What better place to start the landmark edition of Sports Legends of the Ville than Freedom Hall? Opened in 1956, Freedom Hall was a building that was beyond it’s time. Ironically though, the building itself didn’t open to house basketball games; as so many remember it today.
It was actually built to house the World’s Championship Horse Show during the Kentucky State Fair. A horse show still operates in that building annually, almost a tribute to the venue.
Zang Toi, a NYC-based designer preferred by celebrities like Sharon Stone and Eva Longoria, is making his way to Louisville's own Glasscock Boutique August 25th - 27th to showcase his Fall 2011 collection. Toi is one of very few designers to have received a standing ovation during New York’s Fall Fashion Week this year for his masterful blending of camel, black and emerald green with choice autumn fabrics such as velvet, taffeta, and wool with fur accents.
• Mitch McConnell gets cozy with the Tea Party. [WFPL]
It's times like these when I can sit back, unbutton my pants, and sit proud with my hand down my pants like Al Bundy from Married With Children because I've gotten my proper fill of corndogs for the year.
Apparently the Louisville Courier-Journal has annointed Gov. Steve Beshear queen (what does that make Jerry Abramson?).
And lest you think that photo's a crop job, here's a screenshot from the Courier-Journal:
