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The Clifton Center would love your help on Sunday, June 26th for the Taste of Frankfort Avenue to experience a taste of things to come at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street. They need volunteers to help with many tasks throughout the evening: setting up, tickets sales, table assistants, bartenders, and parking, to name a few. If you are available and can assist then respond to this email here. One of their staff will be in touch to place you in our lineup. For more information please visit www.CliftonCenter.org.
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Here is some information from LG&E relating to notification to the customer prior to tree crews entering neighborhoods at the onset of their trim cycle. The company enhanced its customer communications to include the following:
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"It's time to trim the trees" booklet — This guide will be mailed to customers whose trees are scheduled to be trimmed. The guide features detailed information about tree hazards, pruning techniques and suggestions on where to plant certain trees and shrubs.
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Automated outbound calls — In addition to the guide, customers who live along the circuit route that is scheduled for pruning will receive an automated call before crews arrive.
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Enhanced Vegetation Management website — The site allows customers to learn more about how and why the company trims trees through topics such as tree hazards and disposal methods. The website also features information about the “Before You Dig” initiative and a frequently-asked-questions page. In addition, the site continues to promote the company’s “Right Tree, Right Place” program, allowing customers to see details about a variety of small trees, recommended for planting because they will not grow into overhead power lines.
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Follow-up survey — Customers who have had their trees trimmed will now be able to provide feedback through a phone survey conducted once the work is complete. They will be asked questions about the communications they received before and during the work, the safety and effectiveness of the crew, the disposal of limbs, etc.
Last fall I was contacted by a resident regarding accessibility around Seneca Park. She and her mother live within walking distance of the park but had difficulty maneuvering across the rocky parking area on Rock Creek Road to get to the park. My office worked with Metro Parks on a long-term accessible solution and I appropriated 9th District Capital Infrastructure Funds (CIF) to pay for the project. Last week Louisville Paving completed the work and the path is ready for use. I hope strollers, wheelchairs, skates, etc will enjoy the new path!
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They've brought clean water to victims of natural disasters in Haiti and Central America — but often struggled in disaster zones to find power to run pumps, purifiers, cell phones and computers. Now, Louisville's non-profit aid group EDGE Outreach has joined forces with a local technology start-up and a disaster-response company to create a mobile system that could provide clean water to thousands along with renewable power to help EDGE and other relief workers do their jobs. To read the entire Courier-Journal story click here,http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011306150133
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Thanks to all the volunteers, Bill Sanders, Zan Sawyer-Dailey, Carolyn Weaver, Carolyn Seiffertt, Alice Baldwin, Phil Brun, Mike O’Leary, Dave and Sue Vislisel, Barb Bower, Cynthia Adelberg, Dolores Collins, June Eastridge, Mary Brady, Peggy Schmidt, Nancy Langford, Gerri Mosley, Pat Brinson and Ann Adams, that helped out with the Treasure Finders event last Saturday, June 18th at the Clifton Center. These volunteers worked to contact 9th District residents to inform them of unclaimed money held by the Kentucky State Treasurer’s office. While we don’t know the exact amount returned, we do know that hundreds of thousands was claimed. If you didn’t receive a call you could still have unclaimed money owed to you. Please call the Kentucky State Treasurer’s office at (800) 465-4722 or visit www.kytreasury.com. To see the whole Fox 41 story please visit, http://www.fox41.com/story/14935282/phone-call-leads-to-cash-for-many-jefferson-county-residents
Thanks to Heine Brothers' Coffee and the Clifton McDonalds for their food and beverage donations for the volunteers!
UPDATE: There are no more 9th District BATS tickets available. At this time everyone who registered for tickets should have received a confirmation email from Kyle Ethridge. If you registered for tickets but have not received an email yet please contact her at kyle.ethridge@louisvilleky.gov or call 574-1109.
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Tonight, Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00 pm the two companies who are finalists to win the contract for a citywide emergency alert system will demonstrate their technology during a public forum at the Southwick Community Center, 3621 Southern Avenue.
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The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and the Dollywood Foundation are pleased to announce a partnership that will expand the “Imagination Library” program to provide blind and visually impaired children with accessible books. The Imagination Library is a program that has put more than 34 million free books in the hands of
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children age 5 and under, and thanks to the collaboration with APH, a selection of those books will be translated into braille and audio recordings. The announcement coincided with Dollywood’s annual summertime KidsFest celebration, where Dolly Parton and representatives from APH presented a Braille book to Cameron Burkett from McMinnville, TN. The Dollywood Foundation will work with the American Printing House for the Blind to select several book titles each year that are suitable for reproduction in braille and audio. The program will begin by making audio files available, for free, to Imagination Library participants from a link on APH’s website by September of 2011, and more than 35 titles will be available by the end of this year. Later, the partnership will also make available an annual selection of print/braille Imagination Library books that can be purchased from APH at low cost. For more information, visit ww.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Crescent Hill’s Old Fashioned 4th of July’s Cake Booth needs cakes and volunteers for Sunday, July 3rd and Monday, July 4th. Cakes may be homemade or purchased from Bussmann’s Bakery (893-3822) or the lower Brownsboro Road Kroger (in-store purchase only). Purchased cakes will be picked up by booth staff. Homemade cakes may be dropped off on the front porch of 212 Kennedy Avenue anytime Saturday, July 2nd or at the cake booth during the event. Contact Trish Fleischman at
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439-3671 or Ginger Mehling at 896-4756 for more information. Cake Booth volunteers are needed for 2-hour shifts beginning at 10 am to 8 pm, with 4-6 people needed per shift. Fill a shift with friends and family and make it fun – come work the microphone, spin the wheel and keep those cakes moving to benefit the Crescent Hill Community Council and Kennedy Court Park Restoration Project! For more information and to sign up for volunteer shifts, visit www.signupgenius.com/go/crescent or email kennedycourtpark@gmail.com.
