October 18, 2012
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There will be NO PARKING on the following streets from midnight on Saturday, November 3rd to approximately 1:00 p.m. Vehicles will be towed starting at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3rd for Louisville ½ Marathon.
- River Road from Witherspoon to Preston
- Witherspoon from 2nd to River Road
- Main Street from 21st to 4th
- Main Street from Floyd to Baxter
- Baxter from Main to Broadway
- Lexington from Baxter to Grinstead
- All of Cherokee Park
- Alexander from Scenic Loop to Willow
- Cherokee Pkwy from Cherokee Rd to Grinstead
- Grinstead from Etley to Cherokee Rd
- Cherokee Rd from Grinstead to Baxter/Broadway
- Liberty from Baxter to 9th Street
- 9th Street from Jefferson to Chestnut
- Muhammad Ali Blvd from 9th to 21st Streets
- 21st Street from Chestnut to Main
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10th from Rowan to Main
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 26th and plan to protect your pet by visiting the Metro Animal Services (MAS) SPOT clinic from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the corner of Frankfort Avenue & Franck in conjunction with the Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop. MAS will be offering low-cost rabies shots, licensing and micro-chipping for your pets. Getting a license and rabies shot protects your pet and improves their chance of being returned if they ever get lost. Fees are $9.50 for altered licenses, $8 for rabies and $25 for micro-chipping. Don’t have a pet? Plan to visit the SPOT trailer to see adoptable animals! Click here to view the flyer.
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In partnership with Brightside we will be cleaning up around 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 katie.holmes@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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The Lead-Safe Louisville Project is a partnership between the Department of Community Services and Revitalization and the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. The purpose of the Lead-Safe Louisville Program is to eliminate lead hazards that exist in both owner-occupied and rental units in the Metro Louisville area, especially those in which children under six years of age reside. Houses and apartments built before 1978 are most likely to have lead-based paint which can create a hazard to its inhabitants. Key risk factors are chipping or peeling paint on doors, windows, woodwork or exterior siding. Children are particularly prone to lead poisoning in such environments. Click here for a Program Description. Get your home inspected for lead paint hazards with a free home inspection. Persons assisted through this program can be homeowners (owner-occupied) or landlords, though the homeowners and tenants must meet the income qualifications. For information on the dangers of lead poisoning and lead hazards in your home, visit: http://www.epa.gov/lead. If you think your home may contain lead hazards, please contact the Lead Safe Louisville Team at 574-4377.
LockUpLead has ideas for lead poisoning prevention as well. Learn more here.
Leadership Louisville Center’s 2013 Bingham Fellows topic is “Developing a Smart Food Culture.” This is an issue of vital importance, and the participants who ultimately take part will have the chance to implement significant positive changes for our community. They are currently seeking community leaders with expertise in nutrition, food economy, or just great thinkers who care about this topic. Applications will be accepted now through Nov. 9. If you would like to apply, refer someone to this program or for more information on fees and scholarships please click here.
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The Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Hike and Outdoor Adventure takes place at Jefferson Memorial Forest Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come out and get your pumpkins, take a hay ride, and hike through the Forest at the height of fall color. This eighth annual hike is part of the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Movement, encouraging better health and wellness by highlighting opportunities for increased physical activity.
The event is free to the public and the first 500 participants receive a long-sleeve T-shirt. Mayor Greg Fischer will kick off the event before the hiking and festivities begin. Activities include the children’s nature exploration area, Alpine Tower climbs, pumpkin decorating for the kids, hayrides, archery, and canoe and kayaking demonstrations. There will also be a wide array of informational booths from local nature and hiking organizations promoting health, eating right, and living green. The volunteer trail team and Forest staff will lead hikes at various skill levels and introduce visitors to the native plant gardens, bird blind, and animal exhibits. Learn more about the event.
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The 5th Annual WaterStep I-Thirst Dinner will take place at the Galt House in the Archibald Cochran Ballroom, 140 N Fourth Street on November 8. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $125 per person. WaterStep, formerly EDGE Outreach, invites you to join them as they celebrate their new identity and further their mission to bring safe drinking water to a thirsty world. To purchase tickets please contact Julie Rakowski at 228-71402 or email rakowski_cc@bellsouth.net. For more information please visit http://waterstep.org/
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The website www.yourmapper.com is a helpful tool to find lots of interesting data about Louisville. Visit the site to find mapping data on many topics including PVA information, crime data, historic sites, restaurant health ratings, and more. You can also access this information on your smart phone. Find Louisville specific maps 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 Katie Holmes.
