 A new value clothing store is opening a location on Dixie Highway.
Ross Dress for Less will open in the Dixie Valley Shopping Center in Valley Station. It will occupy the 24,885-square-feet storefront next to Marshalls, according toThe Shopping Center Group’s website.
The Shopping Center Group is based in Atlanta and handles leasing for the Dixie Valley Shopping Center, located at 10383 Dixie Highway.
Kevin Mayhugh, a leasing agent with The Shopping Center Group, said he thinks the company planned to open the new RossDress for Less this summer.
Representatives from Ross Dress for Less could not be reached immediately for comment.
The center has had a flurry of new tenants with a Rack Room Shoes and Rue 21 opening in the last few months, Mayhugh said.
A Hibbett Sports store also opened in the Dixie Valley Shopping Center last November, marking its third Louisville location.
“This convenient new location is a win-win for our company and the Louisville community. We are very excited to continue serving the customers in this area,” Jeff Rosenthal, president and CEO of Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc., said in a news release at the time.
See the full story here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/05/08/value-clothing-store-opening-in-the-south-end.html
 Franchisee Ken Rollins has opened a Chiller’s Microcreamery at 10700 Dixie Highway, the site of a former Sonic Drive-In.
The 1,362-square-foot store will host an official grand opening on May 21, with an event to benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children, Rollins said. The Crusade raises money each year to benefit children’s charities.
Chiller’s on Dixie Highway will have music and will give out free soft-serve cones from 3 to 5 p.m. that day.
The Crusade event will lead up to a larger fund-raiser from 1 to 3 p.m. on June 7 on the Louisville side of the Big Four Bridge. For a $5 donation, people can receive a ticket to the “World’s Largest Ice Cream Party.” The goal is to sell 1,000 tickets, said John Darr, director of marketing for Chiller’s Microcreamery.
The event will be held the same weekend as the 61st annual Crusade for Children telethon.
You can’t have a party to benefit the Crusade without ice cream, Darr said. “Ice cream and kids go together.”
The new Dixie Highway store is the seventh Chillers Microcreamery in Southern Indiana and Louisville. Two of those locations still operate under the company’s original name, Zesto.
See the full story below:
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/05/12/soft-opening-this-week-for-soft-serve-ice-cream.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2014-05-12&u=wCaE6YzFLorMu7lS8nvr5wGyoLB&t=1400121465
 Once a week, property manager Bruce Shinbach receives a call from someone expressing excitement that a Kohl’s store will move into a recently closed Kmart location on Dixie Highway.
Shinbach, who owns Louisville-based real estate management company Dixie Associates, wants to make it clear: “Kohl’s is not interested.”
The Kmart closed May 4, and it will vacate the property by the end of May. The discount department store chain, a unit ofSears Holding Corp. (NYSE: SHLD), opted not to renew its lease.
As property manager for the space,Shinbach said, he is in talks with three or four big-box companies that are interested in moving into the old Kmart at 4915 Dixie Highway.
But it is unlikely that a lease will be signed before the end of the month, Shinbachsaid.
So, the store will sit empty for at least a little while.
On the bright side, though, Shinbach said freestanding stores now can be built on the property in front of the old Kmart, allowing other new businesses to move into the center.
“Kmart would not allow us to do it up until now,” he said.
Read the full story here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/05/12/what-will-replace-the-shuttered-kmart-on-dixie.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2014-05-12&u=wCaE6YzFLorMu7lS8nvr5wGyoLB&t=1400121035
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 An undisclosed buyer has purchased the former Dixie Trading Post property on Dixie Highway and plans to redevelop the site.
The 40,000-square-foot property is located 5138 Dixie Highway, in front of Holy Cross High School.
Dixie Trading Post was a flea market/peddlers mall that closed April 30.
Brooks Hower, a sales and leasing specialist with Hoagland Commercial Realtors, and Tim Brown, an industrial and office specialist with the brokerage firm, represented the seller, Voll Leading LLC in a deal that closed Friday, May 9, Hower said.
The property was purchased for $2.25 million by a local developer who does not yet want to be identified, he added.
