Food writer Robin Garr’s 20-year affiliation with LEO Weekly has concluded
The Spring 2025 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online (or read it at issuu). In early January, Louisville Public Media’s Breya Jones filed a story about the alternative newspaper LEO Weekly’s difficulties (old hands recall that “LEO” stands for Louisville Eccentric Observer). LEO Weekly fires remaining editors, down to one editorial staffer Alt-weekly newspaper LEO is down to just one content-focused staffer after the remaining two editors were fired earlier this week. Erica Rucker was the editor-in-chief at LEO Weekly until Jan. 9. She told LPM News that the day prior Big Lou Holdings owner Chris Keating instructed her, via email, to fire her digital media editor. LEO Weekly’s content staff was previously made up of Rucker, a digital editor and one staff writer. Rucker followed through with Keating’s request Jan. 8, only to find herself locked out of LEO email and...Read more