Well, it’s Thanksgiving. As you sit down to eat your Thanksgiving meal, grateful for family, friends, food, and a day off, remember to remember the good work of police, fire, and hospital personnel who are on duty today and who will work throughout the weekend to help Louisville pull off many annual events.  Accidents, fires, domestic disturbances, and medical emergencies often increase around holidays, so the day may not a leisurely one for Greater Lousiville public servants. With a full weekend of holiday events set in Louisville, the next few days will be a challenge, especially for Louisville police, who will participate in holiday events in their own way.

Even before the holiday, many Louisville police spent their Wednesday serving up Thanksgiving dinners to to residents at Flaget Apartments and Lourdes Hall or delivering meals to community residents. This is the 13thyear that the police have paired with volunteers at Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church to pack up and deliver foam boxes of turkey, gravy, green beans, macaroni and cheese, stuffing and corn pudding to those who might be alone today.  The meal, prepared from turkeys and the trimmings donated by Kentucky Harvest and food drives, such as from the second grade class at Sacred Heart Academy. Many officers and their families pitched in to deliver the meals to over 500 people.

As Chief Robert White says “This is community policing at the next level. Volunteering is one of the most important things we can do as citizens, and to see police officers do it warms my heart.”  This outreach effort by police also help the community see the police in a non-adversarial way.

During the rest of the weekend, police are on hand to make sure that holiday festivities go off without a problem and maintain order among the crowds that gather.  On Friday, after citizens have enjoyed hours of Black Friday shopping, Light Up Louisville Christmas festivities start at 3 pm, with a 5K run/walk and musical entertainment at Jefferson Square Park, Sixth and Jefferson streets. At 6 pm the Winter Wonderland Holiday Parade begins, followed by the arrival of Santa Claus on Mr. C’s Floating Chair at about 8:30 p.m. He will present Mayor Greg Fischer with his “magic plug” that will switch on thousands of lights in the park and on nearby buildings.

These events usually bring over 75,000 people to downtown Louisville to watch or participate in the events and enjoy the shopping and food vendors. Compared to events such as Thunder over Louisville that draws hundreds of thousand of visitors, this may be light crowd, but the holidays always bring  increased possibilities for accidents and shoplifting incidents. With mild weather expected this year, more people may add to the crowds on hand.

Thanks again to our wonderful olice an other publid servants on hand to keep us safe and well.  Thanks to my wonderful clients, past and present.  I appreciate you all.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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Halloween, long a holiday for kids to dress up and “beg” for candy, is also popular among adults, who  enjoy visits to haunted houses and corn mazes too scary for children, as well as adult-themed parties at homes and local bars. In Louisville, there is plenty of age-appropriate Halloween fun for everyone. Who doesn’t enjoy dressing up to corner the market on sweets and fun?

October 31, which falls on a Monday, is the official day for trick or treating in Louisville, but if you are want your kids to enjoy the day in more protective environment, there are plenty of exciting events for the family.  If you feel your child will have bad dreams from viewing a haunted house, there are plenty of options for the younger set.

World’s Largest Halloween Party at the Louisville Zoo has been happening for the past two weekends, and will wrap up this weekend from 5 until 8:30 p.m. on October 27-30 with rides and other events for the younger set.  Adventures such The Not-So-Haunted Carousel, the 4-D ride with Yogi Bear , the Sky Trail High Adventure, The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow Tour will please kids under 11 who can also trick or treat.

University of Louisville Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium Fright Light Halloween Party is hosting children’s activities, treats and laser light show on October 28, while several area churches are offering special Trunk or Treat events for kid this weekend too.

Making holiday crafts is a great way to spend the holiday. All ages and skill levels can spend 1 ½ hours at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Halloween Drop-in Workshop on October 29 to make a seasonal craft.  Yoe can then head over to the Bardstown Bound Boofest 2011 for an afternoon of trick or treating.

As kids get older, they may be ready for the attractions that are a bit scarier.  The Beechmont Community Center Haunted Halls invites those over 9, but the Baxter Avenue Morgue isn’t recommended for kids under 12.

If you want to go to an attraction that has a variety of things to do with different levels of scariness, you might want to spend a day at Montgomery Farms over in Underwood, IN.  The place offers a barn and corn maze, cob cannons and slingshots, petting zoo and goat climb, build your own scarecrow, pumpkin decorating area, make your own caramel apples, barn shop, cow trains, harvest hut and private bonfires p;si haunted hayride from dusk to midnight.

