Louisville’s oldest neighborhood newspaper the Portland Anchor celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2025 with a special 40-page issue filled to the brim with original reporting and community submissions, including a fair share of congratulations from community leaders and figures from the Anchor’s past and present including Mayor Greenberg, Gordon Brown, and more!
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$14.5 Million Grant to Reconnect Portland to the Riverfront
The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA) has been rewarded a $14.5 million grant from the US Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program to improve pedestrian connectivity to the Ohio River for the Portland area of Louisville.
Louisville’s Portland Neighborhood Featured On KET
For two seasons, KET’s Louisville-based team have had the privilege of sharing the amazing people, places, and stories of our city throughout Kentucky. Our January 12th episode took our viewers ‘Inside the Portland Neighborhood.’
‘PlayPort’ Joins Waterfront Park Expansion Into West Louisville
Has life got you feeling like you’re running on a Hamster Wheel? If so, you’ll soon be able to live out your metaphors in real life at the new Waterfront Park Playport! Part of the Phase IV Waterfront West Expansion, Playport is a new $15M, 3-acre playground running between 10th and 13th streets north of Rowan Street, just north of the floodwall.