It's the first microforest in the west end and the second in the city.Â
Soon, the historic woods of Iroquois Park will glow with thousands of hand-carved pumpkins created by local artists for the fall tradition.
The Mayor's Office of Sustainability held the city's first community-wide Earth Fest celebration event at Alberta O. Jones Park in the California neighborhood.Â
The reimagined park will have new amenities like a timber playground, picnic pavilion, fitness stations and a new basketball park.
On Sunday, the Parks Alliance of Louisville unveiled the "Thriving Community" mural at the park.
Here are a selection of events, markets, concerts and more happening Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6.
Groundbreaking for the updated park is scheduled for early 2025, with a completion date of Summer 2025.
She was a pioneering civil rights champion and attorney.
This weekend marks the second annual Alberta O. Jones Park Day.
Alberta O. Jones was the first Black woman to pass the Kentucky Bar. She then became Louisville's first female prosecutor in 1965. Jones was a national leader in civil rights activism.