Edibles & Potables: The story of Thomas Downing, the Big Apple’s Black oyster king

(Updated and revised) Amid the continuing late spring monsoon here in Louisville metro, my thoughts turned to oysters. Long Island oyster operations look to bounce back after winter temperatures cause severe damage (Eyewitness News ABC 7) SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — “This winter was unprecedented, weather-wise – at least in my lifetime,” said Peeko […]

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Bristol Bar & Grill will close downtown after service on May 24

It seems the ranks are thinning. Reporting at Louisville Business First, Joel Stinnett finds Bristol Bar & Grille preparing to close its downtown location following a final service on Sunday, May 24, citing lease renewal issues as well as declining lunchtime trade. This Bristol debuted at 614 W. Main in April of 2003, succeeding the nearby […]

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Pay-For-Play Industry Plants In The Music Business & How It’s Tearing Out The Heart & Soul Of Original, Human-Created Artistry

The music business has always had gatekeepers. Radio promoters, label executives, playlist curators, venue buyers, publicists — every era has had people deciding who gets heard and who gets buried. But somewhere along the way, the line between promotion and outright pay-for-play became so blurred that many independent artists no longer feel like they’re competing on talent, originality, or connection. They’re competing against bank accounts.

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Royals Hot Chicken, celebrating a decade in NuLu

“And as long as fried chicken has been mentioned, word is out that Ryan Rogers, owner of Feast BBQ in New Albany and NuLu, is renovating the one-time neighborhood theater that was the original location of Toast on Market, and later of Taco Punk, the funky/cool building at 736 E. Market St., where he plans […]

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Out Now: Country Recording Artist Sarah Harralson Turns Childhood Experiences Into Powerful Storytelling On New Self-Penned EP & Short Film, Just The Beginning

Country recording artist and singer-songwriter Sarah Harralson will release her deeply personal new self-penned EP, Just The Beginning, available on Friday, May 15 via Synapse Publishing & Entertainment. With writing credits on the entire EP, Harralson also co-wrote two of the tracks with Bill DiLuigi (Bonnie Tyler, Ashley Barron) and Georgia Miles. The project arrives alongside a companion short film premiering on YouTube, offering an intimate look at precious childhood memories, family struggles, and life experiences that shaped both the artist and the music.

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