Clifton Community Council

08/11/2026

Clifton Park Tennis Court upgraded to Futsal Court
Metro Parks is upgrading the tennis courts in Clifton Park (Arlington and Charlton) to futsal or mini soccer courts. Futsal is a fast-paced 5-a-side version of soccer played on a hard surface like asphalt. Wylie Caudill, muralist, has been commissioned to paint his signature roses on the 7200 SF futsal court. Wylie began work on August 10, and you can find him in the park in the morning or evening during the next 2 weeks. He is using a special paint called stream bond which turns to asphalt when dry. He will paint the entire court with roses and when finished another company will install the futsal court lines to complete the transformation. You can follow the progress at https://www.facebook.com/wyiecaudillart/
ADDRESS: 131 N. Charlton Street. Louisville, KY 40206.

08/11/2026

🍂 Fall is just around the corner, and so are our annual Mum Sales! 🍂

Support the United Crescent Hill Ministries 60+ Program while adding beautiful color to your porch, patio, or garden!

🌼 9” Potted Mums – Just $15 each

Available Colors:
💛 Yellow
❤️ Red
💜 Purple/Pink
🧡 Orange
🤍 White

📲 To Order:
Text or email Karen Phillips
📞 (570) 313-8193
📧 [email protected]

🗓️ Order Deadline: Thursday, August 20

📍 Pick-Up Location:
United Crescent Hill Ministries
150 State St.
Louisville, KY 40206

🚗 Pick-Up Times:
Friday, September 11: 2:00–6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 12: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

💵 Payment: Cash or Check at Pickup

Every mum purchased helps support the UCHM 60+ Program, providing meals, activities, wellness programming, and meaningful connections for older adults in our community.

Thank you for helping us continue Serving Our Neighbors • Building Better Community. 🌻

07/18/2026

TREES ARE COMING TO CLIFTON
* TreesLouisville is offering yard trees to Clifton residents in partnership with Louisville’s Urban Forestry, who will be providing street trees.
* Trees provide community benefits: cooler temperatures, reduced flooding, improved mental health, lower energy costs, and more!
CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING YARD TREES:
* Willow Oak *‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo * Blackgum * Yellowwood * Redbud * PawPaw
* A small $30 fee is required to secure your species.
* What’s included: Tree, water well, mulch, and staking as needed. Residents are responsible for watering and future care Paperbark Maple
** Deadline to register July 31st
Additional trees are available for purchase
For additional questions email: [email protected]
To register, scan the QR code in the picture below.

07/03/2026

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE
SOMEONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS SCARED OF FIREWORKS.

06/25/2026

06/22/2026

August 2, 2026 New TARC Network begins Major Changes
TARC Bus Stops Remaining in Clifton
ridetarc.org/newtarcnetwork/
ridetarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bus-Stop-Changes.pdf

The New TARC Network will bring major changes for most TARC riders with new routes, route numbers, schedules, and bus stops. TARC will discontinue service at roughly half of its existing bus stops, a reduction from 3341 stops to 1911 stops. Buses will now be stopping every 3 blocks. Below is a list of bus stops remaining in Clifton.

Clifton boundaries are: Brownsboro Rd on the north, Ewing Ave on the east, I-64 on the south, and Mellwood on the west.
Route 8A/8B – every 30 minutes
Mellwood @ Frankfort
Frankfort @ State
Frankfort @ Haldeman
Frankfort @ Bellaire
Frankfort @ Clifton
Frankfort @ Jane
Frankfort @ Ewing

Bus travels from Mellwood, east on Frankfort, to Shelbyville Rd, to north on Hurstbourne Pkwy.
8A ends at Holiday Manor. 8B ends at Norton Hospital at I71 and Brownsboro Rd

Route 81 – every hour
Mellwood @ Frankfort
Brownsboro @ North Clifton
Brownsboro @ North Jane

Bus goes from Mellwood,
east on Brownsboro to Zorn,
to Country Club, to Cleveland,
to Hite, to Lindsay,
to Brownsboro to Story.

No TARC buses on Payne St in Clifton (from Charlton to Ewing)
No TARC bus stops on North Ewing between Frankfort and Brownsboro Rd.
No TARC bus stops on Clifton Ave between Frankfort and Payne St

06/19/2026

JOHN BAKER MEMORIAL SERVICE.
John Baker was 84 years old, and passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026.
== Memorial Service:
Location: United Crescent Hill Ministries, 150 State St
Date & Time: Monday, July 27, 2026, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
* John Boynton Baker was born on September 30, 1941. He grew up in Bedford, IN and graduated from Bedford High School in 1959. After a brief term at Indiana University, John ran away to California in pursuit of a bohemian lifestyle popularized by beatnik literature. John joined the Coast Guard in 1960 and achieved the rank of Yeoman before leaving military service in 1962. John was discharged in the San Francisco Bay and attended San Francisco State University, earning a graduate degree in social work.
* He developed a lifelong passion for community organizing during these pivotal years. John described the mid-1960’s in San Francisco as a hub of limitless discovery and possibility. John became increasingly disenchanted by the commercialization of the “hippie” ethos and by 1975 returned to Southern Indiana. John met his son, Christian, in 1977. His son Shelby was born in 1978.
* John continued his career in social work, specializing in vocational rehabilitation until 2008. His flexible thinking and attention to detail helped countless clients adjust to and discover meaningful work despite major life events including immigration to the US, traumatic brain injury, and job loss.
* John lived immersed in community. He served on the Clifton Community Council from (approx.) 1998-2013. He advocated affordable housing, creative development, and walkable neighborhoods. John was an intellectual and was generous with his ideas. He was also disinterested in hoarding material wealth. John forged a deeply spiritual path and was moved by mysticism.
* He is proceeded in death by his parents, Dr. S. Stanton Baker and Ruth Giegerich Baker, his stepmother, Imogene Baker, his brother, Stanton Baker, and niece, Patricia Porter. He is survived by his sons, Christian and Shelby, his grandsons, Ivan and Max, seven sisters (Margaret Ellen, Pam, Candy, Julie, Jeanette, Mary, and Beth), and a crowd of nieces and nephews. Additionally, John nurtured deep friendships along the way. He will be missed. John wanted you to know that we are not alone.
https://www.courier-journal.com/obituaries/psbn1502519