Making a More Bike-Friendly Louisville

Public Art Promotes Cycling Downtown

Tired of hitching your Huffy to a parking meter when you bike in downtown Louisville?

Thanks to the Louisville Downtown Management District, a cyclist's life has gotten a little easier. Since early 2009, cyclists are finding more places to lock up between Broadway and the river—and the city's public spaces have gotten an artistic shot in the arm to boot.

Louisville Offers a Home to Many Walks of Faith

Louisville has much to offer the city's many individuals with different views and interests, and when it comes to religions represented, the metropolitan's diversity is obvious.

Louisville Gem: The Humana Festival of New American Plays

Interestingly enough, very few new American plays are premiered in New York City, normally the unquestioned seat of American theatre. In fact, if you want to experience the freshest and most diverse voices in playwriting, just travel to the middle of the country, to Louisville, Kentucky specifically. This is where you will find the magic.

Your Brain On…

Sometimes I reflect on how fortunate I am to be living in a city like Louisville. No really, this is a truly amazing place. One reason is because the people here have a great appreciation for forward-thinking ideas and are willing to come out and support mind-expanding events like the Idea Festival.

The annual event was started in 2000, found a loving home here in Louisville in 2006, and with each new iteration brings a pantheon of world-renown diverse thinkers who speak on a variety of subjects including, physics, fine art, ecology and film.

Lincoln's Louisville

New Riverfront Memorial Tells a Story

Abe Lincoln is back in Louisville. Only this time, it looks like he'll be staying longer.

On June 4, a bronze statue of the 16th president of the United States was unveiled on the banks of the Ohio. The Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park was created as part of Kentucky's commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth in present-day LaRue County, Ky., about an hour southwest of Louisville, near Hodgenville.