Brightside Cleanliness Assessment
October Assessment Results
How did District 21 do?
The results
from the October cleanliness assessment have all been reported and
calculated. Overall, Louisville scored a 1.95 average, a 0.12 improvement
from our July assessments. Below is a chart that shows all of the results
for each district. As you can see, there is work to be done to reach our goal
of making the entire city a 1.
New
Versions of the One Bright City Maps Are Finalized
Brightside has been working to develop a representative map to display the results in a more usable and direct method. Maps will be made available on our webpage at www.Brightsideinc.org for all community members to view and utilize. We are happy to share our final map versions with you. The first
version of the map outlines each District with the overall score.
For District 21 results Click Here
METRO
NEWS
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LMPD & Crimemapping.com have teamed up to provide a new crime
mapping resource to citizens.
If you are already subscribed to Crime Alerts
& Trends from Louisville Metro your subscription will continue to be used to deliver messages about
crime trends. However,
we have a new and improved way for you to subscribe to a separate crime mapping
tool which updates you when a crime
has occurred around you.
You can
expect more detail, better filtering and alerts as well. To sign up for the new
crime notifications please visit the CrimeMapping
Website here. There
you can enter your email address and the home or business address around which
you want notifications and the types of crime notifications you desire.
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Last Day for Free Leaf Drop Saturday Dec. 6th
Residents who do not mulch leaves into
their lawns or use curbside pick-up options may opt to dispose of
them at drop-off sites. This final day for this service is this Saturday, December
6.
Only loose leaves will be accepted. Containers
used for transport must be disposed of off-site by residents. The leaves will
be used as compost material.
Drop-off locations and hours are listed
below.
· 10500 Lower River Road 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
· 595 Hubbards Lane, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
· 636 Meriwether Avenue, Tuesday –
Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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All residents are also invited to pick up a sample bag and flyer at one
of the locations below. This will give everyone a chance to sample the strength and
quality of the paper bags in advance of the January 1, 2015 start of
enforcement of the regulation.
Bag and label pick up sites:
· 595 Hubbards Lane
Recycling Center
· 7201 Dixie Highway
Recycling Center
· 7219 Outer Loop
Recycling Center
· 600 Meriwether Ave.
Solid Waste Office
For more information
regarding the transition to Paper Bags please Click Here
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 Track Progress of Snow Removal throughout the Winter with
Online Map
During a winter weather event, you can track the progress of snow removal
using and interactive map that is constantly updated with the latest info. It's
a great tool to use before hitting the roadways when they are in poor
condition.
Click HERE to view the map
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Move Louisville Posts the
All preliminary system
recommendation maps and the accompanying project lists are all posted now.
Additionally, the on-line survey questions are designed to let citizens
comment on the policy direction of the project evaluations. With these
updates, the public comment period has been extended through December
15, 2014.
The Project Schedule,
candidate maps (by mode), and comment questions are available at this
Move Louisville project page link.
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 A
Community Conversation with Police
to
support the dialogue between police and our community for safe neighborhoods.
Tuesday,
December 9, 2014 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Louisville
Urban League 1535 W.
Broadway
Moderator: Dr.
Ricky L. Jones, University of Louisville
Panelists:
Chief
Steve Conrad, Louisville Metro Police Dept.
Dr.
Deborah G. Keeling, University of Louisville
Dr.
David S. Owen, University of Louisville
Prof.
Cedric M. Powell, JD, University of Louisville
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 2015 Metro Parks Golf Discount Book
Now on Sale
The 2015
Louisville Metro Parks Golf Discount Book is available for purchase, just in
time for holiday gift-giving.
The $25 Golf Discount Book offers a potential savings of $2,300, with a wide
range of discounts on golf rounds, individual and group lessons, club fittings,
and more:
• Twilight rates, twice per month, at each Metro Parks Golf
Course during 2015
• $2 off 18-hole cart rentals, twice per month
• Two, half-hour individual golf lessons for $25 each
• Free basic club fitting
The
books may be purchased at any Metro Parks golf course, and may be used at all
nine golf courses.
To Purchase a 2015 Metro Parks Golf Discount
Book or for More Information:
(502) 456-8134, or email parks@louisvilleky.gov
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Studio
2000 Holiday Art
Sale and Exhibit
Studio 2000, a student visual art program managed by Louisville Metro Parks
& Recreation, hosts its holiday art sale and exhibit on Friday, December 5,
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Douglass Community Center, 2305 Douglass
Boulevard. The event is free and open to the public. Learn more
Winter
Break Activities
Location: Beechmont Community Center
When: December 22 – January 2nd
Details: Various winter break activities will be taking place for students
Monday through Friday, including: youth ceramics, a table tennis tournament,
and board games. The center will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s
Day.