Friday, June 24: 7th Annual Crescent Hill Outdoor Cinema series - watch “Raiders of the Lost Ark” at dusk at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S Peterson Avenue. This event is FREE to the public and concessions will be available. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and bug spray.
Friday, June 24: Historic Frankfort Avenue will host the F.A.T. Friday 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. Special activities happening during the F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop are:
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Margaret’s Consignment, located at 2700 Frankfort Avenue, will celebrate its 20th anniversary by hosting a party featuring live entertainment in the courtyard, wine samplings from Elk Creek Vineyards, cake, a champagne toast, the Bubble Truck, and a “Margaret Browning Look-A-Like Contest” where the winner will receive a $100 gift certificate!
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PURE Fitness and Training, located in the Mellwood Art Center, will celebrate its one year anniversary by hosting a party from 6:00 to 9:00pm including refreshments, drawings for free Boot Camp sessions, personal training sessions, and a massage, as well as a ‘Boot Camp demo’ every half-hour.
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eyeDia, located at 1631 Mellwood Avenue, will host a fundraiser for the Louisville Metro Parks Foundation and 20% of all proceeds will go to Paving the Path: the Breslin Park Walking Path Project; a new 1/3 mile walking path that will encircle Breslin Park located at the corner of Lexington and Payne Street. Light refreshments will also be served.
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The Crescent Hill Trading Company, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will feature $5 Henna tattoos by Bakula Sheth, and serve a culinary surprise by chef Finbar Kinsella. 10% of sales will be donated to St. Joseph Children’s Home as well.
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Dressing Room, located at 2836 Frankfort Avenue, will be serving SkinnyGirl Margaritas and offering 15% off all purchases that night!
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Mellwood Art Center, located at 1860 Mellwood Avenue, will showcase two exhibitions: “It’s All in the Peripherals”, featuring the works of these 7 artists highlight the diversity of the current New York art scene, and “Color This, Shoot That”, a collection of paintings and photography done by the students of Maryhurst. Crushed Velvet Dance Band will also play live music in the courtyard from 7pm-9:30pm.
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The Wine Rack, located at 2632 Frankfort Avenue, will host live music by Flathead Screw from 7pm-9pm and samples of BBC beer and Kenny’s Cheeses.
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Gallery Janjobe, located in the Mellwood Art Center, will host a reception from 6pm-9pm for a new exhibition titled “What’s Up,” an exhibit of new work by various artists, who were challenged to break out of their creative ruts and try something new.
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United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM), located at 150 S State Street, will host Raptor Rehab to educate folks on the importance of raptors. Also enjoy the fabulous sounds of the Fur Traders.
Saturday, June 25: Picnic by the Water from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Cherokee Park at Frisbee Field. Grab your friends and family and pack a picnic lunch, and join them to celebrate Louisville’s Beargrass Creek! Fun, educational water-related activities for everyone! Hosted by Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Beargrass Creek Alliance and Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Sunday, June 26: Taste of Frankfort Avenue at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Enjoy food tastings from restaurants along Frankfort Avenue. New this year – concert by the Grammy winning band Grupo Fantasma at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $40 each and may be purchased at www.cliftoncenter.org or by calling 896-8480.
Wednesday, June 29: 9th District BATS night at Slugger Field. Tickets are available to 9th District residents on a first-come, first-serve basis until they run out. The tickets are good for one FREE admission, a FREE hot dog and FREE soft drink on June 29th. To reserve tickets call 574-1109.
Friday, July 1: Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA) Meetings at 8:30 am at United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM), 150 S State Street. Meetings are every Friday except when the board meets. For the FABA calendar please visit www.frankfortave.com.
Friday, July 1: Louisville Brewfest from 4:00 – 10:00 pm at the Mellwood Arts Center, 1860 Mellwood Avenue. This Louisville celebration of local, independent brewers, independent businesses and independent thinkers will shelve uniformity and celebrate our uniqueness! Eat food from restaurants including Taco Punk, DiOrios Pizza, Red’s Comfort Foods, Farm To Fork, and BBC. Browse a silent auction and merchandise from locally-owned retailers. And of course, drink locally-crafted beer and wine. Free City Scoot rides home to boot! Admission is free, but beer drinkers must purchase a $2 souvenir cup. Beer and Food Tickets cost $1 each (sample beer=1 ticket, full pour=3 tickets). For more information visit www.keeplouisvilleweird.com or call 500-4669.
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