County property records have not been updated to reflect the new ownership.
Plans for the property have not been disclosed, Hower said, but the property most likely will be redeveloped as retail.
“There was a lot of interest in the property,” Hower said, adding that the building and property was listed for only about one week. “This is 2.5 acres right in the heart of everything on Dixie Highway.”
Read the full story here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/05/12/dixie-highway-retail-property-sells-to-local.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2014-05-12&u=wCaE6YzFLorMu7lS8nvr5wGyoLB&t=1400121034
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Thank you to the Auburndale Neighborhood Association for allowing us to add your Association's contact information to Councilman Yates' webiste: See Homeowners and Neighborhood Associations
To better serve the members of
District 25, Councilman David Yates' office has created the page See Homeowners and Neighborhood Associations on David's Louisvilleky.gov website
providing vital information to new neighbors about their new Homeowners or
Neighborhood Association with contact information and if applicable website
information.
This request may be answered by
any member of an association.
Please provide:
- Name
of Homeowner / Neighborhood Association
- Name
of the President of the Association and any contact information, including
but not limited to: Telephone Number and Email Address.
- Name
of any other Leading Members of the Association and any contact information,
including but not limited to: Telephone Numbers and Email Addresses.
- The
Addresses of any offices/homes that concerns within the Association may be
delivered.
- The
link to your Homeowner / Neighborhood Association's website or online
presence.
- Any
other vital information that your Association may provide to better serve
your neighbors and the members of District 25.
Please send this information if
you would like to be included on Councilman David Yates' Louisvilleky.gov website
to brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov.
Councilman David Yates' office would greatly appreciate your help promoting
this!
 “Sacred Earth Sacred Self” is the theme of the 19th annual Festival of Faiths, an event that celebrates the diversity of our faith traditions, promotes unity and strengthens the role of faith in society through common action. It will occur May 14-18 at Actors Theatre of Louisville. An Interfaith Service: A Call to Prayer, will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 S. Fifth Street.
WHEN: May 14th-18th
WHERE: Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W Main St
Among the speakers this year are two of America’s most notable literary figures – poet, farmer, essayist and activist Wendell Berry and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and environmentalist Gary Snyder – as well as Patrick Holden, founder of Great Britain’s Sustainable Food Trust; and Shayk Hamza Yusuf, president and co-founder of Zaytuna College. For more information, www.festivaloffaiths.org. Tickets are on sale now at Actors Theatre of Louisville box office (502) 584-1205
60's & 70's South End Get Together!
WHEN: May 17th, Starting at 3pm
WHERE: Iroquois High School
American Legion Post 229 Woodlawn & Bellevue Aves.
Good Music & Great Food
 Come prove your skill at the Farnsley Junior Golf Long Drive Series Championship.
For boys and girls. Age divisions- 8 and under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14.
WHERE: Farnsley Golf Course, 2232 Schaffner Dr.
WHEN: Saturday, May 17th, 2014, from 10am-2pm
Entry Fee: $5 for 5 Drives
Each division winner will qualify for the Long Drive Championship in August, Prizes and Trophies!
All entries please sign up day of competition.
Questions please call Bill Byrne at (502) 449-1571
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 The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will host the 6th Annual Buy Local Fair Sunday, May 18, 2014, at The Louisville Water Tower Park from 12:00pm - 6:00pm. The fair will host a variety of local businesses, bands, artists and craftspeople, community organizations, and farmers. The event will feature concerts, a cooking competition, a wide variety of Louisville’s diverse and local food scene, retail vendors, a KY Brewers Guild craft beer tent, and a children's area sponsored by Louisville Water and the Kentucky Science Center. Admission is free. Parking is $5/car. Bicycles are encouraged and free (bicycle valet is sponsored by VO2 Multisports. Four area Zumba instructors will keep festival-goers in shape with a live Zumba demonstration, and local bands Bookshelf, Karston Nelson, Small Time Napoleon, and Field of Kings will keep the groove going.
RYE on Market will defend its title in this year’s Iron Chef-style cooking competition against Decca.
