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.
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LVA To Dedicate SPARK Light Sculpture
Join Louisville Visual Art on February 13th at 6:30 PM for a brilliant celebration, dedicating the stunning SPARK light sculpture at 1538 W. Lytle Street. Witness art illuminating the Portland Neighborhood like never before, as the city’s newest landmark comes to life.
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.’
I REMEMBER: Portland Taverns of the Past (1970s)
What are your memories of these places? We thought it would be fun to share some ads from the Portland Anchor in the 1970s, showing the vast amount of drinking establishments in the Portland neighborhood.
High Street Public House Coming to Portland in Early 2025
Jared Miller, an 18-year Portland resident as well as contractor and developer, is hoping to bring some life back to the “quintessential small-town intersection” he calls the “Five Points of Portland” at 3300 Northwestern Parkway with his upcoming family tavern High Street Public House.
The American Legion Shawnee Post 193 Annual Awards Program
Donna Purvis, 5th District Metro Council presented Shawnee Post 193 with Proclamation about their long and continued service in the Portland Community and surrounding areas.
‘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.
I REMEMBER: Anchoring the News with the Courier Journal (August, 2007)
Portland Anchor volunteers, from left: Charles Frick, Alma Wright, Gordon Brown, and Tim Crabtree. “Somehow, everyone started calling me the editor,” Alma Wright recalled. “One day I asked Gordon, ‘Am I the editor?’ and he said, ‘You’re the editor.'”
Bardstown Woman Recalls Tragedy and Triumph Living on Shippingport
Read the story of 80-year-old Linda Kramer, who sat down with the Portland Anchor to discuss her memories growing up on Louisville’s historic Shippingport Island during its waning days of the 1950s.
World Class Professional Skater Sets Up Shop in Portland
Paul Zitzer was a professional skateboarder for ten years, competing with the likes of Tony Hawk, and later became a featured on-air commentator, working high profile events like the X Games and even the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is as plugged in as you can be to the rabid underground culture of skating and hopes to extend his global influence on Louisville’s thriving skateboarding scene.