Tomorrow, June 15th will be our regular Adopt-A-Park Day!

Willow Park
9:00 am – Noon.

We will be weeding and mulching the beds to get them looking good after the concrete work.

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2013 Cherokee Triangle Summer Concert Schedule

Willow Park – Cherokee Parkway
Sundays   7 – 9 p.m.
plus Memorial Day and Labor Day

Monday, May 27                      Lost Boys (Old Time Rock ‘n Roll)

June 2                        Joe Debow (Blues, Blues & More Blues)

June 9                        Appalatin (Caribbean/Appalachian/Latin)

June 16                      Blair Carmen & the Bellevue Boys (Rockabilly)

June 23                      The Tarnations (Good Time Rock & Blues)

June 30                      Stray Cat Blues Band (Blues R&B)

July 7                           Old School (Classic Rock/Soul & Funk)

July 14                         Ode to the Gnu (Variety of the Ages)

July 21                         Delicious Blues Stew (Cajun & Blues)

July 28                        Cosa Seria (Salsa) – Tentative

August 4                     Will Cary (Nightcrawler Rock)

Rain Dates – August 11, 18 and 25

                                    Monday, Sept. 2        TBD

No Alcohol – No Pets – No Soliciting

This is a FREE event, but please bring canned goods and/or hygiene products
to help support the Highlands Community Ministries Dare to Care programs.

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While none of the KY Derby Festival events now come directly through our neighborhood they do affect traffic in Highlands and the surrounding areas.

Thunder Over Louisville – Saturday April 20, 2013

The Eastern Express Route out of downtown will direct traffic out Lexington Rd to the Grinstead Dr. ramp to I-64.  It will also direct traffic up Baxter Ave. to Bardstown Rd. and Cherokee Rd.  Click here to see a map.

As a result of this Express Route there will be NO PARKING All Day April 20th on in the following areas adjacent to our neighborhood:
No parking on Broadway and Baxter Ave. up to the Broadway & Baxter Ave. intersection.
No Parking on the West side of Baxter Ave and Bardstown Rd. from Broadway to Trevillian Way.
Click here for the NO PARKING map

Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and Mini-Marathon – Saturday, April 27, 2013

The following streets near our neighborhood will closed
- Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 7:30 am until 4 pm

• Breckinridge Street from 3rd Street to Barret Avenue
• Eastern Parkway from Barret Avenue to Baxter Avenue
• Barret Avenue from Breckinridge Street to Eastern Parkway
• Baxter Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Main Street

The following areas near our neighborhood will be “No Parking Areas”
- Midnight (Friday, April 26, 2013) - 4 pm (Saturday, April 27, 2013):

• Breckinridge from 3rd Street to Barret Avenue
• Barret Avenue from Christy to Castlewood
• Baxter Avenue – Walgreen’s/Starbuck parking lot
• Baxter Avenue from Edenside to Liberty Street
• Baxter Avenue from Market Street to Main Street

For a complete 2013 KDF Marathon Mini Coure Map (2) – Click here

For complete KY Derby Traffic and Parking Information – Click Here

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Noon – 5 pm

• Broadway from Barret Avenue to Baxter Avenue

2:30 pm – 5 pm

• Baxter Avenue from Broadway to Highland Avenue
• Bardstown Road from Highland Avenue to Windsor Place

2:30 – 5 pm (limited traffic allowed)

• Bardstown Road from Eastern Parkway to Windsor Place

• Baxter Avenue from Windsor Place to Grinstead Drive

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The Cherokee Triangle Association Board of Trustees has six trustees whose term of office expires in June 2013.  [Our fiscal year runs from July through June.  Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at the Highlands – Shelby Park Branch Library in the Mid City Mall, from 7:00 until 9:00 in the evening.]  The Board is seeking nominations for Trustees from our membership base.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

•  Current paid member of the Cherokee Triangle Association (2013 – lifetime date of 2050)
• Reside within the Cherokee Triangle boundaries
• Able to regularly attend CTA Board meetings
• Able to actively serve on at least three Board committees
• Able to commit to the three year term

 The Board needs people who have the energy, ideas and commitment to sustain and improve our neighborhood.  Click here to access the application or call the CTA office at 459-0256.  Please write on the outside of the envelope “Trustee Application”.  The deadline to receive applications is March 29, 2013. Remember that if your 2013 dues have not been paid by the time your application is received, you will not be considered as having met all the criteria.  If the number of applications exceeds the number of vacancies, a general election will be held via a mailing to all current members who live within the Triangle’s boundaries.  Only one ballot per household is permitted.  Instructions for voting will be included on the ballot.  The counting of the ballots will be held at the CTA’s annual meeting, May 20, 2013.  New Trustees are expected to attend their first meeting on June 24, 2013.

 Serving on the Board can be a very rewarding and exciting experience.  It helps one to enjoy the full meaning of neighborhood commitment and gives one the sense of helping to secure the special way of life in the Cherokee Triangle.  Consider it.

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D.I.Y Preservation!

Many projects in the older home do not require the expertise of a contractor if the owner has the right information.  This month’s Hands On History workshop, Do It Yourself Preservation, is designed for the beginner to intermediate DIYer.  This workshop will cover as many of the following topics as time will allow:

• simple window maintenance
• cleaning brass hardware
• how to remove and install trim without destroying it
• stripping paint
• proper priming and painting
• floor sanding and finishing
• sanding other things
• simple insulation projects
• epoxy products and how to use them
• caulking and sealants

Along the way we will talk about the right tools to use and throw in simple tips and tricks!