For a complete list of Halloween activities in the area, see the Courier Journal List of 2011 Halloween Events.

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With the Labor Day weekend approaching, Louisville transitions from the Fair to two classic end-of summer events in the downtown area. Whether you go around the world or around Waterfront Park, you shouldhave a fun weekend.

Worldfest, held from September 2-4, will bring together food, culture, music, shopping, and patriotism right in Downtown Louisville on the Belvedere. It pays homage to the diverse population of Louisville as reflected in the public schools where 90 languages are spoken and in the population where 50% of the growth in the last 15 years has come from foreign countries.

Visitors to Worldfest can sample food from Louisville’s great ethnic restaurants and buy crafts from different countries. Music and dance from different countries will be ongoing on four stages. During the weekend event, hundreds will become US citizens in a naturalization ceremony after a stunning Parade of Cultures on Saturday, September 3 at noon. Kids can even experience the passport process by “applying”; the first 300 will receive free tickets to the Louisville Zoo and Louisville Slugger Museum.

Worldfest was signaled out in 2010 when Louisville was name best city for festivals by the International Festival and Events Association. It is Kentucky’s largest assembly of international restaurants, vendors, and exhibitors with over 150 booths. This is the first time the festival has continued through Sunday.

Now in its 8^th year, the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Subway Hike, Bike & Paddle will occur on Monday, Sept. 5 at Waterfront Park and will offer more events than a similar day help Memorial Day weekend. As Mayor Greg Fischer says, “This is one of Louisville’s signature events and we’re always looking to make it even better, with new ways for families to have fun, exercise and be healthy. On Memorial Day we added a course for canoes and kayaks and had a super response, plus a record number of cyclists, and now we’re adding new healthy options with yoga and tai chi in the morning.”

Part of Louisville’s Healthy Hometown Movement to encourage citizen to make healthier lifestyle choices with exercise a part of their everyday life. Some of the events will include:

Cycling: The whole course from Waterfront Park to the Metro Parks is 15 mile, but turnoffs are set up so cyclists can take shorter rides. Both water stations and “Bike doctors” will be available along the route to make sure cyclists and their bikes are safe.

Hikers and walkers: A wheelchair-accessible route at the eastern end of Waterfront Park beckons those on foot to enjoy scenic views of the river and even walk their pets.

Paddlers: Canoers or kayakers will launch on a 3 mile course from the Garvin Brown III Rowing Center to Waterfront Park, where they can participate in other activities and visit the booth before being able to take shuttles back to their boats.

With many more festivals

in Louisville before the cold weather comes again, Worldfest and sports events this coming weekend are a great way to enjoy a little family bon

ding before fall gets busier.

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With the Kentucky State Fair in full swing until August 28, we Louisville residents have another week of fun on our hands.  With free concerts, horseshows, animal and produce exhibitions, and delicious food at the fair, it’s no wonder why 600,000 people come every year.  This year, there are 12 new rides in the Thrillway and excitement everywhere.

What’s new this year?

Prices are up a bit.  After three years of steady prices, fair admission is up a bit this year and now costs $10 per adult over 16, $6 for children, and$8 to park.  Tickets for Thrillway rides runs $25 for 22 tickets, though special deals on wristbands are available on certain fair days.  The outlay for a family at the fair can be hefty, but the fair offers sites and sounds that are amazing to the average urbanite!  Once in the fair grounds, visitors are invited to many free concerts and roving performing acts which are costly for fair promoters to offer.  Taken all together, the fair is worth it for the fun and experience. In addition, some proceeds benefits local charities and gives a needed boost of $14-16 million dollars to the local economy.

Good eating.  You can find lean meat and fruit on a stick at the Fair, but the biggest food attractions are deep fried and decadent.  Once again, the Krispy Kreme burger is on the menu along with new treats like Deep Fried Kool Aid, which is described as a cherry funnel cake by some and a jelly donut by others.  Another new hit is fried Derby Pie which is a new twist on a Louisville favorite. Dipped in funnel cake batter, the chocolate, nut, and bourbon pie is deep fried and served with raspberry sauce.

