89.3 WFPL - Louisville Public Media
Cultural critic, investigative journalist, and first-generation Barbie owner M.G. Lord
Friday, April 12, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) • Main Library
Professor M.G. Lord’s book Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll, uncovers the surprising story behind Barbie's smash success. In telling Barbie’s fascinating story, cultural critic and investigative journalist M.G. Lord—herself a first-generation Barbie owner—has written a provocative, zany, occasionally shocking book that will change how you look at the doll and the world. Lord is a professor at the University of Southern California and co-host of the podcast L.A. Made: The Barbie Tapes. She is also author of the family memoir Astro Turf, a cultural history of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the basis for L.A. Made: Blood, Sweat and Rockets, her 12-part podcast.
Presented by University of Louisville Liberal Studies Visiting Scholars
The Craig Buthod Author Series presents award-winning writer and journalist
Will Cockrell in conversation with Dr. Tori Murden McClure
Tuesday, April 23, 7 p.m. • Main Library
Will Cockrell has spent more than twenty years as a senior editor, writer, and consultant for national magazines including Men’s Journal, Outside, Men’s Fitness, and GQ. A former outdoor guide, Cockrell has covered Everest throughout his career. His debut book, Everest, Inc., is a vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicling one of the least likely industries on Earth. Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers, Everest, Inc. tells the story of the entrepreneurs who paired raw courage and naked ambition with a new style of expedition planning. Many of them are still living and climbing today, and ninety percent of the people now on Everest are clients or employees of guided expeditions. Cockrell will be in conversation with adventurer, author, educator and Louisville legend Dr. Tori Murden McClure.
The Craig Buthod Author Series presents New York Times bestseller Craig Johnson
Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. • Main Library
LFPL welcomes back Craig Johnson, bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novel series, which is the basis for the hit Netflix original drama Longmire. Johnson comes to Louisville from his home in Ucross, Wyoming, population 26. The Longmire Defense, the 19th title in the series, finds Walt Longmire struggling with his family history in Bighorn Mountains when he uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life on the line.
Book signings follow all author talks, with books available for purchase from Carmichael’s Bookstore. All Authors Series events are FREE, but registration is requested at www.LFPL.org/Authors or by calling (502) 574-1644.
Children’s & Teen Programs
Storytime
Every Wednesday morning:
Toddler Storytime 10:30-11:30 AM
Foster a love of reading in your toddlers through this engaging storytime! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. Ages 1-3
Preschool Storytime 11:30 AM -12:30 PM
Foster a love of reading in your pre-schooler through this engaging storytime! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. Ages 3-5
Teen Club
Every Wednesday afternoon 3:45-4:45 PM
Join our after-school program in a casual drop-in setting. Whether you want to make craft projects, play board games, watch a movie, share a book you just read, or just socialize, there’s always something for you at the library!
Kids Only Club
Every Thursday evening 5:30-6:30 PM
Join us for our weekly after-school program where we explore video games, STEM related-activities, movies, and more. Ages 6 – 12
Adult Programs
Chair Yoga
First and Third Thursday (Feb 1 & Feb 15) of each month from 12:30-1:15 PM
Get fit while you sit! Chair Yoga brings the best of a yoga practice to everyone who requires or prefers the support of a chair. Gently increase flexibility and strength, improve balance, and relieve stress with the aid of a chair. Beginners, Seniors and All Abilities welcome! We recommend wearing comfortable clothes that are easy to move in.
DIY Series – Customized Bracelets
Monday, February 26, 6:30-7:30 PM
Join us to try your hand at a new craft that can be completed in about an hour. Seasoned and non-crafters are welcome. Registration is required as space and supplies are limited. Adults register: 502-375-2051. Ages 18+
Monthly Adult Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 20, 5:30-7 PM
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin.
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 Imagination Library of Louisville has expanded! Enroll your child and get a FREE BOOK every month until their 5th birthday.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Republic of Ireland.
 Legacy School of Dance Competition Team is hosting a fundraising event for Monday, February, 12 from 3PM to 10PM at Texas Roadhouse. Present the attached flyer at Texas Roadhouse (Outer Loop) location and Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your total food purchase to Legacy School of Dance.
If you are interested in volunteering for one of Louisville Metro Government's Boards and 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.
To learn more about the application process, please visit:
Boards and Commissions - List | LouisvilleKY.gov |
