Thursday, September 27, 2012
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This Saturday, September 29th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. the DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies focused on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. This is a Drive-Up event so there is no need to leave your vehicle. Please place all tablets and capsules into a zip-lock bag, vials should be placed into another bag or container, bottled liquids and tubes of medication should be placed into separate bags as well. This is an event for private citizens, no businesses please.
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- Louisville Metro Urban Government Center, 810 Barret Avenue
- Jefferson Mall, 4801 Outer Loop
- Kroger, 5929 Timber Ridge Drive, Prospect, Kentucky
Medication products should NEVER be flushed down the toilet or drain, burned in the open or thrown in the trash because:
- They can contaminate the environment if they get into the drinking and ground water.
- They may kill bacteria or produce drug resistance bacteria in sewage treatment plants and septic systems if flushed down the drain.
- Burning can release toxic pollutants into the air.
- They can be scavenged from your trash receptacles to be illegally used or sold.
- They can be taken mistakenly and cause serious health problems.
Here are some of the items the Expired Drug Toss organizers are encouraging residents to bring in:
- Expired or unused medications
- Bulk or loose tablets and capsules
- Medications that should have been kept cold but were not.
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They urge residents to black out all personal information on ALL medication containers.
Items NOT accepted at the event:
- Sharp needles
- Used or unused sharp, hypodermic needles & lances
- Cosmetics, personal care or hygiene items
Butchertown Neighborhood Association member and business owner Matt Anthony is going to be a part of a new local music concert series at the Palace Theatre, 625 S 4th Street. Broadcast LIVE on 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville: The Louisville Palace, WFPK, and Cul De Sac King Records PRESENT: Faces @ The Palace Concert Series Launch Party. For the first time ever, The Louisville Palace will be calling on local musicians. The Theatre treasure will open its door and broadcast the party LIVE on Friday September 28th for Faces @ The Palace Concert Series (Launch Party).
Kicking off the Faces @ The Palace Series will be heavy hitters The Tunesmiths featuring She Might Bite and WFPK’s DJ Matt Anthony. Hosted in the Faces Lobby of The Palace, these local favorites will be rockin’ the architectural gem from 9:00 pm – 1:00 am. Doors open at 8:00 pm.
Advance tickets are available at The Louisville Palace Box Office or at the door day of show; $10 admission; 21+. For additional information contact Sydney O’Bryan, Director of Sales and Marketing at sydneyobryan@livenation.com
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Information provided by Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street – Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4313, (502)574-6230
Case Number: 18036
You are invited to attend a review of a proposal for binding element amendment to allow for additional signage square footage.
Subject Property: 150 Chenoweth Lane 40207 (currently residential)
Case Manager: Christopher Brown
This case will be presented to the Development Review Committee.
Date: Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Time: Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard.
Place: 514 W. Liberty Street
For detailed case information please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/. Click on “Case Information – eCustomer Services” link. Then under the “Planning and Design” tab click on “By Project No”. Enter the project no and click “search”. If you have any questions please contact Planning & Design at 574-6230.
The Clifton Center, located at 2117 Payne Street, is pleased to announce a new 3-day music festival. The first annual Afterbeat Festival will be held Thursday, October 4th through Saturday, October 6th from 6:00pm-midnight each day and will showcase a broad range of outstanding musicians on 3 stages within the Clifton Center, giving the audience a unique and intimate experience. Performers include Taj Mahal, Bill Frisell, The Boxcars, Shovels & Rope, Feufollet, and Trio Brasileiro, among other local and regional artists. Tickets are on sale now and range from $25 for single day admission to $75 for a full weekend pass. Tickets to all Clifton Center events can be purchased at cliftoncenter.org or at Carmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue. VOLUNTEERS are needed for this new event. Please click here to visit the registration page for a full list of volunteer opportunities. Volunteers who sign up for one shift will receive free admission to performances before or after their shift. Volunteers who register for two shifts over the course of the weekend will receive a two-day pass for Friday and Saturday, October 5th and 6th.
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Last Saturday, September 15, 2012, as a board member of Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, I volunteered with Councilwoman Attica Scott (D1) and other Girl Scout volunteers to help build a new home for a deserving family in the Shively area. This project is the first of its kind for Habitat where a partnership of a for-profit and a non-profit came together to build the home. 200 Semonin volunteers and 60 adult volunteers from the Girl Scouts teamed together and got it done! To get involved with Habitat for Humanity please visit www.louisvillehabitat.org and to learn more about Girl Scouts visit http://www.gskentuckiana.org/.
Louisville Metro’s Department of Solid Waste Management is now offering four collection sites to recycle cooking oil, providing yet another way for citizens to make Louisville a more sustainable city. It is an easy, green step to take in your home. First, strain the oil to remove any large food particles then save the oil in a container free of any contaminants. When it is ready to be dropped off, a recycling attendant will assist in pouring the oil into one of the 400 gallon containers placed at each drop-off site. Any vegetable cooking oil will be accepted that is liquid at room temperature, including olive, soybean and canola oils. The service is residential only. Businesses may not drop-off used cooking oil.