Local jobs. The Fair routinely hires many seasonal workers throughout the course of the event and after.  Wages start at $7.25.  If you need some extra money, you can apply at the Employment Trailer or call (502) 367-5235 for more information.  The anticipated 350 positions include admission gate keepers, tram drivers, tour guides, and housekeeping and maintenance.

Safety concerns addressed. After an unfortunate accident at the Indiana State Fair where the stage collapsed in a windstorm, fair officials have made sure that the stage rigging is secure.  It is smaller and more adjustable than the one used in Indiana, plus as Fair spokesperson Amanda Stoment notes, “Because we are an exposition center that operates 365 days a year, we are accustomed to having safety procedures in place, we’re vigilant about those kinds of emergency procedures. We’re in constant contact with the weather service”

Read more about the Fair in our recent August newsletter.  My team and I at Younger Group Real Estate can show you affordable homes in this great city in Butchertown, St. Matthews, The Highlands, and other great Louisville neighborhoods. We know Louisville!

When you turn on the water faucet in Louisville, you may not think much about what comes out. The high quality water that flows into your glass is full of history that Louisville citizens can be proud of. The Louisville Water Company wants to make you aware of its interesting past in several ways.

The system that serves 850,000 people in Louisville Metro and parts of Bullitt, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby and Spencer started out in 1860 with 27 employees and a reservoir at the corner of Zorn Avenue and River Road, in the Crescent Hill, Highland District, that pulled water from the Ohio River. By 1951, pump stations were converted to electricity, so require no manning. Steam engines from the old days are on display in one former station on Zorn Avenue, and is just part of what people can come to see in recent “Tour the Tower” sessions. Tour visitors can see the steam engine in operation, plus view historic photos.

The tower, surrounded by statues, is considered to be top notch industrial architecture. The tower, along with the pumping station, was designated as National Historic Landmarks in 1971 by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is the oldest standing water tower in the U.S., a real feat as the structure was partially destroyed by the Tornado of 1890. The entire facility was recently renovated a cost of $4.3 million renovation. That station is currently rented by the Louisville Visual Arts Association, which has a display honoring its history as part of the water company complex. The Water Company may reclaim the space for a water history museum when the Association’s lease expires in 2012.

Another water company treasure, the Crescent Hill Gatehouse, is a popular destination for tourist and locals who enjoy walking around the reservoir at Frankfort Avenue. Walking Wednesday tours, held from 11 am – 1 pm and from 6 pm – 8 pm, from May through September 28, begin with tour of the old facility and reservoir and conclude with the walk.

The Louisville Water Company is committed to ongoing public education in addition to providing year long tips about water conservation. The company seeks funding for a Water Education and Innovation Center that might be located next to the historic water tower and pumping station along the Ohio River. One partner in the endeavor is EDGE Outreach, a Louisville-based organization with a mission to provide drinkable water in disaster-ravaged countries such as Haiti. To add a global dynamic to center, EDGE would have a major exhibit to increase awareness about world water-quality issues.

According to Mark Hogg, executive director of EDGE Outreach, “our interest in this is huge, because it would provide us with a bigger platform” to educate people that “water, sanitation and health all go hand in hand.” Since Louisville was the site of many water-quality innovations, including advances in the 1890s in the use of chlorine to purify water, he said, Louisville will be a great site for the facility.

Hopefully, there will be a preliminary design and a business plan for the center by mid-2012. The center is projected to cost $7 million, with half coming from the company and half from private foundations. Once built, the center would sustain itself from admissions and space rental. Per an agreement between water company president Greg Heitzman and the University of Kentucky, Design and architecture graduate student at the will develop a model for the project, prepare cost projections, and suggest a location as part of a class project. MBA students would have the opportunity to evaluate a business model for the center, including its potential market, revenue, expenses and long-term viability.

The new center would be owned and operated by a new non-profit set up by the Louisville water Company and would also handle funds to help low income customers prevent shutoffs. It represents the newest outreach effort by the company, which funds programs like Smile Kentucky to provide education and services to school children, Tap Into Fitness, which provides classroom based programming to promote a healthy lifestyle, Edge Outreach to promote sustainable solutions to drinking water in underdeveloped countries, and numerous corporate giving endeavors.

