I don’t know what it is, but I love a good hardware and I have been in many. None of them come close to the charm, friendliness, knowledge and sheer variety of inventory that makes up Janes Bros. I love it!
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CeLOUbrate Print Returns for Third Year at Portland Museum on Saturday, April 18th
Mark your calendars for Saturday April 18th! Join us at the neighborhood’s own Portland Museum for our community art festival, CeLOUbrate Print, featuring hands-on activities, art exhibitions, and local art booths.
AMPED Tech and Learning Center Cultivates Opportunity at 17th and Market
Anyone who follows urban development in Louisville knows how difficult it is to get anything built, but that’s exactly what Dave Christopher, President and Founder of AMPED, did in November, with the opening of the new tech and learning center, an impressive nearly $10 million and 13,000 square-foot-three-story building taking over the block at 17th and Market Street.
Ithmah Coffee Roasters Moves Across Town to Portland Avenue
Donovan Talbott of Ithmah Coffee Roasters is continuing to fulfill wholesale orders of his flavor-optimized coffee from around the world from 2525 Portland Ave.
Louisville Outreach for the Unsheltered (L.O.U.) Ready to Continue Serving Community in New Building
L.O.U. Executive Director David Smillie has been a veteran of street outreach in Louisville for about eight years, meeting people where they are, connecting them with resources and providing a variety of support. L.O.U. has a new home right across the street from The Table at 1801 Portland Avenue with a mini clinic as well as a meeting room, kitchen space, and shower facility.
FMS Leader Promotes Good Business with Canopy
For FMS president Scott Koloms, profitability and purpose don’t have to be opposing forces. During a leadership retreat he and his team determined that they wanted to formalize the idea that they truly cared about the people they work with and wanted to be more intentional about being mission and values driven.
Bank Street Turret Building: A Story of Rebirth, Vision and Courage
The beautiful old “turret” building on the northeast corner of 26th and Bank Street has stood abandoned and neglected for years. Her age was showing. Now, she has been reborn.
Good Brothers Pharmacy Opens on West Market
After several years of obstacles and fundraising and multiple locations, lifelong friends Isiah Jones and DeShawn King – both of whom graduated from Central High School as well as Northern Kentucky University – finally achieved their goal of opening a pharmacy at 2306 West Market Street, with the intention of serving and providing care for West Louisville residents, including their own family members.
sonaBLAST! Record Label Embraces Local Talent, Has Roots In Portland
Jaxon Lee Swain has been a Portland resident since 2015, but he’s been working with sonaBLAST! Records since 2011, after a stint managing the local music section at beloved and departed Louisville record store Ear-X-Tacy for many years. When the shop closed, he asked if the label needed any help, and he’s been there ever since.
Brolly’s Bodega Opens on Griffiths
Portland residents bemoaning the lack of dining and grocery options in the neighborhood now have another location to try. Brolly’s Bodega, at 2441 Griffiths Avenue, opened in late July, offering up not only grocery items like chips and snacks, toiletry and cleaning items and school supplies, but also a full menu of burgers, wings and fries. And perhaps most significantly, aside from kitchen hours, Brolly’s will be open 24/7.