The Zeppelin now has liquor!

If you are planning a night out for New Year's Eve, consider keeping your business in the neighborhood and conducting your own "Schnitzelburg Walk!" The latest news in the local bar scene is that the Zeppelin Cafe is now serving liquor in addition to beer, so you can go there for great food and your favorite cocktail!

There's too many other great bars in the neighborhood to mention them all, but a few within walking distance are Check's, Flabby's, Ash Street Station, Club 21, Zanzabar, The 19th Hole, Schnitzelburg Pub, Nachbar, Jockamo's Pop's Place...why not make your own two legs the transportation of the evening and stumble safely into the New Year?

The 2009 #1 Citizen is Ben Snyder!

Ben Snyder and his lovely wife

Ben Snyder accepts the honor.

Last year's #1 Citizen and President of the Schnitzelburg Area Community Council Gary Allen with Kentucky's Attorney General Jack Conway.

Mayor Jerry Abramson socializes at the #1 Citizen Dinner

Mayor Jerry Abramson

Congratulations to Ben Snyder, Vice President of the Schnitzelburg Area Community Council and #1 Citizen!

Almost Famous Authors Faire Nov. 7

The Almost Famous Authors Faire is the place to be on Nov. 7th if you are a reader! There will be 45 authors of various genres (both local and from out of state) that will be on hand, thus far, and applications are still coming in.

Come on out and visit with the authors, make this event a smashing success so that it will be held each year and draw more and more authors, and take home a cherished, autographed book or novel (or two).

This event is free to the public and takes place at the Galt House. They hope to see many Germantown residents attending. For full details, please check the website: www.almostfamousauthorsfaire.com

October SACC Newsletter

The October SACC Newsletter is now available at the neighborhood website.

Some exciting events are coming up the first part of November. The neighborhood cleanup day is scheduled for Sat. Nov. 7th. The SACC volunteers will concentrate on Hoertz and Hickory Streets, between Burnett and Goss Avenues.

The 2009 #1 Citizen dinner is Thursday, Nov. 12th.

Remember we have a new website design. So, on the home page, look to the right and click on "newsletter" to bring up the October version.

Then spend some time checking out the winners of the prizes at the dog walk. You'll find that heading on the home page in the left column.

Click here: http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Schnitzelburg_Area_Council_-_LINC/home

Schnitzelburg Dog Walk, Oct. 3

The 2nd Annual Schnitzelburg Dog Walk will be held on Saturday, October the 3rd. It will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at 1020 East Burnett Street. The kickoff starts at 10 with a blessing of the pets, and another blessing will follow at 11. Maps will be available for self-guided walking, or come for one of the blessings, which will be followed by guided tours of the neighborhood.

This year we would like for folks to consider bringing new or gently used items for pets that will be donated to Metro Animal Services.

If anyone is interested in sponsoring or volunteering for the walk, contact jlpg01@insightbb.com and 502-457-2605.

Schnitzelburg Walk this Saturday, 5-Midnight!

Schnitzelburg Neighborhood Yard Sale

There were a record 28 tables at this year's Schnitzelburg Neighborhood Yard Sale! The sale took place 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sept. 12.

Schnitzelburg at the Grassroots Gala

Thanks to all who visited the Schnitzelburg booth at the first annual Grassroots Gala on Friday, Sept. 11! Kelly McCarthy of The Hara Center contributed her talent by giving out free massages, and the SACC contributed Schnitzelburg stickers, newsletters and an official Dainty stick for the silent auction. Keynote speakers Tom Owen and Stephen George were inspirational, and this is sure to be an even better event next year! visit http://www.thegrassrootsgala.org/ for more information.

September Newletter and Updated Webpage

The September SACC Newsletter is now available on the Schnitzelburg Neighborhood website. The website has been updated with a brand new look, but it has all the former links and information from the previous SACC site. Please click on the link below and check out the new and improved format. You will find the listing for the Sept. newsletter in the first column of items.

Don't forget the SACC yard sale this Saturday, Sept. 12th, from 8 AM - 2 PM. Still some spaces available, so call Susan at 759-7132 if you want to reserve a spot. Cost is $10.00. Tables will not be provided. Or come and see what treasurers you can find for yourself.

New webpage:
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Schnitzelburg_Area_Council_-_LINC/home

Consuming Louisville Goes to Schnitzelburg

One of Louisville's most well-known bloggers recently wrote about her visit to Schnitzelburg on her website. She enjoyed Flabby's, the Zeppelin, the community gardens and a walk around the neighborhood and even went so far as to say she might consider a move to Schnitzelburg! Read all about it at Consuming Louisville.