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 The mission of the Buy Local Fair is to provide a venue that fosters cooperation, cross-pollination and strength in numbers for locally-owned, independent entities. By bringing together customers of various businesses, farms, craftspeople and bands unique to the Louisville-area, we expose a variety of endeavors to new audiences and increase business for all.
About the Louisville Independent Business Alliance
The mission of LIBA is to preserve the unique community character of the Metro Louisville area by promoting locally-owned, independent businesses and to educate citizens on the value of buying locally. For more information and a member list, visit www.keeplouisvilleweird.com. They will celebrate their 10 year anniversary in 2015.
 1st Annual Shively Strawberry Festival
A kick-off event to the 2014 Fresh Stop season!
Activities, Music, Shortcake, and more
WHEN: Tuesday, May 20th, 2014, 4-6pm
WHERE: Farnsley-Kaufmann House, 4610 Cane Run Road
All Strawberries must be pre-purchased by: Friday 3PM, May 16th, 2014
Prices: $3/quart or $12/gallon (low-income, i.e., retired, disabled, large family, etc. to mid-income)
$4.50/quart or $18/gallon (high-income)
SNAP Accepted. eWIC card holders pay 50% off Strawberries!
To place orders: See the attached form and drop off at the Wellington Elementary School (ask for Susan Dake: 502.485.8343) or Farnsley Middle School (ask for Michelle Burgan: 502.485.8242).
See the Form Here
Tickets are available to come see the last production of the year offered by the talented students at PRP High School. It's a terrific opportunity to get a look at the brand new Performing Arts Center that was dedicated earlier this Spring.
"Barefoot in the Park" by Neil Simon is set in New York City in the 1960s. The plot centers on newlyweds, Paul and Corie Bratter. Hilarity ensues as the young couple moves into their 5th floor apartment and adjusts to life with crazy neighbors and an uptight mother.
The show will run Thursday through Saturday, May 22-24. All shows start at 7:30pm.
Click here to purchase your tickets today.
 Parents
are invited to take part in the "Parent Cafe", a series of
conversations about student success, parent engagement, and the importance of
education in our community.
Studies have shown that
parental encouragement and involvement is essential to the successful
education of children. Kids that miss 10% of school days per year have a
drastically negative impact on academic success. By high school, regular
school attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than test scores.
Metro United Way, in
partnership with the PAL Coalition and the Bingham Fellows, is hosting the
"Parents Cafe" to provide a support network for parents and to talk
about the importance of school, daily school attendance.
WHEN: Every Tuesday 6pm-8pm, until May 27th.
WHERE: Iroquois Library, 601
West Woodlawn Avenue
Childcare is available on site, dinner will be served,
and door prizes will be given out.
Call Metro United Way at
292-6127 for more information on this terrific parental support system.
Louisville's Bike to Work Day Celebration is taking place on Friday, May 30, 2014 rain or shine! Here's what you need to know:
- We're giving away a free bike from Parkside Bikes on Bardstown Road!
- Events are ongoing all month, sponsored by Bicycling for Louisville.
- Never biked to work before? Don't worry, Bicycling for Louisville will help you learn how.
- We're meeting at 5 different locations around town to bike to work together on Friday, May 30th.
- We're celebrating the bike at 4th Street Live at noon on Friday, May 30th.
Register Now! (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/louisville-bike-to-work-day-2014-tickets-11539447799)
Help Needed To Clean Up New Ball Fields Site
Valley View Church has purchased the old Regency Mobile Home Park to build Unity Ballfields. A work day to clean up the area is scheduled for Saturday, May 31st from 10-3 (weather permitting). Please come help out if you can. Due to limited parking, people can park at Valley View, 8911 Third Street Road. Shuttles to the clean-up will run every half hour. The actual property address is 8818 W. Manslick Rd. Bring your boots and gloves. Feel free to come and go as you need or to stay the whole time. For questions, please email dewaynedrake@valleyviewchurch.org
 Join us for the Grand Re-Opening of Good Ole' Jessie's Dixie Diner! on June 27th at 5pm!
All the hard work has really paid off, the diner is in amazing shape. You can see some of the many renovations on the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/goodolejessies
Do you have a local event you would like to share and advertise to the public? Reach out to all of District 25 through this newsletter!
