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Frankfort Avenue: Louisville's New Hub for Korean Food and Culture

LEO Weekly

Frankfort Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky has emerged as a growing hub for Korean food and culture, with several Korean-owned restaurants and businesses opening along the corridor in recent years. The opening of CM Chicken — a Korean fried chicken chain with roughly 50 U.S. locations — added to an existing cluster that includes Cafe KIWA, a Korean café offering traditional brunch, and Miki's Karaoke Bar, which serves tteokbokki, bulgogi, kimbap, and flavored soju alongside its entertainment offerings. Business owners and community members have expressed hope that Frankfort Avenue could evolve into Louisville's version of a Koreatown, with Korean cuisine and culture reaching the city through dishes like rice cakes in spicy broth, yuzu tea, and Korean barbecue. The street's diverse culinary identity and walkable character have attracted entrepreneurs looking for a neighborhood with an existing food-focused audience.

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Tragedy Strikes in Colorado as Man Dies from Pet Gila Monster Bite

CNN

A Colorado man died in February 2024 after being bitten by a Gila monster he illegally kept as a pet — believed to be the first such death in the United States in nearly a century. Christopher Ward, 34, was found by his girlfriend with the lizard latched onto his hand at their Lakewood home just before midnight on February 12. Ward was bitten for approximately four minutes before seeking medical attention and was placed on life support, dying four days later.

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MSU Students Rally Against Gun Violence at State Capitol

Spartan Newsroom

Following the mass shooting on the Michigan State University campus on February 13, 2023 — which left three students dead and five others injured — MSU students organized a rally at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on February 20. The protest called on state lawmakers to pass gun control legislation, including universal background checks and red flag laws. Student leaders addressed the crowd and shared personal accounts of sheltering in place during the shooting.

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Dog-friendly Bars Win Legal Battle Against Florida Department of Health

WUSF Public Media

In June 2023, an administrative law judge ruled in favor of two Florida dog-friendly bars — Pups Pub Tampa and Pups Pub Orlando — in their legal battle against the Florida Department of Health. The Department had attempted to block dogs from the establishments citing sanitation regulations, but the judge found the agency had not properly gone through the required rulemaking process to enforce the ban.

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Alaska's Agriculture: Entrepreneur Tarn Coffey's Unique Bet on Corn and Beyond

Anchorage Press

Tarn Coffey is an Anchorage-based entrepreneur who made an unlikely bet: growing sweet corn commercially in Nenana, Alaska. After noticing that the region's long summer days produced enough heat to mature corn outdoors, Coffey spent a decade growing it in his backyard before scaling up. In 2022 he won 225 acres of state land at auction and planted his first commercial crops in spring 2023.

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