Registration For Portable Air Conditioners
Beechmont Concert Series Begins!
The first show of the Beechmont Summer Concert Series is this Friday! The music begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Beechmont Gazebo (corner of Southern Pkwy & W Woodlawn Ave). there will be a few picnic tables, but we encourage you to bring your own chair or a blanket if you'd like. See you all there!
D21 Paving Projects- Week of June 10
This upcoming week, street paving projects will be taking place in the following neighborhoods:
- E. Southside Ct. from Southside Ct. to W. Southside Ct.
- W. Southside Ct. from Southside Ct. to E. Southside Ct.
- S. 4th St. from Longfield Dr. to dead end
- S. 5th St. from W. Florence Ave. to Longfield Ave.
- W. Florence Ave. from Southern Pkwy. to S. 5th St.
Make sure you drive safe and prepared!
Block Party Event with Da Tea at The Louisville Streatery
Sunday, June 9th from 12-4pm, Da Tea restaurant will be hosting a block party style event with food, vendors, prizes and more to celebrate Kpop group Monsta X. Proceeds generated will be donated to support Louisville Metro Animal Services! Please stop by to support!
Celebrate Juneteenth in Louisville
Join in on the the Juneteenth celebrations in Louisville from June 8-19th.
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, commemorates the day on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced that all enslaved people were to be freed. This came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, and marked a significant turning point in the fight for freedom and equality.
We believe that Juneteenth is not just a holiday, but a symbol of hope and progress. We're committed to creating a space where people can come together to celebrate this important event and continue the work of building a more just and equitable society.
Click on the button below to learn about the different activities going on in town!
Cultural Pass Now Available
The 2024 Cultural Pass is your passport to creativity! Cultural Pass offers young people ages 0-21 and their families in the Greater Louisville area access to participate in arts and cultural activities provided by over 50 venues, free of charge, from June 1 through August 4, 2024.
The Cultural Pass is designed to inspire, explore, and discover new experiences in our Greater Louisville community!
Sound End Community Market
The South End Community Market is OPEN and this year they are located at Iroquois Park! The Market will be bigger and better than ever before so make sure you stop by this summer.
GO, GO, JOE!
Dive into the enchanting world of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's timeless classic, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," presented by ACT Louisville Productions, the creative minds behind “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Sound of Music.” This musical masterpiece takes to the stage at the iconic Iroquois Amphitheater from June 14-23.
Use promo code COLOR to save 15% off tickets to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. *Not valid on General Admission seating.*
For more info visit click on the button below!
Art in the Park
Art in the Park is returning at Central Park for National Recreation and Park Month! Come out on July 17 for free arts and crafts activities before Kentucky Shakespeare's showing of Romeo and Juliet.
Adult Basketball League
You can now sign up for our men's and women's basketball league! Games take place at Cyril Allgeier Community Center with a five week season. Get moving and have fun!
Flight Tracking
If you have complaints about airport noise, please call Noise Office at 502-363-8516 and follow the below prompts to track flights:
Go to the airport's website www.flylouisville.com. At the top of the page, click on CORPORATE tab. Under the heading LRAA, click on the tab for NOISE COMPATIBILITY PROGRAM. Near the bottom of the page, look for Flight Tracking and click the button for NEAR-LIVE FLIGHT TRACKS DISPLAY. Click the Flight Tracking heading at the top of the page. Click the Accept button to accept the terms and conditions and you can begin viewing flights.
Recycling Do's and Don'ts
We are asking for your help to ensure that we are correctly setting out our recycling carts in our district. Follow these tips to ensure that your recycling gets picked up time!
Do:
- Make sure the lid is closed flat
- Break the boxes down flat to maximize space
Don't:
- Set boxes beside the cart
- Leave lid open or overflow the cart
See A Pothole? Report It
We need your help reporting potholes, use one of the methods below;
Use the Louisville Metro online form by clicking here. Use Twitter by sending the location of the hole to @LouMetro311 and include the hashtag #502pothole. Call Metro311 or 574-5000 to report potholes or any other issues. Call our office at 574-1121, and we'll turn it in on your behalf.
To report a pothole on an interstate in Jefferson County, go to the “contact us” dropdown menu and select “report a hazard” on KYTC’s website http://transportation.ky.gov
LFPL's Summer Reading Program Begins
LFPL’s Summer Reading Program has been a Louisville tradition for nearly a century, helping children and teens avoid summer learning loss by encouraging them to read for fun by offering prizes and incentives. This year’s program, A Universe of Stories, just kicked off last Saturday and more than 9,000 area youth—newborns to 12th graders—have already signed up!