District 25's Community Calendar!
Please email brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov or call (502) 574-1125 and please provide as much information about your event as possible. Your event will be added to our Community Calendar. No matter how big or small as long as it is open to the general public we want to provide District 25 with the opportunity to attend!
Join
us this May at Jefferson Memorial Forest for the 10th annual Forest Fest
Bluegrass Music Festival. Two stellar Bluegrass stars, Noam Pikelny and Stuart
Duncan, will headline a day of incredible entertainment rounded out by
American Drive, Nu-Blu and Whiskey Bent Valley. The fest begins at 11 AM
and will include lots of family activities and vendors. Free
admission; parking is $10 per carload
Sun Valley Community Center is already FULL!
Beechmont, 205 W. Wellington Ave, 361-5484, $60 per child per week
Registration Deadline: May 30th
Registration is underway at camp
sites listed below. Please call the camp location for registration times and
documentation needed for registering campers. Camp
programs are designed for ages 6-12.
Summer Camp
information is available by calling 502/574-4460 or by e-mailing us.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
Iroquois Amphitheater, 1080 Amphitheater Road, All Times 8pm
The schedule is set for the "Free Summer Movies" program at the Iroquois Amphitheater. Starting at the end of May and ending in September, these movies are all family friendly and sure to draw large crowds. Join your family, friends and neighbors for some free fun under at Kentucky's State Amphitheater! All Movie times are 8pm and of course concessions will be available!
- Saturday, May 24th - PLANES - PG
- Monday, June 2nd - WE ARE MARSHALL - PG
- Monday, June 9th - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - PG
- Monday, June 16th - THE LITTLE MERMAID - G
- Saturday, June 21st - MONSTERS UNIVERSITY - G
- Monday, June 23rd - WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?- PG
- Monday, June 30th - FINDING NEMO - G
- Monday, July 7th - BACK TO THE FUTURE - PG
- Monday, July 14th - GRAVITY - PG13
- Saturday, July 19th - THE BUTLER - PG13
- Monday, July 21st - MAN OF STEEL - PG13
- Monday, July 28th - WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - G
- Saturday, August 9th - DESPICABLE ME 2 - PG
- Friday, September 12th - "42" - PG13
For more information please call 502-368-5865 or visit www.iroquoisamphitheater.com.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
Saturday, June 7 from 8am-1pm
Spring and Summertime are just around the corner! Its never too early to prepare for Neighborhood Yard Sales! Hunters Point Neighborhood, off of Upper Hunters Trace, will
host their annual neighborhood-wide yard sale from with around 150 homes participating.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
Saturday, June 7 at Iroquois Amphitheater
Join us for
a full day of international performances, diverse cuisines, community
resources & vendors, and activities for children!
Festival Favorites Appalatin
and The
Monarchs along-side many other bands will grace the 2 stages,
and children are sure to enjoy bounce-houses, dancing, face painting, and
games!
Americana
Community Center was founded in 1990, and our programs have grown to serve
over 5,000
individuals each year, representing 97 countries! Save the date to
join us for this 24th
annual cultural celebration on June 7th!
For more
information on how you can contribute or participate contact Heather
Bruner at heather@americanacc.org!
Click here to Support ACC!
Look to our new section "District 25's Wellness Corner" to receive tips on staying healthy and fit throughout the year!
 Stroke Awareness Day, May 10th
Types of Strokes
If we consider an isolated blood vessel, blood flow to the brain tissue can be hampered in two ways:
- the vessel clogs within (ischemic stroke)
- the vessel ruptures, causing blood to leak into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke)
Ischemic
Ischemic stroke accounts for about 87 percent of all cases.
Ischemic strokes occur as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. The underlying condition for this type of obstruction is the development of fatty deposits lining the vessel walls. This condition is called atherosclerosis. These fatty deposits can cause two types of obstruction:
Cerebral thrombosis refers to a thrombus (blood clot) that develops at the clogged part of the vessel.
