Insider retail: Downtown, Nulu, Butchertown all stops on Insider Louisville’s...
Rather get waterboarded than go to the mall Christmas shopping? We’re with you. After downtown Louisville faded in the 1970s, malls and look-alike suburban strip centers were the only places to shop in...
View ArticleWay better than getting pepper-sprayed at Wal-Mart: Insider’s shopping guide...
(Editor’s note: Unlike the Courier-Journal’s recent “Shop Local” paid content from American Express, this post is NOT pimping for anybody. We put together a series of shopping guides under the...
View ArticleInsiders: Leaked GLI list indicates more than 1,300 companies have dropped...
(Editor’s note: Terry Boyd and other Insider Louisville reporters contributed to this post.) At a time when President and CEO Joe Reagan and other top executives were being paid six-figure annual...
View ArticleIt’s Craft Beer Week! Ales and Females event tonight at Butchertown Market
It wasn’t that long ago — well before I met my wife, I should make clear — that it was tough to find a gal pal who liked really good beer. Thank God above that times have changed. Go to any large …...
View ArticleTwo to NuLu: Retail corridor expands with AlterEGO soft opening this weekend,...
Fifty years ago, East Market Street was just one of Louisville’s mercantile clusters, albeit an important one. In 2012, East Market is the only part of “downtown” that has a – dare we say it – booming...
View ArticleCellar Door Chocolates owner partnering in new Jackknife restaurant at...
Louisville chocolatier Erika Chavez Graziano is joining forces with three partners to open a lunch and catering operation in Butchertown Market. The name of the 50-seat restaurant will be Jackknife and...
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Sources: South African investors plan $3 million Riverhorse distillery,...
It’s a project everyone seems to know about, but no one is willing discuss. Sources tell Insider Louisville mysterious South African investors are planning to build Riverhorse distillery and restaurant...
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Butchertown Market’s Andy Blieden going solar
Governments may get (partially) shut down and Americans may riot in the streets over Obamacare. But Louisville keeps moving forward, with another large building going solar. Andy Blieden, who owns The...
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Unique takes on favorites: Andy Blieden, Erika Chavez-Graziano create...
For years, Butchertown Market has been a one-stop destination of sorts for specialty items, crafts, sundry items and more. The only thing the 1880s-era building lacked was a full-blown restaurant....
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Graceship: Emily Gimmel’s got a brand new bag
Emily Gimmel says she hasn’t really changed careers, even though her long workdays now consist of fretting over product shipments from China and hanging out at her Butchertown Market office with...
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Monday Business Briefing: U of L gave Atria naming rights for the Nucleus...
Welcome to the March 31 Monday Business Briefing. This is your private business intelligence briefing with Insider Louisville staff and contributors vetting tips collected during the past few days,...
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Monday Business Briefing: The old Showcase Cinemas site on Bardstown Road has...
Welcome to the Nov. 10 Monday Business Briefing. This is your private business intelligence briefing with Insider Louisville staff and contributors vetting tips collected during the past few days,...
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The Closing Bell: Shop Local Edition
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, so hopefully you’re reading The Closing Bell from the confines of your living room rather than your cubicle or corner office. If you’re venturing out to big-box stores...
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Chef Bobby Benjamin to open ‘Butchertown Grocery’ restaurant in former Blind...
Finally, the Where’s Waldo-esque game of where Bobby Benjamin’s new restaurant will be located is over. Unlike the tedious “Where’s Bobby Flay?” game, this Bobby chose not to muddy the mystery of his...
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Drinkswell now serving up craft beer at the Butchertown Market
Drinkswell is now more than just a service company tucked away in the Butchertown Market. Starting this week, the beer tap installation company will now be serving up what they help others perfect —...
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Artist Lydiaemily envisions a world free from multiple sclerosis; will paint...
World-renowned mural artist Lydiaemily has set her sights on the Butchertown Market. Louisville is one of four cities the civil rights activist and street artist chose to share her vision of hope and...
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Developer plans to transform Butchertown strip into retail, restaurant...
Developer Andy Blieden is taking on his next big Butchertown project, and instead of just one building, he is planning to renovate nine. When asked why, Blieden told Insider Louisville: “Because I had...
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Cellar Door Chocolates making first batch of chocolate within a week
Kentucky has plenty of chocolatiers, but as far as Erika Chavez-Graziano knows, she’ll be the only one making her own chocolate. Typically, chocolatiers buy couverture chocolate that they then add...
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The Closing Bell: The cost of a NuLu block, Kentucky’s biz climate, sizable...
Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday. How much is a block in NuLu worth? Realtors with...
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The Closing Bell: Local retail edition
Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is usually your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend, but given the nature of the holiday, we’re providing you with a roundup of local retail...
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Sol shine: New campaign aims to up Louisville’s solar power usage
As if the organizers conspired with Mother Nature herself — city officials, solar company executives and sustainability advocates gathered on the third-floor deck at Copper & Kings American Brandy...
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Furniture company returns to Louisville after 11-year hiatus
When Susan Straub and her husband Matt Straub moved to Florida, she packed up her business as well. Straub ran a furniture store called European Splendor in Butchertown Market from 2001 until 2005,...
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New training, occupational therapy gym hopes to appeal to Germantown residents
A fitness center at an upscale apartment complex is nothing new, but Flex Appeal at Germantown Mill Lofts isn’t just for the residents. Since opening earlier this year, the business has faced some...
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The Closing Bell: Louisville chef on ‘Top Chef’; antitrust official talks...
Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday. Louisville chef makes the cut for new season of...
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Full Plate: Matt Jamie of Bourbon Barrel Foods takes the next step with soy
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of interviews with local chefs. Matt Jamie was knocking back beers and oysters with a friend more than a dozen years ago when he tossed off the idea of opening a...
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