• "Candidates for governor, U.S. senators and a 'farewell' speech by Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo will highlight this year’s Fancy Farm picnic, which traditionally kicks off the fall campaigns in Kentucky." [Bluegrass Politics]
• "The conversion of a onetime railroad bridge into a pedestrian and bicycle path uniting Louisville and Southern Indiana advanced today with Gov. Steve Beshear, Congressman John Yarmuth, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Jeffersonville, Ind., Mayor Tom Galligan symbolically breaking ground for construction of a modern bridge deck." [LouisvilleKY.gov]
• "A whiskey maker will spend $7.8 million to renovate a historic building at Eighth and Main streets downtown and establish Louisville's first downtown distillery since before Prohibition. Michter's Distillery plans to transform the long-vacant Fort Nelson building across from the Louisville Slugger Museum into a small distillery, with public tours and tastings starting by spring 2013." [Courier-Journal]

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