Cerebral embolism refers generally to a blood clot that forms at another location in the circulatory system, usually the heart and large arteries of the upper chest and neck. A portion of the blood clot breaks loose, enters the bloodstream and travels through the brain's blood vessels until it reaches vessels too small to let it pass. A second important cause of embolism is an irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation. It creates conditions where clots can form in the heart, dislodge and travel to the brain.
Hemorrhagic
Hemorrhagic stroke accounts for about 13 percent of stroke cases. It results from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain. The blood accumulates and compresses the surrounding brain tissue. The two types of hemorrhagic strokes are intracerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptures. Two types of weakened blood vessels usually cause hemorrhagic stroke: aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
An aneurysm is a ballooning of a weakened region of a blood vessel. If left untreated, the aneurysm continues to weaken until it ruptures and bleeds into the brain. An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a cluster of abnormally formed blood vessels. Any one of these vessels can rupture, also causing bleeding into the brain.
Stroke Warning Signs
These are the warning signs that someone is having a stroke:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
If you notice one or more of these signs, don't wait. Stroke is a medical emergency.
Call your emergency medical services and get to a hospital right away!
Learn How To Prevent A Stroke
Here are six steps anyone can take to reduce the risk and the danger of stroke:
- Know your personal risk factors: high blood pressure, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol.
- Be physically active and exercise regularly.
- Maintain a healthy diet high in fruit and vegetable and low in salt to stay a healthy state and keep blood pressure low.
- Limit alcohol consumption.
- Avoid cigarette smoke. If you smoke, seek help to stop now.
- Learn to recognize the warning signs of a stroke.
Low Salt Diet
It is recommended that salt intake be reduced to less than 5g a day to lower the risk of having a stroke.
- Salt raises our blood pressure
- The higher our blood pressure, the higher our risk of stroke
- Adults should have less than 5grams of salt a day, and children even less
- It is particularly important that children do not eat too much salt, as blood pressure first starts to rise in childhood
- Much of the salt we eat is in everyday foods such as bread, sauces, cheese and processed meat, as well as salt added at the table and during cooking
- Take time to get used to lower salt food, and you will enjoy it as much, if not more, than salty food
Atrial Fibrillation and other Heart Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is an under-diagnosed and under-treated heart condition and a major risk factor for stroke. AF causes the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) to quiver instead of beating effectively, resulting in blood not being completely pumped out, which in turn causes pooling and can lead to clotting. These clots can travel to the brain and trigger a major and often fatal stroke. Stroke due to AF is highly preventable by anti-clotting drugs.
WSO recommends that persons who have experienced a heart attack, have been diagnosed with a heart ailment or have irregular heart rhythm, to regularly visit health services in order to prevent the occurrence of a stroke.
Stroke Warning Signs
The FAST test is an easy way for everyone to remember and recognize the signs of stroke. FAST stands for Face, Arms, Speech and Time to act:
Face - Check their face. Has their mouth drooped?
Arms - Can they lift both arms?
Speech - Is their speech slurred? Do they understand you?
Time - Is critical. If you notice any of these warning signs, act FAST. Call your local emergency medical services or get to the nearest hospital immediately.
Think FAST. Act Fast. Stroke is a medical emergency.
For more information visit: http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/
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 Scrappy is a beautiful and intelligent four-year-old Beagle/Treeing Walker Coonhound blend. He is a great sidekick for your adventures. Scrappy really likes kids (super gentle with babies) and other dogs. This smart boy is also always looking to learn more! He is ready for your fun times together to begin. Scrappy is neutered and current on all his shots.
You can visit Scrappy at LMAS Animal House Adoption Center, 3516 Newburg Road or contact LMAS at (502) 473-PETS (7387) for more information.
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 Why Nana has not yet been adopted is a mystery! There's absolutely nothing wrong with this elegant cat. She looks like a postcard! Her heart is warm and flowing. She exhibits the kind of affection you might associate with a cat who would be the first to find a happy home! Yet, she just hasn't been picked. Are you ready to provide a second chance?
*You can meet Nana by contacting LMAS Animal House Adoption Center at (502) 473-PETS. Don’t forget to check out her friends: louisvilleky.gov/animalservices
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