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Remembering what Louisville journalism could have been
Sallie Bingham, the catalyst for the destruction of the Louisville Courier Journal, died in New Mexico. Here’s the report from Kentucky Lantern: Sallie Bingham, whose family owned the Louisville Courier Journal for nearly seven decades before its 1986 sale made national headlines, has died in New Mexico. She was 88. Bingham, who grew up in…
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No sanctuary in Louisville
It’s official. Louisville’s mayor has sold out to the TACO regime: The U.S. Department of Justice has removed Louisville from its “sanctuary jurisdictions” list following recent policy changes by Mayor Craig Greenberg. The change follows a decision from Greenberg and the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections to revive a policy that allows the jail to hold inmates who are unlawfully…
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ESPN’s Sportscenter was in town recently
As ESPN toured 50 states in 50 days, it chose this Louisville location to represent Kentucky: Yes, this is a good choice, but I would have gone for the Muhammad Ali Center, which has to be the greatest boxing museum in the world. In an earlier post, I noted that several sites in Kentucky were…
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Defending Churchill Downs’ money grab
This letter to the editor in the CJ is totally correct. But that doesn’t make it morally right: Churchill Downs is a for-profit corporation. Their No. 1 priority is to shareholders. Not to local restaurants. Their stock shares have performed amazingly well. So, they are providing a fantastic rate of return to shareholders. Note that CDI…
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A message from Jewish Louisvillians for Peace
Please click on this link to sign and share widely. We come to you first and foremost as Jews. Not just Jews in name, but as people who actively choose Judaism; people who hold our Judaism dear; who live our lives according to our understanding of Jewish values, celebrate Shabbat with our families, and raise our…
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Restaurants have to swallow changes in Oaks time
A couple of days ago, we noted that Churchill Downs is changing the start time of the Kentucky Oaks to prime time to appease the network execs at NBC. We also noted that this won’t be good for some Louisville businesses. As Louisville Business First puts it: Derby weekend won’t be the same next year,…
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The Oaks is moving to prime time. What could go wrong?
From Louisville Business First: The Kentucky Oaks is moving to primetime. Churchill Downs and NBC announced today that next year’s race is moving to 8 p.m. Typically post time for the race, which runs the day before the Kentucky Derby, is scheduled shortly before 6 p.m. NBC executives say the race will move to NBC and Peacock,…
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Be a sport: Here’s what the Ville has to offer.
Gannett keeps putting together “10 best” lists. It’s a cheap way to get content since, according to ChatGPT: Gannett owns 217 daily and 175 weekly newspapers, as of the end of 2022. This is a reduction from 261 daily and 302 weekly newspapers in 2019. So why are we talking about this? Four Louisville attractions are…
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A tale of two bourbons
A couple of interesting developments in the bourbon world, from the CJ. First: U.S. News & World Report has released their list for best companies to work for in the United States for 2025. Nearly 500 companies are listed, and one Kentucky employer made the cut. Brown-Forman, a consumer products company known for its spirits brands including Jack…
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Mosquito alert for Louisville neighborhoods
For those of us who hate mosquitoes (which means everybody), this is troubling news: The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness says more mosquitoes are testing positive for West Nile virus around Jefferson County. The infected mosquitoes have been located in several city neighborhoods, including Old Louisville, Irish Hill, California, Iroquois and Churchill Downs, officials…
