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Metro Louisville is growing. But which counties in the area are growing the fastest? We chat about that on this week's episode of the Access Louisville podcast. It's undoubtable that the city has seen a lot of people move into the urban core with neighborhoods like Germantown and Butchertown becoming hot places to live during the last 10 years. But new U.S. Census numbers show us that th...

We talk about economic development taking place on Louisville's South End on this week's Access Louisville podcast. A major piece of this is the recently redeveloped Colonial Gardens, which offers a bit of restaurant variety to the area.  Future development at Jefferson Riverport International is another big piece. After that we talk about some of Louisville's most overlooked neighb...

The pandemic is back on an upswing and so is ire over wearing masks. Sigh. This again, eh? We chat about both on the Access Louisville podcast this week, specifically on the news of a new mask mandate for schools and childcare settings from Gov. Andy Beshear. (That new mandate is being challenged in court by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.) We switch gears in the second half of the show...

Louisville Business First just released its annual Best Places to Work publication , ranking local employers based on employee feedback. This year's program is especially interesting in light of the fact that expectations about work have changed so much in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. We chat about what makes a great workplace and how our expectations have changed on this week's Ac...

Fans of hard seltzer in Louisville will have a new place to go as a craft seltzery is in the works in NuLu. We talk about the concept, which is new to this market, on the Access Louisville podcast. Craft beer has been all the rage these last twenty years or so. On the show we talk about whether craft seltzer will have the same success in the market. Later in the show, we talk about a West Louisvil...

We talk about the growing local bourbon scene on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Angel's Envy Distillery, located on East Main Street, just released renderings for an $8.5 million expansion project. We also just got a look at Brough Bros. new distillery in the Park Hill neighborhood.  This is a small but significant new development, being as it's Kentucky's first Black-o...

We chat more about the Louisville mayor's race on this week's Access Louisville podcast, particularly in terms of fundraising. Early reports are in and one candidate, former 21C Hotels CEO Craig Greenberg, has surged ahead of others in the Democratic field with the support of some well-known names in the business community. The numbers are interesting, with Greenberg raising 30 times mor...

These days it seems a lot of executives are looking for something new. We talk about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Louisville Business First reporter Chris Larson joins the show to talk about several recent executive changes at Louisville area organizations, including Humana Inc. , the Humana Foundation , Hosparus and Fund For The Arts . After that we talk about a new flight...

There were three big acquisitions in the last week and we talk about them all on this week's Access Louisville podcast. We don't know the dollar figures on these deals but it seems likely that national long-term acute care player Kindred Healthcare was the largest .  This last week also saw the sale of Liquor Barn , a popular Kentucky retailer;  and LEO Weekly , a small but still a well-...

You'll get the latest on Louisville's ever changing restaurant scene on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Haley Cawthon joins the show to tell us about recent restaurant changes, including one of several new Cajun seafood restaurants, the return of Wiltshire on Market and a high-profile retirement in the pizza business. After that, we have an update on the Louisville m...

This week on the Access Louisville podcast we focus our attention on the plan to revitalize Downtown Louisville in the wake of this past year. Mariah Gratz, CEO of commercial real estate developer Weyland Ventures, as well as Rebecca Fleishaker, of Louisville Forward both joined the show. Gratz and Fleishaker recently participated on what's called the Downtown Louisville Revitalization Team ,...

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer still has more than a year left in office but candidates are already lining up to replace him. This week on the Access Louisville podcast we talk about some of the candidates in the race thus far, including Bill Dieruf, a Republican from Jeffersontown, who is set to announce his candidacy . Other candidates include Louisville Metro Councilman David James, former 21c M...

We talk about the recent sale of two Downtown  office buildings on this week's Access Louisville podcast. The first building is the Artspace Building near the Brown Hotel, where a new apartment development is planned. The Kentucky Home Life, corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets also recently sold. A mixed use development (consisting of retail, hotel and apartment space) is planned there. We...

We talk about a new development along the riverfront in Clarksville, Indiana this week on the Access Louisville podcast. Bolt + Tie offers co-working space, high-end apartments and more, reporter Marty Finley tells us on the show. This one flew under the radar during the development process. It's one of the latest new places to go on the Indiana side of the river, which has been quickly devel...

This week on the Access Louisville podcast we talk about a handful of new restaurants that are opening up. The Clifton and Frankfort Avenue areas are looking especially attractive to Louisville diners, thanks to the opening of Phantom Cafe and the planned Gilberto Gelato . But there's also a problem in the restaurant industry (well ... many industries, but especially the restaurant industry)...

We chat about  the Kentucky Derby on the most recent episode of the Access Louisville podcast. Derby feels a bit odd this year because the crowds and excitement around town have been dampened by the pandemic. But it also feels nice for some of us to be going back to Churchill this year, after such a difficult year in 2020. We talk about favorite derby memories, derby bucket list activities and way...

Audio Quality Warning: Due to a technical glitch, the audio quality on this episode is rough. This week on the Access Louisville Podcast we talk about some new features coming to the Norton Commons. We also talk about some of the problems with the neighborhood, including it's location. Later in the show we talk about a lawsuit involving former UofL President James Ramsey.  And we discuss impr...

Jefferson Property Valuations Administrator Colleen Younger joins the Access Louisville podcast this week. We talk about an upcoming reassessment of property that could affect thousands of homeowners and business in the county. Younger's office is required by the state's constitution to reassess real property in order figure out a value, which your tax bill is going to be based on. She t...

We  talk about a couple of big issues with the Kentucky unemployment system this week on the Access Louisville podcast. First,  we discuss this week's news that the system has been temporarily shut down by the state following what Gov. Andy Beshear called a sophisticated cyber attack and an organized fraud effort. The shutdown was necessary in order to keep cyber criminals from taking money t...

This week on the Access Louisville podcast we talk about different things that need to happen in order for Downtown to  recover from both the Covid-19 pandemic and the civil unrest that occurred in the last year. This podcast ties in with Louisville Business First's special report: Downtown Rebound, which you can check out here .  We discuss a lot of different ideas on the show from addressin...

This week on the Access Louisville podcast we discuss the plan for this year's Thunder Over Louisville . The annual fireworks display is being put on in a different way this year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and we talk about what we think of its new idea. In the midst of this chat we also talk about some of our favorite Thunder memories over the years. We also chat more about Liberty...

The historical value of Louisville's so called "Odd Fellows building" has been the subject of some debate lately. And we're talking about it on this week's Access Louisville podcast as well. Historic preservationists have sought to save the building after hearing a plan from nearby Omni Hotels to tear it down. But others, including two Louisville Metro Councilmen , say it...

This week on the Access Louisville podcast we discuss the most powerful people in Louisville. Louisville Business First just put out a list called The Power 50, which recognizes some of the city's biggest power brokers. LFB Editor-In-Chief Shea Van Hoy tells us some of the people who made this (and you can check out the full list here .) After that Reporter Sarah Shadburne tells us about an i...

Forecastle is canceled for another year . We chat about it on this week's episode of the Access Louisville podcast. Interestingly, when it comes back in 2022 it'll be on Memorial Day Weekend (which we think is good news considering how hot it usually is in July.) We chat about a few favorite Forecastle memories during the segment. After that we discuss the arrival of Spirit Airlines at L...

Green District, a Louisville-born restaurant brand that's focused on salads and other healthy options has a plan to grow throughout the Midwest. Two Green District officials, Co-founder and CEO Jordan Doepke and Chef Rob Rice, vice president of operations and salad innovation, join the Access Louisville podcast this week. We chat about the vision for the concept and how a major private equity...