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We look at a slew of developments in Southern Indiana on this week's Access Louisville podcast. This podcast coincides with our Southern Indiana edition of Louisville Business First.
We start out in Jeffersonville, where there's a major opportunity to transform land along the Ohio River front from industrial space that was the old Jeffboat shipyard to possibly residential, commercial and mixed use community space.
LBF Reporter Steve Schmidt recently spoke with the people behind the project and is on the show to tell us about where it stands.
Next, we go over huge changes coming to Clarksville — including an effort to finally give the historic community a proper downtown near the former Colgate-Palmolive plant. 
We also talk about the developing plans for Origin Park nearby — a massive effort that officials see being of regional importance. And we discuss improvements along Main Street in New Albany, which have challenged businesses.
Finally, we wrap up the show with an interview with Charlestown Mayor Treva Hodges, who gives us an update on all the things happening in her community.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public and more. 

What's new in NuLu?
That's the theme of this week's Access Louisville podcast — er, mostly anyway. Reporters Michael L. Jones and Ellie Tolbert are on the show to tell us about several new spots coming to the bustling Louisville neighborhood. Wick's Pizza is heading there with a new by-the-slice shop, Le Moo founder Kevin Grangier has an all new sushi restaurant in the works there, and we've also got news on a tech company from France that is locating its U.S. headquarters in the neighborhood.
But, as usual, we don't just cover one topic on this week's show. We also talk about a new restaurant opening in Norton Commons and wrap up the show with a quiz about local businesses.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and others. 

We've got a bit of everything on this week's episode of the Access Louisville podcast, including a roundup of recent developments around the area.
Reporter Eleanor Tolbert is on the show to tell us about plans for two new locations of kid and parent friendly Glow Worm Cafe, which is looking to add locations in Anchorage and Beechmont. We talk about how the concept works and a few of the parents on LBF's staff give us their take on the idea.
Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt is also on the show this week to tell us about a big new development that has been proposed in the Clermont area, south of Louisville. This area is home to two popular attractions for Louisville — Jim Beam Distillery and Bernheim Forest.
Later in the show we also talk about a historic building, currently used as event space, that is for sale in LaGrange.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business. You can find it on popular podcast services such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. 

Dan Maloney, director of the Louisville Zoo, joins us on the Access Louisville podcast this week. We chat about the Zoo's newest exhibit, which features red pandas.
We also talk over some restaurant and retail news, including a new home for All Thai'd Up and an all-yellow food store that's coming to a Louisville hotel.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on most popular podcast services. 

There's a couple of new sports related facilities going up in the area, which we discuss on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
Reporter Ellie Tolbert is on the show to give us the details on Pickle & Social, a pickle ball venue and bar that is opening on four acres at 8100 Lyndon Park Lane in the fall of 2024.
The 35,000-square-foot complex will have 12 pickle ball courts and an 8,500-square-foot full-service restaurant with a bourbon bar.
Does bourbon and pickle ball mix? Yes. In Louisville bourbon mixes with everything. 
Later in the show, Reporter Michael L. Jones gives us the latest restaurant news, including the sale of Napa in Westport Village. And we also go over some major investment news from Toyota which is taking place elsewhere in the state. 
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on most popular podcast services. 

There's always something going on along Frankfort Avenue but American Printing House for the Blind likely has one of the biggest projects.
The nonprofit marked the official groundbreaking for The Dot Experience, a new museum that will be part of a $55 million campus expansion this week. And so we welcomed APH President Craig Meador to join the Access Louisville podcast this week.
On the show Meador tells us about what to expect from the museum and how it can demonstrate accessibility for companies looking to expand their workforces.
As usual, we have a few topics on this week's show.
We also discuss The Myriad, a new hotel coming to the Highlands (it's gonna have a pool!) as well as a new event space, Germantown Gables. After that we chat about Drew Brees' new restaurant that's coming to nearby Clarksville, Indiana and a bit of shuffling among local TV sports anchors.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on most popular podcast services. 

We share a few memories of legendary University of Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
Crum, who coached at Louisville from 1971 to 2001, died this week at age 86. Reporter Michael L. Jones recalls his involvement in the community, including his presence at LEO, while host David A. Mann looks back at covering the last years of Crum's coaching tenure while working at the student run Louisville Cardinal newspaper back in 2001.
Later in the show we talk about some recent restaurant news, including the opening of Gus's Friend Chicken and a new Chinese buffet on Gardiner Lane.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services.