When
Saturday March 9, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST

Where

Preservation Louisville
The Brennan House Historic Home
631 South Fifth Street
Louisville, KY 40202

Click to Register

Led by architect Gary Kleier, with 35 years of experience, and specialties in historic renovation, restoration and applying green concepts in historic structures, Kleier is sure to help those dealing with rehabilitation issues in a historic home who are interested in achieving environmentally friendly results in the most cost efficient manner.

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Councilman Tom Owen has announced the upcoming 2013 dates through May for his “Talk with Tom” events for residents in District 8.

“My monthly invitation for conversation over coffee gives me a chance to hear directly what’s on the mind of the homeowner, business person or resident of my district,” says Owen. “So I have set aside the last Saturday of each month as a chance to talk one-on-one with anyone who would like to stop by.”

Here are the next dates for “Talk with Tom”:

February 23, 2013

Heine Brothers Coffee Shop

2200 Bardstown Road

(Douglass Loop)

March 30, 2013

Java Brewing Company

1707 Bardstown Road

April 27, 2013

Heine Brothers Coffee Shop

822 Eastern Parkway

May 25, 2013

Day’s Coffee and Espresso Bar

1420 Bardstown Road

Talk with Tom is held from 9:00am until 11:00am.

“I also want to thank all of the local businesses who hosted these conversations for us,” says Owen. “I encourage everyone to get out and come see me on a Saturday mornings. No appointment necessary and there is no formal agenda.”

For more information about “Talk with Tom”, contact Councilman Owen’s office at 574-1108.

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Burglaries:

1200 block of Bassett ave, from  01-22-13 to 01-24-13 and between 9:00am and 11:06. Victim reports unknown person gained entry by kicking in window pane. No items missing at this time.

1000 block of Cherokee road(apts), on 01-26-13 at 4:20pm.  Victim reports on listed date unknown person(s) gain entrance to rear door and took multiple items items.

Thefts:

1369 Bardstown road(apts), from 01-23-13 to 01-24-13 and between 8:30am and 8:20am. Victim reports unknown person entered unlocked vehicle and took prescription medicine.

1400 block of Willow ave, from 01-21-13 to -1-22-13 and between 9:00am and 5:30pm. Victim reports unknown person took a metal desk from the carport.

1100 block of Bardstown road, from 01-25-13 to 01-26-13 and between 9:00pm and 3:40pm. Reporting Party states the vehicle she was borrowing from a friend was broken into and items were stolen while parked in the lot at this location.

1101 Bardstown rd, on 02-08-13 between 4:15pm and 4:20pm. Witness stated that a suspect took the multiple items and shoved them in his pants and passed all points of sale. The suspect then fled on foot and was stopped by officer a block from the above location. The subject had the stolen merchandise on his person. Suspect was arrested and property was returned to the store.

1069 Bardstown road(Taco Bell), from 02-06-13 to 02-07-13 and between 9:00am and 9:00am. Complainant  states that unknown person(s) gained entry to bathroom in restaurant cut and stole metal pipe fitting from the toilet by unknown means.

903 Baxter avenue, from 02-06-13 to 02-07-13 and between 6:20pm and 8:40am. Victim who is owner of business states there were rubber hoses running from water faucet at side of building into a door located at side of building and an unknown person/s cut the rubber hoses and took them.

1400 block of Willow ave, from 02-09-13 to 02-11-13 and between 11:00am and 9:00am.  Victim reports someone stole his laptop from his kitchen table while he was out of town. Victim stated there was no forced entry. Someone had to have a key and knew he was not there.

Vandalism:

1200 block of Cherokee road, on 02-10-13 between 10:15pm and 10:30pm. Victim reported an unknown vehicle struck her neighbors trailor, which then struck her garage on the corner. The damage to the garage was estimated by victim around $5000.

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FROM:  LOUISVILLE METRO PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES

RE:         NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATION PROGRAM UPDATE

DATE:    JANUARY 31,2013

On February 18, 2013, the Neighborhood Notification Program will be updated with a conversion to an enhanced software program that will provide a notification system of electronic mail notices for development proposals in your Metro Council district of interest.

The advantage of this enhanced program is that it will allow any interested party to receive notices. Because this program does not generate a paper version, individuals do not have to represent a neighborhood group to register for notices – any interested person may register – and they can register for notice of proposals in as many Metro Council districts as they choose.

To sign up for the new and enhanced notification program, simply visit the Planning and Design Services website where there is a link to subscribe: www.louisvilleky.gov/planningdesign

Notices of development proposals that will be sent to you will come from “Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services [LouisvilleKY@public.govdelivery.com]“.

If you have questions regarding this update, you may contact Connie Ewing at connie.ewing@louisvilleky.gov or by phone at 574-5174.

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Police are looking for the following vehicle that has been driven by these perpetrators in  some recent Burglaries in the 5^th Division.

A late 90’s or early 2000 Ford Taurus Maroon in color either with Indiana tags or no license plate at all.

Please be visual in your neighborhood of this type of vehicle and call the police if you have any suspicious activity. This vehicle has been in area neighborhoods between the hours of 2:15pm and 3:30pm when the Burglaries took place. The recent incidence took place Yesterday between the listed hours on Mockingbird place and Altagate road.

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