Clifton News

If you've ever wanted a closer look at the restaurants and shops in the Crescent Hill and Clifton neighborhoods along Frankfort Avenue, then check out 2009's last Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop on Friday.

There are at least two reasons this weekend to leave the house and take in a little live culture.

The Rev. Greg Bain, pastor of Grace Immanuel United Church of Christ in Butchertown, was asked recently if the church could help with flood relief efforts after August's downpour.

Volunteers are being sought for the 11th annual cleanup Nov. 7 in the Louisville Metro Council District 9, centered in Crescent Hill and along Lexington Road.

Two men have been charged with weapons and drug offenses after they were stopped by police Tuesday night near the scene of a homicide.

In 1998, the Salvation Army added a new $350,000 multipurpose area with a kitchen at its Sanders Citadel worship and community center at 1701 Payne St.

The University of Louisville Depression Center will hold its third annual conference on Thursday and Friday.

Betty Sauer and other volunteers from the AARP Lyndon Chapter spent the recent National Day of Service in a Clifton warehouse sorting out unused medical supplies to send to needy communities overseas.

Pale yellow wooden beams have sprouted near Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast, forming the outline of a new structure against one of Louisville's oldest.

A fire that heavily damaged a 100-year-old Bonnycastle apartment building last year has led to a restoration and reconstruction project that transformed the building into luxury condominiums.

Packed on two school busses, about 80 people on Tuesday rode through Louisville's Rubbertown area industrial area as part of tour put on by interfaith groups.

A Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge has upheld a $41,250 fine against Louisville Paving, nearly seven years after Louisville air inspectors first cited its former Clifton plant for spewing excessive dust, smoke and odors into the largely residential neighborhood.

The 85-year-old fire station at Fifth Street and Ashland Avenue houses a ladder truck and an engine emblazoned with the words "Beechmont's Bravest." It will be torn down before the end of the year and replaced with a new building that will serve as Louisville Fire & Rescue's southern operation hub.

Authors Silas House and Jason Howard will be the guests of the Greater Louisville Sierra Club on Sept.

You want variety? First, Saturday at 8 p.m. is a performance at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., part of Bones Fest XIII hosted by Gil Hibben and his wife, Linda.

When you order takeout, do you pay, take the munchies and run, or do you leave a little something extra? To tip or not to tip on carryout is an etiquette question with no definitive answer - but it's suddenly in front of us all the time.

F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop. 6-10:30 p.m. today. Connects businesses in Clifton, Crescent Hill and Butchertown.

IMPACT. Renowned as a creative community, Louisville understands the impact of art.

John Varanese, chef-owner of Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., has been selected as one of 15 chefs to compete in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on July 18 and 19.

A thief made off with some plants worth some serious green. Under the cover of night, someone stole valuable bushes from outside a local business.