PROJECT PICKUP GUIDELINES

• Items must be set out near your normal collection point, but sufficiently separated so that it is easily distinguishable which is junk and which is garbage. Items must be set out 6 AM on Monday of your collection week – no earlier than 4 PM on the Friday before your collection week.
• If your junk is not out when collection crews service your street, your items won’t be collected until your next scheduled collection week (about 3 months!).
• There is no limit to the number of items that may be set out, but all items must come from the household where they are set out.
• Small items must be bundled or put in plastic bags. Each bag or bundle must weigh less than 60 pounds. Do not use garbage cans or cardboard boxes. Material in cans or boxes will not be collected.
• Tree branches and brush no greater than 4 inches in diameter must be cut in four foot lengths and kept separate from other items because woody waste is collected by a special vehicle and recycled into compost.
• No more than four tires per residence.
• No dirt, gravel or construction or demolition debris such as wood, drywall, concrete, shingles, gutters, siding.
• No auto parts such as transmissions or engine blocks, batteries or body panels.                                     
• No computer equipment.
• Appliances will be collected. Doors must be removed from refrigerators and freezers.
• No hazardous materials such as motor oil, batteries, paint, gasoline, antifreeze, pool chemicals or lawn chemicals.
• Persons who put out junk at times other than their regularly scheduled Project PickUp week can be subject to civil penalties from $100 to $1000 per day per violation, as well as criminal prosecution and cost of cleanup.

Regulations require special disposal of tires and appliances with Freon®. Therefore, these items cannot be placed in the truck with the regular Project PickUp items. Special crews will collect these items during your collection week, but not necessarily on the same day. Please have these items near your normal garbage collection point by 6 AM on MONDAY of your collection week. If they are not collected by Friday, phone MetroCall at 311 or 574.5000.

"I am the Walrus" by Enrique Gomez de Molina

After going to the press conference for the Hometown Tourist initiative put on by the Louisville Visitors Center, I decided to sign up for a Saturday afternoon tour of 21c’s Museum Hotel. Five people gathered at five o’clock to hear our docent, Chelsea, explain the meanings behind some of the artworks displayed throughout the Museum Hotel. She did such a phenomenal job that I had to tell her afterward how grateful I was, since contemporary art has never meant much to me, and her explanations really gave the artworks meaning.

One piece, in the lobby, looked to me like a pile of glass arranged around two upright wooden rectangular boxes. Our docent explained that the boxes represent the human body (and the duality of the body with two sets of most things) and were the height of the artist (Chris Radtke) with her hands stretched up. The glass surrounding the boxes was the exact same mass as her body. This explanation is obviously a whole lot more interesting than my observation of two wood boxes and some glass.

Another cool artist whose work was exhibited was Chuck Close. Two displays in the lobby had what (to my untrained eye) looked like a large cylindrical magnet surrounded by magnetic dust particles creating a really neat pattern. NOT quite the case – it turns out that if you look at the reflection on the cylinder you see that the pattern makes a portrait visible only in the reflection. That, and the cylinder is not a magnet, just a shiny surface. See why you should take a tour with a docent?!?

After our tour finished we wandered into the bar to reflect over a toast of Woodford Reserve Bourbon, a wonderful bonus given by 21c Hotel as part of the Hometown Tourist initiative.

This morning the Louisville Visitors Center kicked off Hometown Tourist Month with a press conference in front of the Visitors Center.  Mayor Abramson, Congressman Yarmuth, and the head of the Visitors Center gave speeches on the importance of local tourism. Many people don’t visit local tourist destinations until they are entertaining out of town visitors, and this month is meant to encourage residents to visit their hometown. Serendipitous, as I was planning on doing exactly that the next three months anyway!

There are several events and discounts with participating locations this month including reduced entrance fees to the Thomas Edison House Museum. Some events are:

Friday, May 7 5PM-7PM
Louisville Bats Tailgate at Louisville Slugger Field
There will be a prize wheel with promotional giveaways such as Louisville logo wear, mugs, koozies and more. Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau and area attraction staff members will be on hand passing out information and answering questions.

Saturday, May 8 noon-2PM
Attraction Showcase at Jefferson Mall
Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau and area attraction staff members will be on hand passing out information and answering questions.

