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Diorama Greeting Cards
September 2, 2010 :: 3:41 pm
The folks at Spitfire Girl have taken the old greeting card model and given it a new dimension–literally! Each shadowbox greeting “card” is a three-dimensional world unto itself. They’re all handmade with love and ready for your personal greeting. Includes a custom mailing envelope–just add postage and drop it in the mail! They’re perfect for (read more…)
Colonel Bibs
September 2, 2010 :: 3:35 pm
Get those little Colonels-in-training ready to look the part with a Colonel Bib by BibelWurth. Perfect for fast-food fried chicken, or any other variety of food that’s likely to make a mess. Printed on American Apparel bibs.
The Lazy Man’s Halloween Costume
August 27, 2010 :: 12:53 pm
Everyone wants to look as dapper as Colonel Sanders. It’s an indisputable science fact of the universe. But the traditional haberdashery befitting of a Kentucky Colonel is cost prohibitive for your average Joe Ten Piece. (Do you know how much a quality bolo tie goes for? More than a WHY Louisville T-shirt, that’s for sure.) (read more…)
Nobody puts Swayze in a corner
August 26, 2010 :: 2:05 pm
Got an ugly baby? Of course not. But if you did, you could pretty him/her up with a little Swayze. What a cute way to ’80s up the little one. (By Barnyard Designs.)
A One Way Ticket to Fist City
August 20, 2010 :: 12:47 pm
Kentucky’s favorite Coal Miner’s Daughter is now immortalized in this new ladies’ tee (designed by Melody Dennison). A word of advice: stay away from Loretta Lynn’s man, or you’ll be booking yourself an all-expenses-paid vacation to beautiful Fist City, courtesy of Loretta Lynn Airlines. Don’t believe us? Just check out this file footage:
Are you ready for 8/29?
August 16, 2010 :: 1:26 pm
At precisely 8:29 on August 29, 2010, a meandering mass of the living dead will crawl its way down Bardstown Road and converge upon Bearno’s Pizza. How do we among the living stay safe? By showing a little support! The official T-shirt of the 2010 Louisville Zombie Attack was designed by Drew Zipp and is (read more…)
Welcome to the new WHYLouisville.com!
August 11, 2010 :: 5:06 pm
We’ve got a new home on the Web. It’s the same old address, but an all-new look. Feel free to let us know if you run into any rough spots. We’re still breakin’ her in.
Hootie-hoo
August 11, 2010 :: 3:11 pm
Check out our punlarious new ladies’ tee, y’all. Design by mperfect.
New Items From Hound Dog Press
August 2, 2010 :: 3:15 pm
We’ve got new letterpress postcards and greeting cards thanks to the boys down at Hound Dog Press, your friendly neighborhood letterpress shop located right in downtown Louisville. Greeting Cards (available exclusively at WHY Louisville!) include: “Happy Birthday” with Fleur-de-Lis “Hello” with Kentucky Outline “The Real Home of Abraham Lincoln” “Merci Beaucoup” with Fleur-de-Lis Postcards include: (read more…)
Attractions & Oddities
July 20, 2010 :: 2:10 pm
All of the strange and wonderful things you find at WHY Louisville now have their own home on the Web. Check out our new Attractions & Oddities page to learn more about The Bearwolf, our spinning Wheel of Awesome, the Mysterious Half Door, and other fun WHY Louisville-isms.

