Despite its gorgeous scenery, wonderful diversity, and close proximity to more than one University, Old Louisville has for a long time lacked certain amenities that every neighborhood should have: community spaces to gather and hold meetings or host events, sober nightlife, affordable food and beverages made in house, a venue where you can take in art, live music, and other local culture; a space that has the neighborhood’s best interests at heart. The co-op provides these things, and more. Along with a number of recurring events - a monthly poetry open mic night, a monthly comedy night, and a monthly rap and hip-hop open mic (“Beat Cypher”) - we also keep a steady flow of new events and performances (everything from acoustic singer-songwriters to experimental “noise nights”), readings and teach-ins, drag and burlesque shows, skill-shares and clothing-swaps, and just about anything else you can imagine.

Beyond entertainment, we strive to provide needed resources for underserved community members: substance abuse harm reduction supplies, safe sex supplies and emergency contraception, free HIV testing nights, and a community pantry stocked with free clothing, food items, toiletries, and other essentials.

Our pantry is always accepting donations, as is our community gift card - a pre-loaded card that can be used by any individual who needs it to pay or a snack or a drink.

If you see a need and can think of a solution, we always welcome new ideas, and are especially happy to collaborate.

Our co-op members are Black, Brown, and white; queer and trans; recovering addicts and alcoholics; with a variety of different disabilities, mental illnesses, and neurodivergences. A huge part of our mission is to provide a space where you (and we) can be yourself, feel seen and at ease, and genuinely belong.

We continuously revisit and revise our policies and practices to ensure that our space, and the people in it, are anti-racist, anti-misogynist, anti-colonialist, and anti-transphobic.

Our recruitment process prioritizes diversity and a common commitment to social justice, restorative justice, democratic governance, and a shared vision of a better world.

We support and source from BIPOC, queer and trans, woman and femme-owned vendors, artists, and professionals whenever possible.

We are committed to using whatever power we have to fight injustice and serve and uplift the oppressed.

We encourage you to ask questions and hold us accountable to these commitments.

As a co-op, we seek to create and support sustainable models. Our bylaws commit us to the “triple bottom line” principle, which places social and environmental impact on a par with profit. In practice, however, our people come first. Our goal is not to expand our business or our profits, but to operate sustainably so that we can continue to feed ourselves, our families, and our communities - in both the physical and the social/spiritual sense.