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Declan Lowthian

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Declan is based in Louisville, Kentucky, the sixth state they’ve lived in. They come from a background in pop culture journalism and outside of work they can be found biking all over town, frequently from used bookstore to used bookstore.

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A white banner on a black wall advertising record store day 2025 with live bands — the shop opens at 8 a.m.
Culture
Celebrating Record Store Day 2025 in Louisville
Drop (the needle) by your favorite record store this weekend for deals, exclusives, and artist meet-and-greets.
April 10, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Fireworks over a downtown skyline, bridge, and river.
Events
3 things to do this weekend instead of Thunder Over Louisville
The biggest event of the spring is canceled, but there’s still plenty to do in Derby City
April 9, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A flooded road under and overpass, with three cars stuck in the water, which is around two feet deep.
City
Get updates and resources on the April flooding in Louisville
Historic rainfall brought flooding to Louisville and surrounding areas this weekend.
April 6, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A weather map showing gradiations of blues and purples, along with rainfall predictions in inches over 19 Kentucky towns. The rainfall is highest in the southwest at around 10 inches, and drops to around 6 in ches in the north. A label describes it as Rainfal Potential for this Sunday by 8 am.
City
What to know ahead of this weekend’s severe weather
Get updates and safety tips ahead of potential flooding and tornadoes.
April 2, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Mayor Craig Greenberg stands at a podium in front of a display meant to invoke stacked bourbon barrels + a sign reading Louisville Downtown Partnership while a room of people sit at round dining tables.
City
6 takeaways from the 2025 State of the Downtown
The Louisville Downtown Partnership’s State of the Downtown outlined the future of the area’s commercial, residential, and civic development.
March 27, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Three iced coffees served on a wooden platter — the left is purple, the middle is gradiant blue to brown with whipped cream on top, and the right gradiant from pink to brown. Each glass has a pink bow on it.
Food
Try a food or beverage flight in Louisville
Solve the analysis paralysis and try it all with these soup, coffee, and whiskey flights.
March 26, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A colorful rendering of a mural on a large cement wall, featuring an island covered in corn plants in a tree-lined river.
Culture
The new mural coming to Louisville’s floodwalls
A local artist is painting a mural on a floodwall by Waterfront Park — and you can help decide what it looks like.
March 24, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
An exterior shot of a brick building with a red carpet and velvet ropes leading up to the door. A black and white picture of bob dylan flanks the door to one side, while a sign reading "Heaven's Door" sits opposite it.
Make like a rolling stone and get to Bob Fest
The inaugural Louisville Bob Dylan festival is happening this weekend.
March 19, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
a group of brightside volunteers
City
How to help keep LOU clean
Help keep our streets clean with community-wide cleanup initiatives.
March 17, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A slice of pizza on a plate sitting on a menu for Pizza Lupo
Live
A guide to Louisville’s pizza scene
Dig into LOU’s must-try pizza shops including Lupo, The Post, and Mozzapi.
March 17, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil
Rows of black booths decorated with colorful banners, t-shirts, and signs hold tattoo artists and customers perusing the aisles.
Culture
Get inked at the Louisville Tattoo Festival
Contests, vendors, and all the tattoos you can shake a needle at are coming to the Kentucky International Convention Center.
March 13, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A black and white image shows a group of young teen girls in scout uniforms folding stamp books. A banner on the wall behind them reads "Troop 7."
Culture
The history of Girl Scouts in Louisville
There’s over 100 years of history behind those cookies you like so much.
March 10, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A Louisille TARC bus on a tree-lined street
City
Take a look at the proposed TARC 2025 plans
After last year’s community engagement meetings + surveys, TARC has proposed two short-term solutions.
March 5, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Waterfront Park in Louisville, KY
Play
A guide to Louisville’s extraordinary parks
We’re highlighting the top parks that Louisville has to offer — complete with splash pads, playgrounds, walking trails, and dog-friendly spaces.
March 4, 2025
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Lennie Omalza
A man conducts an orchestra wearing a black jacket in the background. In the foreground, a violinist plays his instrument.
Culture
Tune into the Louisville Orchestra’s 2025-2026 season
From classical music to new compositions and pop music, Louisville’s Grammy-winning orchestra has a little something for everyone this year.
March 3, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Two women, one in a red dress with long platinum hair and the other in a sparkly green dress with red hair, stand in front of a standing, applauding crowd.
Culture
6 local events to celebrate Women’s History Month
Save the date for these empowering discussions, events, and exhibits in Derby City.
February 28, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A black and white image of a curly-haired white woman wearing a fluffy collar and several rings.
Culture
Meet Louisville’s cinematic stars — past and present
Louisville has produced its fair share of on-screen stars, including one Academy Award winner.
February 27, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A daytime photo of louisville's skyline, looking northeast from a tall building near downtown
City
The most requested 311 services in Louisville
Get the 411 on Louisville’s city services line, 311.
February 27, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A headshot of a man in his 60s wearing a clerical collar standing in front of a blurred background of natural greenery.
Culture
Dwain Lee: Louisville’s newest mystery author
From coal miner to architect to minister to now mystery author, Louisville’s Dwain Lee has done it all.
February 26, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Hands are holding two books about wrestling.
Play
Books written by authors with ties to Derby City
From fiction to memoirs and everything in between.
February 26, 2025
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Katie Molck
An aerial shot of Bardstown Road in the Highlands neighborhood, featuring trees and a mural reading "Highlands"
Business
We’re celebrating Small Business Week, here’s how to join us
Join us at LOUtoday in celebrating the heart of our community, small businesses.
February 24, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A rendering of a large, open-ended building with multiple film sound stages inside, along with an open boulevarde running along its right-hand wall, which is filled with people + large, multicolored spotlight-style lights shining into the sky.
City
Construction to begin on the Louisville Gardens Sound Stages this year
Louisville Gardens is being redeveloped into a 40,000-sqft film and television production studio.
February 21, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A man in business attire sets up a fake fireplace for a photoshoot using old-fashioned cameras and lights.
Who was Stern Bramson?
The photographer who documented Louisville for over 50 years.
February 19, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A rendering of an indoor space with casual chairs, a bar counter, a live stage, and a large staircase.
Business
A new food hall + coworking space coming to NuLu
Mashup is the latest NuLu development from Weyland Ventures.
February 19, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A massive concrete structure with water flowing underneath and an industrial-looking building above.
City
Learn about Louisville’s flood infrastructure and response teams
Here are the precautions + response plans that keep Louisville safe during extreme flooding.
February 17, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A pile of miniature, sticky Croquembouche on a golden plate.
Culture
Get a taste of the Moulin Rouge right here in Louisville
Stop by Wiltshire Pantry for a specialty French-inspired tea before you see the national Broadway tour of “Moulin Rouge.”
February 14, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A brightly colored metal and glass sculpture, resembling an explosion, on the wall of a building
Culture
Louisville’s newest landmark is about to ‘SPARK’
A new art installation at Louisville Visual Art is set to be lit this weekend.
February 10, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A woman doing yoga with a small dog.
Wellness
Step inside Louisville’s new salt therapy center
Do yoga while breathing in salt, take an infrared sauna, or steam in a barrel imported all the way from Siberia.
February 10, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
Louisville parking meters
City
4 things you didn’t know about PARC
The Parking Authority of River City oversees parking regulations, electric vehicle charging, and metering, and more.
February 6, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
A shot of the Parkland Library through a chain link fence, with a sign declaring "the library is returning to parkland"
City
Check it out: The history (and future) of the Parkland Library
This West End library is re-opening after 40 years.
February 6, 2025
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Declan Lowthian
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