In this hot weather, Louisville is a wonderful place to hydrate yourself and soak up some water history. My team and I at Younger Group Real Estate can show you affordable homes in this great city in Butchertown, St. Matthews, The Highlands, and other great Louisville neighborhoods. We know Louisville!

You may think politicians are always cooking up something, but if you stopped by the Jeffersontown Farmer’s Market on Saturday, July 9, you would have been right. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Jeffersontown Mayor Bill Dieruf staged what started out as a celebrity cookoff, but ended up a two chefs at work to feed a crowd.  They sliced meat, vegetables, and fruits and then grilled them before an interested group of onlookers.  “He’s the vegetables, I’m the fruit,” Fischer said, after grilling short ribs, squash, potatoes, peaches, and other locally-grown food.

The event was designed make a point about the cooperation between cities on economic issues and to showcase the market. Originally a small market with 4 or 5 vendors, the market was improved through a $45,000 federal grant.  It now has over 29 vendors who crowd the pavilion at Gaslight Square at Taylorsville Road and Watterson Trail every Tuesday and Saturday through November.

Festivities aside, the market is a great addition to the chain of farmer’s markets in and near Louisville, where we can supplement our weekly supermarket runs with fresh, local food.

Many of the vendors at the local market work with the Louisville Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program which enable families to incorporate produce and other market products into their food budget.  You can receive farm products each week from CSA-farms by buying a share (or half share) from a particular vendor.

Depending on the farm, you might receive food most of the year.  You just pick up the food at a designated location, where you either receive a box ready to go or select your own products.  What you get each week may vary according to the weekly yield.  Some farms offer the option that allows you to work on the farm to pay part of the cost of your share. If your share offers too much food for your family, you can donate the rest to needy Louisville families.

The markets and the CSA programs benefit you, the local farmers, and the whole Louisville community.

• You as a shopper know where your food came from and are assured that the food will be fresh, often picked a day earlier, in comparison to the average 7 days for produce in the grocery store.  Food that is sold locally does not need all the preservatives that food trucked or flown in from afar has added.
• Area farmers, a vital component of the local economy, are able to sell much of their produce cheaply, both to visitors to the market and their CSA customers.
• About $68 of every $100 spent at a local market stays local, in comparison of only $43 of every $100, spent at a chain store, according to the Andersonville Development Corporation.

Visit the market and eat local in Louisville with the fresh food!  My team and I at Younger Group Real Estate can show you affordable homes in this great city in Butchertown, St. Matthews, The Highlands, and other great Louisville neighborhoods. We know Louisville!

Since it is the 4^th of July weekend, and you live in Louisville, you know what’s on your mind: food, fun, and fireworks. As you know, our city won’t come up short on any of those. There is plenty to do to supplement the picnic you might have at home, plus and fireworks galore around town.

As you know from our past blogs on Thunder over Louisville, we love our fireworks here. The only question is how and where to see them. Doing them at home can be dangerous and not have the dram and allure that the professional shows have.

One possible site is right on the river as a fit ending to the day’s activities at The Waterfront Independence Festival on the Great Lawn at Louisville Waterfront Park. Before the always spectacular pyrotechnics display at 10:00 p.m. on the 3^rd or 4^th, there two days full of music, children’s activates, and food. Plus – get this – if you were amazed at the KaLightoscope display at the Galt House over the holidays, you will love the Christmas in July version.

This year, 2011 Crescent Hill Art and Music Festival has joined with the 28th Annual Crescent Hill

Old-Fashioned 4th of July Celebration for two event-packed days. Over 9 juried artists and 35 bands will represent the best in art and music, plus there will be a pet show, antique car shoe, and some good old fashioned cakes on display, and fair food. The days will end with fireworks at 10 pm..

One spectacular way to see the fireworks at Waterfront Park is on a river cruise on the Belle of Louisville on July 3 or 4^th or on the Spirit of Jefferson on the 3^th. You can board at the 4^th Street Wharf at 7:30 pm and cruise till 11 pm.

Between the festivities and fireworks this weekend, you might have some barbeque on your mind. After all, early Louisville was built on meat and today the tradition continues with great sausage, ribs, and chicken from Mike Best’s Meat Market in Lyndon and other markets throughout town. Of course, many great Louisville barbeque joints will be open for eat-in or carry out if you don’t want to fire up the grill. With all the fresh food available at Louisville Farmer’s Markets, you can whip up some cole slaw, fruit salad, and other tasty sides to go with the meat however you “prepare” it.

