Keep Louisville Weird
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Keep Louisville Weird
- LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, US
- Last Login: 11/24/2009
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Interests
Music
Just visit the fine folks over here at ear X-tacy RecordsMovies
More than enough to choose from at Wild and Woolly VideoBooks
Get your read on here at one of these fine establishments. Carmichael's Bookstore or A Reader's Corner Bookstore
Details
- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
Blurbs
About me:
Curious about the simple message conveyed by those black and white billboards and bus cards?Quite simply, Keep Louisville Weird is a grassroots public awareness campaign, begun by a small but growing coalition of independent Louisville business owners who want to encourage people to think about buying local first.
Louisville is a special place filled with lots of unique things to see and do, interesting places to shop and terrific places to eat and drink that you wont find in any other city in America. Your patronage of these businesses helps Louisville retain its own special flavor.
Not only is a certain amount of civic pride on the line here, a lot of commerce is at stake as well. A recent study in Austin, Texas clearly contrasted the economic impact of money spent at locally-owned independent businesses to that same amount of money spent at chain stores. The percentage of money spent in locally-owned businesses that actually stays in the community is far greater than the percentage of money spent in the national chains. Even minor spending habit changes can contribute millions to the local economy.
Who I'd like to meet:
What can you do to help Keep Louisville Weird? Its pretty simple, really. Be a wise consumer just patronize independent, locally-owned businesses wherever and whenever possible, and encourage others to do the same. Going out for coffee? Check out a local java house before automatically heading to Starbucks. Headed for the mall again? Suggest a trip down Bardstown Road or Frankfort Avenue instead. Looking for a good restaurant? There are lots of local options from budget to extravagant (hint: find a comprehensive listing online try Robin Garrs excellent HotBytes site or check out the back pages of any print edition of Louisville Magazine). In the mood for some new music or movies? Your independent retailers will have a much larger selection than those appliance stores that just happen to sell music and video. Shopping for a special gift? Check out one of our numerous galleries for everything from paintings and sculpture to apparel and jewelry, or consider something truly unique to Louisville, such as a handcrafted Louisville Stoneware collectible or perhaps a personalized bat from the Louisville Slugger Museum. Just headed out to the grocery? Think about one of the locally-owned gourmet or ethnic food shops, or make a little extra effort to try one of the seasonal farmers markets. There are locally-owned options for just about anything you can find at a chain store, so just take a moment to think before you open your wallet.As for spreading the word, you can find Keep Louisville Weird stickers and t-shirts at several of the businesses represented on our Links page, including ear X-tacy.
Are you a business owner who'd like to join the movement to Keep Louisville Weird? Or a member of the media who'd like to learn more? Please email jennifer@keeplouisvilleweird.com.
Comments
Nov 25 2009 1:05 AM
With LIVE suspentions by the kind folks at Twisted Images. Fire breathing, gravity pulls, henna tattoos & at 11pm Live music by Leftmore & The Funk Injection
THIS FRIDAY - reception starts at 6pm - suspensions at 8 - music at 11
Nov 25 2009 1:05 AM
Sep 1 2009 3:22 PM
Sep 1 2009 3:21 PM
Music from John Gage, Teneia Sanders, Alanna,Danny Flanagan, Leigh Ann Yost, Earth Mamas Dance Co & more!
Over 50 community groups & green businesses, local organic farms, Mighty KIDness Tent and a Massage-a-thon!!!
Sep 1 2009 3:20 PM
O'Shea's has generously offered to donate ALL proceeds from Monday, June 8th to our friend Cheryl who is battling cancer. We have a few open slots for the acoustic show from 7pm - midnight. Please contact us at our Myspace or email at CJEntertainment@live.com for more info! Thank you, and remember to patronize O'Shea's/Brendan's/Flanagan's whenever you can to thank them for their charitible work in the Louisville community!!
Feb 28 2009 4:20 AM
Dec 11 2008 12:47 AM
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Dec 12 2008 2:43 PM
Of Echoes wishes all our friends and fans alike the best of times and Happy Holidays
Nov 10 2008 6:58 PM
Nov 25 2008 4:31 PM
Oct 17 2008 2:40 PM
LIVE DJ'S HELP KEEP LOUISVILLE WEIRD!
ROBOT RADIO???
Below is a copy of a bulletin sent out by "Skinny J",
disc jockey for 105.1 WLRS Radio here in our
hometown of Louisville, KY & how Main Line Broadcasting
is changing the station that has been a part of
the Louisville Rock Music Scene for longer than
many of you have even been alive!
Please read and do what
you can to support LIVE BROADCASTING!!!
It only takes a minute to make a phone call!..
Peace...
Stacey
P.S.I would even suggest if you would like to sen other communication on this matter to the station, to let them know YOU WANT LIVE DISC JOCKEYS!!
OTHER METHODS OF CONTACTING WLRS 105.1:
WLRS FM
520 South Fourth Street
Second Floor
Louisville, KY 40202
PHONE: <i&g
Sep 14 2008 3:47 PM
Thanks for being a friend.
Have a Great Week
Henry & Carolyn
Louisville Paranormal Investigations
Jan 4 2009 3:14 PM
www. derbycityfilmfest. com
Jan 2 2009 9:00 PM
Just call 502 459 9566 to get your order in and your free hummus.
We also have 3 desserts available for delivery that aren't on the menu located on this page.
Chocolate cake
Lemon Sunshine cake
Tiramisu
Order tonight and get your free hummus!
Jan 3 2009 3:33 AM
Don't have it recorded yet, but one of the songs I wrote last year celebrates a local ecological farmer in our neck of the woods, too, and the beautiful produce he grows. I got to work for him one summer, and out of that grew my song "Down on Patrick's Farm."
Well, gotta go. Take care, and keep on keeping Louisville weird. I'll do my part to keep Carbondale, IL weird, too. :)
Best wishes,
Candy
Jul 19 2008 1:54 PM
Jul 6 2008 4:25 PM
Jul 1 2008 10:03 PM
Jun 17 2008 4:00 AM
Jun 2 2008 2:56 PM
May 15 2008 9:09 PM
Matheson
May 13 2008 2:16 AM
May 9 2008 4:22 PM
See All Of Your Friends And Meet Some New Ones.
Discover Compatible Singles.
This Is A High Energy Night.
Thank You,
Neill
FFC
May 11 2008 5:34 AM
Apr 22 2008 9:22 PM
A Mighty Kindness would love to thank you for bringing your presence, generous souls and awareness to our EarthDay Hootenanny last weekend at Willow Park!
We couldn't have had such a successful day without your invaluable contribution and showing!
We look forward to continuing to collectively build Unity in our commUnity!!-www. mightykindness. org