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a former schoolhouse in louisville's belknap neighborhood is soon to reopen as a 25-unit apartment building. i talked with the local developer and local architect on the adaptive reuse project: www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n...

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posting again On Here in my capacity as an spj louisville board member: our annual metro journalism contest is open for just a few more days. the full list of award categories and instructions on how to submit work produced in 2024 can be found at this link: spjlouisville.com/metro-journa...

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Surface mine reclamation in Eastern Kentucky is ‘alarmingly slow,’ leaving problems in its wake www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article299907679.html#storylink=cpy

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FOLKS

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the summer camp i worked at for many many years is right next to ft. knox and i used to tell campers a lot of half truths about gold there that idk what's even true about what goes on there anymore

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If you want to read something not about any billionaires: We published a series today on how Arizona's famous "5C's" have changed over the last 100+ years. My lead story is about how #climate - the most elusive "C" - went from health asset to health hazard: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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On the cutting room floor is the bit where the host introduced their interview series, The Interview, and I asked how long it took to come up with the name. Anyway, here’s me talking about birds and science and burnout and moving through the world. The photo’s nice! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

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things my transcription service has thought are my name this week that just aren't: paper, fiber, liar (???), hyper, harper, pie pear

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if you're in line waiting for a text back from me while i've been on deadline this week ........ STAY IN LINE

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NEW: State Republican lawmakers told Louisville Metro Council members they could either take action to weaken the city’s own lead-safe rental registry ordinance, or see it destroyed through state action. The city appears ready to comply quickly. From me and @sylviaruthg.lpm.org

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KyCIR put out two stories this week on how ICE's new enforcement push may happen in Kentucky. Now they're available @lpm.org in Spanish, thanks to translation assistance from Al Día en América (www.aldiaenamerica.com). Story #1: www.lpm.org/investigate/... Story #2:

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Two Givaudan employees were killed in the explosion.

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Every DOGE kid as character from Game of Thrones. by Chris Cillizza

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i was in frankfort earlier this week w kentucky realtors following them through a day of lobbying for establishment of a 529-type savings account for first-time homebuyers (house bill 195). more: www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n...

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In Daniel Boone National Forest, NFFE tells me a large portion of U.S. Forest Service staff received probation notices — indicating risk of immediate termination — amid the Trump administration's blitz to cut the size of the federal government. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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Amid Trump’s call for mass deportations, two GOP bills have been filed in Kentucky #kyga25 to force cooperation between local police departments and ICE, threatening state road funding for cities and counties that don’t comply. From @byrobertor.lpm.org

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I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...

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A bill paving the way for churches to bypass zoning rules if they chose to build affordable housing on their property is on its way to the full Senate with bipartisan support. #kyga25

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Whatever happened to truth, justice and the American way? I've got a column today about Trump's wildfire lies, Musk's white nationalism and the climate crisis. They're all part of the same story. Democracy is in danger. Yes, @latimes.com let me write this: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Kentucky Senate quickly passes HB 1 to cut the state's individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% in 2026. It now goes to Gov. Beshear for his signature. He has said he would sign it. This is the first bill to head to the governor in the #kyga25 session. Vote was 34-3, most Democrats voted yes.

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The Louisville mayor’s office said last week there wasn’t a cost estimate for transforming the downtown Belvedere plaza because the design has not been finalized. But planning documents reviewed by @wdrbnews.bsky.social give the first glimpse into a price tag. www.wdrb.com/in-depth/pla...

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a report on structural dynamics in southern indiana identified the existing economic and public policy structures contributing to high housing costs that outpace incomes. i wrote about the imbalance and how the area got to this point: www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n...

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Never a bad moment to revisit our blowout issue on private equity, kicked off by this banger of an essay by @h-lev.bsky.social: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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uhm long time no post? happy to share though that the luka trade jokes were flowing w speed last night on the court at the Y and i keep giggling to myself thinking about it. cathedrals everywhere, etc. back to regularly scheduled work posting soon....

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Remember that transportation lawsuit against JCPS that got dismissed last month? Turns out, the plaintiffs never asked their attorney to drop the case, but he did anyway. The federal lawsuit had implications for thousands of students. www.lpm.org/investigate/...

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Page One in Boston: @bostonglobe.com

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a second engagement session is tonight as the city seeks feedback on its belvedere revitalization plan. i went to last week's meeting and wrote about the architecture firm hired to redesign it and initial comments from the public about what might go there: www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n...

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spj louisville put out this statement yesterday. it probably got lost in your feed among other national news, so i wanted to copy and post here as well

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She needed an abortion but Kentucky’s ban prevented it. ‘Somebody is going to die,’ doctors warn. www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article297484283.html#storylink=cpy

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i was at central high school tonight where louisville mayor craig greenberg began seeking feedback on a plan to revitalize the belvedere. the developer the city is working with is heatherwick studio, the same firm behind the vessel and little island in nyc. i'll have a story out tomorrow :)

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posted this on x since i have a lot of arizona followers there but wanted to share here for my various city council shenanigan watchdogs. there's now more info on the city of tempe's secret meetings related to the arizona coyotes arena deal and it's wild: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-o...

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This is my story about a woman in love with ChatGPT, or Leo, as it named itself. She spends up to 56 hours a week on the ChatGPT app. Leo is boyfriend, therapist, erotic partner, and advisor. Her friends think it's been good for her and her husband doesn't mind: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...

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folks, i've got a jeffboat update. the developer is still working on getting additional economic incentives and that's impacting local tif discussions, rezoning approvals and permitting. work might be able to get started at the end of q2. lots more in my latest: www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n...

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Police wanted to search a home at 489 Vanzant Rd. But there was a problem: The home identified as 489 Vanzant in government records bears house numbers identifying it as 511 Vanzant. But it was dark when police served the warrant. They didn't catch the discrepancy. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

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Read this prescient feature from @pollymosendz.bsky.social and @eroston.bsky.social on the pressure climate change puts on insurance and mortgages in turn, published a few weeks ago. www.bloomberg.com/features/202... 🎁

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As Los Angeles Burns, Conspiracy Peddlers Lie About—and Celebrate—the Danger We’re Living Through

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if you care, i spent a lot of my time off in canada (toronto area) and it was a Real Walker(TM) and public transit enjoyer's dream of a trip. watched hockey (pwhl and world juniors exclusively), was cold, ate poutine (gross), went to niagara falls (so incredibly cool!). would go back again

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i'm back! lots going on. today, i wrote about the new owners of new albany's golf paradise. and they turned out to be swimmers i watched in the olympics when i was a kid and still in the pool (swimming mention IS relevant). excited to share their story with you: www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n...

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Made some maps for @propublica.org's investigation into Elon Musk's Boring Company's proposed tunnel system to shuttle teslas under Las Vegas. Here's how the plan rapidly developed and was approved with little oversight. www.propublica.org/article/elon...

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NEW: a look behind the curtain on how state funding to move NKU & UK campuses 6 miles came together. Emails, "courtside chats," & no consulting officials/public on the losing end. Is it a boon for the NKY region & state or a $125M "vanity project?" www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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have a couple more things publishing before the new year but i'm on vacation starting today and will be offline for a while. if you've read my work this year, thanks for sticking with my run-on sentences. and if you've shared your story, project or expertise w me, thank you for your trust!

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🚨Staggering new data from HUD: The number of people experiencing homelessness in 2024 was the highest EVER recorded. Families with children saw the single largest increase—up an astonishing 39 percent from last year. www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...

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