 Metro TV
Now you can view the latest metro news on selected metro streaming devices. They have broadened coverage beyond Spectrum Cable channel 184, website streaming, and PrimeGov. New ways to watch include through downloading the Metro TV app through You Tube, Roku TV, Apple TV, or Amazon Fire TV. Make sure to check it out and learn about the different programming our city has to offer!
 Beechmont Concert Series Continues!
June is a special month in the Beechmont community! The Beechmont Summer Concert Series is in full swing every 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!
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!
 Empowering Dads
The Parent Community Advisory Board invites you to "Empowering Dads: A Fatherhood Resource Fair." This event will be held at 1720 W. Broadway, June 24th from 6:30-8pm.There will be free food, prizes and a special speaker. Register today if you're interested in attending!
 2024 Riverview Independence Festival
When: Saturday, June 29
Time: starts at 5pm (Fireworks at 10pm)
You are invited to the 2024 Riverview independence festival! There will be music, activities for kids, and yummy food vendors. This should be an amazing night so make sure to bring your family and friends!
 The Louisville Zoo Celebrates Start of Summer with Discounts and Line Up of Activities for the Season!
The Louisville Zoo is celebrating the start of summer this weekend with a great ticket discount. This weekend only, June 22 and 23, 2024, adults ages 12 – 59 can enjoy general admission for only $20. Children (ages 3 – 11) and seniors can enter for only $15 per person. Children two and under are always free. The Zoo encourages guests to prepare for the weather with refillable water bottles, cooling off at indoor air-conditioned spaces, and visiting the popular Glacier Run Splash Park — free with Zoo admission or membership. Plus, be sure to pick up free cups of ice water at concession stands or stop by a Louisville Water Company bottle refill station located inside the African Outpost, near the entrance to the Islands’ Pavilion and on the Zoo’s main plaza.
Guests will want to stop in and see their favorite new mates — the Zoo’s recent additions, male koalas Dharuk and Telowie — along with red panda, Sundara, in his new habitat and, of course, elephants Punch and Mikki, ahead of their move to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in 2025.
The Zoo kicks off summer with a full slate of activities including movie nights for both adults and kids as well as character days.
Movie Nights in the Oasis Field
The Zoo is celebrating the summer with a movie series under the stars! Enjoy Late-Night Date Night features or Cinema Safari films for the younger set. Join the Zoo staff in the Oasis Field at sundown to watch on our giant inflatable screen. Gates opens at 8 p.m. The movies start at sundown. Tickets are $5 for non-members, free for Zoo members. Tickets must be purchased at the gate and cannot be purchased online. Concessions will be available for purchase. Guests are encouraged to pack their own blankets and lawn chairs.
- June 21: “Barbie” Presented by Mercy Academy
- July 26: “Top Gun”
Cinema Safari is sponsored by Great Clips
- July 12: “Trolls Band Together”
- August 9: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
- September 13: “Haunted Mansion”
Meet Me at the Zoo
Meet and greet some of your favorite storybook characters free with Zoo admission or Zoo membership on the following days:
- June 22: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Royal Rendezvous
- Meet and greet some favorite princess characters presented by Norton Children’s
- July 20 & 21: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Santa’s Summer Safari
- Enjoy meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus on their summer vacation and recall cooler times with winter-themed holiday enrichment for animals and games for the kids.
- August 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Super Back to School Bash
- Start the new school year with two favorite video game heroes who happen to be brothers and their princess pal. Presented by Norton Children’s
 Free Home Repair
Do you know of a home that needs repairs? New Direction is assisting homeowners through their Repair Affair Assistance! This is am amazing program so make sure to share this with friends and family!
To sign up call Teresa Devine at 502-371-4906 or email teresad@ndc.org
 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.
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
 Mind, Body & Soul Summer Youth Program
Therapeutic youth program that fosters strong social and emotional skills through art expression.12 WEEK PROGRAM - 4 Weeks Each SessionYouth Ages 10-18
June 24 - September 16
5:30pm - 7:30pm
The When & The Where:
MONDAY: Portland Community Center, 640 N 27th Street, Louisville, KY 40212
TUESDAY: Parkhill Community Center, 1703 S 13th Street, Louisville, KY 40210
WEDNESDAY: South Louisville Community Center, 2911 Taylor Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40208
THURSDAY: Shawnee Community Center, 607 S 37th Street, Louisville, KY 40211
For questions and information, call the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods at 502-574-2131 or email TRC@louisvilleky.gov
 The Greatest Day of Play returns next Saturday, June 29
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Northeast Regional Library
The Northeast Regional Library will once again host a day full of free art, games, and creative outdoor activities for the whole family. The Greatest Day of Play returns Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids and families can build a box city, create chalk art and a giant splat paint mural, go on a bug scavenger hunt, find fossils with the Falls of the Ohio State Park staff, and so much more! Join Good Karma Yoga for some family yoga, hear some out-of-this-world tales from storyteller Thomas Freese, drum with Louisville Orchestra, and meet Louisville Water Company mascot Tapper.
Dress to get messy in our mud pit too. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase.
The Greatest Day of Play is free and will be held on Northeast Regional Library’s 13.5-acre campus (15 Bellevoir Circle). For more information, visit www.LFPL.org/Kids, or call (502) 394-0379.
The Greatest Day of Play is part of the Louisville Free Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program. Presented by the Library Foundation, Summer Reading is a free 10-week program that encourages kids and teens to read for fun over the summer by offering prizes and incentives. For more information, or to register, visit LFPL.org/SummerReading.
 OSHN is partnering with Funds for the Arts, YMCA, and other youth serving organizations to create a safe and healthy summer
This summer, visit a community center, YMCA location, or one of our other partners for youth activities of all types. The city is offering a great diversity of programs, from youth mentoring and lifestyle training to sports to swimming lessons to art expression. Don't let your youth miss the summer fun!
 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.
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 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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