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Jeffrey Lee Puckett Louisville Courier Journal Published 1:14 p.m. UTC Jun 19, 2018 Louisville is best known as the home of the Kentucky Derby and boxing legend  Muhammad Ali, but there's a lot more to our little big town.  Here are some interesting facts about Louisville you might have missed: 1. Louisville is the home of the old fashioned. While the mint julep is the cocktail most often associated with Louisville, it was an outsider imported from Virginia. But the old fashioned was invented at the Pendennis Club, a private club in Louisville that is still open. An old fashioned couldn't be more simple or perfect: whiskey, Angostura bitters, dissolved sugar and a bit of orange peel as garnish. Drink at least one when you visit, but make it three if you really want to have some fun.  Louisville bucket list: Die a true Louisvillian by completing this Derby City bucket list 2. The Louisville Slugger started life as a dude, not a baseball bat. We … [Read more...] about 10 fun (and weird) facts about Louisville you probably didn’t know

Beth Warren Louisville Courier Journal Published 4:25 p.m. UTC Jun 19, 2018 Narcotics Detective Kyle Willett made the 10-minute drive to a McDonald's drive-thru for sweet tea and cheeseburgers before returning to work — and doing something no one expected. Alone in his white Chevrolet Tahoe — outside the UPS global shipping hub where he worked with an elite task force to intercept drug shipments — Willett tore the packing tape off a box, pried open a metal safe and stole piles of cash totaling about $40,000.  But the Louisville Metro Police veteran, well trained in exposing criminals' missteps, made an elementary mistake of his own. Background: Ex-LMPD officer sentenced to prison for stealing more than $74K  He used his credit card for the $4.76 McDonald's meal and then forgot to remove the receipt from the fast-food bag he crumpled and stuffed inside the box before sending the … [Read more...] about How a McDonald’s receipt crippled an elite Louisville drug-fighting team

Jake Lourim Louisville Courier Journal Published 1:01 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 Already, the Louisville football team is earning some looks for one of the most difficult schedules in the country. ESPN.com rated the non-conference schedule (Alabama, Western Kentucky, Indiana State and Kentucky) the ninth-toughest in the country. Stewart Mandel of The Athletic ranked it fifth. Bleacher Report marked the overall schedule the 10th-most difficult. The Cardinals have the unfortunate task of traveling away from home to play two 2017 College Football Playoff participants. You'll like: Meet Jaden Johnson, Louisville's best recruiter and a 16-year-old QB More headlines: The 5 best games on Kentucky football's 2018 schedule Overall, here’s a look at Louisville’s five biggest games in 2018: 1. Louisville vs. Alabama in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 1 Louisville begins this season with what is annually the toughest opener anywhere: a neutral-site kickoff against Alabama. The Cards could … [Read more...] about These are the 5 biggest games on Louisville’s 2018 football schedule

Thomas Novelly Louisville Courier Journal Published 12:20 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 Summer is here with a vengeance, Louisville.  River City will be swimming in sweat on Monday, with an anticipated high around 94 degrees and a heat index — what it really feels like with all that Southern humidity — that will peak around 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Louisville.  It should reach the mid to high 90s by early afternoon. "We're above normal, for sure" NWS Louisville meteorologist Evan Webb said. "For yesterday, June 17, we hit 95. And 86 degrees is typical."  The National Weather Service sent out an advisory Monday morning urging residents to keep an eye on the elderly, people without access to air conditioning, and pets. "The heat wave is going to continue," Webb said. "If you're working or playing it's definitely best to confine that to the early mornings or late evenings."  You'll like: Pets are … [Read more...] about Get ready for an ‘above normal’ heat wave Monday, Louisville

Jake Lourim Louisville Courier Journal Published 11:02 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 On Nov. 1, 2017, an effervescent 16-year-old quarterback opened his Twitter feed and began a storm of tweets that hasn’t stopped. “Without our further ado I will be committing to the University of Louisville,” Jaden Johnson wrote, becoming one of the first members of the Louisville football program’s 2019 recruiting class. That post was standard. Since then, from his Twitter account @JadenJohnson524, Johnson has been Louisville’s most ardent recruiter. It is not uncommon for high school athletes to take to Twitter to advertise their schools. But it is hard to imagine one doing so more than Johnson has. Since he committed to Louisville, he has tweeted at least 136 times tagging at least 74 other prospects encouraging them to join him in the class. “I really took it upon myself to do it, because I want the best guys around me to play with me,” Johnson … [Read more...] about Meet Jaden Johnson, Louisville’s best recruiter and a 16-year-old quarterback