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Old Louisville LIVE!
May 15, 8-10pm, Central Park
A free live show from The Crashers presented by the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council. Concessions and food trucks will be available starting at 7pm.
Poorcastle Festival
May 15-17, 1pm-11pm, Jubilee Field
A non-profit local music festival being held for the first time this year at Jubilee Field in the Meriwether-Fort Hill neighborhood. Proceeds from the festival benefit Louisville Leopard Percussionists, AMPED, and OutLoud Louisville.
Old Louisville Farmers Market
May 16, 9am-12:30pm, Central Park (Corner of 6th and Park)
The Old Louisville Farmers Market returns this weekend in a new location! The market will be home to vendors selling fresh food and other goods, and tomorrow will be joined by the Louisville Free Public Library's Bookmobile!
Old Louisville Springfest
May 16, 10am-7pm, Toonerville Trolley Park
Springfest is Old Louisville’s largest springtime festival and neighborhood market. The free event, held rain or shine, features handmade goods vendors, artists, live music, KidZone, food trucks, a beer garden, horse-drawn carriage rides, and more
Old Louisville Neighborhood Treasures Market & Saturday Jazz Cafe
May 16, 10am-3pm, Our Place at Ben Washer Park
Clean out your closets and garages and get ready for the first Old Louisville Neighborhood Treasures Market at Ben Washer Park. Just imagine the treasures you’ll find at this fun day of social shopping! Register for a table to sell your wares or donate them to us to sell to support Bridge Kids International. Enjoy live music with Chris Stafford and the Gentlemen of Jazz while you shop! 12-2:30pm
Shakespeare Parks Tour: The Tempest
May 17, 6:30pm, Shelby Park
A free performance of the classic Shakespeare play The Tempest, performed by Kentucky Shakespeare. Sponsored by the Deckel & Moneypenny, the Shelby Park Neighborhood Association, and Studio Kremer Architects
 Our office is working with the Parks Alliance of Louisville, Louisville Metro Parks & Recreation, and the Toonerville Trolley Neighborhood Association to explore updates to Toonerville Trolley Park. Take our 5‑minute survey and share your ideas!
I-65 Central Corridor Project Updates
  In addition to the impending closure of I-65 throughout June and July, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released the above graphics related to additional closures associated with the project. More information can be found at https://i65centralcorridor.com/
Update from Louisville Water Company
Our active construction zone is on Oak Street between Hancock Street and S. Clay Street until the beginning of June. Additional work will resume on Oak Street between Jackson Street and Hancock Street at the beginning of June and will last for six to eight weeks.
- Local access will always be available for residents and businesses impacted by road closures and detours. Please follow posted signage as local access may change based on where crews are working.
- On-street parking will be limited or unavailable in areas in and around the active construction zone, but we will make the parking spots available again once we move beyond that location.
See the map below for the current detour and check out our webpage for detour updates.
More information at https://louisvillewater.com/oakstreetproject/
The FY 26-27 Budget is available for review!
 MSD shared a quick update with our office that the Jim King Memorial Rain Garden has been successfully replanted this week! The site has been refreshed with a diverse mix of native perennials, shrubs, and trees, and we are excited to see these plantings establish and flourish in the coming seasons.
This replanting effort will help further support stormwater management while enhancing beauty and habitat in the Germantown neighborhood - continuing the legacy the rain garden represents.
2026 Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
 
Louisville H.E.R.O. Run/Walk/Ruck
You are invited to attend an Old Louisville Architectural Review Committee hearing for the review of the after-the-fact installation of a metal fence in the front yard of the property.
Subject Property: 227 E. Ormsby Ave.
Case Number: 26-COA-0012
Case Manager: Drake Watson (drake.watson@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Old Louisville Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
Meeting Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Time: Meeting will begin at 4:30 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center — 444 S. 5th Street, Room 101
You are invited to attend an Old Louisville Architectural Review Committee hearing for the review of a proposed paint color change for previously painted masonry.
Subject Property: 1466 St. James Ct.