It's the time of year when the Louisville area hosts many visitors.
With that we spend a bit of time talking about hotels and Airbnbs this week on the Access Louisville podcast.
Reporter Eleanor Tolbert is on the show and tells us about a new $29 million hotel project that's going into a more than 100-year-old building in New Albany. That one is in development, while Louisville just added a new hotel — called Hotel Genevieve, of which we have photos.
Tolbert also tells us about the surging price of Airbnbs with the upcoming Kentucky Derby weekend and passes on a few tips for those interested in renting out their homes for Derby weekend.
Reporter Michael L. Jones also gives us the latest news from the restaurant beat including the upcoming closure of Angilo's Pizza in the South Louisville and the expansion of Parlour in Jeffersontown.
Late in the show we get into Kentucky Derby predictions, including talk over whether last year's win by Rich Strike will have more bettors going for the long shot this time.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services including Apple Podcast, Spotify and more. 

Kentucky has something unique when it comes to the culture around bourbon. Not only is it a part of the state's identity, it also has a community around it that frequently gives back when Kentucky is in need.
That's something Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt talks about on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
Specifically, Schmidt discusses a bourbon auction that aims to raise money for the family of Josh Barrick who was among those killed during the mass shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville on April 10.  Barrick was a friend of the bourbon community, including the podcasters at Bourbon Pursuit.
This isn't the first time we've seen a bourbon sale help raise money for a cause like this. A similar auction took place after Kentucky was hit hard by a massive tornado in 2021.
We also talk about bourbon collecting in general and some of the finer points of that popular Kentucky hobby.
Later in the show we shift to talk about a couple commercial real estate developments that have taken place in the area, including a new hotel coming to the corner of 2nd Street and Market Street in Downtown Louisville.
And we wrap up the show with a chat about Kentucky Derby fashion as race day draws near.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services including Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public and more. 

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This week on Access Louisville, we are grieving the loss of those who died at the Old National Bank shooting and considering the weight of the news on the community.

On Monday morning, April 10, six people were killed at the Old National Bank at 333 E. Main St. The shooter was among the dead.

Several others were injured and transported to UofL Hospital.

The news was shocking and left many in the community at a loss for words. Businesses, community leaders and elected officials sent condolences, and other business leaders signed a letter calling for change.

It’s hard to talk about anything else. This week, we discuss our reaction to the news, the community’s response and a vigil hosted for them.

Coping with tragedy is difficult, especially when our city sees it often. The Humana Foundation is deploying a $1 million investment into mental health care.

The City of Louisville has a list of mental health support resources on its website, which you can find here.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's hosted by Laurel Deppen and David A. Mann.  Our guests this week are Haley Cawthon and Ellie Tolbert.

You can find it on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. You can also listen in the player above.

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Greg Galiette is ready for the Louisville Bats to play ball.

Galiette is entering his second baseball season as the president of the Louisville Bats, the minor league baseball team in Louisville. He became president in December 2021, but he has been with the team since 1984, when the Bats played as the Louisville Redbirds.

On the same day as the Bats’ home opener this week, Business First Editor Shea Van Hoy spoke with Galiette about the new season.

“Every time you start a new season there’s always a lot of optimism, not only for us but for every team,” Galiette said. “…We’re keeping our fingers crossed and we think we have a decent team this year.”

Galiette and Van Hoy chatted about new additions to Slugger Field and more.

We discuss all this and more on the Access Louisville podcast.

It’s not always baseball season, but some in Louisville would say it’s always bourbon season.

Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt sought to explore the intersection of two old Kentucky industries: bourbon and banking. 

Schmidt said the two industries have supported each other for years, with the latter trying to figure out the best way to qualify the value of an asset that appreciates as it ages.  

Baseball and bourbon… what else is needed for a perfect Louisville podcast? Ah, yes: Jack Harlow.

The Grammy-nominated Louisville native made the headlines this week because he bought into Phocus, a brand of caffeinated sparkling waters made in Louisville. With a new ad campaign and a new team, the company now has its sights on going national.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's hosted by Laurel Deppen and David A. Mann.

You can find it on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. You can also listen in the player above.

We have a rundown of all the latest restaurant news on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
Topping the discussion is information on Nic and Norman's, a restaurant coming to Whiskey Alley (aka Washington Street, behind Whiskey Row. We also chat about Bandido Taqueria's new location and a new area location for Drake's.
LBF Reporter Michael Jones and Assistant Managing Editor, Digital Haley Cawthon fill us in on all the details. 
Later in the show we talk about the start of soccer season for both Racing Louisville FC and Lou City FC. Racing has a new general manager, who was appointed in the wake of last year's damning report on abuse in the National Women's Soccer League.
After that we talk about the summer concert series Waterfront Wednesday and memories from a few bands on the bill. 
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's hosted this week by Laurel Deppen and David A. Mann.
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Greg Fante wants to make you notice the Louisville Sports Commission.

