Louisville facts and trivia ... your ideas invited!

[Robin Garr]

Working on a project that includes some opinions on the following Louisville essentials. I've got mine, but want to make sure I don't overlook anything important, so I'd love to hear yours. Feel free to jump in!

Essentials:
Where to Buy Groceries
Free Things to Do
Where to Meet People
Where Young Couples Go
Where to Get a Beer
Where to get a Late Night Bite
Where to get a Latte
Outdoorsy Thing to Do
Where to Take Fido
Where to Dance
Thing to Do with the Kids
Funky Local Businesses
Best View of the City
(Feel free to add more)

What Only Locals Know:
insider secrets, local lingo and slang, best-kept secrets, etc.

I assume you've got all these, but since they were hanging out on my website, it was a simple copy and paste.

The City of Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and is named after King Louis XVI of France.

Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the U.S., grew up in Louisville and is buried here.

The University of Louisville, founded 1828, is the country's oldest city-supported college.

In Louisville in the 1870's Anton Busath created Modjeskas, a marshmallow dipped in liquid caramel. Yum!

The Brown Hotel in Louisville originated The Hot Brown--an open-faced turkey and bacon sandwich topped with rich cheese sauce.

Built in 1914, the Belle of Louisville is the oldest operating Mississippi style sternwheeler steamboat in existence today.

The Cheeseburger originated at Kaelin's Restaurant on Newburg Road in 1934, when Margaret Kaelin's husband asked her to put a slice of American cheese on his hamburger.

"Happy Birthday to You" was written by Louisville sisters Mildred and Patty Hill. Originally called "Good Morning to You," it was later changed to this tradition birthday song.

The public saw electric lights for the first time in Louisville, when Edison introduced them at the 1883 Southern Exposition.

Best place to shop for food - Aldi (food staples), Nuts N Stuff (coffee/tea/spices)
Quirky ville question "Where'd you go to school" refers to high school.

[Robin Garr]

Best place to shop for food - Aldi (food staples), Nuts N Stuff (coffee/tea/spices)
Quirky ville question "Where'd you go to school" refers to high school.

I guess I was misleading in my use of "trivia" in the question, sorry. (Thanks for 'em, though!) I am looking specifically for the categories I listed, and this is helpful. In my love for Lotsa Pasta, Doll's, Rainbow Blossom and Burger's, I hadn't really thought of Aldi or Nuts. (Didn't it move recently?)

I learned the hard way that "Nuts" is open at it's second location on Swan only on Fri and Sat.

I learned the hard way that "Nuts" is open at it's second location on Swan only on Fri and Sat.

DD and I discovered the same thing! After we drove around the block to find it. Did I miss a sign or is there a sign? Paul, I think you need a sign!

Some more essentials ideas:

where to sing karaoke
where to play pool
where to get your dog groomed
where to run/jog/walk
where to listen to jazz

Essentials:
Where to Buy Groceries

Lotsa Pasta, Doll's, Valumarket are the onces I regularly use.

Free Things to Do

Walking around Bardstown road or Frankfort avenue, especially once it gets warmer out. Great for peoplewatching and some places have bands outside to listen to. (<3 Avalon's jazz band)

Where to Get a Beer

Flanagan's on Baxter, Dundee Tavern on Dundee, FABD up on Frankfort. I've heard lots of good things about Sergio's but I haven't made the trip out there.

Where to get a Late Night Bite

Other than the Twig I don't know what places are open late anymore. Working an office job has kind of killed my late night running around.

Where to get a Latte

Heine Brothers is where I usually go, but Quill's was closer to me when it was open, and if it ever reopens in the spot next to Flanagan's I'll start going there again.

Outdoorsy Thing to Do

The Riverwalk, Jefferson Memorial forest has hiking and camping, Cherokee Park has...a little bit of everything really.

Where to Take Fido

Not having a dog the only place that springs to mind is the dog walk area in Cherokee Park.

Funky Local Businesses

Lynn's Paradise Cafe, ear X-tacy, Wild and woolly video

Edit:

where to sing karaoke

Hikes Point Bar & Lounge!

where to play pool

Bankshot Billiards down on Market.

[Robin Garr]

Some more essentials ideas:

where to sing karaoke
where to play pool
where to get your dog groomed
where to run/jog/walk
where to listen to jazz

GREAT questions! Got some answers?

where to sing Karaoke: Akiko's!

where to play pool: Barrett Bar!

Aaaah, I can't believe I forgot Barret Bar.

Is Bristol still open late? Last time I wandered up there was after Derby during the early evening, but I remember hitting it at midnight back in the day.

I once had dinner with Andy Kaufman at the Bristol, because there was nowhere else to eat steamed vegetables after his wrestling gig at the Gardens, which ended after 10:30 P.M.

Working on a project that includes some opinions on the following Louisville essentials. I've got mine, but want to make sure I don't overlook anything important, so I'd love to hear yours. Feel free to jump in!

Essentials:

Where to Get a Beer - BBC Tap Room, BBC, NABC, Nachbar
Where to get a Late Night Bite - Ramsi's
Where to get a Latte - Sunergos
Outdoorsy Thing to Do - Jefferson Memorial Forest, Metro Park System, Waterfront, Riverwalk Walk/Bike, Bats Baseball
Best View of the City - via a bicycle on Skyline Drive at the top of Spickert Knob in IN, lookout at Iroquois Park (also convenient via bicycle), Veteran's Park in IN


Where to get good bicycle service - Bike Couriers Bike Shop

Where to Get a Beer - Cumberland, BBC, Nachbar, Flanagan's

Where to get a Late Night Bite - Ramsi's, Spring Street Bar and Grill, LaBamba, Saint's

Where to get a Latte - Ray's Monkey House, Jackson's Organic

Here are two random answers--

Where to get a late night bite:
Cafe 360

Where to get your dog groomed:
Pretty Paws!

Working on a project that includes some opinions on the following Louisville essentials. I've got mine, but want to make sure I don't overlook anything important, so I'd love to hear yours. Feel free to jump in!

1) Where to Buy Groceries: Burger's Market
2) Free Things to Do: Zoo concerts
3) Where Young Couples Go: Huh? (4SL?)
4) Where to Get a Beer: any Butchertown/Schnitzelberg neighborhood tavern, Dundee Tavern
5) Where to get a Late Night Bite: White Castle
6) Where to get a Latte: Caffe Classico
7) Outdoorsy Thing to Do: any of the Olmsted Parks
8 ) Where to Take Fido: see 7)
9) Funky Local Businesses: WHY Louisville Store
10) Best View of the City: from Floyds Knobs, IN

What Only Locals Know:
insider secrets, local lingo and slang, best-kept secrets, etc.: Where the "old Sears" is, "Lou-a-vull", ethnic heritage, Plehn's Bakery, legend of the Pope Lick Monster at the RR trestle