Iroquois Park to Participate in the city wide Canned Goods Run
Calling all runners to Iroquois Park this Saturday for the city wide Canned Goods Run! Make sure you bring cans to donate.
For more information visit their page: https://bit.ly/3ZYjnij
 Recycle Broken String Lights
Know Waste Louisville is encouraging you to recycle your broken string lights during this holiday season. You can drop off lights and other electronic items at 636 Meriwether Ave. Thank you for helping us protect the environment!
 Christmas Care Day
This Christmas the Care Project and Feed Louisville are collaborating on a Christmas Care Day.
On Christmas Day at Feed Louisville (1334 Story Ave, Louisville, KY 40206) volunteers will be prepping and distributing meals and hygiene packages to people experiencing homelessness in Louisville.
Until Christmas Day the Care Project will be collecting donations for the hygiene packages at the various locations listed on the flyer!
 Top 10 things to do this Winter Break for FREE at the Library
School is almost out for winter break and the Louisville Free Public Library is ready to help keep families engaged and entertained, without putting a dent in your budget. All LFPL branches offer free activities for children, teens, and caregivers throughout the winter break (closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day), including a variety of craft and maker workshops, dance parties, hands-on learning, movie screenings, teen challenges, and more!
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Vie for the title of puzzle master at a Teen Jigsaw Puzzle Race (Dec. 21, 2-3:30 p.m. @ Main), or try to escape not one, but three rooms at Northeast’s Teen Escape Room Challenge (Jan. 2, 1-5 p.m. @ Northeast Regional Library)
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The whole family can relax and create together at special Mindfulness Storytimes at Western Library (Dec. 23 & 30, 6 p.m., for kids ages 0-10 and their families), or drop-in to make winter crafts over hot cocoa at Shively Library (Jan. 2, 2:30-4:30 p.m., ages 0-10).
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Dress to get messy at a Slime Party at Main (Dec. 30, 2 p.m.), or get creative with glue and paint at Crescent Hill’s Winter Crafts & Games (Dec. 23, 2-4 p.m., ages 4-10).
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Young book fans can read to a dog (Jan. 2, 3 p.m. @ St. Matthews Library, ages 5-10 & Jan. 4, 2-3:30 p.m. @ Northeast Regional Library), get cozy with snacks and a good book at Silent Book Club (Dec. 28, 2 p.m. @ South Central Regional Library, ages 8-12), and meet new friends at the Little Bookworms Book Club (Jan. 2, 1:30 p.m. @ Iroquois, ages 6-11.
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve early with a NYE Storytime (Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. @ Northeast Regional Library), NYE Dance Party (Dec. 31, 11 a.m. @ Iroquois Library), NYE Around the World (Dec. 31, 2 p.m. @ Main Library), and a Noon Year’s Eve Party (Dec. 31, 11 a.m. @ South Central Regional Library).
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Our youngest patrons are invited to try out percussion instruments while their parents chat at a Musical Baby Play Group (Jan. 4, 10:30am @ Middletown Library, ages 0-2), or take in a storytime at any Library branch.
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Kids & teens are invited to the Shawnee Library to learn the basics of cooking (Jan. 2, 3 p.m.) and discover their green thumb at an indoor plant session (Jan. 3, 3 p.m.).
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Learn how to play loteria in both Spanish and English / Acompáñenos a jugar lotería Vamos a jugar de forma bilingüe Española e Ingles. (Jan. 2, 6 p.m. @ Iroquois Library)
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Teens can get out of the house and meet up at an indoor snowball fight (Jan. 2, 2-3:30 p.m. @ Main Library), or grab snacks and a movie at a teens-only Holiday Party (Dec. 23, 2-4 p.m. @ Shawnee).
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READ! There is always a good book to check out at your local library branch.
These are just a few of the many free activities hosted by your Louisville Free Public Library. In addition, we offer a wide selection of books, eBooks, audiobooks, DVDs, and streaming videos to keep kids and teens reading and entertained during the break—all for free! For a full list of activities and registration information, go to www.LFPL.org/winterbreak, or call (502) 574-1611.
 Take the Challenge! Begins January 3rd
As we begin a new year, unity for our country and community is foremost in our minds. Unity based on mutual respect and opportunities for everyone to thrive.
