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A trademark fight looming?

2

Two big bets on Louisville

3

What tourists come to Louisville for

4

Restaurant news roundup

5

What's Hiding Beneath the Belvedere?

6

Louisville's convention problem

7

How Louisville Lives

8

Restaurant news roundup

9

Downtown building sells for cheap

10

News on an ousted executive + more

11

Louisville's parks power play

12

Trouble in the Highlands

13

St. Matthews development drama

14

A bourbon bankruptcy

15

Latest restaurant news

16

Bringing people back

17

Building up NuLu

18

Louisville teams confront financial realities

19

An education leader's take on Downtown Louisville

20

Hopes for a 20-story Louisville building

21

The state of dining out in Louisville

22

Inside a growing Louisville attraction

23

Restaurant news roundup

24

The trouble with the booze industry

25

What will happen to Vincenzo's?

26

Louisville's new growth strategy

27

Louisville — a.k.a. "Glitter Ball City" — in the HBO spotlight

28

New apartments, homes coming

29

The family legacy behind Louisville McDonald's locations

30

Did the Louisville Kings choose the right jersey colors?

31

Local restaurant news roundup

32

Louisville's urban core under the microscope

33

Is Louisville really getting three hotel towers?

34

A singer-turned-CEO shares insights

35

Is Publix good enough for the Mid City Mall site?

36

20+ predictions for Louisville in 2026

37

The story behind Against the Grain's closure

38

Behind the reported Humana Building deal

39

Unanswered questions about Foxconn in Louisville

40

December restaurant news roundup

41

Behind the Belvedere redux

42

A $36M project with big potential

43

Restaurant news roundup

44

The crash of UPS Flight 2976 and its toll on Louisville

45

Behind the athletic budgets at UK, UofL

46

Local leader on arts industry's evolution

47

Is Lynn Family Stadium big enough?

48

Will Louisville support pro football?

49

Restaurant news roundup

50

Do you brag about Louisville's water?

51

Are Louisville's bigger music festivals better?

52

Louisville's CEO problem

53

Past and future clash at Downtown Louisville site

54

A downtown building's potential revival

55

Two major local projects advance

56

Who are Louisville's peers? Also, is manufacturing back?

57

On undoing Louisville Metro Government

58

Louisville's top 5 biggest developments

59

Churchill Downs' big Oaks Day change

60

Bourbon & Bowling

61

Louisville's housing and homelessness issues: A closer look

62

A growing area of the metro

63

A big investment in Louisville from GE Appliances

64

Louisville's bar scene is a lot to keep track of

65

A Downtown Louisville advocate talks impact

66

Big real estate deals around Louisville

67

Kroger's multimillion dollar push

68

Restaurant news roundup

69

NuLu, pickleball, golf and more

70

New at Kentucky Kingdom

71

Ford's Louisville flex

72

Louisville's growth play

73

Restaurant news roundup

74

A painful loss for Louisville

75

Louisville's data center boom — is it bad?

76

What to make of UofL's sudden leadership change

77

2 restaurants close + new places open

78

Remembering a Louisville legend

79

A CEO's perspective on Louisville's economy

80

Why we fight about apartments

81

Why are companies leaving Louisville?

82

Louisville's best shot at the big leagues

83

Does Louisville hate big ideas?

84

East end grocery + development roundup

85

CEO talks re-connecting with Louisville roots

86

The Bourbon downturn and it's Louisville impact

87

Deliberating on bourbon's future

88

16+ predictions for Louisville in 2025

89

2024 was hard to predict

90

Behind a $58M community project

91

Restaurant and retail news roundup

92

A $250M proposal to jumpstart downtown (Podcast)

93

Rainbow Blossom CEO talks overcoming struggles

94

Restaurant news roundup

95

Louisville recovers after massive factory explosion

96

New downtown tower: The latest

97

Louisville's grocery needs

98

Behind the revival of a Louisville retailer

99

A problem in Louisville's school system

100

Louisville money in politics

101

Louisville offered Sundance how much?

