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Jeff Milby

City Editor

Jeff is based in Louisville, Kentucky and previously worked in radio, print, and television newsrooms. A fan of craft beer, he and his friends are regulars at his neighborhood brewery’s trivia night.

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Culture
Derby City is trending
Tripadvisor says Louisville is among the top 15 ‘Trending Destinations’ in the US
January 10, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A limestone, Beaux-Arts building surrounded by colorful, fall + autumn trees.
City
Carnegie library in Shelby Park could make a comeback
The Shelby Park Neighborhood Association has started a petition to restore the building as a public library
January 8, 2024
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A newsletter cover, featuring a cat in a spoof of a Beatle's album.
Culture
Do you remember Burt the Cat?
A Derby City music newsletter from the 1990s featured the feline on every issue.
January 8, 2024
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An annular eclipse.
Travel and Outdoors
Prepare for the 2024 solar eclipse with this UofL class
What’s happening on April 8 won’t happen again for 129 years.
January 4, 2024
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Giant black and white photo of Jack Harlow on the side of a red brick building.
Culture
These eight Louisvillians are getting Hometown Hero banners
Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jack Harlow are making room on the Derby City skyline.
January 2, 2024
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Louisville skyline
Culture
Louisville’s top headlines of 2023
These stories really got your attention this year.
December 21, 2023
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A New Year's Eve Party at Louisville's 4th Street Live!
Culture
2023 New Year’s Eve events in Louisville
You’ll be singing Auld Lang Syne all night long.
December 21, 2023
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Katie Molck
Diners sitting inside the Burger Girl Diner in Louisville, KY
Culture
These 4 Louisville diners really hit the spot
It’s another episode of, “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.”
December 19, 2023
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Louisville Skyline
Culture
Louisville receives 40+ accolades from national outlets in 2023
It’s been a banner year, Louisville
December 19, 2023
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Culture
These LOU residential light displays would make Clark Griswold proud
When was the last time we overdid anything?
December 15, 2023
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Food
Six real-life Willy Wonka shops in Indiana
Looking for something sweet? Consider these shops your golden ticket to Wonka-like goodness.
December 15, 2023
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Nicole Hernandez
The proposed One Park project, in Louisville, Kentucky.
City
One Park development receives Metro Council approval
The $500 million project near Cherokee Park will transform the intersection of Lexington + Grinstead.
December 15, 2023
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Store front of a candy store with class windows and red sign.
Culture
Five real-life Willy Wonka shops in Louisville
If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it.
December 13, 2023
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The intersection of 2nd street and Oak street in Louisville, KY, located in the Old Louisville neighborhood.
City
Two Louisville streets are getting a makeover
The $12.5 million project will convert 2nd + 3rd Streets to two-way traffic.
December 13, 2023
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Igloos at 8Up in downtown Louisville, KY
Culture
3 outdoor bars keeping you warm this winter
Don’t get left out in the cold.
December 7, 2023
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Events
Regional spelling buzzing into Derby City next year
Can you use it in a sentence, please?
December 7, 2023
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Real Estate
Angel’s Envy planning downtown Louisville expansion
The distillery is spreading its wings — across the street.
December 5, 2023
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The inside of the penthouse of The George, in Louisville, KY.
Real Estate
See inside the most expensive luxury penthouse on the Louisville market
It’s the Wi-Fi-enabled steam shower, for us.
December 1, 2023
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Police officers confiscate distilling supplies during Prohibition in Louisville, KY.
Events
Celebrate Repeal Day in Louisville
Pour one out for Prohibition, 90 years later.
December 1, 2023
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Events
3 “Drinksgiving” events in Louisville
Nothing comes before family, but a drink might come after.
November 21, 2023
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Football players at Louisville's Manual Stadium, in the late 1940s.
Sports
A Thanksgiving tradition: High school football in Louisville
Pass the mashed potatoes — and the pigskin.
November 21, 2023
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Horses racing around a dirt track with crowds of people and two spires in the background.
Travel and Outdoors
Louisville named a top 50 travel destination in 2024
Travel + Leisure included Derby City alongside international destinations like Paris and Hawai’i
November 17, 2023
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Jeff Milby
sun setting over a bridge in Louisville, KY
City
Louisville’s 20-year future according to Mayor Craig Greenberg
He’s a man with a plan
November 17, 2023
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A stage at the Bourbon and Beyond music festival in Louisville, KY, with thousands of fans in the foreground.
City
Louisville’s biggest music festivals are giving back
Danny Wimmer Presents has made a donation to five local nonprofits.
November 15, 2023
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Volunteers peeling potatoes at a food bank.
City
Help feed hungry Louisvillians this Thanksgiving
Whether you’re donating food or time, here are four places where you can help someone else enjoy a meal in Derby City this Thanksgiving.
November 15, 2023
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Jeff Milby
A Racing Louisville FC soccer player dribbles the ball.
City
Louisville soccer player wins award for local nonprofit
Racing Louisville’s Jaelin Howell won a $25,000 donation to Down Syndrome of Louisville.
November 13, 2023
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Jeff Milby
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
Live
Give these Louisville live music venues a listen
We’ve made a concerted effort to orchestrate this roadmap, so you can focus on finding the artists you adore.
November 13, 2023
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Ben McBee
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City
Elliott Park is going to look a whole lot different
A $2.9 million kind of different.
November 9, 2023
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Katie Molck
A view of the Waterfront and Louisville skyline in fall.
City
Mackenzie Scott donates millions to the Park Duvalle Community Center
The gift is one of several the philanthropist has made to Louisville-area causes.
November 7, 2023
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