Louisville Welcomes the Coolest Two Weeks in Sports

Seventy-Five Miles from All the World-Class Action — in Either Direction
If you didn’t know the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games were coming to Lexington in just 36 days, then either you don’t live in Kentucky . . . or you don’t live anywhere else on the planet. Because the Games are huge. They’re massive. They’re global. And anyone who knows anything about sport knows the world’s about to arrive on our doorstep.

Saddle up, Possibilitators: the World Equestrian Games are upon us. And although all the equine action takes place away from Louisville, we’re expecting the human action to head west for some supplemental recreation and entertainment.

Lexington’s Got the Games . . . and Louisville’s Got the Fun
Louisville’s no stranger to international accommodation — what with the Derby, the Breeders’ Cup, the Ryder Cup, and one of the world’s top-six hotels (among many other things, of course) — so we’re looking forward to sharing some of our city’s riches with this incredible gathering of sports fans and their families. Here’s a list of just a few of the nationally and internationally recognized things going on in Possibility City during the Games:

• Kentucky Opera Opening Gala
• IdeaFestival
• St. James Court Art Show
• Concours d’Elegance Car Show
• Actors Theatre “The Mystery of Irma Vep”

For a full calendar and more information, click here.

Different Courses for Different Horses
September 25 – October 10 | This is the very first time the Games have EVER been held outside Europe. So if you want to head to Lexington and see the world’s greatest equestrian athletes competing at the very highest level, you’ll be witnessing something never seen before on American soil. To learn about the individual events, which include Dressage, Driving, Endurance, Eventing, Jumping, Para Dressage, Reining, and Vaulting, click here to visit the Games’s site.

Tickets are available online by clicking here.

Friend of Lou Weather Poll

First, we think this is a place where we everyone should have a say in how things are run. So you, good citizen, get to decide whether hotter-than-normal weather is acceptable here. Vote early and often on the the Friend of Lou Weather Poll.

Once you voted add a comment below that tells us the best way to lower the city’s temperature. (Fill the Ohio with ice and bourbon; give all the polar bears and penguins at the zoo TARC bus passes; turn up the AC at the new arena and stop work on the roof until Fall gets here; and so on. You get the picture.)

The best ten ideas will receive something from the following weather-inspired pool of prizes:

• Possibility City Snowglobes
• Louisville Umbrellas
• Louisville Sweatshirts
• Louisville Water Bottles
• And more . . .

Louisville: Where Every Day Is Sunday

Oh, the Sun Shines Bright . . .
Louisville boasts four seasons a year, but nowhere in the small print does it mention months like June.

According to the National Weather Service this was the hottest June Louisville’s ever experienced; the average temperature in the city was 81.1 degrees, 6.9 degrees above normal. The previous record for was for June 1952, when the average temperature topped out at 80.6 degrees.

Now, we don’t know about you, but in a city famed for making darn near anything possible, we thought it was time someone did something beside drink iced tea and fuss.

So we took matters into our own hands. We assembled a team of researchers and meteorologists and people who wear glasses and came up with a two-pronged solution:

A City Where the Voting Is Heated
First, we think this is a place where we everyone should have a say in how things are run. So you, good citizen, get to decide whether hotter-than-normal weather is acceptable here. Just click HERE to go to the Friend of Lou Weather Poll.

Enough Hot Air — Do Something Already!
Second, this is Possibility City. There’s nothing we can’t figure out. We know that if you give enough resourceful, smart, and able people a place to share ideas, incentivize them with some sparkly objects, then a brilliant answer won’t be far behind.

So here’s the deal: Once you voted on the Friend of Lou Weather Poll, add a comment below the poll that tells us the best way to lower the city’s temperature. (Fill the Ohio with ice and bourbon; give all the polar bears and penguins at the zoo TARC bus passes; turn up the AC at the new arena and stop work on the roof until Fall gets here; and so on. You get the picture.) Just click HERE to do your bit.

Sparkly Objects
And for your troubles, dear friend, we will reward you. The best ten ideas will receive something from the following weather-inspired pool of prizes:
• Possibility City Snowglobes
• Louisville Umbrellas
• Louisville Sweatshirts
• Louisville Water Bottles
• And more. . .

Improving Forecast
Believe it or not, it gets better, because we’ll just learned about a cool way to get some hot deals. Get it? “Cool” way. “Hot” deals. Anyhow, a local Groupon-like discount service has just been launched. And if you like Groupon, you’re going to love Try It Local. Not only does it focus all of the unique businesses that make Louisville, “Possibility City,” more of the money goes back into the pockets of the local companies that are part of the program. So check it out at www.TryItLocal.com. You can thank us later.

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Did you Know . . .
Louisville is home to World’s largest manufacturer of outdoor furniture, Brown Jordan International. They make La-Z-Boy Outdoor, Martha Steward, Smith & Hawken, and Better Homes and Gardens patio furniture among others. Ahhhhh, a comfy Aegean Loose Cushion Adjustable Chaise lounge sounds good right about now.