102

Louisville's film aspirations

103

Restaurant news roundup

104

3 business leaders talk turning points

105

Louisville has a big decision to make on transit

106

Louisville's barely growing

107

Three big sports business stories

108

The area's biggest redevelopment opporunity

109

Retail news roundup

110

2 businesses for sale

111

Two local projects that seem to be dead

112

What 4th Street Live needs

113

Louisville economic agency off to a buggy start

114

Does Louisville need a new hotel tower?

115

Louisville economic plans

116

YPAL's origin story

117

The history of Kentucky's Fairness Campaign

118

Why does it take so long to build something in Louisville?

119

Restaurant news roundup

120

A recap of the PGA Championship — and a Derby oddity

121

The latest with the Louisville Zoo

122

Bringing a California fast food chain to Kentucky

123

Big things at Kentucky Kingdom

124

Can Kentucky bourbon go global?

125

Business Women First, housing news and a restaurant recap

126

What's working — and what's not — for Downtown Louisville

127

Louisville restaurant news

128

Jerry Abramson, Christy Lee Brown help us look back at Louisville's milestones

129

Behind the scene at one of Louisville's newest attractions

130

A round up of Louisville sports news

131

A roundup of restaurant news

132

News roundup: Shaq leaves Papa John's board and more

133

Lessons in Louisville music history

134

How LBF's Power 50 gets picked

135

Bad days for Downtown Louisville

136

A restaurant news roundup

137

'Wrestlers' series on Netflix puts Louisville in the limelight

138

A roundup of recent Louisville restaurant news

139

Vince Tyra gets caught in a corporate crossfire

140

12 predictions for Louisville in 2024

141

Review: 2023 was hard to predict

142

Louisville beverage director talks tastes, career

143

A visit from Santa Claus, economic development news and more

144

Big bourbon news + more

145

A few holiday recommendations

146

Why transit isn't a thing in Louisville

147

Restaurant news roundup + grading Louisville's hospitals

148

Advice for building a network in Louisville

149

Louisville's trip to the big city

150

Big changes at some of Louisville’s largest employers

151

The story behind Signarama Downtown

152

What makes a cool office?

153

A big weekend for bourbon fans

154

How to heal NuLu's growing pains

155

Three restaurant closings

156

A story about a house

157

Lawsuits, disputes and more

158

What makes a "Best Places to Work?" + More

159

A roundup of restaurant and retail news

160

Behind the scenes at Shady Rays

161

News from the world of bourbon

162

KFC's new advertising campaign

163

Restaurant news + more

164

The Southern Indiana takeover

165

Restaurants and other new stuff coming to NuLu

166

A roundup of developments in Anchorage, Clermont, LaGrange and more

167

All new at the Zoo

168

Does bourbon and pickle ball mix?

169

APH's huge Frankfort Avenue project

170

There are reasons to worry about the Kentucky Derby

171

Remembering Denny Crum

172

Hotels, restaurants and Derby predictions

173

The power of Kentucky's bourbon community

174

Getting into the Derby Festival spirit

175

Grieving a tragedy in Louisville

176

Louisville Bats president on what's new this baseball season

177

Restaurant roundup: Nic and Norman's + Bandido Taqueria new location

178

Sports commission leader on March Madness in Louisville

179

Louisville business community’s reaction to Silicon Valley Bank failure

180

What's new with Nulu Marketplace?

181

Will a new listing strategy help this local restaurant find an owner?

182

Restaurant news roundup: Ramen, boba tea and more

183

Adventures in bourbon and sustainability

184

A local celebrity chef's next move + more restaurant news

185

Is e-commerce to blame for recent Louisville retail closures?

186

How Louisville’s top tourism official plans to shift into growth mode

187

Restaurant news roundup

188

What makes Louisville's startup scene unique?

189

18 Predictions for Louisville's 2023

190

We predicted what would happen in 2022. Here's what we got right (and wrong)

191

Will Publix shake up Louisville's grocery market?