To complete the program, school-aged children need to read ten books, teens read six books, and preschool-aged children and younger need to read, or have read to them, 20 books. Everyone who completes the program will receive an alien pencil pouch (kids) or tech bag (teens), as well as coupons for free treats from Ehrler’s Ice Cream and Fazoli’s, and free passes to area attractions like Kentucky Science Center, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Squire Boone Caverns, Louisville Bats Baseball, Racing Louisville FC, select UofL sports, and more.
LFPL’s Summer Reading Program is presented by the Library Foundation and is absolutely FREE. Participants can register online at LFPL.org/SummerReading or stop by any Louisville Free Public Library location between now and August 3.
The African In America Soccer Camp
Interested in attending a free soccer camp this summer?
Register below by clicking the button!
2024 FREE Pre-K Season Pass
The 2024 FREE Pre-K Season Pass is the perfect fit for any 3- to 5-year-old child! Enjoy a season full of fun at Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay in 2024. Simply register your little one online and activate your child's pass in person on any operating day. Parents can join in on the adventure with a season pass, too! Get excited for the 2024 season!
Free Safety Around Water Clinics at All YMCA Branches
The YMCA of Greater Louisville will kick off a Swim Equity initiative offering free Safety Around Water clinics in May. Drowning is a local and national crisis; it’s the leading cause of death for children ages 1–4 and the second for those ages 5–14, with 4,000 fatal incidents annually in the U.S. alone–a staggering 11 drowning deaths per day. A number of socioeconomic, geographic and racial factors only worsen the statistics. Sixty-four percent of Black, 45% of Hispanic/Latino, and 40% of Caucasian children have little to no swimming skills. And socioeconomics factor in as well with 79% of children in households with incomes less than $50,000 have few to no swimming skills. Those who live in flood prone areas, in rural areas, or who frequently travel to bodies of water are at a higher risk of drowning.
This year, the YMCA is joining forces with several community partners to increase awareness around water safety and drowning prevention.
All YMCA branches in the Louisville area are offering free Safety Around Water clinics in June and July. To learn more about these clinics and how to register, visit ymcalouisville.org.
New Campaign to Help Prevent Child Vehicular Heatstroke
Each year tragic stories of child vehicular heat stroke begin to appear with the onset of heat season. Child heat stroke occurs an average of 37 times each year, often when a child is mistakenly or purposely left in a vehicle. In 2023, 29 children in the U.S. died because of vehicular heatstroke. The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging the public to help prevent child heat stroke through a new campaign that urges people to “Stop. Look. Lock.” The campaign emphasizes:
Before leaving a vehicle,
Stop, look for a child, and lock the car doors.
It only takes a second.
NHTSA reminds the public that everyone can do their part to keep children safe:
- By locking your car when it’s not in use, you can prevent children from gaining access to the vehicle and minimize the risk of them getting trapped.
- Even if you don’t have a child of your own, a child in the neighborhood could get into an unlocked vehicle, with tragic consequences.
- Never leave a child alone in a car, even if you think you’ll only be gone for a minute.
- Rolling down a window does little to keep a vehicle cool.
- Heatstroke can happen even on a relatively cool, 60-degree day.
- A vehicle can reach a dangerous temperature in as little as 10 minutes.
- When you’re driving with your child, remember Stop. Look. Lock. to make sure your child has been dropped off at daycare or with a caregiver, not left behind in the car seat.
- Keep an item in the back – like a teddy bear. Put the bear up front with you when your child is in their car seat to serve as a reminder.
- Or, put your bag or phone in the back with the child.
- Some new vehicles come with back seat reminder technology that will remind parents to check their vehicle before they leave.
- And if you see a child in distress in a vehicle – ACT. Call 911 immediately and get help.
For this Heat Stroke Prevention Day, help spread the word about the signs and symptoms of heat stroke, what to do in an emergency and the risks of heat stroke for childrentext.
Report Odors
The Air Pollution Control District encourages residents to familiarize themselves with air quality tools and resources that are available to them. Notably:
- Residents can sign up to receive alerts when air quality is forecast to be poor, this is especially valuable for sensitive groups like older adults, children, and those with pre existing conditions like asthma.
- Residents can access live air quality conditions and health guidance 24/7 with resources like APCD’s Louisville Air Watch at lousivilleky.gov/air (graphic attached)
- If residents see or experience air pollution issues like odors, open burning, or dust we encourage them to report those to us with as much detail as possible (graphic attached)
We also encourage local businesses to sign up as Air Quality Action Partners by taking a few voluntary steps to improve air quality in Louisville.
Summer Jobs for Youth
Now’s the time to get prepared for a successful summer! You can apply to any of the positions and browse through hundreds more at local companies, nonprofits, and government agencies after registering for SummerWorks. Start at SummerWorks.org.
Don’t have a resume? No problem, we can help with that too. Once you register, you’ll get connected to all of the resources you need to land a quality summer job.
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