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Several years in the planning, Museum Plaza will change the skyline of Louisville. An architectural marvel, the 632 story skyscraper will provide 4,000 construction jobs during the building phase and thenoffer downtown Louisville an exciting blend of residential, retail, office, education, and leisure activities including a center for contemporary art. The questions remain, when will this come to be?

Originally planned in 2006, Museum Plaza had a ground breaking in October, 2007. By early 2008, the project was sidetracked by engineering problems and the recession. Financing remained stalled until the city gained approval in November, 2010 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a $100 million loan, pending the developers raising $140.5 million in conventional financing and submitting paperwork.

According to the original plan, the final design will include”

• 98 luxury condos
• 117 studio loft condos,
• 270,400 sq ft (25,120 m²). of offices on 13 floors,
• 250-room Westin Hotel that has a ballroom, fitness center, spa, restaurant and bar/lounge,
• 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m²). public plaza,
• 20,000 sq ft (2,000 m²). of restaurants and shops,
• 36,500 sq ft (3,390 m²). of studios for the University of Louisville fine-arts program, a glass shop, and fine arts gallery,
• 40,000 sq ft (4,000 m²). of contemporary art space,
• 800-space parking garage.

Many projects like this might have died on the drawing board after 5 years, , but Museum Plaza is important to Louisville. As Mayor Greg Fischer recently put it, “There’s a lot of hope around Museum Plaza. The developers around that are fantastic community citizens. Obviously, they are the folks behind 21c. They also stepped up to help with the Whiskey Row and Iron Quarter projects and Museum Plaza will be an iconic architectural statement for our city. This project will probably be one of the most talked about construction projects from an architectural standpoint globally once it’s launched. So it will be a tremendous benefit for our city and provide some much needed Class A office space.”

The site for the project uses hard-to-use parcels of land between a levee and a highway, which is further bi-sected by a subterranean electrical utility right-of-way and several arterial streets, and integrates the building into downtown. Given Louisville’s love for historic preservation, it is exciting that three facades 615-621 W. Main Street, were saved and will provide an entryway over the floodwall into Museum Plaza. Early construction efforts shook these facades, but keeping them intact is a high priority. The building will be a cornerstone Louisville’s West Main Street Historic District. Its creative design will make it a “explanation point on Louisville’s skyine,” in the words of former Mayor Jerry Abramson.

The completed 1.5 square foot complex will solidify Lousville’s place in contemporary art world. Not only will art be created on site, but the Plaza will draw area residents downtown and pull support from the region. Since a plaza and park will link the skyscraper to the Frazier International History Museum, the Louisville Science Center, and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, other museums in the area will benefit too.

Museum Plaza is pure Louisville creativity at work. Though construction may not have resumed yet, just wait! After all, we are the Possibility City! To discuss your own possibilities, my team and I at Younger Group Real Estate can show you affordable homes within your budget in Butchertown, St. Matthews, The Highlands, and other great Louisville neighborhoods near the Derby. We know Louisville!

With weather warm and hopefully shower-free in Louisville this Memorial Day weekend, you may be deciding whether to barbeque with the family or hit one of the many events on the schedule for the weekend. Memorial Day is a time for remembering the contributions of those who have died for our country, but also a time to relax and reminisce. Here are a few options if you are looking for different ways to remember the past.

Abbeyroad on the River, the classic Beatle show, is now in Louisville for the 10^th year. The five day festival started on May 26, but has two good days left to enjoy a host of visiting bands who have captured the Beatles sound. Based at the Galt House and Belvedere Festival Park, the event will offer some great sound in honor of John Lennon’s 70^th birthday later this year, plus loads memorabilia and history. There are four indoor stages, plus covered outdoor stages, so it is a rain-or-shine event. Memorial Day weekend is a time for remembering, so why not remember some music of times past that still touches us today?

If Reggae music is your thing, the Kentucky Reggae Festival through May 30 at the Water Tower will offer the island sound you like to chill to, along with Jamaican foods for sale and a Caribbean market to browse In Louisville, it’s all about the experience. Bands like Caribbean Conspiracy , Yard Squad, Everton Blender, and Dem Reggae are performing for two or three hours stints, so you can enjoy the music long with the whole Caribbean experience.

