Evansville Living

02/11/2024

Explore the wilderness in Kalispell, Montana and Glacier National Park 🏔🌲

Glacier National Park is on many travelers’ bucket list, including mine. One of the 10 most visited of the country’s National Park Service, it also features the world’s first International Peace Park and its first transboundary International Dark Sky Park, as it shares a border with Waterton L...

02/11/2024

Meet Erin Tobey and Jeff Grant, the creative forces behind Hopscotch Coffee in Bloomington, Indiana ☕

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01/11/2024

Many know of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but Evansville’s 1934 prototype of his Usonian style continues to fly under the radar. Tour the Peters-Margedant House on Nov. 2.

Many know of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but Evansville’s 1934 prototype of his Usonian style continues to fly under the radar — hopefully, says curator Emily Wilderman, not for much longer. Evansville resident and Wright collaborator William Wesley Peters built the 552-square-foot curio...

01/11/2024

Celebrate Día de los Mu***os, Diwali, plus more events this weekend! 💀

Celebrate Día de los Mu***os and Diwali, plus more events and activities throughout the weekend in Evansville, Indiana.

01/11/2024

French Lick Resort's 50 Days of Lights has it all: two magical tree lighting ceremonies, family-friendly activities, dazzling decorations and a half-million holiday lights. 🎄✨

Whether it’s already a family tradition or the start of something new, make plans at frenchlick.com to see this holiday wonderland and capture the spirit of the season! 🎁

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween from Evansville Living! 👻 How will you spend the evening before All Hallows' Day? Send us your best pics!

31/10/2024

Evansville native Shane Lawrence has been singing with The 5th Dimension since June, but he's had a tune in his heart since childhood. Read more about Shane's experience with the "champagne soul" group at the "online exclusives" link in bio ahead of Saturday's show at the Victory Theatre.

When 1960s pop vocal group The 5th Dimension takes the Victory Theatre stage on Nov. 2, a familiar voice will be singing along. Shane Lawrence, a 1994 Reitz Memorial High School graduate, joined the singing group in June and has performed with it around Southern California. Now, the quintet is visit...

31/10/2024

Make a visit to a local voting center one of your stops today. Early voting for Tuesday's general election is open through Nov. 4!

We’re broaching a significant election season, with local, state, and federal offices on the ballot. Early voting already is underway for Vanderburgh County’s primary election on Tuesday, May 7, which will determine the candidates who will advance to the 2024 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

30/10/2024

Decorating for the holidays? Take a page from Evan and Elvira's playbook. Get to know Evansville Bones. 💀

Spooky season is upon us, and last year, Cameron Meadows decided to get into the spirit by erecting a 10-foot-tall plastic skeleton peeping over a fence at her

30/10/2024

Saturday's tree plantings in Tepe Park and Goosetown Park are the first step toward the Evansville Forest Alliance's goals of promoting urban revitalization and improving socio-economic imbalances between neighborhoods. Learn more about EFA here ⤵

As Evansville’s urban landscape ideals evolve, underserved neighborhoods sometimes have been left behind. As of February, four agencies have joined forces to create the Evansville Forest Alliance, which will help beautify these communities.

29/10/2024

Few are aware of Iroquois Gardens’ significance: the history of its development, and the creative genius who built it. Learn more about homebuilder Gale Bradford’s ingenuity in the latest issue of Evansville Business.

ew neighborhoods in Evansville are as instantly recognized as Iroquois Gardens. Tucked in an area south of the Lloyd Expressway to Lincoln Avenue, just west of the Green River

28/10/2024

Craft coffee, calm colors, and connected creativity? Blackstrap Media employees enjoy all this and more. Get a glimpse of the full-service marketing agency's North Main office in the latest issue of Evansville Business. ⤵

https://www.evansvilleliving.com/creative-connectivity/

28/10/2024

Happy National Chocolate Day! Pop a few Bourbon Bonbons — in flavors like peppermint crunch, mint julep, or pumpkin spice — made by a pair of former Evansville residents.

