The Fat Friday Trolley Hop gets underway with another entertaining round of featured stops along Louisville's Historic Frankfort Avenue. It's expected to be a hot one, with heat indices hanging out around 100F.

Jonathan Swanz, a New Albany High School graduate, is now one of the leading glass artists in the region. He specializes in decorative art, complex functional sculpture, and architectural glass.

The Great Steamboat Race has only been rescheduled a few times since racing began in 1963.

For most taking part, the trip to Louisville was just another step towards reaching their personal goals and dreams of playing professional basketball. For others it was all about the experience of trying out and seeing where they measured up against solid competition.

This weekend, aspiring NBA players from across the nation will converge upon the Louisville Hoops facility for a NBA NBA Development League tryout.

Damage initially seems to lie through the middle of Jefferson County with Churchill Downs reportedly suffering severe damage to horse barns.

Sources are telling Louisville.com that 50 employees have been laid off at the Louisville Courier Journal, in what seems to be a nationwide two percent staff reduction by the Courier's parent company Gannett.

Mayor Fischer admitted that there was still plenty of hope that the project could still be built, and his tone indicated that the project is anything but dead in the water.

Nicole Scherzinger, a former resident of Louisville, had been slated to be the show's host, but a last minute change by Simon Cowell thrust her into the role of judge.

This two-day event, which starts in beautiful Springfield, Ky., is one of the nation's largest fundraisers, taking place in over 100 markets nationwide.