Cary Stemle

LEO Weekly editor Stephen George announces departure

It's been in the wind for a while, but now it is official: LEO Weekly Editor Stephen George will leave the newspaper for a similar position wtih a Nashville newspaper owned by LEO's parent company, SouthComm Communications. Effective...

Churchill Downs announces HullabaLOU, a new music fest, for summer 2010

The Rolling Stones and the Police have performed at Churchill Downs, the venerable and historic horse-racing track in Louisville, Ky. But those were one-off concerts. Now the company that brings you the Kentucky Derby is getting more ambitious...

Free Thanksgiving Eve dining at three Louisville restaurants

Three Frankfort Avenue restaurants will offer free dining today, Thanksgiving Eve.Diners can eat free all day at Zen Garden, Zen Tea House and Basa Modern Vietnamese. There's only one catch: Pay what you're able to pay, and...

Condemn the Fort Hood killer, but beware easy answers

When my mother was shot by a Dilaudid addict on a drizzly and unseasonably warm Saturday night in January 1991, just two blocks from her home as she parked her car in a department store parking lot where she&rsquo...

Live jazz tonight at Destinations Booksellers

The Philharmonic Jazz Quintet, which is the jazz swing ensemble of the Louisville Orchestra, will perform tonight at Destinations Booksellers, 604 E. Spring St. in New Albany. The show runs from 7-9 p.m., and it's free.The...

Del McCoury Band playing a free show at ear X-tacy

Last weekend, I caught a tasty (and free) show from Joe Henry. Tonight brings another tasty and free show at ear X-tacy. Call it dessert for the recession-minded.The Del McCoury Band, who dropped a new album, , this...

Garth Stein, author of 'The Art of Racing in the Rain,' in town today

Garth Stein, author of the best-selling novel "The Art of Racing in the Rain," is in New Albany today to help celebrate the fifth anniversary of the independent bookstore Destinations Booksellers.The novel, featuring a dog named...

Possibility City ad catches the attention of Rachel Maddow show

The folks behind the “Possibility City” ad campaign, which touts Louisville in a series of provocative TV commercials, must surely be smiling tonight. They just got a shout-out from Kent Jones, who regularly contributes comic pastiches to...

Tim Krekel documentary premieres on Oct. 1 at Clifton Center

Louisville film-maker Morgan Atkinson spent several years interviewing the late Louisville singer-songwriter Tim Krekel, and now he’s put the wraps on his documentary, “Live Music: The Tim Krekel Story.” The film screens Thursday, Oct...

Springsteen turns 60? Say it ain't so

On the one hand, old rock stars are ripe for parody. On the other hand, there's Bruce Springsteen. OK, granted, his skin's not as fine as it used to be. His concerts only run about two and...

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