On a recent autumn afternoon, Ken and Melissa Robinson were up to their elbows in chocolate. Fashioning delicate treats from flavorful cacao and infusing them with the subtle hint of bourbon, the bonbon business keeps their Lexington, Kentucky, factory space bustling. “This is the beginning of the...

26/10/2024

One last weekend of spooky season shenanigans! 👻 Find all kinds of chills and thrills here ⤵️

Don’t be scared to head to these Halloween-themed weekend events from throughout Evansville and the Tri-State area.

25/10/2024

The Hope Gallery's mosaic for SWIRCA & More — as glimpsed in the September/October issue — is finished. Read the heartwarming story behind the multi-agency collaboration.

https://www.evansvilleliving.com/finished-product/

25/10/2024

Fans of pickleball, satire, dogs, vintage shopping, volunteering, and more won't want to miss this weekend’s lineup of activities. ⤵

https://www.evansvilleliving.com/evansville-living-weekend-guide/

24/10/2024

The University of Southern Indiana is planning three days of festivities marking the 30th anniversary of its Multicultural Center. Read more about the center and celebrations ⤵

The University of Southern Indiana's Multicultural Center marks 30 years on campus with a weekend celebration.

24/10/2024

At tonight's Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library SPEAK lecture, author Victoria Christopher Murray shares her surprise — and determination — in uncovering the stories that led to writing her historical novels "The Personal Librarian" and "The First Ladies."

Victoria Christopher Murray understands there are hidden gems in American history, and like an archeologist, she’s on a mission to bring them to light. Two of the New York Times best-selling author’s books unearth such stories and will be the topic of her appearance at Evansville Vanderburgh Pub...

23/10/2024

Once on track for a job in international relations, Erika Taylor instead channeled a law career into helming the YWCA Evansville: "When somebody tells you that you can get paid to do what you already are passionate about, it’s a win-win.” Read more ⤵

https://www.evansvilleliving.com/erika-taylor/

23/10/2024

Join two congregations Oct. 26 as they tour new exhibits at the Evansville African American Museum and share the experience of their own pilgrimage to The Legacy Sites, as featured in the July/August issue.

https://www.evansvilleliving.com/journey-for-truth/

22/10/2024

After nearly three years leading Explore Evansville — and eight in the River City — Alexis Berggren is moving on. She tells Evansville Business about the achievements she's most proud of. Read more ⤵

Explore Evansville President and CEO Alexis Berggren has resigned, effective at the year’s end, to become general manager of the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina. Berggren arrived in Evansville in 2017 as general manager of Old National Events Plaza. Five years later, she took over as...

22/10/2024

The University of Southern Indiana’s Health Professions Center is getting a $49 million upgrade, including an exterior facelift, auditorium, and a dozen new labs. Here's an overview of the project.

Redesigns and renovations in progress at the University of Southern Indiana’s Health Professions Center will make a “bold statement,” Interim President Steve Bridges says. Big changes are coming to the building near USI’s front entrance. Upon completion, those steering off Lloyd Expressway i...

21/10/2024

Happy ! Thankfully, you don't have to invent a legally risky time machine to relive favorite memories. Editor Kristen K. Tucker shares how she's using digitized slides to preserve treasured family photos.

They give us those nice bright colors They give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away. — “Kodachrome,” from “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon,” Paul Simon (1973) ___...

20/10/2024

There’s more to the lore and legend of Blacksburg, Virginia, than just the Hokies. Here's how to experience agritourism, culture, and the outdoors, as well as Tech life, on your next adventure east.

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19/10/2024

Author Victoria Christopher Murray enjoys digging up stories about unsung leaders. Her Oct. 24 SPEAK lecture, in part, encourages others to find their community’s “hidden figures.”

Victoria Christopher Murray understands there are hidden gems in American history, and like an archeologist, she’s on a mission to bring them to light. Two of the New York Times best-selling author’s books unearth such stories and will be the topic of her appearance at Evansville Vanderburgh Pub...