Friday , May 14 11AM-1PM
Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook signing at Visitors Center at 4^th and Jefferson
Meet author Albert W. A. Schmid, buy your copy of the cookbook and have him sign it. Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau and area attraction staff members will be on hand passing out information and answering questions.

Sunday, May 16 2PM-4PM
Bed & Breakfast Open House
The public is invited to tour the participating B&Bs during the Bed & Breakfast Open House.

More information is available on the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau website.

Special activities happening during the F.A.T. Friday Derby Hop on April 30th are:
Kaviar Forge and Gallery, 1718 Frankfort Avenue, will host a reading and book signing for author Edna Kubala celebrating the release of her debut publication, “Louisville’s Butchertown”.  (You can’t miss me- I’ll have one a huge black hat and polka dot dress!)
Conez and Coneyz, located at 2716 Frankfort Avenue, will host a fundraiser to raise money for the fireworks display at the Crescent Hill 4th of July Picnic. Guests will enjoy live music in the courtyard from BlueZenJazz from 6:00-8:00pm.
Elizabeth’s Timeless Attire, located at 2050 Frankfort Avenue, will host a “Derby Eve Gala” including wine, music and Derby fashions. Margaret’s Consignment, located at 2700 Frankfort Avenue, will host live music and a Derby Hat contest with prizes for the best and most creative hats.
Crescent Hill Gallery, located at 2033 Frankfort Avenue, will showcase the new paintings of Spike Frederick and host a reception with the artist.
Gallery M, located in the Mellwood Art Center, will host a reception and gallery talk for Susanna Crum and Lindsay Warren: And They’re Off, an exhibition including lithographs, a bed of roses installation, and an interactive pedal machine that reference the pageantry surrounding the Kentucky Derby.
Mariposa Place, located at 2007 Frankfort Avenue, will host a dedication and artwork sale in honor of an artist participant who recently passed away.
The Mellwood Arts Center, located at 1860 Mellwood Avenue, will host the Kentucky Derby Festival Student Art Show and live music in the courtyard by Ashley Burchett.
Gallery Janjobe, located in the Mellwood Arts Center, will host the opening reception for Gallery Janjobe Features Creatures, an exhibit of art with an animal theme.
Pottery Rowe, located at 2048 Frankfort Avenue, will have caricature artist Erin O’Mara doing live caricatures per request.
It’s All Greek to Me, located at 2716 Frankfort Avenue, will feature free belly dancing lessons and drawings to win free lunches!

Steve Cull-Courtesy Kentucky Homes and Gardens Magazine Jan/Feb 2004

Local mailman Steve Cull is a self-taught artist who had his first shows at Louisville gallerys in the 1970′s. He has shown paintings as far away as Nantucket, and as close as the Chapman Freidman Gallery at 624 West Main Street in Louisville.

Down the Hill (l) and On the Roller Coaster (r) - Chapman Friedman Gallery brochure

The 2004 article in Kentucky Homes and Gardens gives some background into why Steve chose  to paint in a 19th Century folk art style.  He says he identified with those working class artists, and felt comfortable with the flat style typical of folk art paintings.

Please read the entire article here:

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Louisville Skyline

Lets explore  a well-know, yet hidden historical landmark in Butchertown, the Paget House. Its unique position on the eastern edge of the Waterfront park and its unique history make it an interesting place to see. It is one of the oldest houses in Louisville and has survived several severe floods. This Georgian style two-story brick house was thought to have been built around 1800, and there is a record of its purchase in 1838 by Mrs. Margaret Wright Paget when it was already considered old. She had the front of the house facing the river built onto the original section and added the ornate balcony.

So why is it important? Well, the Paget House is all that is left of the Point neighborhood which used to be , so called for its geographic location on a section of land cut off from mainland Louisville by the original path of Beargrass Creek, which emptied at 3rd Street downtown, cutting a section of land of in a “point”.  The name stuck even after the creek was rerouted, but unfortunately the flooding in 1937 and 1945 resulted in the widespread destruction of the Point neighborhood and everything but the Paget House and the Heigold House were eventually demolished.

Current condition of the Paget House

Paget House in the 1970's

Its position facing the Ohio River and the former Municipal Boat Harbor would make for a wonderful visitors center or museum. It is  to be preserved and incorporated into a downtown development that unfortunately has hit funding difficulties and has not been proceeding.

