In this personal piece, Haiden discusses the struggles of being an intersectional-activist amid the political and social turmoil of the United States.

Community and relationship building lie at the foundation of all the work that Soreli Marketing founders Emily Shepherd and Lindsey Overstreet do, from managing coffee shops to opening their own marketing firm. 

“Everything changed, in the best way possible,” Shepherd said of the start of her friendship with Overstreet.

“Eat the rich” and “people over profit” were two of many signs being held up at a Shelbyville rally this Labor Day.

The Monday rally took place in the morning at the Sixth Street Plaza. Around 100 people filtered in and out of the event. Many passersby showed support for the protestors by honking and raising fists in the air.

Together Frankfort offered a proclamation to Frankfort’s mayor, Layne Wilkerson, which remarked that the city would create an awareness of the abundance of natural resources in the community.

Tens of booths gathered at Petersburg Park on April 19th in celebration of Arbor Day. The event was hosted by TreesLouisville and Louisville Metro’s Parks and Recreation Department. The festivities included interactive activities, booths with information on various organizations, and free trees.

The lifelong curse of being queer is having to keep coming out. I love everything about being queer except for the cost of the constant wardrobe changes and the feeling that I have to keep everyone individually updated on every queer revelation I come to.

A les six benefit concert raised $1,500 for Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) amid cuts to federal funding for refugee resettlement organizations.

 Around 50 people gathered in front of the Baxter Avenue Starbucks on March 16 to protest the detention of University of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil. 

Louisville’s Transit Authority of River City (TARC) shared its three proposed service network drafts for 2025 to community members on March 18.

A benefit concert will be held this month by a Kentucky-based sextet, Les Six, to raise money for Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) amid cuts to federal funding for refugee resettlement organizations.

While plans for the spring concert were already in the works for the group, it was over the last few months that LeBlanc looked to turn the show into a fundraiser.

While LeBlanc said she’s unsure of the political viewpoints of everyone in the sextet, she said they all agreed that KRM is an organization that shouldn’t lose funding. 

Louisville’s only insectarium, Idlewild, works to help the community learn the importance of protecting native pollinators and provides resources to allow individuals to implement conservation practices.

Having dealt with anxiety since I was a preteen, it’s often gotten in the way of many things, one being the ability to participate in more standard acts of activism. I’ve had to find other ways to participate in social movements.

Kentuckians gathered on the Waterfront to call for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Leaders shared how our community’s tax dollars aid in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians and what each of us can do to partake in resistance.

Louisville’s Historic Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission is meeting Oct. 17 to hear the community’s thoughts on the historical preservation of two buildings in Phoenix Hill that are set for demolition due to a Rabbit Hole Distillery expansion project.

Tyzaiah "Ty" Harris, a 26-year-old artist from Louisville, began painting as a therapeutic outlet, evolving his passion for art under the name Yukswaiii.

The exhibit "Sanctum" by artist Alexandra Rumsey features over 20 mixed media pieces honoring deer, inspired by Rumsey's traumatic discovery of poached deer corpses.

Louisville-based artist Lyndi Lou unveiled her latest gallery show, “Penny Arcade,” on August 31, featuring pyrography and watercolor portraits. This show is her first at Aurora Gallery and Boutique, which she co-owns.

7cousins Gallery, a mobile art gallery, has been operating around Louisville since April and plans to display the work of artist (A+) until the end of August.