For more information: 502.361.5484
Little Loomhouse Exhibit now through January 25, 2015
A Community Collaboration
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Special Artist Reception
Friday Evening
December 5th 5:00-9:00pm
Ky Art & Craft Museum
The
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (KMAC), in partnership with The Little
Loomhouse, present Weaving A Community With Our Stories, an interactive
weaving project designed to initiate the discovery of personal stories that
bind us together in hope and healing as a community. This project is in
conjunction with the current exhibition The New Art of the Loom:
Contemporary International Tapestry and is open to the Louisville
community and museum visitors until January 25, 2015.
Participants who completed the
first 100 cloths will be at KMAC on Friday, December 5th from 5-9pm during the
Republic Bank First Friday Trolley Hop to celebrate their stories and the
project of weaving this community tapestry. Open to the public. Free admission. Click Here for information
Little Loomhouse Gallery
Open Saturday
December 6 12:00 - 5:00pm
Visit our Gift Shop at 328 Kenwood Hill Road for those unique, one of a kind gifts for your holiday shopping. See local artists' work displayed throughout the month of December. The art of Anessa Arehart Walsburger is featured Saturday. Enjoy refreshments and browse the Gallery. New Hours: open Tuesday through Thursday 10:00am to 3:30pm and Friday & Saturday 12 noon til 5:00pm. Support the Buy Local Campaign for locally owned businesses.
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Refuge Louisville: Market at 5007
 Help support Refuge Louisville!
Join the Market at 5007.
WHEN: December 5, 12-4 PM & December 6 | 10-2 PM
WHERE: Refuge
Louisville, Inc, 5007 Southside Drive 40214
Purchase jewelry, soap, food, clothing, and other handmade,
high-quality crafts. All proceeds go to widows, orphans, and refugees.
VOLUNTEER
 Donation Wishlist
- Art Supplies
- Hats
- Socks
- Scarves
- New Toys for the Winter
Festival
- Sports balls (basketballs,
footballs, soccer balls etc.)
- Fiberworks Wishlist:
- Fiber Fill for pillows
- Elastic
- Velcro
- White rope
- Hooks for the knitting
wheels/looms
- Glue gun and sticks
- Basket making reeds
- Binding tape in all colors
Interfacing for sewing
 Brighten
the Holidays for Seniors
Home Instead Senior Care has
partnered with community ministries, food banks, senior outreach programs, YMCA
Adult Day Center, Utica Elementary (Jeffersonville, IN), Northaven Elementary
(Jeffersonville, IN), Christian Academy (Louisville, KY) and Stonestreet
Elementary. Program officials hope to collect 600 gifts in order to help more
than 200 area seniors this holiday season.
Participating retail locations will display Be a
Santa to a Senior Christmas trees from Nov. 20-Dec. 15 that feature ornaments
with seniors’ first names and their gift requests. Holiday shoppers can pick
ornaments from the trees, buy the items listed and return them unwrapped (and
with the ornament attached) to the store.
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Be a Santa to a Senior trees located at:
Walmart , 10445 Dixie Highway
Walmart, 1351 Veterans Pkwy.
Walmart , 175 Outer Loop
Ellis & Badenhausen, 5120 Dixie Hwy
For more information: visit www.BeaSantatoaSenior.com or call
502-448-1511 or 812-948-9770
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District 21 Calendar |
Dec. 5th until Jan. 22 Little Loomhouse Exhibit A
Community Collaboration at Kentucky Art & Craft Museum 715 W. Main St.
Dec. 5th 12- 4:00pm & Dec. 6th 10:00am – 2:00pm Market at 5007 Craft Market benefits Refuge
Louisville 5007 Southside Dr.
Dec. 6th 10:00am-2:00pm: Epiphany United
Methodist Church Bazaar, 7032 Southside Dr.,
seasonal items, crafts and treats. Lots of great bargains and unique finds.
More info, 368-9552.
Dec. 6th 2:00pm-6:00pm: Farnsley-Moreman Old Fashioned Holiday
Fest, photos with Santa, crafts, kids’ activities, live music , carriage
rides, illuminated holiday scenes, costumed volunteers, silent auction of
wreathes. Free admission and activities, refreshments available for purchase.
Sponsored by Dixie Area Business Assn.
Dec. 6th 5:30-7:30pm: St. Nicholas
Academy Family Feast 7032 Southside Dr. (Mt.
Carmel gym), All-you-can-eat chili supper, storyteller, live
music, crafts, $10,000 raffle, & many prizes. Tickets $12 at door, $8 advance.
Call 368-8506 for more info/tickets.
Dec. 13th 11:30 – 1:00pm
Holiday Open House at the Iroquois Library.
601 W. Woodlawn Ave. Crafts,
cultural activities, music and refreshments.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Beechmont Neighborhood
Association.
Dec. 19th 4:30pm– 9:00pm –
Winter Festival Americana Community Center 4801 Southside Dr.
Dec. 25th & 26th:
District 21 Offices Closed for
Christmas Holidays.
Jan. 1, 2015:
All government offices
closed
New Years Day!
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