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ER! ·DAY·EV BEST in Clifton Well look at that — the Crescent Hill Reservoir installed waterslides. Splash. Nothing like a morning swim with those famous reservoir dolphins. (It's my perfect day. There are dolphins, all right?) Don't need an imagination at Blue Dog Bakery for breakfast: a pizza with feathery poached eggs, arugula and crisp bacon, plus French toast with maple syrup and blueberries (on this day, there is no way it is not the special). The bloody Mary, which comes with a beer shooter, makes me question all of those sentences I've written about the Outlook Inn's notorious version in the Highlands. From Blue Dog, I hop a CSX train that carries passengers. The locomotive blares its whistle, and the residents rejoice (again, it's a fantasy). For some reason, the annual Easter parade and the St. Joseph Children's Home picnic are both under way. Church gambling on Easter. Amen. The train drops me at Carmichael's, which has become the busiest local bookstore in the United States, hardly able to keep titles on its shelves. Customers scramble to get their mitts on the Jennifer Lawrence biography I just fnished. Oh, and Jennifer Lawrence is now my second wife. (Fantasy or not, my actual wife might be cool with this.) From the bookstore, I buy some abstract paintings at B. Deemer Gallery that I can now afford with the money from the Jennifer Lawrence biography and Easter gambling winnings. At the Wine Rack, owner John Johnson is hosting a red wine tasting in my honor. He tells me that I can fll my growlers with beer for free. For the rest of my life. Next door, at Dark Star Tavern, bluegrass band the White Russians ask me to join in. I pick up a banjo, burn the strings like Earl Scruggs. It also happens to be Fat Friday, free trolleys fying — literally fying; these are airplane trolleys that bypass all traffc — down Frankfort Avenue. I have my dream lunch: a double with bacon and all 4,000 toppings at Bluegrass Burgers, fsh tacos at El Mundo (now bottling and selling that crack masquerading as a chipotle aioli), beers on the Vint patio, BYOB wine on the patio at Grape Leaf, pommes frites at a European-style curbside table at Caffe Classico and beers at the Irish Rover, on that ledge that overlooks the street. Eh, what the hell — on to dinner. Basa for giant salt-andpepper Gulf Coast prawns and shaking beef, chicken and waffes lightly lacquered with maple syrup at the Silver Dollar. At Bourbons Bistro, the waiter pours free 23-yearold Pappy Van Winkle instead of water. Comfy Cow as an entrée. The sushi chef cooks for me at my table at Osaka. Apocalypse Brew Works gives me free kegs of its peppery beer called Fallout Dust. Today also happens to be Halloween (ghouls crawl all over Hillcrest Avenue) and the Fourth of July (freworks at the Peterson-Dumesnil House put Thunder over Louisville to shame). I live on Franck Avenue, right off Frankfort (this is true), and at the end of my street stands an empty building, the neglected guts of what resembles an old service station. I end my night there. Because now it's a beer garden. — Josh Moss 58 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 6.13 Tangerine Closet (2011) Clique Waxing Boutique (2010) 2359 Frankfort Ave. // 742-7622 thetangerinecloset.com A tiny but substantial women's boutique offering stylish and unique clothing and accessories. 2846 Frankfort Ave. // 895-3993 cliquelouisville.com "From brows to Brazilians," its website says, this is the place (and a tony one at that) "for all of your waxing and threading needs." HOME FURNiSHiNGS Crescent Hill Branch Library Candyjacks (1991) 3300 Frankfort Ave. // 618-3339 Nicely arranged and stocked store for used furniture and home accessories. Crescent Hill Trading Co. (2003) 2720 Frankfort Ave. // 896-6110 crescenthilltradingco.com This second- and third-hand store buys and sells everything from bicycles to dining room tables. Fabulous Finds (1993) 2101 Frankfort Ave. // 893-3635 An upscale resale shop whose profts are donated to the Heuser Hearing & Language Academy. Just Creations (1990) 2722 Frankfort Ave. // 897-7319 justcreations.org A Fair Trade not-for-proft, Just Creations sells dry goods made in Third World countries, making customers feel good about their consumption for a change. Scott F. Nussbaum Antiques (1908) 2762 Frankfort Ave. // 574-1793 lfpl.org The reading room may be the most comfortable in the city. Five Star Tattoo (2010) 2208 Frankfort Ave. // 895-7298 fvestartattoo.com Stealing a little of Bardstown Road's bohemian glow, Five Star has kept Frankfort abuzz since it opened. Headliners Music Hall (1998) 1386 Lexington Road // 584-8088 headlinerslouisville.com Headliners gets national acts before they blow up, which means you get to see them in a smaller venue at a reasonable price. Jerry Heston Hairdressing (1994) 2708 Frankfort Ave. // 897-5553 Sit back and get a hypnotizing head massage, complete with Aveda scalp oil aromatherapy. That's the routine pre-shampoo treatment at Jerry Heston. (1972) 2036 Frankfort Ave. // 894-9292 nussbaumantiques.com The Nussbaum family has been in the antiques business for a century, and the shop is loaded with 18th-century and later treasures. Jordan Clines (2010) Urban Farmhouse Market (2011) Kaviar Forge & Gallery (1985) 2842 Frankfort Ave. // 690-3100 jordanclinesjewelers.com New and estate jewelry and a smidgen of vintage home or offce accessories. 2830 Frankfort Ave. // 384-5434 theurbanfarmhousemarket.com The store's name says it all: rural-inspired accessories for modern urban (most likely suburban) homes. 1718 Frankfort Ave. // 561-0377 craigkaviar.com The hot, grimy forge in back yields heavy-metal treasures sold in the gallery. ATTRACTiONS Kentucky School for the Blind Clifton Center (1995) 2117 Payne St. // 896-8480 cliftoncenter.org WFPK, the local public radio station, hosts free concerts on the waterfront during the warm months. In the winter, those shows move inside the Clifton Center. Amazing acoustics. (1842) 1867 Frankfort Ave. // 897-1583 ksb.k12.ky.us The Kentucky School for the Blind teaches blind or visually impaired Kentucky students in grades K-12 on a 15-acre campus complete with dorms. Its neighbor is the 155-year-old American Printing House for the Blind (895-2405; aph.org). EVERYTHiNG ELSE Mellwood Art and Entertainment Center (2003) A Reader's Corner (1997) 1860 Mellwood Ave. // 895-3650 mellwoodartcenter.com This former meat-packing plant has been renovated into a 360,000-square-foot home to more than 200 artist studios, shops and galleries. 2044 Frankfort Ave. // 897-5578 areaderscorner.com Enticingly located in a turn-of-the-century storefront, this well-stocked used, remaindered and special-order book shop is as comfortable as your dad's fannel shirt. Architype Gallery (2008) 1764 Frankfort Ave. // 896-8050 architypegallery.com Smacking of less-is-more sophistication, its walls are sprinkled with original handbags and accessories designed by owners Charlotte Stengel and Dena Wilson. B. Deemer Gallery (1990) Sister Dragonfy (1993) 2021 Frankfort Ave. // 899-7625 This cute little shop is the place to fnd inexpensive-but-well-crafted jewelry, edgy clothing and nods to folk art. L&N; Trains & Things (1997) 2115 Frankfort Ave. // 897-9005 Folks bitten by the miniature-railroad bug consider this Louisville's little piece of paradise. 2650 Frankfort Ave. // 896-6687 bdeemer.com Situated in the heart of Crescent Hill, B. Deemer is a good place to look for landscapes and cityscapes, including the work of Martin Rollins. Vines and Canines (2012) Carmichael's Bookstore (1978 The Wine Rack (2003) (1999 this store)) 2720 Frankfort Ave. // 896-6950 carmichaelsbookstore.com Conscientious selections and a fercely loyal customer base keep this independent shop at the top of local bookstores. 1760 Frankfort Ave. // 409-5141 vinesandcanines.com Wine and pet store that allows you to sit and sip alongside your four-legged friend. 2632 Frankfort Ave. // 721-9148 wineshoplouisville.com Along with a great assortment of wines, the attractive shop sells beer by the growler, has a nice selection of food items and a cute courtyard for impromptu concerts.