Cooking oil recycling is now available at these staffed recycling locations:
(Hours of operation: Tuesday – Saturday from 10am-5pm)
- First District Public Works Yard, 595 N. Hubbards Lane (on the corner of Brownsboro Rd.)
- Metro Parks Landscaping, 9300 Whipps Mill Road
- Southwest Government Center, 7219 Dixie Highway
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Central Government Center, 7201 Outer Loop
The oil collection containers will be picked-up regularly by Terra Renewal, a company that won the oil recycling contract through Metro Government’s bidding process. The contract with the company guarantees 100% of the recycled oil collected will go towards the production of biodiesel fuel. The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste estimates that one to three billion gallons of waste oil are produced each year in the U.S. which could be processed into biodiesel.
Remember there are also two drop off spots where you can recycle waste cooking oil in the 9th District. Drop off your waste cooking oil in the back parking lot of Bike Couriers Bike Shop at 2132 Frankfort Avenue or in the parking lot on the west side of the Clifton Center at 2117 Payne Street. Waste cooking oil from these sites will be used by local, non-profit Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative to make clean burning biodiesel for use in the Louisville area. Learn more on the Green Triangle website.
All-electric buses with zero air polluting emissions will become part of Louisville’s public transportation fleet as a result of a $4.4 million federal grant awarded to TARC. The grant, from the Federal Transit Administration Clean Fuels Program, will pay for five electric buses that will replace the oldest, high emissions trolleys now circulating downtown along Fourth Street and the Main-Market corridor. The electric buses are expected to be in operation in about a year. TARC’s 14 diesel-fueled trolleys are the least environmentally friendly vehicles in the fleet. They average 14 years of age and 500,000 miles of service, have high maintenance costs and cannot be replaced because they are no longer manufactured. The electric buses will also save TARC thousands of dollars each year in lower operating costs. In fuel costs alone, each electric bus will save TARC an estimated $10,000 per year. The electric buses are also significantly less expensive to maintain than trolleys. Under previous federal grants, TARC also will add 39 new buses to replace old buses now operating throughout TARC’s five-county service area. The new buses will include 28 diesel buses with the latest air quality and fuel conserving technology and 11 hybrid-electric buses. The buses are scheduled to begin arriving this spring. A video demonstration of the features of an electric bus can be found here.
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Bourbon’s Bistro, located at 2255 Frankfort Avenue, is currently open and operating. The owner wants to take on an operating partner/partners or investors. 3,045 square feet, plus patio, business, building lease and equipment. For more information contact The Houston Group, Inc at 419-7799 or email houston@thehoustongroup.net
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Codes and Regulations-Vacant Abandoned Property Initiative has an exciting volunteer effort. The effort is scheduled for Saturday, September 29th from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. City staff will be mowing overgrown yards, and volunteer teams will focus on picking up litter and doing some trimming on and around properties located in Council districts (3) Mary Woolridge, (4) David Tandy, and (6) David James. Because the focus will be on picking up litter and some trim work, this is the perfect opportunity to share the gift of doing volunteer work with your family!
All teams will meet at the Coca-Cola parking lot, at 1661 West Hill Street, and will be assigned properties at that time. Louisville Metro staff volunteers will coordinate efforts. Corporate teams and individuals can register by contacting brotherskeeper@louisvilleky.gov, by September 28th. Teams should consist of at least 4-6 individuals and will need to have their own transportation. It is optional for teams and individuals to bring their own weed trimmers. Codes & Regulations will provide the other supplies.
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Join me and my staff for our annual Fall Community Forum on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at Field Elementary School, 120 Sacred Heart Lane. Guest speakers include Ms. Maria Koetter – Office of Sustainability, Officer Daniel English – LMPD, Mr. Bennett Knox – Metro Parks re Bradley Greenway Update, and Inspector Randy Scott – Codes & Regulations. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. drop off your donated new/used shoes to help EDGE Outreach, now WaterStep, provide clean, lifesaving drinking water for people in developing countries AND donate your handheld electronics to Eco-Cell for the Green Triangle. (Acceptable items include cell phones, cell phone accessories, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players, GPS handheld units, laptops, e-readers and portable hard drives.) To view the forum flyer please click here.
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On Friday, October 19th, from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm the 9th District office, in partnership with U of L Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, will offer FREE mammograms at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street. To make an appointment please contact my office at 574-1109. There is no cost to program eligible women without insurance. Women with insurance will need to bring their card so a claim may be filed.
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In partnership with Brightside we will be cleaning up in the 9th District on Saturday, October 27, 2012, from 8:30 am – Noon. Plan to meet in the lower parking lot of Mellwood Arts Center at 8:30 am. Enjoy donated breakfast sandwiches from the Clifton McDonalds and hot coffee from Heine Brothers’ Coffee. At 9:00 a.m. volunteers will start cleaning up along the Mellwood/Zorn corridor. We’ll provide FREE bags, gloves, tools and t-shirts will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact my office at 574-1109 or email kyle.ethridge@louisvilleky.gov if you would like to volunteer or download the registration form. To view a flyer with all details click here.
