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Michael L. Jones

@blueshound2000.bsky.social

Award-winning author and journalist based in Louisville, KY. Currently the economic development reporter for Louisville Business First.

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The Fair will offer new American cuisine with a global influence, inspired by Roza and Juanโ€™s travels in Italy, France, and Spain.

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30.05.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jarron Paxton with Kentucky Wild Horse Louisville Folk School and 91.9 WFPK present: Jerron Paxton with Kentucky Wild Horse at 21c!ย  Friday, April 18 7:00-9:00 pm, doors at 6 pmย  Jerron Paxton is a skilled interpreter of Black traditional ...

The National Journal g Band Jubilee is partnering with the Louisville Folk School on a show.

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06.04.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope you stay in town. It would be a shame to lose such a good reporter.

04.04.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I joined the board of the Filson this month. Come check out some of the cool things the staff is doing.

13.03.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

, the Rev. Shelton Fabre, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville, announced that the Archdiocese is donating the Christ the King Parish, at 724 S. 44th St. in the Shawnee neighborhood, to Simmons.

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07.03.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Elliment Restaurant and Lounge is located at 707 S. Third St. in the Weissinger-Gaulbert building, near the Main Library on York Street.

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05.03.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

M. Pepper will open at 1306 Bardstown Road, inside the Bellwether Hotel. The new bistro is taking over a nearly 4,500-square-foot space that was previously occupied by Nostalgic, which closed in July 2024 after less than two years in business.

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04.03.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The University of Louisville Foundation purchased the property at 1901 S. Fourth St. earlier this month for $6 million under the name UL Cardinal Center LLC, according to a deed filed with the Jefferson County Clerkโ€™s Office.

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26.02.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Billy Hardison and Joe Argabrite, co-owners of Headliners Music Hall, announced the sale of the music venue through a Facebook post on Feb. 24.

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25.02.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Roberson issued a plea to local coffee lovers on West Lou Coffeeโ€™s YouTube channel and Instagram page last week to help him stay in his hometown. He is challenging patrons to purchase 10,000 bags of coffee from West Lou Coffee by Sept. 30.

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25.02.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Alani Nu, a Louisville-based energy drink brand, is in an agreement to be acquired by beverage giant Celsius Holdings for $1.8 billion.

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21.02.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc. announced Tuesday that it is relocating KFCโ€™s corporate brand headquarters to Plano, Texas, combining with the Pizza Hut brand HQ in the Dallas suburb.

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18.02.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

TEN20 Craft Brewery will close its Douglass Loop location in the Highlands at 2200 Bardstown Road when the lease expires in April. The brewer moved into the space in 2022, replacing a Heine Brothersโ€™ Coffee location that operated at that location for 21 years.

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13.02.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Prosper 2030 will stimulate existing business growth, capital investment and increase business attraction by recruiting more than 6,000 new jobs to Greater Louisville.

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12.02.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gholston said the Smoketown Originals are now turning their attention to economic development because the area is rapidly gentrifying alongside the adjacent neighborhoods of Germantown and Shelby Park.

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07.02.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Larry Davis, founder of Derby City Pizza Co., said his company has taken over the Thirsty Hound Sports Grill, located at 7207 Fegenbush Lane in Highview, which closed at the end of January.

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04.02.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tavern to Go will be located at 111 E. Hill St., near duPont Manual High School. The 788-square-foot cinderblock building was previously occupied by Hill Street Fish & Seafood, which closed in May 2023 after 31 years in business.

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03.02.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rucker fears that the layoffs are a precursor to a sale or even the closing of LEO because a similar course of events occurred last year at the St. Louis alt-weekly the Riverfront Times (RFT), which Keating's Big Lou Holdings LLC also owned.

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15.01.2025 04:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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14.01.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The New Albany Tavern will be located at 114 E. Market St. in Downtown New Albany, Indiana. It is going into an 1,800-square-foot space that was most recently occupied by Pints & Union, which relocated to Louisvilleโ€™s Highlands neighborhood.
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06.01.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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