A case of the Mondays

I don’t know about you, but today just wasn’t the best. Some of the people in my office seemed to feel the same way too – chatter around the lunch table was truncated to the basics: the weather, comments on our brown bag contents, etc. Whether from stress, lack of sleep, physical discomfort (we’ve got a stomach bug that’s made it’s way around), we all seemed to feel in a rut.

In case you might be feeling a bit funky as well, here are some highlights that should put a little more perk in your day:

Ohio River Valley Pantyhose to the Rescue! (via Ohio River Radio Consortium)

“Freedom School” in Jeffersonville seeking to improve literacy rate and children’s engagement in reading (via Evening News and Tribune)

Sustainable Living Fair promotes “green” and healthy living (via Courier Journal)

A new pet adoption center opens in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) — A new environmentally friendly, $2.6 million pet adoption center in Louisville is nearly complete, giving officials hope of increasing pet adoptions and minimizing animal euthanization. Read more here.

via WAVE 3

I think it was called Street Ball Showdown when I was a kid

Well, it’s that time of year again – summer heat and lots of b-ball. Downtown Louisville’s Hoop it Up was today and will continue tomorrow as well. I had no idea it was played around the country – there’s a website just for the Hoop It Up tour.

via Fox 41

Nonprofit Panera restaurant shows people are ‘basically good’

CLAYTON, Mo. — As the first crowd of customers filed into Panera Co.’s nonprofit restaurant here, only the honor system kept them from taking all the food they wanted for free. Read more here.

via Courier Journal

Artificial Cat Legs Help Kitty Walk Again

Thanks to modern technology, a cat in England has been giving two artificial hind legs! Read this uplifting story here!

via Jezebel
Thanks to Andrew U. for submitting this good news!

Council members “find” a million bucks!

Louisville Metro Council members found an extra $1 million to help 43 nonprofit agencies that provide services for poor people — while cutting money for several projects the mayor preferred — as part of next year’s $494 million budget the council will officially approve Thursday night. Read more about who’s benefiting from this here.

via Courier Journal
Thanks to Andrew U. for submitting this good news!

Cool photos of Camp Taylor

I always enjoy looking at old photos – especially of places I know, like Louisville. It’s interesting to see how things used to be and how much they’ve morphed as society has changed.

This exhibit combines two things I love: old photos and awesome architecture! The Camp Zachary Taylor Historical Society will be exhibiting a New, Photographic Exhibit this summer at the Conrad Caldwell House Museum in St. James Court.

For more information, click here.

via Louisville History & Issues

Have you been to the zoo lately?

If not, you should plan to go this summer! There’s a lot of events on the Louisville Zoo’s calendar, including Dino-mite Movie Night on July 10 and the 7th Annual Brew at the Zoo & Wine Too on August 28.

And don’t miss the adorable baby giraffe, Crosby, while you’re there!

Louisville Free Public Library receives well-deserved grant

The Louisville Free Public Library is set to be a beneficiary of the E.ON U.S. grant to the Library Foundation!  The money will be distributed to the children’s library, teen library, auditorium, multi-purpose meeting room, adult literacy classroom, adult education work center, and the Job Shop expansion, among other things.  Read the entire story here.

via Courier Journal

Could your neighborhood use a NatureScape Grant?

Funded by Louisville Metro’s Brightside, NatureScape Grants are designed to help neighborhood groups and other non-profits keep the public spaces of the community looking its best by connecting your group with the needed resources to create the beautification project of your choosing.

Check out the grant criteria and application process here!

via Brightside