Schnitzelburg Annual Yard Sale, Saturday, September 12

On September 12, at the corner of Texas and Burnett Streets, Schnitzelburg will hold their annual Yard Sale. Time starts at 8:00 AM and ends at 2:00 PM. Spots are going quickly. To reserve call Susan Brunton at 759-7132. Rain date Sept 19, same times and location.

Hara Center Membership now available!

The Hara Center, our community center for wellness and creativity, is now offering memberships! Not only does joining support The Hara Center's mission of encouraging healthy, sustainable living and fostering community, but membership also comes with discounts on massages, classes and other events.

You can choose to support the center at the level of $30, $20 or $10 per month. Visit the website for details!

http://theharacenter.net/membership/

Louisville Magazine Spotlights Schnitzelburg

Three of our favorite neighborhood restaurants are spotlighted in Louisville Magazine this month! Click the link the read about the dining reporter's visit to Check's, Flabby's and the Zeppelin.

http://loumag.epubxpress.com/link/lou/2009/aug/1?s=0

August 2009 Newsletter

The August newsletter is out! Visit http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/louisville/saclinc/ to view it online. Be sure to mark your calendars for the September 19 Neighborhood Yard Sale and the September 26 Schnitzelburg Walk!

Dainty Contest 2009

Congratulations to Mark Misback, who won this year's Dainty Contest! The tiebreaking hit reached 65 feet, and the tie itself was an impressive 96 1/2 feet.

Old Hickory: rising from the ashes!

The Courier Journal is reporting that the Old Hickory will be rebuilt and should be functional by the end of the year! Now that's going to be some opening night party!

Photos from the Dainty Contest coming soon!

39th Annual Dainty Contest, Monday, July 27

The 39th Annual Dainty Contest is upon us! Come on down to Hauck's Handy Store at 1000 Goss Avenue on Monday, July 27 to take in the action. For the tournament itself, you must be 45 years old to enter, as is tradition, but spectators of all ages are welcome. There will be refreshments available for purchase and live music after the game. Don't miss this unique Schnitzelburg institution!

Tournament starts at 6 pm. signups begin at 5:45.

July SACC Newsletter

The July SACC newsletter is now online! Visit Schnitzelburg's Neighborhood LINC page and look under Community Pages for the link. Among the news this month is the upcoming Potluck Dinner on July 12 and the Dainty Contest on July 27.

http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/louisville/saclinc/

Shotgun Fest pictures

Thanks to all who came out and made The Shotgun Fest 2009 a great event!

3rd Annual Shotgun Festival, Saturday, June 27

That's houses, not firearms!

On June 27, 2009 The Shotgun Fest returns to Germantown. It will be located at St. Therese and go on from Noon - 9:00.

Music lineup:

1:00- The City Ghost

2:00-John Gage

3:00-- Town Criers

4:00- Scott Mertz & Friends

5:00- Rascals of Ragtime

6:00-Genius File

7:00-Dangerbird

8:00- COUGAR EXPRESS

After-party @ Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge

The Invaders

Trophy Wives

Workers

Please help save the Schnitzelburg Senior Center!

The City's budget cuts have drained the funding for Schnitzelburg's Senior Center. This Center means the difference between your senior neighbors having a place for fellowship and health and educational programs or being left high and dry without the cameraderie that has become so important to their well being and sense of community.

A big thank you goes out to all who attended the Metro Council open forum and signed the petition to help keep our senior center open. Unfortunately though, the work is not done! WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP!

Email the Metro Council at Kathy.Herron@louisvilleky.gov and let them know what the senior center means to you.

While COUNCILMAN JIM KING leads the efforts at City Hall to keep our doors open, we still need your personal pleas and stories telling us what the senior center means to you.

Ask the Herbalist Open House at the Hara Center

Ask the Herbalist Open House
Third Tuesdays of the month, 7:30-9pm with Michele Shoemaker
Starts this Tuesday, June 16

Bring yourselves, your questions, your booboos. Louisville herbalist Michele Shoemaker will answer any and all questions about health, vitamins, herbs and how to best use them. A broad topic discussion will be part of the evening, something chosen at random such as how to best work with herbs to get good results, immune support, hearth health, allergies, women's health etc, or something suggested by you.

Cornhole tournament at the Nachbar to benefit Volunteers of America

This Thursday, June 11, the Nachbar is holding a cornhole tournament in conjunction with the German/Paristown neighborhood association. The event benefits the Volunteers of America.