192

Will Jeff Brohm’s hire end the ‘revolving door’ problem at UofL?

193

Will an apartment complex be demolished for a parking lot?

194

What makes Louisville’s Top Golf unique

195

Louisville's new mayor: Where do we go from here?

196

Kentucky's newest bourbon industry investments

197

What's the biggest hotel in Louisville?

198

Which fast-food restaurant has the slowest drive-thru?

199

Which end of the Big Four Bridge is better?

200

New restaurants news + Topgolf opening

201

What city would you compare Louisville to?

202

A bevy of events in and around Louisville

203

Is wallpaper back? Inside Homearama’s newest trends

204

A tour of Louisville prompts a lawsuit

205

Where would you take an out-of-towner to eat in Louisville?

206

Two hotels project to talk about in Louisville

207

How two major Louisville music festivals come together

208

Is the Zappos closure another sign of an e-commerce decline?

209

Huge new distillery project in Louisville

210

Restaurant roundup: One closure, one sale and surprising chicken nuggets

211

The worst habits of Louisville drivers

212

Recent restaurant closures + more

213

The best places for a coffee meeting in Louisville

214

New places to go in Louisville tourism and nightlife

215

Restaurant updates + talking over Louisville housing problem

216

Kentucky Kingdom: What's next under new ownership

217

Behind the planning of the Kentucky State Fair

218

Let's talk about that mayor's race

219

Vince Tyra's new job + Norton Commons development

220

Unpopular Derby opinions

221

Churchill Downs improvements + Louisville loses a movie theater

222

An economics education

223

Roundup of new restaurants in Louisville

224

Louisville's ongoing debate over preservation

225

A new tower in Downtown Louisville

226

A new era for UofL

227

Louisville lands another major direct flight — but we still want more

228

A new fast food restaurant is coming to town

229

The housing issues that anger Louisvillians

230

So, do you want to return to the office?

231

How did Mayor Fischer leave Louisville?

232

A restaurant news roundup

233

A food-tech company braves tough times for the restaurant industry

234

Hotels are evolving — has it changed the way you stay?

235

16 predictions for Louisville in 2022

236

We predicted Louisville's future ... sorta

237

Louisville airport's big new flight

238

Looking back on UofL's wild week

239

Forecastle founder JK McKnight on next venture, festival memories

240

A pizza week for the record books: Access Louisville restaurant roundup

241

A dreamy new hotel coming to Downtown Louisville

242

A Louisville company that's swearing off Facebook

243

One of Louisville's signature industries is changing dramatically

244

The Louisville startups that get us talking

245

What's being built? And who's running for what?

246

A new use for a former Louisville church

247

Louisville restaurant news roundup

248

Louisville is getting Publix and one more First Watch

249

A Louisville company's quest for better decision making in sports

250

Which parts of Metro Louisville are growing the fastest

251

Something to celebrate in the South End of Louisville

252

Covid-19's alarming comeback brings renewed ire over masks

253

What makes a great workplace?

254

Will a craft seltzery shake up Louisville's bar scene?

255

Louisville's bourbon scene keeps growing

256

Louisville mayoral candidate surges ahead in fundraising

257

A slew of executive changes

258

Three Louisville companies sell within a week

259

Restaurant roundup: New places to eat and returning favorites

260

The plan to revitalize Downtown Louisville

261

What kind of mayor does Louisville need?

262

Two downtown office buildings sold — what happens next

263

New riverfront development, new restaurant + more

264

New restaurants abound — but there's a problem

265

Derby days gone by

266

New things coming to Norton Commons

267

Understanding your property tax bill

268

Kentucky unemployment system hacked and temporarily shut down

269

It's time to solve problems in Downtown Louisville

270

The new plan for Thunder Over Louisville

271

Should Louisville's so-called "Odd Fellows building" be torn down?

