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Old Man Poetry, Bill Londrigan, James Baldwin and more: A roundup to make you smile
A grab bag of readings: from poet Phil Clore's new TikTok to a chat with Kentucky labor leader Bill Londrigan to, per request, a reading list from my…
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Bourbon country meets Mexico City at Pujol, the world-famous restaurant by Enrique Olvera.
Is it truly the world's 12th-best restaurant? Who cares? Our three-hour meal was full of flavor and revelations about how food can tell powerful…
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April 2021

Did the unions build the middle class, and through it, America?
What I can tell you is that the unions in Louisville helped make possible the life my dad lived and the ones he helped create for my four siblings and…
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DOJ investigates LPMD
The scrutiny is deeply welcome. Louisville's problem with race and the police department stretches back generations.
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Readings: A curated look at the best things to read this week
A Kentucky Derby Week special: Five pieces to get your racing shoes on.
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This is a place for literary journalism focusing on Kentucky, home of 95 percent of the world's bourbon and most of its best people.
Welcome to Bourbon Story by me, Michael Lindenberger.
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Michael Lindenberger

April 2019

March 2019

The Biggest Week in Bourbontown
By MICHAEL A.
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Every Tumbler Tells a Story: Bourbon and Basketball in the Bluegrass
Game day at Proof bar at the 21C Hotel in downtown Louisville, which by many measures has become the bourbon capital of the Bluegrass.
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Bourbon Story Exclusive: Bill Samuels, Jr. Explains How His Parents Created Markers Mark
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Once upon a time, Hunter S. Thompson walked into a bar in Kent ...
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July 2017

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