Steve Cull

Look familiar? Steve Cull is Butchertowns mailman, and has been pounding the pavement in all types of weather to deliver the neighborhoods  mail since 1969. The thing he loves most about his job is being outdoors and being able to interact with the people in this neighborhood. He is one of the few mailmen that know everyone on their route, and he makes a point to mention it when he sees someone mentioned in the paper. Many people have said they enjoy the fact that Steve takes a few moments to greet them and talk about their family or make small talk. Being a mailman for that long means he has not only seen kids grow up, but seen them move out and even start their own families!

Typical to folklore, Steve HAS in fact been bitten several times (9 as far as he can remember) by dogs while delivering mail-but says it was  his own fault since he loves dogs so much and leans down to pet them! He has always liked the fact that Butchertown has always been a blue-collar neighborhood, and has seen a lot of change in just the last few years with the influx of younger people to the neighborhood.  Stay tuned for the second part of this interview: Steve’s other life as an extremely talented folk artist!

Diego-Electric Blue's Mascot

Electric Blue is located at 1034 Story Avenue, and has an interesting reason for its name. It was established in 1907 as the  Electric Blueprint and Supply Company – the name coming from the companys’  use of electricity to produce the blue lines. Previously blueprints were painstakingly created by putting blue paper with the original to be reproduced in a glass cylinder which was then exposed to sun to create a “blueprint”. Read more about blueprints here.

Most customers come to them for scanning, large printing/lamination projects, or other related projects, and they have had some really neat documents come through their doors. Among the more memorable were old architectural drawings  of  buildings down to the smallest detail, as well as many old  maps of Louisville.

The store has moved locations several times, most recently from next to Pohl Ironworks on Main Street, and have been in their current location since 2006. They appreciate the convienence to the interstates, downtown, and Indiana.

Some examples of prices are an 18″x24″ poster is $12, and a 24″x36″ poster is $24. Mounting costs $3 a square foot. Call (502) 568-8911 for more prices or questions.

Chris and Charlotte

Located in Butchertown since 2006, Miss C’s Kitchen is a delightful spot for unique lunches created with local products. The idea for Miss C’s grew from working together at the Bardstown Road Farmer’s market: Charlotte was selling her jellies, and Chris was creating breakfast items using products from the farmer’s market. They both wanted a more permanent space, and that idea evolved into moving to this Story Avenue location where they can display manufactured products as well as cook.

Starting Tuesday March 22, Chris will begin to make her seasonal Bluegrass Ice Cream- named for its combination of local mint, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, and dark chocolate chips. All ice cream is made in small batches (with real cream!) and some flavors to look forward to are  coffee ice cream (using Red Hot Roasters coffee) and Blue Monday which combines the sweetness of Ruth Hunt’s Blue Monday with the taste of BBC Bourbon Barrel Stout beer. Other seasonal products available for purchase are their homemade beer cheese (made with BBC pale ale) and when cucumbers are available  in the summer they will made fresh benedictine.

With their love of food, creating new ideas is the best part of their job. They happily do personal chefing on top of their other duties, and told me of creating dinners for surprise anniversaries, birthdays, and new mothers which can be picked up and warmed at home for a meal. They get a kick out of creating something special and have a good time with each of their projects. This Friday they will be donating lunch for WFPK’s fundraiser, and are thinking of a way to include quinoa in their entree.

They absolutely love their location in Butchertown- for the proximity to downtown, the mix of people that come in their store, and the wonderful architecture that is throughout the neighborhood- and love creating new recipes using local ingredients. Stop by one day soon and have lunch (Tuesday-Friday 10:30-2:30) or try their breakfast Saturdays from 9-2.  Remember that Miss C’s only takes  cash!

Volunteers will meet at the Crescent Hill Library Parking Lot, 2762 Frankfort Avenue at 8:30 am.  Bags and gloves will be provided to all the volunteers, and t-shirts will be available to the first volunteers that arrive.

Breakfast items will be provided by Clifton McDonalds and coffee will be available from Heine Brothers’ Coffee.  The cleanup will officially begin at 9:00 am.  For more information and to sign up please call or email Tina Ward-Pugh’s office at 574-1109 or kyle.ethridge@louisvilleky.gov.