Showing posts with label Sherman Minton Bridge closure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sherman Minton Bridge closure. Show all posts
Friday, September 07, 2012

One whole year after our bridge fell ill, tolls still suck.

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On Sunday, September 9, 2012, it will have been one year since the Sherman Minton Bridge closed "indefinitely," a period that tu...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

ON THE AVENUES: Bridge localism lesson boogie.

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ON THE AVENUES: Bridge localism lesson boogie. A weekly web column by Roger A. Baylor.  Last September, my first reaction upon hearing t...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Just as long as we don't "reach out" to surrounding areas ...

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The information below was received earlier today from Mandy at the Holiday Inn Express. Of course, my suggestion would be for these Bridge...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Thank you, John Gonder. That's exactly what I was thinking.

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"I can't help but wonder what could have been a better use of this benevolence." Is the Horseshoe Foundation's cool millio...
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Friday, October 21, 2011

“I think the bridge is doing me a favor."

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I think so, too. One of the most revealing aspects of the bridge closure has been watching the media watching us, don't you think? As bu...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Will the Sherman Minton be back on line by March 2?

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News story: Bridge repairs set to be done by March 2 Photo credit: News and Tribune's Kevin McGloshen
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Monday, October 03, 2011

Let's rant for a bit on opportunistic sales buzzards ...

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Apart from all other considerations, it's grimly humorous to note the noticeable changes in the composition of attendees during those fi...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

Today's gathering of politicians: "The last time I saw that many suits, I was at Value City."

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Who let that last guy in? Verdict : Six more months and a mere $20 million.
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The moment we've all been waiting (and drinking) for ...

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Ironically, with our weekly Bank Street Brewhouse team meeting set for 10:00 a.m., and the fire station conveniently situated along the rout...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

Cummins on poverty and infrastructure.

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It's Terry Cummins, not Stawar, and while the the OSIN columnist's essay ostensibly addresses bridges and infrastructure, he provide...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

86'ing heedless repetition.

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"If a factory is torn down but the rationality which produced it is left standing then that rationality will simply produce another fac...
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Bring on the acid: Kerry Stemler sips, picks and grins as the Sherman Minton Bridge closes.

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Photo taken early in the evening of Friday, September 9, at the Carnegie Center's annual fundraiser.
Friday, September 16, 2011

Horseshoe patron from Louisville takes Spring Street instead, arrives at poker table in same amount of time.

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Already the "word on the street" is that Horseshoe will decamp to Jeffersonville with lightning speed if the Sherman Minton closur...

Nash: "I think we can use ... to pull together as a community and come out of this with a better grasp on what is really important.

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Matt offers three excellent talking points in today's column. NASH: Let’s put the bridge closure in perspective ,by Matt Nash ( OSIN ) ...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

ON THE AVENUES: We cannot let this window close.

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ON THE AVENUES: We cannot let this window close. A weekly web column by Roger A. Baylor. When it comes to presumed birthrights, absolute fre...
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Louisville Courant: "River Fields is not the evil holding up the Bridges Project."

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Curt's back from the tar sand battleground, and while his blog post focuses on the River Fields angle, don't neglect reading the ent...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Not quite the Bosphorus, but there's a water taxi running through it.

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My friend Jennifer posted this on Facebook. Granted, she has a job in downtown Louisville. What I like is her upbeat attitude in meeting the...
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News and Tribune editorial board swiftly embraces localism.

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Our newspaper expedites, and offers the major themes of cracked bridge as community building opportunity, not faux "disaster." OUR...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Special Merchant Mixer meeting minutes and WLKY video link.

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Here are the minutes from this morning's meetings (courtesy of Curt and Pam Peters), as well as the link to WLKY-32's meeting covera...
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Sherman Minton strategies: The Publican on WHAS-11, last evening.

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It's only a wee bit ironic that the video is prefaced by a Nissan advertisement. WHAS's Mike Columbo did a good job, and it was a pl...
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