Come on out and show your skills, 6:30-11:30 p.m., 969 Charles Street. Cost to participate is $10 per team, $5 per person with registration starting at 6:30.

For more information, click here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=84919643154&ref=nf

Germantown Potluck tonight, May 18, 7 p.m.

The monthly Germantown Potluck is tonight, 7 p.m. at the Germantown Neighborhood Center.

General Meeting, Monday, May 18

The Schnitzelburg Area Community Council general meeting is this Monday, May 18, 7 p.m. As usual, we will be at the St. Elizabeth's cafeteria on Burnett Street. Hope to see you there!

Schnitzel!

I recently asked David Domine, aka The Bluegrass Peasant, if he would like to share his divine schnitzel recipe, and luckily he obliged! David is a fantastic local writer, and if you haven't had a chance to check out his book, Adventures in Kentucky Cooking with The Bluegrss Peasant, I suggest you seek it out!

From David:
Austria. Wherever you go in this small alpine country of some 8 million inhabitants – from the grand coffee houses and rustic farmhouse restaurants of Vienna in the east to the mountain inn chalets and lakeside cafés in the western part of the land – one dish is sure to make an appearance on the menu: Wiener Schnitzel. For most speakers of English in this country, it’s a somewhat exotic-sounding word with nonsensical overtones that conjure up nostalgic images of a bedirndled Julie Andrews twirling herself around a mountaintop meadow or the ever-hungry, bumbling Sergeant Schultz on Hogan’s Heroes, but the dish itself is a rather ordinary concoction in the culinary world.

Versions of this meat-scallops-coated-in-breadcrumbs-and-then-fried standard can be found in many countries around the globe, and chicken-fried steak or breaded pork cutlets would count as distant American cousins of what many consider the quintessential Germanic staple. Roughly translated as “Viennese Cutlet” in English, Wiener Schnitzel has origins that have become somewhat clouded by the sands of time, but many agree that around the 16th century it most likely arrived in Vienna, the imperial capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire, from nearby Italy, where it was known as cotoletta alla Milanese or Milanese cutlet. Since then, it has been a staple of Germanic cuisine.

Whatever the background of this popular dish, the preparation is relatively straightforward and just to prove that you don’t have to be a Colonel Klink or a Baron von Trapp to enjoy it, here’s a simple preview recipe from my latest project, The Bourbon Cookbook. Although traditional Wiener Schnitzel calls for veal, pork is regularly substituted, so I’ve incorporated the other white meat in this Kentucky-fied update of the Austrian original.Bluegrass Schnitzel by the Bluegrass Peasant
1 ½ pounds pork scallops, pounded thin

¼ cup bourbon

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 – 1 ½ cups fresh breadcrumbs

2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
Salt and ground white pepper

1 cup canola oil

1 lemon

Place the pork cutlets in a shallow baking dish or a plastic zip lock bag with the bourbon and let marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Once the pork has marinated, remove the cutlets and pat them dry, combining the leftover marinade with the two beaten eggs. Set a cast iron skillet with the canola oil over medium-high heat, and place the flour, egg mixture, and breadcrumbs in 3 individual separate shallow dishes, in that order. Brush each cutlet with mustard and season with salt and pepper.

To prepare the cutlets, dredge each in flour, shake off the excess and dredge through the egg mixture before coating thoroughly with the fresh breadcrumbs. (To ensure an even crust, make sure to firmly press the crumbs onto the pork to make sure they adhere.)

Once the oil has heated enough so that that the end of wooden spoon starts to sizzle when inserted and placed against the bottom of the pan, add 2 or 3 schnitzels to the pan, frying on both sides till golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer each cutlet to a plate lined with paper towels and place in a 250-degree oven to keep warm. Repeat until all the cutlets have been used, garnish with lemon wedges and dig in. For an authentic Austrian dinner or lunch, serve the schnitzel alongside a green salad and French fries or with steamed white rice studded with peas. Or, for a great sandwich, slip a schnitzel between the halves of a sliced Kaiser roll and enjoy.

African Drumming at the Hara Center

On Saturday, May 9, The Hara Center hosts an evening of drumming and dancing. Drumer Zach Fry will be on hand to teach some basic rhythms, and participants are encouraged to bring a drum and play along. The event costs $5 and takes place from 1-3 p.m.

For more information, visit the event page on Facebook.

