Chas Kuhn's Articles | Louisville.com

NBA D-League officials praise Hoops facility; record set by tryouts [Sports]

For most taking part, the trip to Louisville was just another step towards reaching their personal goals and dreams of playing professional basketball. For others it was all about the experience of trying out and seeing where they measured up against solid competition.
The Great Steamboat Race and Waterfront Wednesday taking place tonight on the river [News]

The Great Steamboat Race has only been rescheduled a few times since racing began in 1963.
Mayor Fischer says Museum Plaza isn't dead [News]

Mayor Fischer admitted that there was still plenty of hope that the project could still be built, and his tone indicated that the project is anything but dead in the water.
Observations from traffic court [News]

A day in traffic court from the casual observer's point of view.
Hanson to play at 102.3 The Max Loyal Listener Concert at Hard Rock Cafe [Music]

The Hard Rock Café on 4th Street Live! is hosting a 102.3 The Max Loyal Listener Concert on March 24.
Weekend weather gives a good soaking, knocks out power for some [News]

Greater Louisville saw quite a bit of rain over the weekend causing local flooding and power outages. For many, the rain causes plan changes but for others, it's just another day.
Fat Friday Trolley Hop: The heat wave edition [Visual arts]

The Fat Friday Trolley Hop gets underway with another entertaining round of featured stops along Louisville's Historic Frankfort Avenue. It's expected to be a hot one, with heat indices hanging out around 100F.
Huge temperature flux to undoubtedly aggravate Louisvillians [News]

Most of us won’t mind the passing weather so much, but the big temperature adjustment is expected to make people complain.• Current radar
Additional Lady Gaga tickets made available by the Yum! Center [Music]

Lady Gaga is set to perform March 12 at the Yum! Center in Downtown Louisville.
Railroad Earth brings locomotive size fun to Headliner's Music Hall [Music]

Railroad Earth’s sound isn’t country; and it isn’t bluegrass, and it isn’t rock. But they do mix all of those genres extremely well to create a hard to characterize collection of tunes.
Read this or you might die the next time a tornado passes through [News]

Two tornadoes touched down early Moday morning according to the National Weather Service. Many say they never even heard the sirens. Read this and we may save your life.
Exclusive: Sasha Grey talks Derby and photography [Kentucky Derby]

This past weekend, Sasha Grey, a 23-year-old actress, photographer, model, and performing artist traveled to Louisville to watch the Kentucky Derby in person for the first time.
Party Recap: "Jocktails" Celebrity Jockey Bartending Event [Kentucky Derby]

The venue was packed full, and Kentucky Derby Jockeys Johnny Velazquez, Rosie Napravnik , and Julian Leparoux were all behind the bar slinging Woodford Reserve and French Manhattans.
Party Preview: "Jocktails" Celebrity Jockey Bartending Charity Event 2011 [Kentucky Derby]

While the Kentucky Derby party season officially got underway weeks ago with the epic fireworks event Thunder Over Louisville, the derby's party circuit proper begins this evening.
Kentucky Derby parties: A rundown [Kentucky Derby]

Derby Week is marked by an impressive slate of extremely festive social events ranging from campouts like the Hillbilly Infield, to the most celebrated party of them all, the Barnstable Brown Gala.
Join us at Churchill Downs 4th floor balcony for Louisville Magazine's June launch party [Food and dining]

June 3, join Louisville Magazine 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Churchill Downs 4th floor balcony (700 Central Avenue) to celebrate the launch of its June 2011 issue.
Radiohead to publish The Universal Sigh, a new newspaper [Music]

The Universal Sigh will be available for free all over the world.
Glassblower Jonathan Swanz is blowing up in the best way [Visual Art]

Jonathan Swanz, a New Albany High School graduate, is now one of the leading glass artists in the region. He specializes in decorative art, complex functional sculpture, and architectural glass.
Preview: Hoops Louisville to hold NBA Development League tryouts this weekend [Sports]

This weekend, aspiring NBA players from across the nation will converge upon the Louisville Hoops facility for a NBA NBA Development League tryout.
Update: Courier-Journal lays off 50 employees [News]

Sources are telling Louisville.com that 50 employees have been laid off at the Louisville Courier Journal, in what seems to be a nationwide two percent staff reduction by the Courier's parent company Gannett.

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