71°F9:50 AM 'The Last Mountain' to screen tonight at New Albanian Brewing Company [Movies]
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If you haven’t heard about mountaintop removal, then you just aren’t paying attention. In a time when all sorts of environmental issues are receiving constant attention, one of the problems that hits closest to home is the aforementioned mining practice. Here in Kentucky (and all over the country) people rely largely on coal for power. Mining companies have found that it is quicker and easier to obtain that coal by blasting down through the top of a mountain – removing its top – than by tunneling in through the sides.
Watch Movies on the Rooftop at the 4th Annual KY Short Film and Video Showcase [movies]
I've been to a handful of film festivals across this fair state over recent years. Most international festivals are great for the diversity of cultures and topics covered in feature-length films. Yet a larger festival like the Louisville International Festival of Film can be daunting, with competing films divided by several venues, spreading over an entire weekend and digging into your wallet.
Jeffersontown High School celebrates poetry in an ambitious project [Jeffersontown]
As young people, we’re taught that hard work brings success and of the importance of education. There are so many of us around, scribbling words and pictures that the world has yet to see existence of and so much of it is left overlooked or forgotten. It’s a daily struggle among the lives of artists, and those who commit themselves to blowing life into our vibrant world. We see so much of it every day; writers, musicians, and those with unselfish passion for improving the world around us can just barely float on the surface of stability.
New documentary "Louder than a Bomb" makes Louisville premiere at Jeffersontown high school [Movies]
As part of a project to inspire literacy through art, Jeffersontown high school will hold the Kentucky premiere of the new documentary from filmmakers Greg Jacobs and John Siskel. Louder than a Bomb follows four Chicago-area high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the largest known slam in the world.
New Year's Resolution - No texting while driving or ticket [Technology]
As a reminder and a follow-up to my previous article, Texting while driving ban ineffective? Test your skills, Kentucky State Police will begin issuing citations this weekend for those in violation of the new Kentucky texting-while-driving law.
The new law goes into effect this Saturday, January 1, 2011. If you need a little background, below is a quick overview - special attention for those that are under the age of 18.
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