To move us forward, we must all keep working to achieve equity for all. This requires ongoing engagement with issues of justice. That’s what the recurring Anti-Racism Challenge is all about: staying aware of the racism that still plagues us and proactively working to change it. We want this city-wide Challenge to reach every corner of Louisville.
Click the button below for more information!
 Cafe Louie
The Café LOUIE schedule for 2025 has been released. Join us as we discuss various topics impacting our neighborhoods and city. Councilor Ruhe plans to attend the following sessions:
- South Central on 1/25,
- Iroquois on 2/1
- Newburg on 3/15
Mark your calendars and see you there!
Men's Basketball League
Grab your friends and family and make a team for our basketball league that starts up in January! Registration is now open. More details are on the flyer.
 2025 Language Cafe
Office For Immigrant Affairs invite you to their upcoming Language Cafes aim to foster cross-cultural connections and language learning within Louisville’s diverse communities. These cafes will serve as vibrant hubs where people of various backgrounds can come together, share snacks, coffee, and conversations, and learn new languages.
The sessions will be in collaboration at Actors Theater and embed themes around the upcoming performances from culture and identity to celebrations and sports!
Language Cafe is free to attend and we invite the community to come and experience or return to one or all of the sessions from January 16, 2025 until April 17, 2025. Languages included Beginner Spanish, Beginner French, Vietnamese, and Swahili.
Please register using the QR code or contact monica.lakhwani@louisvilleky.gov.
 Louisville Metro launching Affordable Housing Lien Forgiveness Pilot Program
Program aims to create more housing opportunities by eliminating financial barrier
Recently, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the launch of an important program that will help create safe, quality, affordable housing, while improving the safety and health of neighborhoods.
The goal for this program is to create newly renovated, affordable homes and support the redevelopment of vacant and blighted residential structures through the forgiveness of code enforcement liens. The intention of this pilot program is to increase housing stock by rehabilitating vacant and abandoned structures, promote homeownership for low-to-moderate income families, while encouraging reinvestment in local neighborhoods. This pilot program also includes important guard rails to ensure that residents are protected and empowered to build stronger futures in the neighborhoods they love and call home.
For more information, click on the button below!
 Join The Global Louisville Leadership Academy
The Global Louisville Leadership Academy (GLLA) offers a complimentary leadership training program, proudly sponsored by the Office for Immigrant Affairs. Its mission is to enhance the knowledge and networks of foreign-born leaders, enabling them to increase their capacity and become vital stakeholders in empowering and supporting their communities.
Don't miss out—apply now! The application deadline is January 11, 2025. After selection, the first of eight sessions will take place on February 17, 2025.
 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
 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
Kids Winter Camp
Registration is now open for Louisville Parks and Recreation winter break camps for youths ages 5-12 and indoor basketball leagues for both youth and adults.
Winter break camps will take place at all Louisville Parks and Recreation community centers, excluding Wilderness Road and Metro Arts, from December 23-27 (week one) and December 30-January 3 (week two) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The cost is $60 per week, with field trips included in the cost. Camps will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
There are various camps offered around the city but the community center hosting a winter break camp in District 21 is:
· Beechmont Community Center, 205 W. Wellington Avenue, (502) 361-5484
You can find more information about winter break camps and athletic leagues and register by visiting bestparksever.com.
   
Metro Public Works is Hiring!!!
Serve the Louisville community through a rewarding public service career! The Department of Metro Public Works & Assets is currently hiring for the following positions:
- Director of Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Project Manager - DOT Major Projects
- Project Manager - DOT Special Projects
- Electrician "A" Journeyman
- Engineer
- Engineer Technician
- Equipment Operator
- Executive Administrator - Business Operations
- Executive Administrator - Transportation Programming
- Mechanic - Heavy Equipment
- Packer Driver
- Packer Laborer
- Solid Waste Education Specialist
- Traffic Signal Operations Engineer
- Transportation Systems Management & Operations/Engineering Supervisor
IMPORTANT! The link below is for all of Metro jobs currently open. To learn about career opportunities specifically in Public Works, once you've clicked the link, follow these 3 easy steps:
- click the filter tab
- click Departments
- click Public Works on the dropdown menu
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisvilleky
 Mile of Sunshine Drive -AT&T Construction
AT&T is planning to place new cable in District 21 on Mile of Sunshine Drive from December30 -24 through March 30-25 .
Please plan accordingly!
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