Case Number: 26-COA-0090
Case Manager: Drake Watson (drake.watson@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Old Louisville Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
Meeting Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Time: Meeting will begin at 4:30 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center — 444 S. 5th Street, Room 101
You are invited to attend a review for a Change in Zoning from R-7 Multi-Family Residential to C-R Commercial-Residential and a Detailed District Development Plan with associated waiver(s) and binding elements.
Subject Property (Propiedad Sujeta): 1144 & 1146 S 7th Street
Case Number (Número de Caso): 26-ZONE-0002
Case Manager (Administradora de Casos): MARK PINTO (mark.pinto@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type (Tipo de Reunión): PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Date (Fecha de la Reunión): THURSDAY, May 21, 2026
Time (Tiempo): Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location (Ubicación de Reunión): 514 W Liberty Street, 40202 (OLD JAIL BUILDING)
Community of Opportunity Neighborhood Association
The Community of Opportunity Neighborhood Association is organizing in Park Hill & Algonquin. See Park Hill - Algonquin website for more details.
Germantown-Paristown Neighborhood Association
GPNA has public meetings on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Hope Mills Building, located at 1000 Swan Street.
Limerick Neighborhood Association
Meetings on the third Wednesday of the every month at 7:00 PM Locations can vary but the calendar is updated here.
Meriwether-Fort Hill Neighborhood Association
Monthly Meetings held at The Bard's Town - 511 E Burnett Ave at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday
Old Louisville Neighborhood Council
OLNC meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Location: the Historic Old Louisville Visitors Center (1340 S 4th Street)
Shelby Park Neighborhood Association
SPNA members meet most months on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Location: Shelby Park Community Center (600 E. Oak Street)
Taylor Berry Neighborhood Association
Meetings held on the 1st Tuesday of the month (except August) at 6 pm at the South Louisville Community Center (2911 Taylor Boulevard).
Toonerville Trolley Neighborhood Association
Meetings on the second Wednesday of the every month at 7:00 PM Location: Arthur S Kling Center - 219 W Ormsby Ave.
It's an exciting weekend in District 6, and our Advisory Council had a lot to do with it!
We kick off with Old Louisville LIVE! tonight from 8p-10pm headlined by The Crashers in Central Park. Saturday, the Old Louisville Farmers Market will be in their new location in Central Park, while Toonerville Trolley Park will be hosting Old Louisville Springfest. All three of these are events the Advisory Council voted to help make happen, so we're proud to see our District funds being put to such great use. Our Place in Ben Washer Park will also have their Neighborhood Treasures Market and Jazz Cafe, and TARC will have a shuttle loop available to help families see it all.
Also supported by the Advisory Council, in Meriwether-Fort Hill, the Poorcastle Festival will be happening at Jubilee Field with proceeds going to the Louisville Leopard Percussionists, AMPED, and Out Loud Louisville.
This busy weekend kicks off a lot of support for District 6 that the Advisory Council has democratically decided on. Families from all over District 6 and beyond enjoy the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park all summer, and the Advisory Council voted to help Keep Will Free by doubling this year's contribution. Just last night, the rest of the Metro Council voted to add significantly to our legislation to fund the 2026 H.E.R.O Run, completely fulfilling the amount asked for so that the funds raised at the run, walk & ruck race would go towards their mission rather than putting the event on. The Advisory Council has also recently voted to support summer youth programs in Shelby Park, and community events at the Park Hill Community Center and at the ACE Project.
At the next District-wide meeting, the members of the Advisory Council will be working together to decide how to spend some infrastructure funds left over from completed projects. I'm excited to see our neighbors come together from across the District to figure out what we can do that benefits people in every neighborhood.
Now that the Advisory Council has settled into a routine, we're excited that all District 6 residents are now eligible to attend and vote in the neighborhood level meetings and decide how they'll be represented at the District-wide meeting. The next neighborhood level meetings will take place in July, so keep an eye out in upcoming newsletters and our official social media for announcements of time, locations, and agendas.
In the meantime, get out there and enjoy District 6 this weekend!
Solidarity,
Councilman JP Lyninger
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