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Sara K. Rhoades’ grandfather-in-law Albert had a labor-intensive factory job. In 1984, he retired early, bought a Winnebago with his wife...

Later this year, Haynie’s Corner Art Festival — a mammoth show covering Evansville’s arts district with painters, sculptors,...

When Jaws and Star Wars debuted in the late 1970s, Kentucky natives Neil Kellen and Lewis D. Chaney became hooked on the film industry. The pair...

In the tiny classroom were nine underprivileged children, four tutors, and one apathetic volunteer. I was that volunteer. “Hello, I’m...

On the right side of his vest is one of the most important patches Jack Miller wears: an eagle, wings outstretched as if descending upon prey. In its...

Margaret Haire loves to give new life to old materials. When she and husband Dennis built their East Side home nearly 25 years ago, they re-used...

Leaving Evansville was the best thing I ever did. Until I came back. I arrived in 1987, fleeing a managerial job in Atlanta that no more suited me...

People who know him as a banker cannot believe he is a horseman, and people who know him as a horseman cannot believe he is a banker. “I don...

When the City of Evansville played host to the annual Indiana Conference of Mayors last year, organizers wanted to show off the community’s...

Who is he? Kenny Page Jr. Where is he? Alvord Boulevard Why is he there? To help others finish a half-marathon, even though he can’t. At the...

Inside the Jackson home, an imposing old structure in Evansville’s Riverside Historic District, is a constant babble. It’s soft and...

Aaron Dewees joined the U.S. Army in August 2001. He is from a long line of veterans. His paternal grandfather served in World War II, and his...

Kate Kasenow was finishing her master’s degree at Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010 when an editor of Archaia Entertainment called....

Tony Kemp’s day starts at 5:30 a.m. Fifteen minutes later, he wipes sweat from his brow. For the golf course superintendent, it will be the...

Curled up next to his grandmother, 4-year-old Brody couldn’t resist: “Mimi, your hair’s not looking good,” he said, referring...

On Jan. 22, 1930, Ernest Tidrington and his wife Hallie, a local teacher at the black elementary school, pulled up to a drug store on Lincoln Avenue...

In June, Tina Camp completed 700 hours of training for massage therapy through Bodyworks Massage Institute. It’s a career switch forced upon...

The 89-year-old Wallace Graves, former University of Evansville president, has only one favorite memory. It was caught in a photograph, and according...

Abraham Lincoln was never a professional baseball player. The 16th president met his fate in a theater balcony before America’s pastime had...

To Win the Kentucky Derby When this year’s Kentucky Derby began, local racing fans watched with bated breath: Longtime Ellis Park jockey and...