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Sports legends of the Ville: The Trainer [Sports]
In 1994 Bud Bruner had established himself as a local boxing legend working with area greats like Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis. Indeed ’94 would prove to be the veteran sportsman’s final year in the fight game, a game that had started years ago back when a young Bruner was an up and coming athlete at his alma mater, Manual High School.
Louisville Basketball Beats Rutgers 78-66 [Sports]
Louisville won its fourth straight Big East game to go to 18-5 overall and 6-4 in the Big East. Chane Behanan's career day led Louisville with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Eli Carter led Rutgers with 24 points.
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Get Louisville's upcoming weekend highlights in your e-mail in-box [Self-promotion]
Our editor reviews Louisville.com's events calendar and selects the weekend's choicest happenings to include in this newsletter. The Weekender goes out on Wednesday, because we know your weekend starts on Thursday night.
The Louisville Crashers plan to slide up to Indy Super Bowl Weekend [Music]
The Louisville Crashers are known to be the life of the party, and February 5 will be the biggest party they have been involved with; the Super Bowl. As part of a grouping of bands from across the country, The Crashers will be entertaining NBC VIP’s, guests, and talent in the Convention Center at this year’s Super Bowl.
The Raiders hope to extend their win streak to five tonight at home [sports]
(12-7) Iroquois went from ice cold to red hot in January. The Raiders started off with a three game losing streak, but they refocused and revitalized their offense, winning the remainder of their games last month. Iroquois is putting up 71 points a game in their current 4 game winning streak. It will be interesting to see how the raiders fare tonight in their first game in February against the talented (19-5) Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers.
Vote for the Best of Louisville 2012 [Louisville Magazine]
It's that time of year again - time to vote for the best in town. It's the annual Best of Louisville voting brought to you this year by Louisville Magazine and Hilliard Lyons.
Follow the link here and get in your votes.
You have until March 31st to vote for categories like: Best New Restaurant, Best Ice Cream, Best Weathercaster, Best Clothing Boutique, Best Tattoos, Best Karaoke, Best Place to Walk Dogs, Best Car Wash, Best Place to be at 2 a.m. and many more.
Spoon and the Moon: A Naughty Fairy Tale takes Louisville art into the new age of digital literature [Books]
I just can’t get over how ridiculously cute Spoon and the Moon: A Naughty Fairy Tale is. Spoon and the Moon is the latest endeavor by Wickedly Sisters creative team, and it has Louisville all over it. It’s a tale set in Louisvillle, featuring Louisville artists and musicians, displayed as an E-book in app form. It’s also full of fun facts and history tidbits about the Derby city.
Kentucky bridge collapses after being struck by ship carrying rocket parts [News]
A Kentucky bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship that was carrying space rocket components to Florida's coast for NASA and the Air Force. No injuries were reported.
Why are Black Kentucky Residents Excited About Charter School Legislation? [The Arena]
Children are our future, or so we keep saying.
It seems as though lawmakers in Kentucky, and Jefferson county specifically, are focused on ensuring that adults' political and financial interests come before the interests of our children.
In saying "our children," the implication here lies specifically on black children living in the commonwealth of Kentucky.
