5 Hotels That Are Remaking LouisvilleKentucky’s largest city is in the midst of a hotel boom—with both renovations and new builds sprouting up. One hundred years ago, the Brown Hotel opened in Louisville, Kentucky, resplendent with gilded ceilings and encrusted walls in a purpose-built Georgian Revival building that’s since been added to the national register. It would be nearly 85 years before another Louisville hostelry gained as much attention: the 21c Museum Hotel. An adaptive reuse of several 19th-century warehouses that featured interiors by architect… Click here to read more
New boutique motel opens in Bardstown, bringing ‘nostalgia’ to bourbon countryBARDSTOWN, Ky. (WDRB) -- People long for the Great American road trip, and the Bardstown Motor Lodge is here for it. Directly across from my Old Kentucky Home in Bardstown, the 70-year-old former Parkview Motel was recently purchased by Weyland Ventures and redone by Louisville-based Common Bond Hotel Collection, its 35 rooms now mid-century modern pops of color. Carrie Osting, enjoying a staycation from Louisville this week, loved the unique spot in Bardstown. "We like it. It's cool. I like… Click here to read more
Plans for courthouse hotel to preserve history of landmarkA boutique hotel coming to the center of Elizabethtown’s downtown received clearance Thursday from the city’s Historic Preservation Commission. The hotel, which will honor the history of the former H.B. Fife Courthouse, is expected to have 25 rooms over three floors with a restaurant and bar on the third level, according to a presentation by representatives of Weyland Ventures. “The third floor that was the old courtroom and judge’s chambers, that’s been carved up into offices,” said Ashlyn Ackerman, head… Click here to read more
Former Elizabethtown courthouse takes next step to becoming hotelELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WDRB) -- After approval from the Historical Preservation Commission, the former Hardin County Courthouse in downtown Elizabethtown is another step closer to becoming a boutique hotel. Weyland Ventures, which is designing the hotel, presented some of the renderings to the commission Thursday. Plans for the hotel include 25 rooms throughout three stories. A restaurant and bar are planned for the third floor. The courtroom and judge's chambers were once located on the same floor. Most of the renovations… Click here to read more
Groundbreaking to be held Friday for Paducah’s City Block ProjectPADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Friday, January 27 for Paducah’s City Block Project. According to a release from the city, the ceremony will be at 2 p.m. in the block of Second Street, Broadway, Water Street and Jefferson. Governor Andy Beshear will join Paducah Mayor George Bray and other city leaders for the groundbreaking. In 2020, the city of Paducah and Weyland Ventures signed a development grant. Details have now been finalized and the first phase… Click here to read more
Tenant Tasting Experience Poured It On-Weyland Ventures treated tenants of its residential properties to a special Tenant Tasting event, featuring Rabbit Hole Distillery, on Thursday, Aug. 23, at The Henry… Read More
Bizwomen Mentoring Monday-Virtual Event-Join Louisville Business First on February 22th, at 9:30 am, for this one-of-a-kind event that brings together women in a virtual coaching atmosphere. Mariah Gratz will… Read More
Tenant Tasting Experience Poured It On - Weyland Ventures treated tenants of its residential properties to a special Tenant Tasting event, featuring Rabbit Hole Distillery, on Thursday, Aug. 23, at The Henry… Read More