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Below are some Ninth District calendar events! To view a full listing of events please visit the Ninth District Blog at www.district9news.wordpress.com
If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Kyle Ethridge.
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Friday, September 28: Fall Bike to Work Day! Riders will be meeting at the basketball courts at Seneca Park on Friday at 7:15 a.m. to bike downtown together. Be sure to bring lights and bright/reflective clothing as it's not fully light outside in the morning. If you would like to host a ride to work please contact Bike Louisville at john.eisinger@louisvilleky.gov.
Friday, September 28: Historic Frankfort Avenue will host a special "Old Forester Trolley Hop" from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop, held year-round on the final Friday of every month, provides FREE parking and transportation to participating shops, restaurants and galleries along the Frankfort, Mellwood and Story Avenue corridor. For more information about specific F.A.T. Friday events, the trolley schedule, and the participating businesses, please visit www.fatfridayhop.org. In addition, the Frankfort Avenue Business Association will host a launch party to celebrate the new branding for "The Avenue". The public is invited to visit the tent at Crescent Hill Methodist Church, corner of Frankfort Avenue and Peterson Avenue, to enjoy live entertainment from the West Louisville Boy's Choir, giveaways, free appetizers from Frankfort Avenue restaurants, free cookies and cake from the Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen, and free chilled water from Louisville Water Company's Pure Tap to Go mobile unit.
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Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, welcomes Leonard and Adele Leight, photographer Ted Wathen, and author Peter Morrin for a signing of their stunning new book The Leight House: The Home and Collections of Leonard and Adele Leight at 7:00 p.m. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/celebration-home-and-collections-leonard-and-adele-leight
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eyedia, located at 1631 N Mellwood Avenue, is excited to partner with Women for Habitat from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Help build community by shopping during the Trolley Hop when 20% of proceeds will be donated to Women for Habitat for a home that features a "green" upgrade package that includes higher efficiency insulation, roofing, and heating and cooling systems. W4H Eyedia Promo
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The Wine Rack, 2632 Frankfort Avenue, will host a sampling of cheese and Old Forester bourbons from 6:00pm-8:30pm.
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Mellwood Art Center, 1860 Mellwood Avenue, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with live music, refreshments and a drawing for $300 worth of Mellwood gift certificates from 6:00pm-9:00pm.
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Crescent Hill Trading Company, 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will serve jambalaya prepared by Chef Finbar Kinsella of St. Joseph Children's Home and Luke Leek will perform.
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The Comfy Cow, 2221 Frankfort Avenue, will feature their Bourbon Ball ice cream (made with Old Forester) and host live music from the nationally touring duo - Ian McFeron and Alisa Milner.
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Third Lutheran Church, 1864 Frankfort Avenue, will partner with The Gilbert & Sullivan Society to present the Pirates of Penzance Sing-a-long.
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Margaret's Consignment, 2700 Frankfort Avenue, will host live entertainment in the courtyard by Tanita Gaines and serve refreshments.
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South Bayly Boutique, 107 S Bayly Avenue, will host live music by the West Louisville Boys Choir and Trent Altman, a local autistic artist, will be painting and exhibiting his work.
Friday, September 28: Third Lutheran Church and the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Louisville present a Pirates of Penzance Sign-a-long at 7:00 p.m. during the Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop at 1864 Frankfort Avenue. No tickets or reservations are needed and donations will be accepted. Lyrics will be projected for the sing-a-long or download them at http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pirates/html/index.html. Questions call 439-6007 or email pirates@gsslou.com.
Friday, September 28: Louisville Irish Fest - Friday Night Ceili from 7:00 - 10:00 p. at Bellarmine University, Frazier Hall - cost is $5.00 per person and there will be food and drinks available for purchase. For more information www.louisvilleirishfest.com. The festival will also run on Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sun. Sept 30.
Saturday, September 29: American Printing House for the Blind Yard Sale at 1839 Frankfort Avenue from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Questions please contact Roberta Williams at rwilliams@aph.org.
Saturday, September 29 - Sunday, September 30: Kentucky Orchid Society's 25th Annual Show and Sale at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, located at 330 N Hubbards Lane. Show on Sept. 29th from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and on Sept. 30th from Noon - 4:00 p.m. Enjoy blooming orchid displays, vendors selling plants, and much more. This event is free to the public and includes free parking. Questions please call 895-1251.
Saturday, September 29: National Public Lands Day Volunteer Event from 10:00 a.m. - Noon in Cherokee Park. Boy Scouts will be on-site to provide a bike valet service to any volunteers who wish to bike to the event. Olmsted Parks Conservancy will lead volunteers in an effort to remove unsightly litter around Willow Pond and along Beargrass Creek, and to help weed the bioretention cell that was installed as part of an EPA grant to improve the water quality of the pond and creek. Gloves, tools & refreshments provided. For more information and to register, contact Sarah Wolff at sarah.wolff@olmstedparks.org or call 456-1623.
Sunday, September 30: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will kickoff "Banned Books Week" with a presentation by Jeremy Rogers, a lawyer with the Media Law Resource Center, concerning censorship's effects on First Amendment Rights at 4:00 p.m. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/banned-books-week-celebrating-freedom-read
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