Articles in: Local Culture

It’s easy to get to know Evansville. The city is easy-going, congenial, and straightforward. We’re also informed and happy to share what...

World War II fueled Evansville’s economic prosperity well into the 1950s, and the expanding population led to a major increase in citywide...

Unlike most winter days in the Tri-State, the morning of Thurs., Feb. 6, 1992, dawned clear, warm, and calm. It was a good day to fly, thought Bob...

It’s not enough to describe the sleek curves and artistic angles of the new, gleaming $127.5 million Ford Center at the corner of Main Street...

A photo comparison of Roberts Stadium (left column) and the Ford Center (right column). Roberts Stadium: The toilets offered no automated...

•  290,000 Total square feet at the Ford Center. •  127.5 Million of dollars for the design and construction of the arena....

Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant – 520 Main St. Less than 0.1 miles from the Ford Center Opened specifically to capitalize on the...

The current debate over the consolidation of city and county governments sounds oddly familiar to people who can recall Evansville in 1959 and J....

The National Gingerbread House Competition in Asheville, N.C., has a simple premise: Turn a sugar and spice treat into a showcase event. Southern...

In a nativity scene, the pieces are always the same: Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in a manger. The same scene depicts the same holiday, Christmas,...

During the first full week of October, nearly 150,000 people converge on 0.3 miles on West Franklin Street. They eat deep fried Kool-Aid and deep...

So beloved is the 1939 Greyhound terminal, built in the Art Moderne style and clad in enameled steel panels, that it has been depicted on postcards....

Vote for the Best of Evansville – your opportunity to name the best of the best in Evansville! The 11th annual Best of Evansville competition...

Though 30 years have passed, many Evansvillians remember what they were doing on the night of Dec. 13, 1977, when they heard about the plane crash...

Monday, Jan. 7, 1861, was a chilly evening in Evansville. A formally dressed crowd of prosperous citizens had gathered at the Mozart Hall, located on...

One year after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in lower Manhattan and Washington, D.C., Evansville Living dedicated coverage to the loss and heartache...

On a recent May morning, Evansvillian Kathryn Martin was in a Walmart outside of Huntsville, Ala., when she received a call from a volunteer on C.J....

By the time you receive this magazine in your mailbox or off the newsstand or perhaps in a waiting room, the Ohio River slowly will be receding from...

Made from Indiana limestone, 14 allegorical figures top the Old Courthouse. Craftsman Franz Englesmann began sculpting for the impressive courthouse...

Thomas Garvin arrived in Evansville in the mid-19th century with $7 in his pocket. He soon became a prominent lawyer. The white-collar worker bought...