April 1: Student Driver Somehow Successfully Navigates Rush Hour on Bardstown Road on First Try
Fifteen-year-old Danielle Palmer, after taking a wrong turn during a driver’s education class last week, miraculously navigated a stretch of Bardstown Road starting at Grinstead Drive and heading south all the way to the Douglass Loop.
April 1: Three Injured as Bitter Joella’s-vs.-Royals Argument on Facebook Spills Into Streets
Two men and a woman in their 20s were treated for minor injuries over the weekend following a Facebook argument that ended up in a brawl.
April 1: Louisville Heavy Metal Band Decides to Go Bluegrass
Louisville-based heavy metal band Satan’s Journey has decided to change its genre to a rootsy bluegrass style of music, often known as “newgrass.” The three band members have grown beards and now don overalls on stage.
April 1: Local Woman Tired of Being Asked for Money Launches GoFundYourself.com
Tired of receiving ongoing requests for pledges to fund everything from food-truck startups to new recordings by local bands, Germantown resident Tara Darby has launched a new concept called Go Fund Yourself.
April 1: Indiana Woman Still Talks About Time She Went to Louisville
Jeffersonville, Ind., resident Amy Lance is still talking about that one time when she went to Louisville, her friends report.
April 1: Local Visual Artist Admits Latest Multimedia Work is Crap
Kelli L. Kelley, a local multi-media artist, admitted today that her most recent exhibit, titled Nine Mirrors in Life’s Hallway, is “a bunch of crap.”
April 1: Loushi — Locally-Sourced Sushi; Try the Floyds Fork Roll
Making a commitment to consuming only locally-sourced and natural products can be difficult. Sure, it’s easy to go to a farmers market on a Saturday morning to get locally-made soap. But it isn’t as easy to find a locally-sourced toothbrush. Or sushi.
Classic Content: White Zombie, Ramones Take Louisville to Limit
It was 1995 when I went to Louisville Gardens to see a triple bill of The Ramones, Supersuckers and White Zombie. It was the one and only time I ever got to see The Ramones. Here’s what I wrote about the experience.
Classic Content: Looking for Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon? Good Luck
Peter Hasselbacher just wanted a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. Any kind, really. Having no luck going store to store, he joined the mailing list at Party Mart on Brownsboro Road.
Classic Content: This Valentine’s Day, Ditch the Pick-Up Lines
In early 2014, I was asked by LEO Weekly to write a Valentine’s Day story. We decided that examining pick-up lines would be an interesting approach, and I took it to the extreme by going out and testing out some bad ones.