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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman and Councilman Markus Winkler today joined Code Louisville graduates and local tech leaders to celebrate the latest milestone achieved by the software training program. Code Louisville, run by the region’s workforce development board KentuckianaWorks, has now placed 543 of its...

Mayor Greg Fischer proclaimed Nov. 28 Small Business Saturday in Louisville and asked residents to support locally owned businesses throughout the holiday season. “Our small businesses are struggling right now. Just as we have come together to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we must do the same to support our small locally owned businesses...

Mayor Greg Fischer proclaimed Nov. 28 Small Business Saturday in Louisville and asked residents to support locally owned businesses throughout the holiday season. “Our small businesses are struggling right now. Just as we have come together to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we must do the same to support our small locally owned businesses...

Councilman David Yates (D-25) joined entertainer Dusty Leigh to announce more than 300 turkeys have been donated to families in the Southwest Louisville area this Thanksgiving.

Mayor Greg Fischer, joined by Public Health and Wellness Director Dr. Sarah Moyer, today declared Louisville in a state of ‘deep red’ as the amount of COVID-19 cases escalate daily. For the second consecutive week, Jefferson County reported more than 3,000 new positive cases, a trend Dr. Moyer urged needed to change course. In the last two weeks, 1...

In partnership with national nonprofit organization the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund), Louisville Metro Government announced today the launch of a free Financial Navigators program to help residents navigate critical financial issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial Navigators will be available remotely starting Nov...

Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board Notice of Public Meeting & Strategy Committee Meeting The Strategy Committee of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, via teleconference due to the COVID-19 outbreak, to consider amendments to Regulation 5.15, Chemical Accident Prevention...

Mayor Greg Fischer today joined the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods and One Love Louisville Ambassadors to announce the members of the 2020 One Love Louisville Youth Implementation Team, a one-year advisory board to the Mayor. “I’m thrilled that these young people have joined our team and have the strong desire to make a difference...

Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Louisville Metro received a $42,000 matching grant from Partners for Places, a project of The Funders Network, to fully fund the construction of a sustainable, community-driven green space called Parkland Plaza. Currently, a vacant parking lot adjacent to the Parkland Community Garden at 28th and Dumesnil...

In what has become the must-see event of the holiday season, Winter Woods Spectacular, is returning for a second year to South Louisville’s Iroquois Park, where the woods will be transformed into a winter wonderland from Friday, November 27 – Saturday, January 2. “We modified plans for Jack O'Lantern Spectacular this year from a walking event to a...

Due to its popularity, Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin (D-2) announces a special, one-time afternoon session of health services will be available at the current drive thru COVID 19 testing site in District 2 this coming Monday, November 23rd.

Mayor Greg Fischer, joined by members of the Metro Snow Team and partners from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Louisville Fire and the National Weather Service, today outlined preparations for the upcoming 2020-21 snow season. And he thanked members of the Louisville Metro Snow Team, who worked today through a mock snow event that included...

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Citing dangers posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisville Metro Government today announced adjusted plans for the city’s annual Light Up Louisville kickoff to the holidays. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, “large in-person gatherings where it is difficult for individuals to remain spaced at least 6 feet apart...

Mayor Greg Fischer has proposed an ordinance to provide the Office of Resilience and Community Services (RCS) with an additional $10 million in the current fiscal year to help thousands of Louisville customers struggling to pay their utility bills because of a COVID-19 related financial hardship. Citing the negative impact that COVID-19 has had on...