Schnitzelburg area general meeting tonight

Join us at the general meeting tonight, April 27, to learn about recycling from Louisville's Solid Waste Management department. As usual, the meeting is at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of St. Elizabeth's church on Burnett Street.

A good time was had by all

We'd like to extend a big thank you to our local businesses who made this year's Schnitzelburg Walk a great success. We stopped for delicious rolled oysters at Flabby's, enjoyed a cold one at The 19th Hole and listened to some great music at The Zeppelin, Check's and Old Hickory.

The scene at the Zeppelin

Lots of family-friendly fun at The Hara Center

It's not a party until someone puts a traffic cone on their head!

Schnitzelburg Walk this Saturday, April 25

Don't forget to come out and support our local businesses during the Schnitzelburg Walk this Saturday! Youu can visit your old favorites like Check's, where you can enjoy delicious chili...

Or introduce yourself somewhere new, like The Hara Center, where they will have an art show and sale...

The Zeppelin Cafe will be offering karaoke beginning at 5 p.m., and will switch over to live music at 7 p.m. There will also be a band set up at the corner of Lydia and Hickory near Flabby's and Old Hickory, and the All Wool Yard Wide Club will have a DJ. Don't forget to visit the Schnitzelburg Pub and Jockamo's on Goss!

Most things are getting startes around 5 or 6 p.m., and everyone needs to be off the streets by midnight! The City has been good to us for years about permits and such, let's return the favor by not littering and keeping the neighborhood looking great for all to enjoy.

Schnitzelburg area general meeting tonight

A representative from Louisville's Solid Waste Management department will be speaking at the general meeting tonight, April 27, 7 p.m. The presentation will focus on recycling and how we can "live greener." As usual, the meeting will be held in the cafeteria of St. Elizabeth's church on Burnett Street.

Our neighbors in Phoenix Hill are looking for a few good musicians

Our friends in Phoenix Hill are looking for talented people to perform at their farmers' market, so I thought I'd pass this along:

Dear music-related friends,

The Phoenix Hill Farmers' Market is going well again in its 3rd season. We have a good customer base and wonderful vendors. The Steering Committee is currently trying to find ways for the market to take the next step from being a great farmers' market to becoming a great neighborhood gathering place as well. We are hoping to add some new features to the market, and one of those is some sort of cooking demonstration and/or music/entertainment each week.

We are trying to schedule a local music performer/entertainer at each of the Farmers' Market days for the rest of the season (through October 27). The market is every Tuesday from 3 - 6:30 p.m at 829 E. Market St. starting May 12. We are thinking maybe that the person/group would perform from 4:00 - 6:00 (but are flexible). They can open their guitar case, fiddle case, basket. etc. for tips. If they have CDs, they can set up a table and sell them. We are unable to pay anything at this time, though we are trying to figure out ways to compensate for their time and talent. The farmers are usually very generous at the end of the market day as well! We are hoping to get a calendar together soon, and get it out in the media. Please feel free to send this to anyone that you think might be interested. If you are a musician/entertainer and are interested, please let me know.

You can email me or call me at 583-7133.

Thanks, Cindy Brown Kinloch

We want to hear from you!

Schnitzelburg Area Community Council general meetings are generally held on the last Monday of every month at St. Elizabeth's Cafeteria at 7 p.m. We usually have a community leader, someone from the Louisville Metro Police Department or a speaker that can talk about home improvement or sustainablility there to give a speech and answer questions.

What would entice you to join us at these community meetings? Would a potluck be fun, or too much work? Are the meetings too early or too late? Is there an issue in our neighborhood that you would like someone to address? Please let us know!

Schnitzelburg is now on Facebook!

All who live in or love Schnitzelburg are invited to join our new Facebook group. Come on over and share a picture, start a discussion and connect with neighbors and friends!

May Newsletter

The SACC May newsletter is now available online. Visit the neighborhood LINC page and look under "Community Pages" to see what's going on this month!

Germantown Potluck-Monday, April 20

Monday, April 20
7 pm Germantown Neighborhood Association
1094 E. Kentucky Street
Bring something to nibble on!
We'll be planting our garden around 5 pm, so take a gander!
Also, if you have Shotgun Fest ideas, bring 'em!

Costumed Art Party at The Hara Center

On Friday, April 17 from 7 p.m. to midnight, The Hara Center is hosting a party featuring art by Michelle Kellond Amos. Amos's fun little voodoo dolls will be on sale for $8 apiece. Bring kids, instruments, friends and a dish or bottle of something to share! Hara Center proprietor Kelly McCarthy will be turning 35, so be sure to wish her a happy birthday!

