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And the curtain comes down
Some bad news on the entertainment front. Baxter Avenue Theaters in Louisville is closing at the end of the year, according to the CJ. Baxter Avenue Theatres is coming to a close after a long life in Louisville’s Highlands neighborhood. The theater’s last day open will be Dec. 31, according to a Dec. 22 statement…
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This is reassuring, but no surprise
That Kentucky state senate election featuring a human leech is over. The open Kentucky Senate seat in Louisville will stay blue in 2026. Gary Clemons is set to head to Frankfort during the upcoming legislative session, as the South End Democrat won a special election Dec. 16 for the chamber’s vacant District 37 seat. Clemons, a labor union…
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Touring mansions in Old Louisville
I was driving around today and realized it’s time for the Old Louisville Holiday Home Tour as I saw people lining up to go into houses that weren’t theirs. Local TV has the details: All of the houses are just around the corner or down the block from ours. It’s always interesting to watch people…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 16
Our Thanksgiving holiday tempered by ICE appeasement (the reason we can’t trust our elected officials), political candidates don’t understand what offices they should seek, dealing with wealth and affordability, a pitch for college sports and how to show support for mutual aid. Information sources for this week’s podcast include: Paul Krugman explains the affordability crisis…
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Dems on the move
An interesting bit of information in this. From Kentucky Lantern: The Kentucky Democratic Party has sold its longtime headquarters near Interstate 64 [pictured above] and plans to move to a new office in downtown Frankfort. The state party, which has seen its power dwindle in recent decades, will move to an office on Ann Street…
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JCPS closures harm Black kids the most (as always)
There’s a budgetary problem in Jefferson County Public Schools that, of course, has a negative impact on minority students. According to Louisville Public Media: At the end of the year, JCPS plans to close King [Elementary] and move its students to Maupin Elementary, three miles south in Parkland. It’s part of a proposal to close and…
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Bluegrass ballots: Who’s in?
An interesting development in today’s CJ: Former Kentucky State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker (pictured above) is considering another Senate run in 2026, according to a Nov. 26 social media post. In the Facebook post, Booker acknowledged calls for him to run for the Senate seat that U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican who was…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 15
Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State. Full List of Democrats Voting to Condemn Socialism as Mamdani Comes to Town Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H.…
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Preliminary report issued on UPS jet crash in Louisville
Here’s the latest on the UPS MD-11 jet crash at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali Airport, from the CJ: Just two weeks after the fatal Nov. 4 UPS crash left 14 dead in Louisville, a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report found the left engine detached from the plane and caught fire. Additionally, the investigation found evidence of “fatigue cracks,” among…
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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective: Part 3
Honestly, this doesn’t appear to be a billionaire donation. But this is how huge financial gifts should be revealed in the news media: For the past few months, a petition has garnered hundreds of signatures in favor of updating the aging sprayground at Chickasaw Park. But thanks to an anonymous $5 million donation, the beloved park is getting so much more than that. The Olmsted Parks Conservancy announced on Nov. 15 to…
