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🌱 Patch AM: How Louisville’s new fetal care center could change high‑risk pregnancies
Also check out 8th Annual Louisville Steps Against Melanoma on the Louisville Patch calendar
Hey there, Louisville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Louisville's new fetal care center could change high‑risk pregnancies
- Paid for fridge repairs in Louisville and still waiting? You're not alone
- What Ford's big Louisville plant switch means for workers and drivers
Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Louisville Steps Against Melanoma and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a thundershower, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 86, low: 66.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Norton Children's opens Kentucky's first dedicated fetal care center in Louisville (wdrb.com) — Louisville families facing high‑risk pregnancies now have Kentucky's first dedicated fetal care center, located across from Norton Children's Hospital on South Floyd Street. The new Norton Children's Fetal Care Center brings specialists, testing, and support services together in one place, with virtual consults for out‑of‑town families and a mission to improve outcomes for complex pregnancies statewide. 
2. Louisville customers say appliance repair company took their money, never made repairs (wdrb.com) — Several Louisville families say they paid hundreds of dollars upfront to Joe's Appliance Services for refrigerator repairs but never received the promised parts or fixes. The company's manager blames supply-chain delays and refuses refunds for special orders, even as online ratings and customer frustration in Louisville continue to mount.
3. The Ford Escape Is Dead for 2027. Now What? (hotcars.com) — Ford is ending the Escape after the 2026 inventory run and converting its Louisville plant, long home to the model, into a $5 billion hub for affordable electric vehicles. That shift could reshape local auto-industry jobs while Escape owners weigh resale values, future parts support, and alternative compact crossovers from other brands.
4. Cooperatives collect more than $19,000 worth of donations for Kentucky's Ronald McDonald Houses (jacksonsunky.com) — Electric cooperatives across Kentucky have collected more than $19,000 in wish‑list items for Ronald McDonald Houses in Lexington and Louisville, their largest haul yet. Donations like snacks and personal care items help families stay close to hospitalized children, and Louisville's house leaders say the support is crucial during typically slow summer months.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Louisville
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- Louisville Zoo's Hump Day Happy Hour – Islands Getaway →
Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way, 40213, Louisville
6:30 PM - Food Truck Challenge – Music (The Rigbys), Food Trucks, & Cars! →
The Commons, 815 Short Street, 47111, Charlestown
6:00 PM - 8th Annual Louisville Steps Against Melanoma →
The Parklands of Floyds Fork, Beckley Creek Pkwy, Louisville
8:00 am - Chamber St. Matthews Business Resource Summit →
St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 319 Browns Lane, 40207, Louisville
10:00 AM - Chamber St. Matthews Inspire Speaker Series →
The Arterburn, 310 Ten Pin Lane, 40207, Louisville
10:00 AM
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Sunday September 13
Thursday September 17
Wednesday October 28
🗓 Events Nearby
- Uniform/ROAR Lab grace period ends
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Louisville, KY 40220 - August Birthday Bash
Louisville Zoological Garden KY
10:00 am - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day 2026
Louisville Zoological Garden Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY, 40213, United States
10:00 am - Keep Louisville Weird Night at Lynn Family Stadium
Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) Lynn Family Stadium - 350 Adams St, Louisville, KY 40206
6:30 pm - Tax bill due
City of Audubon Park 3340 Robin Rd, Louisville, KY 40213 - LIBA Advocacy Team Meeting
Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) Via Zoom (register to receive link)
3:00 pm - City Council Meeting →
City of Jeffersontown - 10416 Watterson Trail Jeffersontown KY 40299
6:00 pm
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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