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Friday, October 19: Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue, welcomes best-selling author Karl Marlantes for a reading and signing of his book What it is Like to Go to War, a powerful and profound account of combat and a critical examination of how we might better prepare our soldiers for the psychological and spiritual aspects of war at 7:00 p.m. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/best-selling-author-matterhorn-karl-marlantes-come-carmichaels
Saturday, October 20: Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Fall Hike from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Join Mayor Greg Fischer for a family friendly fall exploration of Jefferson Memorial Forest. Held near the Forest’s Environmental Education Center, the event will offer a wide variety of activities to showcase all the Forest has to offer. Forest staff and volunteers will be on hand to introduce visitors to our native plant gardens, animal exhibits and children’s activities at the Nature Explore area. Climb the 52-ft Alpine Tower or take advantage of a canoeing demonstration on Mitchell Hill Lake. Free pumpkins & pumpkin decorating (while quantities last) and hay rides. Shack in the Back BBQ will have breakfast and lunch items for sale. A portion of food sales go to benefit the Forest, so please come with an appetite! Meets in the Horine Reservation.
Saturday, October 20: Halloween masks workshop from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, located at 1839 Frankfort Avenue. Masks have been a part of many cultures throughout history. Masks made by the sighted usually depend on the visual for their effects, but textures and shapes can convey emotions as well. Museum staff will guide participants of all ages and abilities as they make a scary or friendly Halloween masks and headdresses using tactile materials. Free to the public but space is limited so registration is required. Call 899-2213 or email to kcarpenter@aph.org by October 18 to register.
Saturday, October 20:Kentucky State Tree Climbing Competition & Fall Tree Festival from Noon – 4:00 p.m. on Baringer Hill in Cherokee Park. This is a FREE, fun, educational and engaging event for the community! Enjoy KY State Tree Climbing Competition, Recreation Climb Opportunities, Tree Walks, Games, Give-Aways, Food, Music, Bike Valet. Hosted by KY Arborists Association and Olmsted Parks Conservancy. 2012 KAA Climbing Competition & Fall Tree Festival
Saturday, October 20: Tour de Beargrass by Kentucky Waterways Alliance from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Bike tour of the Middle Fork of the Beargrass Creek Watershed. Meet with your bike, helmet, and water at Whole Foods, 4944 Shelbyville Rd at 1 p.m. The ride will be led by Ward Wilson, board member of Beargrass Creek Alliance, ecological engineer, and slow bike rider. The total distance is about 9 or 10 miles, hills kept to a minimum. The group size is limited to 14 riders, but more tours will be coming in the future if there is interest. For more information, email Ward Wilson at wardwilson@me.com.
Saturday, October 20: Brews for Bluegrass at Whole Foods Market, 4944 Shelbyville Road, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Join them for their first ever BeerFest! They will be raising money for Beargrass Creek Alliance with a party in the parking lot. Tickets are $30 advance, $35 at the door, and available for purchase at Whole Foods Market. It is a ticketless event so you must bring your photo id to enter. Also you must be 21 years of age to enter the event area. Also local food trucks will be rolling in with their tasty fares available for separate purchase.
Sunday, October 21: Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue, welcomes Judith C. Owens-Lalude for a book signing and discussion of her new book The Long Walk: From Slavery to Freedom at 4:00 p.m. Ms. Owens-Lalude is the great-granddaughter of George Henry “Pap” Johnson, who was born in 1850 and was enslaved with his mother, Clarissa. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/judith-c-owens-lalude-sign-her-haunting-novel-long-walk
Sunday, October 21: The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, will present a screening of Don’t Look Now, the 1973 thriller starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, as part of the Wild and Woolly Film Series at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free for Friends of the Clifton Center and $5 for the general public. For more information visit www.cliftoncenter.org or call 896-8480.
Wednesday, October 24: Transportation Summit for community leaders, planners, developers, human service providers or advocates. Attend this summit to explore ways to improve public access to goods, services and events throughout the KIPDA region through implementation of complete streets policies. Event begins at 9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York Street in the Centennial Room. RSVP by October 12th to Nancy Snow at 561-5145 or email nsnow@ridetarc.org.
Wednesday, October 24: Family Scholar House Annual Luncheon at the Galt House. Tickets are $75 and a table of 10 is $750. For more information visit www.familyscholarhouse.org
Wednesday, October 24: JCPS School Board Candidate Forum at Crescent Hill Baptist Church, 2800 Frankfort Avenue, at 6:00 p.m. This is a forum for District 2 School Board Candidates with a special focus on English Language Learners in JCPS. All four candidates will be present. The forum will be held in fellowship hall. A dinner will be served from 5:15 – 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to arrive early for dinner. Childcare will be available. For more information call 896-4425.
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