05.01.2010
It’s very nearly the first weekend in May . . . and any self-respecting Friend of Lou knows what that means.
As your hearts and minds swell with pride at the thought of the world tuning in to watch one of the planet’s greatest sporting events, spare a thought for those poor, clueless souls who have not yet been exposed to the passion, the spectacle, and the sheer blow-your-seersucker-suits-and-Derby-hats-off-your-mint-julep-drinking-bodies excitement that is . . .
The 2010 Kentucky Derby!
Better yet, share THIS LINK (http://lou.ly/6p) with them that captures the near-impossibility of it all.
And we’ll see you on the other side of the finish line.
Scram! Get Outa Here!!
Ah, Spring time. The cold, grey, endless winter’s finally behind us, the kids are bug-eyed and stir-crazy, and Heaven knows, everyone deserves a well-earned pick-me-up. So what to do?
Well, Friend of Lou, the answer’s quite literally staring you in the face: Pack your bags, pack your kids, and pack away all your troubles . . . then head to Louisville!
Be a Hometown Tourist
From May 8 until May 31, Louisville’s celebrating Hometown Tourist Month.
The appropriately nicknamed City of Possibility is presenting a huge range of options aimed at enticing Louisvillians to experience local attractions.
Come on, be honest — how much of the amazing stuff here have you actually experienced yourself? Have you been on a Ghost Walk or gone down into a cavern? Blown glass or thrown a pot? Sailed on the Belle? Heck, did you even know we had a railway museum here? From steamboats and plantations to cutting-edge science exhibits and modern art, Louisville has it all.
And the best part? Knowing that wherever you visit, you’re never any more than 20 minutes away from home (25 in rush hour).
The public is invited to the 2010 Hometown Tourist kick-off celebration on Friday, May 7 at the city’s Visitors Center at Fourth and Jefferson. The event will unveil the celebration’s details including special discounts and offers. Can’t wait? CLICK HERE for the skinny.
Trazzle Your Sha-Nazzle
We didn’t know what Trazzling was either — but now we do, and it’s like so way cool. Trazzler shares original, hand-picked, concise travel stories. So CLICK HERE to travel to a page about amazing Louisville experiences. Better yet — submit your own and win yourself sumpin’ special.
What’s My Reward for Traveling All the Way to the Bottom of This Email?
We thought you’d never ask. KentuckyShow! is letting you in **for free** if you say “Louisville, It’s Possible Here!” or “I’m a Friend of Lou!” at the KentuckyShow! theater door. (And this offer’s only good between now and Derby, so don’t dilly-dally: For show times CLICK HERE.)
ALouha.
It’s no secret we’re all about the Quality of Life in Possibility City, but there are enough Left-Brainers among us who demand to know about the Quantity of Life. “Prove we are a one-of-a-kind-don’t-take-no-for-an-answer-sort-of city that gets things done with a smile,” they cry. “And then turn it into a list so we can share it with anyone who doubts how cool we are.”
So we did. And here it is:
The Top Ten Reasons Louisville’s a Top-Tier Town
1 — 21c Museum Hotel has been selected as the Number One Hotel in the United States, and Number Six hotel in the world, in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 2009.
2 — Louisville has been voted all the way to Number Two as a “Top-25 City” according to a Kiplinger.com poll. (There’s still time to fix that, though: vote now to get us back to Number One.)
3 — One of the top-three winners for “Most Improved Cities for Cycling” by Bicycling Magazine. These things go in cycles, so who knows where we’ll end up a year from now?
4 — Fourth-most “Photo-Friendly City” in the country. Got a photo of Possibility City of your own? Add it by clicking here.
5 — One of the five finalists for “America’s Foodiest” by Bon Appetit magazine. Yes, we know it’s not a real word, but we wanted to include funner stuff.
6 — AmericanStyle Magazine recently selected the St. James Court Art Show as the sixth-best art fair in the country. Not sure we’d agree, but fair’s fair.
7 — Ranked seventh in the “Best Towns of 2008” by Outside Magazine — which is a bit confusing: are we an outside contender or not?
8 — Number of miles from Willie Nelson’s heart to downtown Louisville.
9 — Heck, nobody wants to be ninth in anything, so how about this instead: Last year we finished first for having the “Best-Tasting Water in America.”
10 — And rounding out the list, West Main Street was ranked the tenth-best Main Street in the nation.
Get All Web-Two-O-y and Support Louisville
One of the best ways to visit a city before, you know, you actually visit a city, is to check it out online and see what others say. Trip Advisor is a highly respected tool in this regard, so if you want to help provide valuable content and influence others’ decisions about this city of Possibility, look no further. Simply click here.
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