For more information, visit the event page on Facebook.

April 15 Foreclosure Seminar

The Kentucky chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) is hosting an educational seminar on April 15: The Foreclosure Crisis and Your Community Association: Financial, Legal & Management Tips & Techniques. The CAI recommends attendance for board members, association managers and realtors and managers of homes in foreclosure.

The seminar is $40-$85, depending on when you register and whether you are a CAI member. For more informaiton, call 502-491-3550 or visit www.caionline.org.

Kids' Fun Day at The Hara Center

This Wednesday, April 1, The Hara Center is having some spring break fun with art projects, yoga and wholesome food. The event is suitable for children 5-12 years old. For more information, visit The Hara Center on Facebook.

Lead Safe Louisville

For Schnitzelburg's March general meeting, Barbara E. Motley explained the Lead Safe Louisville Project, a program that aims to eliminate lead hazards in Louisville area homes. The initiative offers free home inspections and education on how to free your home of lead-based paint. To learn more, visit Lead Safe Louisville's page on the Louisvile metro government website.

Schnitzelburg March Newsletter

The March edition of the Schnitzelburg Area Community Council Newsletter is out now!

Among the important dates to note are the Monday, March 23, 7 p.m. General Meeting at St. Elizabeth's Cafeteria and the Saturday, March 28 neighborhood cleanup day with Brightside. I can't get the newsletter itself to link, but if you visit the Schnitzelburg LINC page and look under Community Pages, you can find it there!

Sunday Night Naked Lady Party at the Hara Center

It's not a scandalous as it sounds. This is a great opportunity for you neighborhood ladies to bring your gently used clothing for swapping. The party starts at 7 p.m., and a $5 suggested donation goes to support the Center's efforts to build community in Schnitzelburg. The Hara Center is located at the corner of Ash and Hickory streets. Visit http://www.theharacenter.net/ for more information.

Louisville Hot Bytes Community Visits Flabby's

Forum members of LouisvilleHotBytes.com visited Flabby's on March 7 and enjoyed the famous fried chicken, as well as other specialties like oyster cocktails and shooters, rolled oysters, fried chicken livers and pretzel sticks. The group of culinary connoisseurs gave the Schnitzelburg institution a big thumbs up!

Thanks to Marsha Lynch of Cafe Lou Lou for the great photo!

Spring Fever

Spotted in a yard on Eastern Parkway near Goss:

The promise of spring is exciting! As the weather warms, it's even more fun to get out and enjoy the neighborhood. Be sure and mark your calendar for the 27th Annual Schnitzelburg Walk on Saturday, April 25!

Potluckin' in G-town

The German-Paristown Neighborhood Association has been hosting potlucks for the last several months and they've become quite popular! Folks bring everything from traditional yummie casseroles and fried chicken to tofu curry and home made salsa. So its veggie friendly too!
The next one is March 16th and everyone is welcome! 7pm at the Germantown Neighborhood Center, 1094 E. Kentucky St.

Jockamo's is back!

Oh, how we missed your pepperoni breadsticks, hoagies and pizza!

St Elizabeth's Delivers a Delicious Fish Fry!

You have until April 3 to try the tasty food at the St. Elizabeth's Fish Fry!

This is my fish dinner, a feast priced at a bargain $6.50 for the fish, two sides and dessert. I chose mac and cheese, green beans and coconut pie, but hush puppies, onion rings, baked apples and fries also looked appealing.

Get there early to get a good seat! 4:30-7 p.m. every Friday!

Jockamo's soon to reopen?

If you were sad like I was when Jockamo's closed, you will be happy to hear that there is a glimmer of hope. I noticed on the door of the restaurant today that the previous "on vacation" sign has been traded out for a "opening soon" sign. I hope they're not just pulling my leg!

Now if someone would just open a super awesome restaurant in the old Germantown Cafe location, Goss Avenue would be swinging again!

Salsa Lessons at Hara Center Begin Monday!

Beginning Salsa Rueda 7-7:55pm & Salsa Basics 8:05-9:00pm-two 8 week classes starting Mon. Mar. 2 with Teresa Balistreri.

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=58816857609&aref=20298768

You Can Really Clean Up With Auctions Made Simple!

If you've got a surplus of stuff from your spring cleaning, Auctions Made Simple can teach you how to cash in using eBay! On Saturday, March 7, the consignment business at 808 Clarks Lane will hold a training session to that can teach you how to be an eBay expert. The cost is $99 and it takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour lunch break. The price includes your own copy of the official selling guidebook used by eBay University. Auctions Made Simple is an Ebay Education Specialist.

