A few businesses in Butchertown and Downtown have been given low interest loans by the government to help renovate old buildings. One new restaurant to open in Butchertown will be called "The Blind Pig." Appetizing, considering that Butchertown is the home of a controversial meat packing plant. With its odorous air pollution, the JBS plant offends not just residents of the neighborhood, but people (like me) who have to ride their bikes through the brown cloud everyday to get from one side of the city to the other.
An article about the loans:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091118/BUSINESS/911180404/1008/NEWS01/Butchertown+restaurant+gets+city+loan
An article about the Butchertown controversy:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091118/OPINION01/911180372/Butchertown+battle
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