Month: April 2016

Latest Headlines April 6, 2016August 1, 2016

Kindred’s Diaz paid $14.5 million last year, and ‘Mr. Social Security’ charged with fraud

News about Louisville’s major employers; updated frequently.

KINDRED paid former CEO Paul Diaz a princely $11.6 million in special compensation last year as part of his move to vice chairman; that boosted his total to $14.5 million vs. $6 million in 2014, the company said in an SEC filing yesterday. The hospital and nursing home giant also disclosed it paid $2.2 million to buy CFO Stephen Farber‘s home in exclusive Glenview out of concern for his family’s personal safety amid a high-profile property dispute with a neighbor, the filing says; WDRB’s got background. (We track exec pay at big employers.)

In other news, Eric “Mr. Social Security” Conn is charged with defrauding the Social Security Administration out of $600 million in disability payments in Eastern Kentucky.

Executive Pay April 6, 2016May 4, 2016

Churchill chief unloads $1.5 million in stock

The gaming giant just disclosed the trade on behalf of CEO William Carstanjen.

Travel April 5, 2016June 25, 2016

What we loved for brunch in Buenos Aires

An occasional look at premium travel from Louisville.

Where: Buenos Aires. When: Nov. 2-16. Airline: Delta. Route: Louisville to Atlanta to Buenos Aires. How much: $4,212 per person for mixed class (business and first). Delta reservations.

Top: Fresh fruit, granola and yogurt at Adorado Social Club in Buenos Aires’ Palermo Hollywood neighborhood. $9.

Related: TripAdvisor’s Buenos Aires page, where you can read more about restaurants in the trendy Palermo neighborhood. Airbnb Buenos Aires rentals. And 36 hours in Buenos Aires.

Food and Dining April 5, 2016May 11, 2016

0ca863_44deb99076b242b594d6e62129ce402b Boulevard‘s favorite shrimp and grits appetizer at Jack Fry’s (“The best night in town”) promises all this: sautéed shrimp, grits, red eye gravy, cremini mushrooms, tomatoes, and country ham. $13. (All the menus.)

Wayback News April 5, 2016August 28, 2016

40 years ago: How much was that TV in the window?

smaller-cj-ad In the Derby Day 1976 issue of The Courier-Journal, Sun Television and Appliances at 725 E. Broadway advertised a Magnavox TV for a sky-high $499.76. (Free chicken and Coke were part of the bait, apparently.)

It looks even worse in 2016 dollars: $2,083, according to our friends at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, today over at Best Buy on Shelbyville Road, the top-selling smart TV, a 40″ Insignia, is only $270. (But it’s bring-your-own-food-and-drink.)

And Sun Television and Appliances? RIP.

Food and Dining April 5, 2016May 11, 2016

A small Blue Dog Bakery red eye this morning: $3.18. Tip: 82 cents.

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