Of course, you can also just drop off your items and have Auctions Made Simple handle the details! Fees vary according to sale price of your auction items.

Visit http://www.auctionsmadesimple.com/ or call 502-637-5355 for more information!

Zeppelin Cafe gets props in the MetroMix!

Fellow Schnitzelburger, Peter Berkowitz writes about affordable yet delicious restaurants around the 'ville and our very own Zeppelin Cafe makes the cut.
http://louisville.metromix.com/restaurants/article/real-meal-deals/979744/content

St. Elizabeth's Fish Fry

The Friday Night Fish Frys at St. Elizabeth's start this Friday, February 27, 4:30 p.m.! St. Elizabeth's Cafeteria is located at 1016 Burnett Street, and the entrance is at the side of the building, off the parking lot. Schnitzelburg Board Vice President Ben Snyder was kind enough to offer a preview of the menu:

Come on out this Friday to enjoy some good food and meet new friends!

SACC General Meeting Features Meth Lab Presentation by Officer Dean Sturgeon

The February SACC general meeting featured an informative presentation by Officer Dean Sturgeon of the Louisville Metro Police 4th Division on the dangers of meth labs.

Some telltale signs of a meth lab are:

-Strong chemical odors
-Large numbers of empty pill bottles or blister packs
-Propane tanks with blue corrosion on fittings
-Stripped lithium batteries
-Soft drink bottles with hoses attached
-Excessive amounts of trash
-Large quantities of drain cleaner, paint thinner, toulene, denatured alcohol, ammonia, starter fluid, antifreeze, hydrogen peroxide, rock salt or iodine.

The Metro Police Department recommends that if you suspect a property may be an illegal lab, you contact them and stay away from the area. Meth labs present dangers from explosion and exposure to hazardous chemicals. Visit www.drugfree.org/Meth for more information.

Fire at the Old Hickory Inn

Link to breaking news at WHAS News

How sad! Not many details at this point, but the area is blocked off for blocks all around. WHAS is reporting that there were no injuries.

Edited to add:

Courier Journal reporter Jessie Halladay reports on the fire:

"Old Hickory Inn, a bar that has been a landmark of the Germantown area for decades, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Firefighters received multiple calls about the fire around 4:10 p.m. and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building at 1038 Lydia St.

The cause of the fire is unclear but it was complicated by a broken gas meter that fed the flames and by alcohol in the bar area. Sgt. Sal Melendez, spokesman for Louisville Fire & Rescue, said the fire “proved to be very challenging. Alcohol and flames don’t mix.”

It took 40 firefighters about an hour to get the fire under control in the two-story building, which was unoccupied when the blaze started. The second floor of the building was vacant. No one was injured in the fire, Melendez said. An older neighbor was evacuated from her home next door as a precaution, but the fire did not spread to the residence.

David Hoffmann, who has run the bar for about 10 ½ years got word of the fire while he was at his home. “I’m destroyed. I don’t have no insurance,” said Hoffmann, who did not own the building.

A neighbor, Dave Sidebottom, 40, said he had lived in the neighborhood his entire life as he took photos of the damaged building. He said he recalled his grandfather going to the bar at the corner of Hickory and Lydia streets. “It’s always been a tavern, like a landmark. I hate to see it go,” Sidebottom said. At least eight firefighting trucks were on the scene. Arson investigators were also present, seeking a cause of the fire, which is normal procedure."

SACC General Meeting Tonight, Monday, Feb. 23

Don't forget that tonight is the February SACC general meeting! Join us at the St. Elizabeth's cafeteria on Burnett Street at 7:00 p.m.

The Hara Center Plans Clothing Exchange for Sunday, March 15

Now here is something worth planning ahead for! The Hara Center at the corner of Ash and Hickory streets is planning their next Naked Lady Party for Sunday, March 15, 7-10 p.m. There is a $5 suggested donation to help support the operations of the community center.



They are inviting their neighbors to clean out their closets and drawers for this women's clothing, book and jewelry exchange. What a great motivation to get started on that spring cleaning!



The Hara Center

Ahh, Spring in Germantown

Well, it's nearly spring and Germantown is gearing up to plant the community garden for the second year in a row. Last year we received a Brightside grant to create two raised bed gardens. We are looking for folks to help us plan and plant again this year. We're adding compost bins and much more! We hope to do some canning too! If your interested let me know.
-Tandee