Stop presses: Union 15 lives and will reopen to bake pizzas yet again

Union 15, the pizza purveyor at Colonial Gardens in the South End, closed on January 21, with the owners citing a “broken economy.”

Here’s what was said then.

Union 15, the South End pizzeria at Colonial Gardens, has closed

Here’s what is being said now, because a revival is underway.

At Louisville Business First, our friend Michael L. Jones explains a fortuitous chain of events culminating in the pizzeria’s comeback.

Jeffersonville couple to reopen Union 15 Pizza in Colonial Gardens next month

Union 15, located in Colonial Gardens at 816 W. Kenwood Drive, closed in January with owners Paul and Amanda Blackburn citing a “broken economy” as the reason for the closure. On Monday, the couple announced that they had sold the business to Billy and Krissy Price, a Jeffersonville, Indiana, couple that previously ran a concession business.

The Prices plan to reopen Union 15 in March, retaining as many former employees as possible, and “tweaking” the formula very little.

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