The Frankfort Avenue Business Association will host the 2nd Food Truck Sunday event of the summer on Sunday, June 30th. Six local food trucks and a mini Farmer's Market featuring The Root Cellar, Rocko's Rewards, and Lowe Creek Farm will be set up on the lawn of St. Joe's Children's Home, 2823 Frankfort Avenue, from 11:00am-4:00pm. A neighborhood-wide yard sale and sidewalk sale will also take place throughout Clifton, Crescent Hill and the surrounding areas. A portion of the food truck sales will benefit St. Joe's, who will also host a garage sale that day to clear out items from their Thrift Store. For more information, visit www.frankfortave.com or email andreimdmd@gmail.com. The event is FREE and open to the public.  

Beginning Monday, June 17, 2013, you MUST complete the Internet and Email Registration process if you have Internet service through Insight Communications in order to continue having access to online browsing capabilities. For more details on how to complete this process with Time Warner please click here.  If you currently receive the No. 9 eNews to an insightbb.com email address please contact us by clicking here with your new Time Warner email address to ensure you don’t experience any interruptions in your weekly eNews.   

Information provided by Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street – Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4313, (502)574-6230

 Case No. 13Variance1001
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review of a proposal for a variance from the Land Development Code to allow a reduction in the required private yard (new garage).
Subject Property: 163 Crescent Avenue
Case Manager: Latondra Yates (latondra.yates@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, July 1, 2013
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 514 W. Liberty Street 40202

Case No. 18955
You are invited to attend a Planning Commission public hearing proposal for a Zoning Change from R-5B residential multi-family to C-1 commercial, a Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor alcohol sales and consumption, Detailed District Development Plan, variances and waivers for the Hilltop Theater Restaurant.
Subject Property: 1751 – 1755 Frankfort Avenue
Case Manager: David Wagner (david.wagner@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Planning Commission
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2013
Time: Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 514 W. Liberty Street 40202

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.

I recently taped a new video for MetroTV that is available to watch online here.  It is focused on Kelley Green Biofuel, which is creating clean burning biodiesel from waste cooking oil.  You can recycle your waste cooking oil in a container in the Clifton Center’s west side parking lot, and Kelley Green will use it to make biodiesel, which is sold to local farmers and for use in cars.  If your restaurant is interested in having Kelley Green pick up your waste cooking oil for free, you can learn more at http://kelley-green.com/.  The other part of the MetroTV feature focuses on exciting initiatives in Parkland, in District 1, represented by Councilwoman Attica Scott.  Watch it today to learn about these projects around Louisville.

The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), located at 1839 Frankfort Avenue, will offer its first APH Film Fest.  Plan to attend this summer to explore how blindness has been depicted in Hollywood. Each month will feature a major character that is blind.  Nancy Urbscheit, professor at Bellarmine University, who teaches a class called “Disability in Film and Literature” will introduce the film and lead a discussion following the screening. All movies are presented with audio description for the blind.  Admission is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Call 899-2213 or email kcarpenter@aph.org to register. Best for older children and adults.  Upcoming films include:

• EYES IN THE NIGHT (1942), June 22, 2013, at 12:30 p.m.  A detective who is blind and his guide dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot. With Edward Arnold and Donna Reed.
• BRIGHT VICTORY (1951). July 20, 2013, at 12:30 p.m.  Adjusting to life at home presents many challenges for a young veteran blinded in World War II. With Arthur Kennedy and Peggy Dow.
•  A PATCH OF BLUE (1962) August 17, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. A girl who is blind is befriended by a man determined to help her escape her abusive home life. With Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, and Elizabeth Hartman.

Other APH News: Check out the article in the Courier-Journal from June 18, 2013, Braille Readers Theater brings drama to life for live audience.  

The World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana is currently seeking host families in Louisville for the U.S State Department Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP). As part of the IYLEP 9 high school students from Iraq and the U.S will be in Louisville for a leadership program focusing on entrepreneurship. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the program aims to build a network of young leaders from different ethnic, religious, and national groups willing to promote mutual understanding and community engagement between the U.S and Iraq.
On weekdays the students meet with youth groups and local leaders, attend leadership workshops, and complete different service projects. We are looking for hosts to help welcome these young leaders and share life in Louisville with them during this short program.   For more information or to sign up please contact Christy Rhodes at 561-5422 or email Christy.rhodes@worldkentucky.org.   

