74°F11:25 PM Aprils Fat Friday Trolley Hop[Visual Art]
On Fat Fridays, TARC and the neighborhood association sponsoring the Trolley Hop that month always has something exciting in store for you. This Fat Friday the Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA) and TARC Transportation came together with the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center and many local businesses down Frankfort Avenue to provide an evening of relaxation, arts, entertainment and support for the community.
Previewing at Mellwood this month were 2 new Galleries, The Kore Gallery and Meg Krakowiak Gallery & Studio.
TARC is planning to raise your bus fare again [Opinion: The Arena]
The Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Louisville’s government-owned bus company, announced today that it wants to raise fares and make service changes, including elimination of nine express routes, to offset a projected $4.6 million budget shortfall next fiscal year which begins July 1.
Louisville student art featured on TARC ‘Compassion Bus’ [Opinion: The Arena]
Thirteen local children have been named winners of TARC’s annual Design A Bus competition and will get to see their artwork adorn a bus 
that will be unveiled at the Louisville Zoo Friday morning.
St. James Art Show patrons encouraged to TARC and PARC [Society]
TARC is again offering public transportation from downtown Louisville to the St. James Court Art Show Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 2.
A leap to new life [Louisville Magazine]
This article appears in the July 2011 issue of LouisvilleMagazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.
Holiday weekend TARC schedule update [4th of July]
On Monday, July 4, 2011, Sunday schedules will be operated on all lines due to the holiday. There will be no service on the following lines:
1 - Toonerville II
3 - Tarclift
22 - Twenty-Second Street
37 - Iroquois Express
38 - Sixth Street Express
45 - Okolona Express
49 - Westport Express
50 - Dixie - Kosmodale Express
52 - Medical Center Circulator
53 - Breckenridge Express
54 - Manslick Express
55 -Westport
61 - Plainview Express
TARC routes for Oaks and Derby [Kentucky Derby]
TARC will provide service to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby on regular routes that will follow detours away from the track starting at about 4:30 p.m. on both race days.
TARC gearing up for Thunder Over Louisville [Thunder]
TARC is adding buses on regular routes for Thunder Over Louisville Saturday, with boarding after the event limited to five staging areas blocks from the waterfront, a repeat of service that worked well for last year's Thunder.
About 10,000 passengers are expected to choose TARC and avoid parking hassles for the annual fireworks event on the river this year.
Buses will be added to 15 routes starting at about 3:30 p.m., adding capacity and resulting in more frequent bus arrival times at stops.
Holidays affect buses, parks and junk collection this week [Communities]
Your family isn’t the only thing that gets completely thrown out of whack with the nearing of the holidays… So does the regular schedule of almost everything. From schools to stores to office hours, nothing in this city is open, active or taking questions at the times they usually are during the weeks surrounding Christmas, etc.
So here are a few quick notes about services and activities that will be jamming to a different little drummer boy in the next few days:
Louisville news: 'Come here little Turkey, let me drink you' edition [News]
- "Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who lost the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate last May to Rand Paul, said Wednesday he will not be a candidate for any office next year." [Bluegrass Politics]
- "The Transit Authority of River City has announced service and route changes that will take effect Feb. 13. The changes include more frequent runs on two heavily used lines, No. 18 that includes Preston and Dixie highways and the No.
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