December 8, 2011 - 9:00am
Starbase Q calls it quits.
After seven years, a downtown Louisville bar for the LGBT community, closed last week.Tia Coatley remembers well the first time that she walked into Starbase Q. Tia, an event planner, says "my mind was going in circles thinking of all the wonderful events that could take place in such a venue...
November 22, 2011 - 5:45pm
Meat is an intriguing bar with speakeasy flair and a few kinks to work out in the execution.
I arrived at Meat hungry; that was my first mistake. As I tripped up the back stairs of The Blind Pig and into a blank door under a red light, I passed a curing room with slabs of bacon and pork dangling in eerie blue light. My mouth watered as I entered the elegant exposed brick room that is Meat...
July 29, 2012 - 8:04pm
The only kind of Valentine’s Day circus that is tolerable is the “Love is a Circus” show at Magnolia Bar on Thursday, February 10.
Wouldn’t it be nice to undress your Valentine without sitting through a crowded dinner that doesn’t provide any real intimacy, let alone a hot meal after the kitchen gets backed-up because everyone in town wanted the day to be special... so they all did the same thing? Cirque...
July 29, 2012 - 8:04pm
With the digitization of music, something has arguably been lost. Have no fear, you can find it at the Magnolia Bar the last Fridays of the month.
Of modern luxuries, music was one of the first to become digital, and with that major benefits have been reaped. No longer must we purchase lame albums with one decent track, and everyone loves portable mp3 players. However, with the digitization of music, something has arguably been...
July 29, 2012 - 8:03pm
Winners of the sixth Spelling Bee, held December 22 at Zanzabar, Reed Thompson (left) and Cody McChane (right).
Winners of the sixth monthly Spelling Bee, held December 22 at Zanzabar, Reed Thompson (left) and Cody McChane (right). They are holding their trophies for the night. Congratulations! Photo: courtesy Sameera Savarala