Host families provide:

• Welcome 1-2 students into your home
• A private bed
• Breakfast/ Dinner
• An American home experience

The World Affairs Council (WAC) provides:

• 24 hour assistance
• An in-home orientation scheduled at your convenience
• 9:00am-5:00pm day of programming for the students
• Lunches
• Cultural events
• Transportation to and from meetings and appointments
• One day of recreational activities on the weekend

Every eight minutes, an underground utility line is damaged because someone decided to dig without first calling 811 or having their underground lines marked in another way. Each digging project requires a call to 811 to prevent damage to underground lines, injuries and disruption of service.  Residents should have their lines marked by calling 811 at least two business days before performing any excavation work, including the following: Installing a mailbox, installing a fence, planting trees or shrubbery, building a patio or deck, excavating a garden, installing a pool, or any other work that requires digging.  After calling 811, members from all affected utility companies in the area — including LG&E — will mark the location of the lines.  811 is the national number designated by the Federal Communications Commission to help protect homeowners and professional excavators from unintentionally hitting underground utility lines while working on digging projects — large and small.  To read more please click here.

Adults age 55 and over are eagerly encouraged to join RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) - volunteer with one or more of our needy partner not-for-profit or public service agencies to make a measurable difference in our community.   Schedules are varied and may include weekend or evening options. A free local catalog is available. RSVP members also receive FREE supplemental accident, medical, life and liability insurance, enjoy recognition and other benefits as budget allows while serving! To enroll or for more information, call Marian Gosling at 574-7306. RSVP is a federally funded program of the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) to the Louisville Metro Department of Community Service & Revitalization (CSR), Office for Aging & Disabled Citizens (OADC).  

Contact: Andrea Clifford/Public Information Officer (502) 210-5403 – office l

Bridge repairs underway on Interstate 65 in Jefferson County
Louisville, KY – Motorists traveling on Interstate 65 in Jefferson County may not be aware of bridge repairs that are taking place.  That’s because the work is being done underneath the roadway to the overpass at Brook and Kentucky Streets.  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) awarded a contract earlier this spring for repairs to the substructure of this bridge and replacement of four pier caps.  Construction began the week of June 10 with the initial traffic impacts affecting the sidewalks and on street parking at Brook Street and Kentucky Street underneath I-65. As part of this project, the caps on four piers will be removed and replaced (see example in photo below).  During phase of work, the exit ramp from southbound Interstate 65 to St. Catherine Street (Exit 135) will be closed.  This ramp closure is currently scheduled to begin on Monday, July 8 and continue for 60 days.  A signed detour will be in place via I-65 South to Arthur Street.  From there motorists will be directed to East Brandeis Avenue and South Brook Street where they can access St. Catherine Street.

Intech Contracting LLC was awarded the contract for this project in the amount of $982,360.  The contract completion date is November 15, 2013.    The actual duration of this work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur.  Dial 511 or log on to 511.ky.gov for the latest in traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  You can also get traffic information for the District 5 counties at www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict5.

Message from KIPDA

Dear Resident or Business Owner:
KIPDA is the metropolitan transportation planning organization for the five county region including Jefferson, Bullitt and Oldham counties in Kentucky and Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana. One of our responsibilities is to produce a the Metropolitan Transportation Planning  document with projects listed through the year 2030, as well as a short range planning document, the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  Projects move out of Horizon 2030 and into the TIP when funding becomes available. We are currently updating the TIP and amending projects in the MTP and would like to get your feedback on these amendments. We invite you to review project information on our website at www.kipda.org/Transportation/Drafts.aspx or by calling Josh Suiter at (502) 266-6084 to obtain a list of projects. Comments can be submitted by mailing them to Josh Suiter, c/o KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive, Louisville, KY 40299 or by emailing them to josh.suiter@ky.gov. Please review the projects and send any comments that you have to me by July 8, 2013.  

In addition, you can review documents and ask questions in person during a public open house held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. June 10 at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., in New Albany and 4:30-6:30 p.m. June 11 at the Louisville Free Public Library’s Highlands Shelby Park Branch, 1250 Bardstown Road.

For 2013, the BATS FREE ticket program has been split into 2 parts, with each part described in detail below:

(Part 1- Metro Council Community Nights) The Bats will host 2 large community nights and provide tickets, hot dogs and drinks to non-profit groups who would not be able to afford a Bats game under regular circumstances. These 2 nights will include 4,000 guests for each game – Tuesday, June 25 and Tuesday, July 30.

(Part 2 – Metro Council Mondays) The Bats will host groups and small numbers of people doing the good of the community that might not fit into the category above. This includes 12,000 total ticket vouchers (without hot dogs and drinks) distributed for use on ANY of these 5 designated nights: May 27, June 10, June 24, July 29, and August 26 (all Mondays). The benefit is an increase in the number of people involved and greater flexibility to obtain complimentary tickets – the groups are able to choose their own date within these 5 nights.

To request tickets for either program, please send an email to: Dustin Mercurio, Louisville Bats at dmercurio@batsbaseball.com.  Please include the following:  

Organization name, contact name, mailing address, email address, daytime phone number, number of tickets, and date requested – June 25, July 30, or Part 2/Mondays.  If email is not available to you, please call Dustin Mercurio at 502-614-4525