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‘New American History,’ A Political Cartoon By Michael Ray
Michael Ray has been published in the esteemed local alt-press, including CityPaper, MainStreet, Louisville Artist Magazine, and spent a handful of years at…
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A Letter To Louisville’s Democratic Caucus, And Notes On Protest Narratives
Hello Louisville Metro Council Democratic Caucus, I am hoping you find this open letter well. I am publicly sending out this communication because it doesn’t happen often. What also seems to not be happening often is clear and precise conversations with community when necessary. You all feed into the dangerous narrative set by the Republican…
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Louisville Plans No Kings Protests, City Officials Hand-wringing And Hyperbolic
updated 6-12-25 at 10:42 a.m. There are several layers to the way Louisville city officials are discussing the No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday, June 14. The protests are in response to the ridiculous, expensive, and dangerous policies of Trump. The protests are scheduled to take place in every state in the nation, as well…
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Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin For Godson Serge Pehe
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is seeking the next of kin for Godson Serge Pehe, who died in Louisville on June 1. Mr. Pehe was born in Cote d’Ivoire in 1979 under the name Serge Pehe. He left his country during the civil war as a refugee and went to the Republic of Guinea before…
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Louisville Mayor Announces New Building Conversion Project In Downtown
Louisville will begin its first building conversion project funded by the city’s building conversion program to turn existing office spaces into apartments and condominiums. The first conversion will take place at 531 Court Place, turning the old Jefferson County Fiscal Court building into 106 new apartments. In a press conference on Tuesday, June 10, Louisville…
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“Good Grief” A Political Cartoon By Michael Ray
After a several-decade cartooning hiatus and 13 years away from Louisville, Michael Ray returns to cartooning. Previously, he was published in the esteemed local alt-press, including CityPaper, MainStreet, Louisville Artist Magazine, and spent a handful of years at the University of Louisville Cardinal (starting in the mid-seventies “shudder”). He is unapologetically still a liberal hippie.…
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IU Southeast Partners With Local High Schools For New Speedy Admissions Process
Indiana University Southeast has partnered with 12 local high schools to offer a guaranteed college admission for high school seniors. This will take effect for students who will be high school seniors in the Fall of 2025. Under the agreement, if a student has reached senior-level rank with at least a 2.0 GPA or higher,…
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Coalition Calls DOJ Consent Decree Actions Abandonment Of Police Accountability And Reform, Cite Examples From Louisville
After the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice announced the dismissal of Consent Decrees and other police investigations across the country, national civil rights leaders and attorneys general from several states joined to denounce this action. Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights met with members of the American…
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In Lieu Of Governing, Trump Administration Is Settling Scores With Consent Decree Announcement
Louisville Vows To Continue Police Reform The United States Department of Justice has instructed its Civil Rights Division to dismiss lawsuits against the police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis. This announcement proves that Trump is still settling scores over the 2020 election instead of governing in 2025. Responses to this announcement came quickly from local…
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“Air Force Fun” A Political Cartoon By Michael Ray
After a several-decade cartooning hiatus and 13 years away from Louisville, Michael Ray returns to cartooning. Previously, he was published in the esteemed local alt-press, including CityPaper, MainStreet, Louisville Artist Magazine, and spent a handful of years at the University of Louisville Cardinal (starting in the mid-seventies “shudder”). He is unapologetically still a liberal hippie.…
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Louisville Council Member Piagentini’s Pearl Clutching Reaction About The Tennis Center Raises Questions
Nothing I love more than a pearl-clutching Republican. It’s chum in the water. Louisville Metro Council Member Anthony Piagentini, who said, in his opinion piece for the Courier Journal, that Louisville must stop embracing mediocrity, then proceeds to blame Greenberg and the district for not handling the rollout of the now-defunct Louisville Tennis Center proposal…