The Gateway on Broadway development was funded in part with American Rescue Plan dollars appropriated by Metro Council in November 2021. What a remarkable transformation!

Last year, Nashville voters approved a bold plan and half-cent sales tax for improved buses, sidewalks and traffic and it’s now resulting in free bus rides for the poor, among many other things. “Choose How You Move” is a highly successful initiative of a new Mayor. www.axios.com/local/nashvi...

Louisville ignored an enacted ordinance and was the only city in the country to capitulate to Trump administration demands, all for the stated purpose of avoiding ICE excesses. It doesn’t appear to be working. www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-s... www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-s...

Under the proposal, Churchill Downs would pay no Louisville Metro or Urban Services District property taxes for an expanded list of properties for decades to come, continuing a program started in 2002 when the track and the company were much different. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

The expanded and renovated Portland Library is a wonderful addition to one of Louisville’s historic neighborhoods. The project - the ribbon for which will be cut on December 2 - started with Metro Council’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds in June of 2022.

Thankful for churches that have seen a need and are acting to meet it. There’s a link to contribute or volunteer in the story. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...

In Louisville, the changes could cause more than half the 1,900 people in what’s called permanent supportive housing to lose housing and services, including counseling, mental health and addiction treatment, financial education and other help. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/24/m...

Here we go again. More Frankfort overreach and more attacks on local control. The proposal would preempt an enacted Louisville ordinance. It should be vigorously opposed by Louisville officials. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/20/3...

Ginkgo trees often lose most of their leaves in one day, and this appears to be the day for the historic tree at the Peterson Dumesnil House!

Good to see @repmcgarvey.bsky.social speaking out on Capitol Hill today, recounting bare shelves and lines for food here and this: “To Donald Trump, come to Louisville, Kentucky, look those people in the eye and tell them you’ve made the choice to take away their food”.

We understand how stressful this moment feels for many in our community. If the upcoming suspension of SNAP benefits or the government shutdown has affected your household, support is available. Call 211 for help connecting to available resources. It's available 24/7 in many different languages.

Wonderful to see support building for Louisville’s Home for Good campaign to reduce street homelessness through permanent supportive housing, including a great event hosted by Mayor Craig Greenberg today. Learn more - and contribute - here: metrounitedway.org/home-for-good/

Coalition for the Homeless staff and board members were at the Salvation Army today, handing out backpacks full of supplies to Louisvillians and connecting them to other resources. Thanks to Councilman Ken Herndon for stopping by and to all partners for participating.

Great to see The Chancery ribbon cutting today. It will provide 34 more units of permanent supportive housing in Louisville, which is the proven best way to address chronic homelessness. The project started with a Metro Council appropriation of American Rescue Plan funds in November 2021.

Louisville food pantries, including the one at United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM), are running out of food. You can help by contributing to it, another pantry or Dare to Care. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

The Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund is a vital resource for providing housing and hope in Louisville, and it’s needed now more than ever. Here’s a good exploration of how it operates. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Tremendous crowd in Louisville today, hearing from @repmcgarvey.bsky.social and others and marching downtown. Republicans who have characterized today’s demonstrators as people who hate America are not only wrong but in for a rude awakening. #NoKings

Folks in my Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood are fired up and ready to go! #NoKings

Without the action by Congress that Democrats are seeking as part of the continuing resolution, “in Kentucky, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year could face an increase of $23,700 in annual premiums.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...

This new development in Russell was funded in part with American Rescue Plan dollars allocated to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund by Metro Council in November 2021. www.wdrb.com/news/louisvi...

The program, which offers financial support for down payments, has been instrumental for many buyers for years but wasn’t funded in this year’s Metro budget. www.wlky.com/article/loui...

October 15 is White Cane Safety Day, a national celebration of the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired, a cherished community in the home of the American Printing House for the Blind and the Ky School for the Blind. Good to join a celebration on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville.

Louisville’s previous policy on ICE holds didn’t violate federal law. That’s why the Trump administration has suffered a string of court losses, 50 jurisdictions have an injunction against Trump’s threats and Louisville is the ONLY city that capitulated. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2...

Great to see a youth group in front of St. Francis of Assisi offering water and collecting donations for Hip Hop Cares at today’s Bardstown Road CycLOUvia. If you are in the area, help them out!

Louisville is the only city that has agreed to drop key policies that had restricted police and sheriffs from assisting ICE in making arrests. And Trump has faced a string of losses in court, including an injunction that prevents threats against 50 localities. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Exploding costs will make marketplace coverage too expensive for 18,000 Kentuckians, forcing many of them to become uninsured, unless Congress acts soon. kypolicy.org/aca-marketpl...

