Artists Darius Dennis and Jared Diaz returned October 12th to 18th to restore the 50-foot tall portrait, celebrating education, public art, historical preservation, and support for future teachers.
Month: November 2026
West Louisville History Comes Alive On Bus Tour
Since 2014, Donovan Taylor has been conducting historical tours in West Louisville, starting with walking tours in his home turf of Chickasaw, growing into a three-hour bus journey hitting ten separate and unique neighborhoods. Donovan is a practicing attorney, local historian, and graduate of Central High School, who has been awarded the Filson Historical Society Community Fellowship.
Sugar Hits Its Sweet Spot In Portland
While Sugar has been open for a few weeks now, they had a kickoff party to celebrate with their Portland neighbors on Saturday, October 17. The bakery and café offer affordable sweet treats such as cinnamon rolls and cookies, coffee and tea, and savory sandwiches featuring homemade biscuits and pimento cheese along with ham, sausage and turkey options.
Pumpkins at PlayPort Welcomes Thousands of Families to Waterfront Park
Thousands of children and families gathered at PlayPort at Waterfront Park on October 10th for the second annual Pumpkins at PlayPort. The free community celebration featured trick-or-treating, costumes, music, face painting, pumpkins, hands-on activities, and plenty of fall fun.
Dolly Adams Wins A 2026 WLKY Bell Award
At nearly 90 years old, Dolly Adams has committed more than half of her life to honoring veterans, serving the homeless, visiting the homebound, and more. You will find her at the Veterans’ Affairs Hospital monthly, delivering goodies and visiting with the veterans. She serves with Good Shepherd Catholic Church and St. Mary’s of Navilleton as a committed lector and taking communion to the homebound in the community.
Shawnee Post 193’s Pizza Ambassadors
Shawnee Post 193 Located at 2800 W Main Street has for the last 4-plus years quietly been giving out Pizzas. I mean a lot of pizzas! You see in 2022, during the late phase of the COVID crisis, one of our members, Don McDonald, had a connection to get pizzas once a week from one of our local charities, as it was more than they could use.