Category Archives: Press

We are still so excited about Lamar Jackson winning the Heisman Award that we cannot get the smiles off of our faces.  We know that the students have finals this week but know that we are proud of what the … Continue reading →

We will be closed Thursday, November 24th so that we can spend Thanksgiving together as a family.  We will reopen Friday, the 25th at 11am as usual. We wish you and yours a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.  

We are so grateful to Jere Downs for including us in her article in the Courier Journal and encouraged by the response. In order to help everyone get their orders in for the Holidays, we will be accepting personal checks … Continue reading →

Shirley Mae’s is honored to be ranked #6 in the country on the Winner Winner Chicken Dinner episode of Food Paradise.  Thank you to crew that shot and edited our segment.  The episode is available through YouTube and on iTunes and … Continue reading →

Shirley Mae’s is proud to host our 24th Annual Trick or Treat Safe Zone on October 31, 2016 from 6-9pm.  We invite patrons and groups to donate candy or set up tables to hand out candy themselves.  Depending on the … Continue reading →

The Annual Smoketown GetDown will be held Friday, September 16th from 4pm – 10pm @ the corner of Shelby and Lampton Streets.  It will feature local food, live music and dancing and beer from West Sixth Brewing.    

On Friday, Sept. 16, at 11 a.m. the gloves statue honoring Muhammad Ali will be rededicated in Smoketown in its new location at Hancock between Lampton and Jacob streets.

I love Mayor Greg Fischer and all the things he is doing to make Louisville a better city including recycling.  Now it is time for us to do our part and we need your help.  We have purchased orange top recycling … Continue reading →

Rhiannon Walker of ESPN’s Undefeated, spotlights the black jockeys that dominated the early years of the Kentucky Derby.  In her story ‘The Reign of the Black Jockey’ she ask Shirley Mae for her input.  Here is the link: http://theundefeated.com/videos/the-reign-of-the-black-jockey-kentucky-derby-belmont-stakes/

I don’t think I have ever seen a funeral procession that felt more like a parade for a champion but I guess that was what it was… I appreciate how accessible the family made themselves to us.  For one day … Continue reading →