Maggie Payette Harlow joins the Access Louisville podcast this week.
We talk to Harlow part of our celebration of women-owned businesses locally and nationally. Check our coverage in the linked stories.
During the show Harlow, who is the CEO of Signarama Downtown, tells us about the next phase of her careeer, trends in the industry and some of the local signs she is most proud of. Of course, we could resist the opportunity to ask her life has changed since her son, rapper Jack Harlow, rose to fame in recent years.
Later in the show, we talk about an economic development event in Eastern Kentucky, called the SOAR Summit (short for Shaping Our Appellation Region). We also go over upcoming changes at  the former Glenmary Country Club property in Louisville.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services.

We talk about most desired office amenities on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Several area businesses and organizations have opened new offices recently including Greater Louisville Inc. in a downtown Louisville office tower, Lemonade PR in the Butchertown neighborhood, Messer Construction in Jeffersontown and Moonbase Tango on the moon (er wait, it's in Germantown.)
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services. 

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival has grown up and found a new audience, which we talk about on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
Randy Prasse, who is president and chief operating officer of the festival, is on the show to tell us how the festival went this year. It took place during the weekend of September 16. (Our reporter Stephen Schmidt attended for a look at the event.)
If you're keeping track, Bardstown's Kentucky Bourbon Festival takes place the same weekend as Bourbon & Beyond takes place in Louisville so we talk about how those two festival vary and intermingle.
Late in the show we talk efforts to create more engaging spaces in Downtown Louisville. And we talk about challenges facing the team behind Hi-Five Doughnuts. 
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services. 

NuLu is far and away one of Louisville's most popular neighborhoods for locals and visitors alike. But that's doesn't come without a few issues.
Those are discussed on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Haley Cawthon, assistant managing editor - digital for Louisville Business First discusses some of the issues impacting the neighborhood with LBF Reporter Michael Jones. As he explains, there has been a proposal that would create a new taxing district that would address issues like cleaning up trash, assisting the unhoused and helping people feel more safe. Not everyone is onboard with the tax proposal, saying the city should already be handling this issue.
Later in the show, and speaking of people who need homes, the LBF crew talks about new affordable housing projects. One in Louisville and another in New Albany but they both seek to address community needs. LBF Reporters Ellie Tolbert and Joel Stinnett are in on that discussion.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Cawthon is filling in this week for regular host David Mann. It's available on popular services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

We go over a few recent restaurant closures around town on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
Reporter Michael L. Jones talks about the loss of Paradise American Indian Cuisine in Middletown, which had been in business for less than a year. We also talk about the closure of Six Forks Burger Co. It's owners said they're ready for a lifestyle change after running this Schnitzelburg restaurant since 2019. And finally, we discuss the closure of a Senior Iguanas location after 15 years.
Later in the show we talk about a few office moves including LG&E's plan to vacate 14 floors of the LG&E Center tower on Main Street.
And to wrap up we talk about a recent deal that sees beer giant Molson Coors buying Kentucky bourbon brand Blue Run Spirits.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services

The Boxhill Estate, a mansion in Glenview that's owned by Bellarmine University, is going on the auction block after being listed for sale for a large part of this year.
On this week's Access Louisville podcast, Haley Cawthon, assistant managing editor — digital for Louisville Business First, tells us her experience learning about the history of the house — which is a bit of a local legend.
After that, we talk about an entrepreneur who wants to distill the first bottle of bourbon in space. It's a bit of a walk — er, flight, I guess — but he believes he can age bourbon faster in orbit thus creating a 30-year flavor profile in a matter of months. The bottles, naturally, would fetch a high price among collectors of such things.
Back on earth, we talk about Drake's new location, impressions on Pig Beach BBQ, a new office building and the price of flights at Muhammad Ali International Airport. 
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services. 

We cover a couple of interesting local disputes on this week's Access Louisville podcast.
First off, Reporter Michael L. Jones tells us about a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels and the Kentucky Colonels International. The HOKC won a judgement against the KCI but it looks like an appeal is in the works.
After that we talk about a bankruptcy case for Louisville restaurant chain Green District. And after that, we talk about the closure of the Fern Valley Strike and Spare, which comes after a land sale but not without a bit of social media discord.
After that we switch gears and talk a possible IPO by Louisville health tech firm Waystar. And we go over a few restaurant and retail stories involving a new taco joint — Bakersfield coming to the Highlands; and a new retailer, BJ's Wholesale Club, coming to Jefferson Mall.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. 

We cover a little bit of everything on this week's Access Louisville podcast, including some real estate, restaurant and retail news.
Louisville Business First Reporter Ellie Tolbert tells us about the sale of an Actor's Theater Building in Downtown Louisville. We also chat about their new take on the horror classic "Dracula." Last year the theater adopted "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy" in place of the classic version.
LBF Reporter Michael Jones tells us about the sale of Joe's Older Than Dirt (don't worry it's a familiar new owner for fans of the Lyndon area bar.)
And we wrap up the show with a discussion about Greater Louisville's Best Places to Work — a project led by LBF Data Projects Editor Allison Stines.  We chat about some of the perks that helped local companies get the Best Places to Work recognition.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services

Louisville's got new places to go and new places for a bite to eat.
We talk about both on this week's Access Louisville podcast as Louisville Business First reporters Michael L. Jones and Ellie Tolbert join the show.
Jones tells us about a plan to rebuilt the Clarksville Rooster's, which was destroyed in a fire earlier this year. We also chat about a restaurant in East Louisville, Barcelona Bistro Bar, that recently (and quietly) changed hands.
We also go over Jack in the Box's plans for the area and why it makes sense of the burger chain to expand here.
Tolbert tells us about a Louisville store, Vintage Vibe, that's moving from The Highlands to NuLu. The twist is it's moving across the street from its other location (well, sorta.)
Finally we wrap up with a little development talk, including the Painter's Row residential and office building coming to the Portland Neighborhood. And we talk about a new app that's allowing property owners to lease out their vacant lots for parking. Not everyone is happy about that.
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services. 

We chat with a couple of Louisville area entrepreneurs on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Chris and Dan Ratterman, of Shady Ray's join the show.
We talk about the company's new store at Oxmoor Center, a new product line for golfers — called Green Wolf — and the company's local expansion.
As usual, this episode is not all focused just on one topic. We also chat a new app, called The Kentucky Hug, where bourbon fans can book tours at area distilleries.
And we chat about a new simulator experience for golfers in the area. 
Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on most popular podcast services, such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.