272

The most powerful people in Louisville

273

Another year without Forecastle — and the good news about next year

274

A Louisville restaurant brand with big plans

275

New hotels and old strip clubs

276

John Schnatter joins us to talk about a 'chilling' recording

277

Rebuilding downtown and other economic concerns

278

Looking forward to events on Louisville's calendar

279

A brand new restaurant group in Louisville with big ambitions

280

14 predictions for Louisville in 2021

281

An Access Louisville holiday special

282

We made a lot of bad predictions

283

Remembering a NuLu pioneer

284

A new Louisville-based restaurant brand

285

A Thanksgiving special

286

Some good news and bad news on the Covid-19 front

287

Making sense of a wild election

288

Getting back to good Covid behavior

289

John Schnatter takes another dig at Papa John's

290

The most-liked businesses in St. Matthews

291

Our favorite Louisville bars that are now gone

292

Is Louisville in a housing boom?

293

Papa John's Atlanta decision is a loss for Louisville

294

Hopes for TARC following a salacious scandal

295

Would you live in a shipping container?

296

Restaurant comings and goings + reviving downtown

297

Celebrating Louisville's philanthropic companies

298

Derby is a go — what does it mean for downtown?

299

Decisions loom on Kentucky Derby details

300

Perks at some of Louisville's Best Places to Work

301

The wealthiest ZIP codes in Louisville

302

Highlands restaurant closes — what should replace it?

303

Restaurant news galore!

304

Kentucky Derby is coming back with fans ... wait, why?

305

Is our field of dreams in Oldham County?

306

For those who want change, this is our moment

307

Making bourbon while the world stands still

308

Should we just keep working at home after the virus is gone?

309

Several Louisville restaurants have closed for good

310

The economy is reopening — Are you excited or not?

311

Should sports come back yet?

312

Predicting when Kentucky's economy reopens

313

Believe it or not, there are still new construction projects being proposed

314

Plenty of reasons to drink, but it's bad times for brewers

315

How to distract yourself during the coronavirus outbreak

316

Are Louisville's hospitals ready for coronavirus?

317

Working through the new normal

318

Staying at home is the new going to work

319

From Toy Tiger to Topgolf

320

Ranking Louisville bourbon distilleries

321

New tower being added to Downtown Louisville hotel

322

Lou City FC President Brad Estes joins the panel

323

An East Louisville restaurant is closing after 10 years + more foodie news

324

Troubled St. Matthews shopping center to be sold

325

What the Louisville housing market needs

326

New hotels coming to the Highlands and Downtown

327

A promising company leaves Louisville

328

Topgolf won't happen and other predictions for Louisville in 2020

329

Favorite holiday movies

330

One Park makes the New York Times

331

Our favorite Louisville real estate

332

One Park still has a long way to go

333

The stories we're thankful to tell

334

What does NuLu need?

335

Matt Bevin's surprising concession

336

Tons of restaurant news

337

Huge changes coming to Churchill Downs

338

Kevin Cogan's One Park: What happens next?

339

U of L's $379M plan B

340

A growing tech company considers leaving the Louisville area

341

Is One Park a referendum on Louisville's future?

342

Is Louisville getting too many new luxury apartments?

343

Meet Business First's new managing editor + Papa John's back in the news.

344

U of L officials get grilled in Frankfort

345

The fastest growing companies in town

346

Is Kevin Cogan's One Park project too big?

347

Why is Louisville always losing startups?

348

Louisville's newest direct flight destination isn't exciting

349

High salaries and soccer stadiums

350

Mourning the loss of Insider Louisville

351

Topgolf's legal challenge: What happens next?

352

What to make of Louisville's startup scene

353

Louisville has lost how many restaurants now?

354

A hotel bubble in Louisville?

355

A rocket ride with the new boss of Business First

356

Is Shaq enough to rebound Papa John's?

357

What Louisville's airport really needs

358

Our favorite restaurant buzzwords + tech in Louisville

359

1. Is development too slow in Louisville?