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Hello Louisville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What this new $1.6M fire truck means for east Louisville
  • Will UofL's new innovation park save this historic Louisville factory?
  • How one Louisville couple is helping homeless veterans, one backpack at a time

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 98 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A stray t-storm; not as hot, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New $1.6M fire truck joins Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS fleet in east Louisville (wave3.com) — Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS has added a $1.6 million Quint 33 fire truck to its fleet, boosting protection for the Forest Springs neighborhood and nearby east Louisville areas. The new apparatus brings modern safety and environmental features, reflecting a long-term investment in firefighters and residents who rely on quick, reliable emergency response.
   

2. UofL innovation park plans could face preservation fight over historic building (wave3.com) — Plans for a 37-acre University of Louisville innovation park could be complicated by efforts to landmark the historic Drop Forge building on South Third Street. Preservation advocates want protections that might limit demolition, while UofL and its partners study whether the aging structure can realistically be saved as part of the new bioscience-focused campus expansion.
   

3. Keith Napier's GoFundMe Profile (gofundme.com) — Louisville residents are being asked to support Keith Napier and his wife as they assemble care packages for the city's homeless neighbors and veterans, drawing on their own experiences with homelessness. Donations to their GoFundMe will fund backpacks, blankets, food, and hygiene items that they personally distribute across Louisville, aiming to offer both practical help and a sense of dignity.
   

4. Louisville group creates custom port shirts to support kids battling cancer (spectrumnews1.com) — In Louisville, a volunteer group of sisters called the Grand Tees is sewing free custom port shirts to make cancer treatments easier and more comfortable for children. They've already created thousands of shirts and invite local families to request two personalized, no-cost shirts by phone or email, helping kids keep their favorite characters and colors during hospital visits.
   

5. A Nurse who is also an RnB star in the making! (voice-tribune.com) — Louisville readers can celebrate that local nurse and singer Terra Renae is building a rising R&B career while still calling the city home, performing for packed crowds at venues like Mercury Ballroom. Her journey from St. Margaret Mary and Eastern High to touring with Macy Gray shows how Louisville's creative culture shapes artists who carry the city's spirit onto national and international stages.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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