Cruising on the Belle of Louisville is a nice relaxing way to spend the early afternoon on Memorial Day. You can join the noon cruise for a buffet picnic lunch or just the site seeing , and be back early enough to enjoy a leisurely afternoon of recreation or other events in Waterfront Park or downtown Louisville. A cruise on the Belle or the other vessel the Sprit of Jefferson are a wonderful way to think back on how important the river was to the development of modern Louisville.

If your idea of holiday fun is bargain hunting at flea markets, Kentucky Flea Market Memorial Day Spectacular is for you. You may be looking for something to add to your collection or you may believe that buying good used clothes, tools, furniture, and appliances offers good value and is an environmentally sound practice. Why increase demand for products that use scarce resources to produce when gently used merchandise could meet your needs? Visit someone else’s memory lane at the Kentucky Expo Center West Wing and bring home the bargains.

Have fun this weekend as you relax and remember! My team and I at Younger Group Real Estate can show you affordable homes within your budget in Butchertown, St. Matthews, The Highlands, and other great Louisville neighborhoods near the Derby. We know Louisville!

As you may know, I had a baby in April.  My little Memphis has quickly learned to keep up with me, though as every mother of a newborn knows, there are times when I know to follow her lead.  She has even accompanied me on a few showings.  If “cute” can seal the deal, I will be a billion dollar agent in no time.

Like every new mom, I am concerned with getting back into shape.  In Louisville, that’ s easy.  With 124 parks in Greater Louisville, plus plenty of personal trainer, bootcamps, health clubs, and home fitness options galore, it’s just a matter of choosing an option I know I can stick with.  Motivation, along with its sidekick perseverance, is the name of the game, but I have lot of option.

That’s why I was surprised to read that Louisville is nearly at the bottom of the list of cities where the population is fit. The newly-released American Fitness Index ranks Louisville at  #49, better only than Oklahoma City.  Our neighbor across the river, Cincinnati, came up at #14.  Last year, we were #46.

Factors contributing to a city’s rank include the percentage of parkland, obesity rates, activity rates, and the availability of farmer’s markets nearby.  Though we have a high average of parkland, we have at least 70% of our counties falling in the highest quartile of physical inactivity  – which increases risk for developing chronic health conditions like type 2 diabetes and obesity.  As a whole, our state has high rates for diabetes cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

Though Louisville may rank low as a fitness town, it’s not for lack of trying to encourage citizens to keep fit.  The city is on course to become a gold-level bicycle friendly community by 2015 and each year increases the number of bikes paths in the city.  Many citizens recently participated in National Bike to Work Day on May 20.  If you missed that day, the city is promoting a Subway sponsored a Hike, Bike, & Paddle event on Memorial Day that will include canoeing, kayaking, biking, and hiking contests, demonstrations, and training events, followed by entertainment.

At 10 popular locations around Louisville, the city has set up ground markers and pole signs designating every 1/10^th of a mile so walkers know when they have completed the “Mayor’s Mile.”  The Mayor’s office will consider setting up additional markers at worksites and neighborhoods, and will consider requests for future markers based on area safety, accessibility, pedestrian amenities, and the condition of the payment.

Part of health living involves food, so Louisville actively promotes farmer’s markets throughout the city. About two dozen locations are listed on the city’s website, as well as “fresh stops” in the Old Louisville, Newburg, or Russell neighborhoods, which offer residents a box of seasonal produce for $12.  Interested in this tasty local program?  (Call Karyn Moskowitz at 502-475-8979 for more information about New Roots, the non-profit  group that coordinates the program.)  Want to eat out but want to eat fresh?  Many restaurants in the city have pledged to be Healthy Hometown restaurants and label their menus with nutritional information.

Despite the many convenient options in our city to eat well and get plenty of exercise, Louisville is still the city of Colonel Sander and his legacy of fried chicken.  It is tempting to make more visits to the Colonel or the other exciting food options in Louisville than the gym or the farmer’s market and watch more sports at the Yum! Center than we do play them

With the right mindset, it is possible to live healthy in Louisville. My team and I at Younger Group Real Estate can show you affordable homes within your budget in Butchertown, St. Matthews, The Highlands, and other great Louisville neighborhoods near the Derby. We know Louisville!