Fante, who officially stepped into the president and CEO role at the Commission last month, is focused on increasing the name recognition for his organization. He compared what he wants to do for sports what Fund for the Arts did for the arts, he said in an interview on the Access Louisville Podcast.

The Sports Commission has been busy prepping for the South Regional of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament (the Sweet Sixteen Tournament), hosted in Louisville this year.

Fante explains how Louisville won the tournament, and some of his favorite sporting events to watch.

We also discuss a shiny new rendering unveiled for a $51 million distillery project. The project from Blue Run Spirits was designed by a key architect behind other projects including the Google Headquarters, Lego Brand Museum and more.

Blue Run is located in Georgetown, Kentucky, and the facility is expected to open in 2025.

Beyond basketball and bourbon, we also go through several other top headlines from the week, including a new food selections at the Lynn Family Stadium, a $2.6 million house in Prospect, a new hospital project and another Rooster’s fire.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. Our guests are Fante, Shea Van Hoy and Haley Cawthon.

It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.

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Though the Silicon Valley Bank failure happened on the other coast, the ripple effects were felt by Louisville startups, attorneys and bank leaders.

A startup founder told KYInno that he was rushing to pull funds from the bank, faced with the fear of the question: How will their employees be paid. Haley Cawthon spoke to the founder, who asked to be anonymous given the fluidity of the situation, and shares what she learned with us.

Beyond startups, an attorney at large Louisville law firm Frost Brown Todd spent his weekend helping clients both locally and across the country who had funds in SVB. Ellie Tolbert spoke with him and some leaders in Louisville’s banking scene to get their reaction.

The SVB bank collapse was big news everywhere, but in true Access Louisville fashion, we sneak in some talk of restaurants and tourism.

The Bard’s Town, which recently announced a move, put plans on hold after its owner passed away. In his memory, former employees are opening the new location anyway with the help of some of his plans, Michael L. Jones reports.

We also discuss renovations to the Louisville Slugger Museum and lineups for two Danny Wimmer presents music festivals: Bourbon and Beyond and Louder than Life.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It was hosted this week by Laurel Deppen. Our guests are Tolbert, Cawthon and Jones.

It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.

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A multi-use development by a prominent developer made headlines multiple times this week, but what is it missing?

Nulu Marketplace, which is owned by developer Mo Deljoo, is home to a brewery, restaurants, retail establishments and even office space. Recently one of its retailers, Buff City Soap, closed its location, leaving the opportunity for something new.

We speculate on what the complex could use on the Access Louisville Podcast: perhaps another restaurant, new retail or a bodega.

West Sixth Nulu, the complex’s anchor tenant, recently announced it was adding food to its menu offerings. It will start by focusing on shareable items, including wings and tacos.

Cherry Pickin’, a cold press juice bar, will open in Nulu Marketplace at the end of April. The concept’s owners said juice bars were something missing in the area, and they hope to fill that void.

Beyond the Nulu area, we also discuss Lil Toasty’s, a second location for Toasty’s Tavern opening in the food truck at Gravely Brewing Co. The food truck was previously home to Mayan Street Food from the owners of Mayan Café.

Louisville also ranked in the top five metros for economic development, according to a site selection magazine. It ranked above the likes of Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; Indianapolis; and Columbus, Ohio.

We discuss all this and more on the Access Louisville Podcast.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It was hosted this week by Laurel Deppen. Our guests are Eleanor Tolbert, Haley Cawthon and Michael L. Jones.

It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.

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We discuss all this and more on Access Louisville.

Owners of the Claudia Sanders Dinner House have edited the listing with changes that could help attract a buyer.

The Shelbyville restaurant was established by KFC founder Col. Harland Sanders for his wife Claudia. It went on the market in June for $9 million and has now been lowered to $4.9 million.

The price decreased because the original listing included Sanders family memorabilia and the trademark and likeness of Claudia Sanders. The owners will sell that separately. Now the listing includes just the physical real estate and the restaurant business.

Reporter Eleanor Tolbert explains that this could help them attract a new buyer.

In other KFC news, we also discuss a beloved menu item returning to the Louisville-based chicken chain for a limited time. The Double Down, famous for its use of fried chicken as bread, is returning to KFC menus across the nation beginning on March 6. 

With its double chicken, double bacon, and double cheese, it has what the company calls a “cult following like no other.”

Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt also joined the show to discuss a recent trip to the Old Forester distillery and what he learned.

Schmidt also talks about how two Louisville tech companies are helping those in Ukraine after a year at war. The companies are helping in different ways, but both are making an impact.

We discuss all this and more on the Access Louisville Podcast.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. Our guests this week are Tolbert and Schmidt.

 It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.

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Louisville is a foodie town — and several new restaurants will bring different cuisines to the area.

Harvey’s Cheese, a shop formerly in Logan Street Market, has now changed course to offer food beyond cheese: Australian. 

Now just named Harvey’s, the restaurant will reopen in March at 2011 Frankfort Ave. in the former ramen restaurant Mirin, which closed in December 2019. Reporter Michael L. Jones tells us that the owner is from Sydney, Australia, and opening such a restaurant has been his longtime dream.

In other restaurant news, a Louisville popup is opening its first brick-and-mortar location. Renshoku Ramen owners plan to open a restaurant in Old Louisville this spring. It will focus on dinner and then expand to include lunch grab-and-go options.

Renshoku started as a popup in 2019 and served locations including the Merryweather and the Asia Institute – Crane House in Old Louisville, which celebrates Asian culture.

Beyond restaurants, we also discuss the One Park North project. The site, which is the former Jim Porter’s on Lexington Road, is comprised of two mixed-use buildings which are 10 and 17 stories.

Recently, the rezoning of the area was approved by Metro Council.

We discuss all this and more on Access Louisville. 

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. Our guests this week are Eleanor Tolbert and Jones.

It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.

The Access Louisville podcast is a two-parter this week.
First, we focus on bourbon. Louisville Business First Bourbon Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt has been on the road recently visiting some local distilleries, including a trip to Buffalo Trace in Frankfort. This is one of Kentucky's largest distilleries and behind some hugely popular brands like Pappy Van Winkle and Eagle Rare.
Schmidt got a chance to take it's all new "hard hat tour," which is partially good marketing, partially a behind-the-scenes look at how one of Kentucky's signature products are made.
He also tells us about his recent trip to Heaven Hill's Louisville Distillery and a new project coming to Whiskey Row, called Buzzard's Roost.
After that, we switch gears and chat about sustainability — specifically a Kentucky-based program called Canopy. Louisville-based Canopy offers certifications to for-profit companies based on the “good” the company does, including the work they do for their people, community and environment.
Editor-in-chief Shea Van Hoy is on the show interviewing Scott Koloms, the founder and CEO of Canopy, and Confluent Health CEO Larry Benz, who's company is Canopy certified.
They chat about how the process works and how it can benefit companies in various ways.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more.  

We chat about a couple of Louisville's local celebrities on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
First, Reporter Michael Jones tells us about a premier event he recently attended centering around Chef Darnell Ferguson. Ferguson hosted a red-carpet event at the Muhammad Ali Center last Sunday to share a preview of his new show, "Superchef Grudge Match," a one-hour program that premiered on the Food Network and streaming on Discovery+ on Feb. 7.
It's a great evolution for Ferguson, who's dreamed of having his own show, Jones said. But of course we will miss his local restaurants Superchefs (which closed last year) and Tha Drippin' Crab (which closed in January.)
Later in the show, we talk about another well-known Louisville celebrity: John Schnatter, including his reaction to news that the company he founded, Papa Johns International Inc., is putting its Louisville headquarters for sale. Reporter Ellie Tolbert gives us the details on that story. The company is keeping a workforce in Louisville but it is downsizing its space because it no longer needs as much.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. The show is available on most popular podcast services including Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast and more. 

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.   

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Bed, Bath and Beyond is closing three of its Kentucky locations after raising a red flag that bankruptcy could be imminent.

The retailer has two locations in Louisville, one at the Paddock Shops at 4350 Summit Plaza Drive, and another at 99 Breckenridge Lane. The Paddock location will close, along with two others in Elizabethtown and Bowling Green.

The New Jersey-based company announced days earlier that it was considering a bankruptcy filing. It is expected to close more than 80 stores nationwide.

The company hasn’t said what has led to some of these developments, but we speculate on the Access Louisville Podcast that a rise in ecommerce could be decreasing a need for its services.

GameStop filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), announcing it was closing its distribution facility in Bullitt County. The facility will close this summer, laying off 236 people as a result.

Beyond retail, Louisville has experienced some real estate trends that have impacted home sales, including that of a high-profile smart home.

We discuss all this and more on the Access Louisville podcast.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. Our guests this week are Van Hoy and Jones.

It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.