“Back in May, nearly 150 workers, mostly Cuban immigrants, were laid off after the Trump administration abruptly changed their legal immigration status.” www.cbsnews.com/news/louisvi...

In 2017, Metro Council rejected the unanimous recommendation of the Planning Commission in a 14-11 vote. It was a sad day for Louisville - and a costly one- www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l... www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...

Home rule is in a sad state in Kentucky. Sometimes, it’s the General Assembly preempting local laws; sometimes, it’s the Supreme Court declaring local laws invalid even when it’s far from clear that was the legislature’s intent. Frankfort exerts more & more control and local government gets weaker.

Give for Good donations to Louisville’s Coalition for the Homeless are now being doubled, thanks to contributions by fellow board members. Thanks for your support! www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization...

"We're seeing less food going out and higher demand," Vincent James of Dare to Care said. "Unfortunately, some of our partners are already running out of food." www.wdrb.com/news/we-re-g...

During his 2022 campaign, Louisville Mayor Greenberg said he was all in to fulfill the 2040 community-wide net-zero goal. “This is not an optional goal and I am wholly committed to meeting it by 2040 or sooner if possible,” Greenberg said.

It’s almost time to see Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness in Louisville. See you at the Louisville Palace Thursday at 5:15. Learn more here - louhomeless.org/beyond.

Glad to be represented in Congress by @repmcgarvey.bsky.social, who regularly meets with constituents and answers all questions at town hall events. Thanks to him and everyone who showed up today.

“Reserve your free ticket at www.louhomeless.org/beyond and let’s get to work, together.” www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...

“The Jackson, Kentucky office currently has a vacancy rate of over 40 percent — up from 18 percent in January — making it one of the most critically understaffed of the agency’s 122 field offices, according to the labor union representing NWS workers.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/n...

Last call to win some prized bourbon and help the Coalition for the Homeless. Winners will be drawn this Saturday, August 23 at 9 pm and you don’t need to be present to win. Raffle tickets here: secure.everyaction.com/-8c8x2xVPUS_...

“Any day that we allow the administration to bully us is not a good day,” said Nima Kulkarni, a state representative who represents the area around the Churchill Downs horse racing track and is an immigration lawyer. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

The Civilian Review and Accountability Board has voted in favor of his reinforcement and sent a letter to the mayor. ‘’I've requested to stay," he said. In the end, it will be Mayor Craig Greenberg's decision. www.wdrb.com/in-depth/ins...

There is a solution to street homelessness! Learn more on September 4 in Louisville. Free tickets for a screening of Beyond the Bridge at louhomeless.org/beyond.

Louisville Metro stated it would take no position on the settlement and not oppose it at the PSC hearing. The agreement is at odds with Louisville’s stated goals of reaching 100% clean electricity for government operations by 2030 and clean energy community-wide by 2040. www.lpm.org/kentucky-coa...

Adding trees doesn't just make a neighborhood look better. It makes it healthier, too. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Claims similar to those the Trump administration threatened against Louisville were dismissed in Chicago today. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

There is a solution to street homelessness! Learn more on September 4 in Louisville. Free tickets for a screening of Beyond the Bridge at louhomeless.org/beyond.

Grateful to everyone who pointed out a big problem -especially Friends of the Library and The Library Foundation - and to public officials who listened. Bringing the @lfpl.bsky.social budget into something close to parity with other communitues must be an ongoing effort. www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...

I recommend watching this in its entirety if you care about Louisville or homelessness but I know attention spans are short nowadays so I’d draw your attention to the 28 minute mark where they visit Arthur Street Hotel (people we work in tandem with) and then at 32 minutes they are at Sheehan.

37 minutes filmed in Louisville and released for nationwide viewing today. It’s well worth everyone viewing, in part because it shows permanent supportive housing that works. We need much more of it. youtu.be/yZg14Ln3hGw?...

“Kentuckians deserve better than this. We can be better than this. We cannot arrest our way out of poverty. We cannot bulldoze our way to safety. And we cannot claim moral leadership while treating the unhoused with contempt and cruelty.” kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/18/a...

“The fear of being cited has increased since the law’s implementation, leading people to move more often or hide, which has made it harder to provide services, anti-homelessness advocates say.” www.kentucky.com/news/politic... www.kentucky.com/news/politic...