This is a pivotal moment for west Louisville. There's a track & field complex planned, a new YMCA in the works, and the renovation of Beecher Terrace. But as property values rise, so do property taxes, and that can be a hardship for the people already living there. Is this revitalization? Or gentrification? Here Today will track the changes in Louisville's West End, and tell the stories of the people who call it home.
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The World Still Goes Around And Round
Earlier this year, we set out to take a deep look at why Louisville's West End is changing -- and how. In this last episode of Here Today, we address the uncertainty that lies ahead, and how that could affect the people who live west of Ninth Street.
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A Rose Is Still A Rose
Just as we started working on Here Today, our colleagues on In Conversation, WFPL's weekly talk show, did an episode about the investments coming to west Louisville.
After the show aired, the station got this email from a listener:
Please stop calling the West End "West Louisville!" There is another town, way down river from here, called West Louisville. Here in the Metro, we have the South End and the East End and the West End. Calling the latter by another town's name further acts to make it "other" and not belonging to all of us in the South End, where I grew up, and the East End, where I now reside.
After some lively conversation, we decided that on Here Today, we would use both terms, "west Louisville" and "the West End," interchangeably, but the conversation didn't end there. We started asking folks we interviewed for the show which term they use, and why.
On this episode, you'll hear some of those answers. And we'll speak to a linguist who's from Louisville, about how the language we use shapes the way we think and feel.
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The House I Live In (I Bought It)
Homeownership has been touted as "the American dream" for decades -- and some advocates say it's also the way to prevent gentrification in west Louisville.
It's Hard Out Here For A Renter
Changes in the West End are affecting the people who live there — the majority of whom are renters.
Diggin' on Beecher Terrace
Archaeology helps tell a story even older than Beecher Terrace.
Can't Find My Way Home
Last week we talked about the "big four" West End investments. This week, we focus in on the biggest: the over $200 million dollar redevelopment of Beecher Terrace.
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ChicagoGuyz , 03/05/2020
Hope new episodes are coming
Great podcast. Love the deep story. Any new episodes coming soon?
Maestra Wilson , 06/16/2018
Deep Dive into Louisville
My husband and I are getting ready to move to Louisville next week (I write this in a Chicago apartment full of boxes) and I just listened to the first podcast. I'm excited to be able to use Recut to learn about politics and perspectives in Louisville. I am also a white woman who was just hired by JCPS (and is used to being one of the few white teachers at my school in Chicago) and appreciated the first episode about the challenges of grooming young POC to go into education. I'm hooked and will keep listening!
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