The newspaper was founded in 1990 by John Yarmuth, Robert Schulman,[2] Denny Crum (then the coach of the University of Louisville men's basketball team), and two other investors.

The paper carries various nationally syndicated columns and features such as News of the Weird and The New York Times crossword puzzle.

The paper was initially devoted to opinion and commentary, with columns by Crum, Schulman, Yarmuth, and former Louisville Courier-Journal writers Mary Cauldwell and Dudley Saunders.

[3] Yarmuth remained on board as a columnist and consultant until January 2006, when he declared himself a Democratic candidate for the Kentucky 3rd congressional district race and his column was put on indefinite hold.

[7] In August 2023, the company dissolved and the newspaper was sold to Chris Keating, operating under the name Big Lou Holdings LLC.