The Tavern is one of Old Louisville's cherished restaurants, with great family history. The Tavern actually started out as a restaurant in the back of a AMP Grocery Store with the original name of the Restaurant being the "Smoker".
The Restaurant "Smoker" was a place where people could stop in and enjoy a good meal and a cold drink before or after their train ride near an Old Railroad Corridor.
Unfortunately in 1937, there was the "great flood" and the building took on 4 feet of water, damaging the restaurant in its entirety. After the flood, the building had to be completely remodeled and was officially renamed "The Tavern".
The Tavern is known for its hand pattied Burgers, hand cut fries, as well as their hand battered portobello mushroom fries. In 2013, Dan Borch and his business partner Scott Lukemire purchased the Tavern from its original owners, both Dan Borch and Scott Lukemire are also the proud owners of "Burger Boys" as well.
On July 22nd of this year, The Tavern was set on fire by a local arsonist who was quickly apprehended due to great work by the LFD Arson Unit and some great citizen input from the neighborhood associations.. The fire destroyed most of the building and its unique attributes. Fortunately, with great support from our community, the Tavern has started their plans for a complete remodel. With the exception of the walls and half of the roof, everything will need to be replaced and updated.
The restoration will begin in just a few short weeks and owners are hoping for a Grand Reopening by early to mid March. Owners Dan Borch and Scott Lukemire would like to thank the community for their continued support, prayers, and positive words during this time.
A Grand Opening celebration will be held upon the completion of the project, and they hope to see all of their Old Louisville family in attendance.
 Please join Councilman David James this Saturday December 20th at California Leisure Park to kick off your Christmas with the Unity Holiday Celebration.
This celebration will start at 6 p.m. and will feature the River City Drum Corp, The First G Praise Team, with hot cocoa to keep you warm.
There will be a raffle give-a-way surprise for 2 lucky children for Christmas, so you don't want to be late. And don't forget that Santa Claus himself will be arriving with smile to say hello (with some assistance from the Louisville Fire Department) to all before loading his sleigh.
So mark your calendars and don't miss out on this great event to fellowship with your neighborhoods and enjoy the spirit of Christmas.
California Leisure Park is located at 963 Dixie Highway.
We hope to meet you there!
 Community Services is proud to offer a short-term job training program for low-income residents of Louisville. The next orientation is geared towards individuals interested in CNA, CDL or Welding job training's.
It will be held Dec. 23, 2014 at 10 a.m. in the Urban Government Center located at 810 Barret Ave. All interested applicants must attend this training session, be a resident of Jefferson County and be ready to work.
There is no RSVP required but space is limited.
For more information please call 502-574-4377
 Federal funding has officially been identified for the sidewalk rehabilitation for both sides of the Hill Street underpass. Presently we are in preliminary engineering process with the anticipating of a public meeting January 15th at The Old Louisville Information Center. The following is the schedule for the design from our consultants, so that we can begin construction in 2015.
Below is a DRAFT Milestone schedule for the Hill Street Project. This schedule would allow the plans to be completed before the end of 2015.
1.Phase 1 Design (Preliminary)
a) Alternative Alignments for a Project Team Meeting 11-21-14
b) Hold Project Team Meeting 12-02-14
c) Hold Public Meeting (Pending results of Project Team Meeting) 01-15-15 Old Louisville Information Center
d) Hold PL&G Inspection 01-15-15
e) Submit DES 02-15-15
f) Submit Preliminary ROW Plans 03-02-15
g) Submit Electronic Preliminary Plans 04-15-15
2.Environmental Services
a) Submittal of Environmental Base Studies N/A
b) Approval of Environmental Base Studies N/A
c) Submittal of Draft EA to KTC (Minor CE) 02-15-15
d) Approval of EA by FHWA N/A
e) Receipt of FONSI by KTC (Minor CE) 03-15-15
f) FHWA Approval of FONSI or EIS N/A
3.Phase II Design (Final)
a) Submittal of Critical X-Sections to Geotechnical (for backslopes) N/A
b) Drainage Inspection 07-15-15
c) Advanced Situation Folders N/A
d) Final Plans-in-Hand Inspection 07-15-15
e) Right of Way Plans Submittal 08-15-15
f) Submittal of Review Plans 09-15-15
g) Final Roadway Plans Submittal 10-15-15
h) Final Structure Plans Submittal N/A
The above Milestone Schedule assumes that we will have a Notice to Proceed by 05-15-15.
 THE TAKE WHAT YOU CAN TATE CLOTHING GIVEAWAY
TIME: 10AM - 2PM @CLOTHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 319 SOUTH 15th STREET LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
The 15th District PTA, in conjunction with the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), would like to invite parents and guardians from across the community and particularly those residing in Metro Louisvilleʼs “Zones of Hope” Neighborhoods: California, Newburg, Parkland, Russell, and Shawnee, to a “Take What You Can Tote!” Clothing Giveaway. This event will take place over two weekends at the 15th District PTA Clothing Assistance Program (CAP)
Office, 319 S. 15th Street. Please see below for program guidelines:
December 20th
• Reserved for ALL interested parents/guardians and those residing in the California and Newburg Neighborhoods
Guidelines
• Families are limited to SIX large bags of clothing -- Bags will be provided
• Clothing available on a first come - first served basis. When clothing allotment for a particular day is depleted, NO MORE will be available.
• NO uniform clothing included in this special event -- ONLY gently used clothing
For More Information please contact the 15th District PTA Office at 485-3535, or the JCPS Diversity Equity & Poverty Department at 485-3506
 Tools for understanding yourself, navigating your friendships and understanding why your parents are so weird.
Monday, December 22 from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM @ The Loft located at 107 Crescent Ave. 40206
Learning to work with your emerging personality type is an important skill, especially for teenagers as they cultivate self-understanding and try to navigate relationships with friends and family. This workshop is specifically designed to engage teenagers (ages 15 to 18).
In this workshop, you will learn:
• how your personality's point of view and emotional habits affect your relationships.
• your patterns of reactivity and some simple techniques for working with them.
• how your communication style affects other people and what you can do to get positive results.
• tips for building healthy relationships with family members of all nine personality types.
• what different people need in order to feel supported and appreciated at a deep level.
In preparation for the workshop, please take a free short Enneagram test prior to the workshop and bring printed results.
Free Enneagram Test or download the App! Price: $25 per person
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