July / August 2016

The classic American barn — few images appeal so strongly to our collective conscious as the big red (or white) barn majestically rising from endless fields of green. When we catch sight of a beautiful barn, the rustic building reminds

In a life packed with work, family, and friends, exercise sometimes falls by the wayside. However, incorporating activity into a hectic week is possible, and these locals are proof. Allison Holt Under 30 and an administrator at Wadesville Christian Day

Breastfeeding can seem impossible at 2 a.m., when your baby won’t stop crying and you can’t remember the last time you slept. It can seem impossible at 2 p.m., when you’re running errands and find yourself stuck in the rush

When Robin Lawrence was a child, her life was spent outdoors in the Southern Indiana sunshine and heat. Growing up on a tobacco farm, the Newburgh resident didn’t think twice about being outside, and sporting a hard-earned tan. “My whole

The use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the field of medicine is surprisingly not as new as some may think. In fact, according to the article “Hyperbaric oxygen: its uses, mechanisms of action and outcomes” published in the QJM international

Imagine walking into an upscale hotel and asking for a knee replacement. By fall 2018, that picture will not be far from reality, with the completion of the orthopedic and neuroscience specialty tower at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. “This will be

A trip to the grocery store these days can feel a bit like entering a work zone. There are signs everywhere, each pointing in a different direction, and it can be difficult to figure out which way to go. Non-GMO!

Sara’s Harmony Way carries on New Harmony, Indiana’s 200-year tradition of being a worldly outpost of well-crafted living on the banks of the Wabash River in Southern Indiana. Both the town and Sara’s bridge the gap between small town manners

Up close, the rectangular ceramic tiles that wrap the exterior of the Muhammad Ali Center appear to be arranged in random abstract patterns. But from a distance — as you drive past the downtown Louisville, Kentucky museum on Interstate 64,

As food trucks pick up speed, you can expect to see them at several weekly markets, festivals, and on the road, providing only the freshest fare. Evansville Living caught up with a few around town and tried what they’re bringing

Perhaps you’ve seen them, the small birds with slender bodies. Their wings flap almost constantly, long, narrow, and curved. Their short, wide bills capture all sorts of insects, namely mosquitoes. They are chimney swifts, and according to the Cornell Lab

Birds chirp as the pool cover retracts. Two pumps fire up, triggering a cascade down 42 feet of laminated fiberglass in the backyard of a Newburgh, Indiana, riverfront home. Produced by Tennessee-based Dolphin Water Slides and installed by Evansville’s Aching

Retail therapy takes a new dimension at the Amerie boutique in Newburgh, Indiana. Owner Gina Mullis offers a variety of domestic and imported men’s and women’s clothing and accessories, plus the chance to help a good cause, offering customers a

Darla Daily Smith has been making customers smile with her delicious cakes and baked goods for more than 30 years. Today, she is fulfilling a lifelong dream of giving back to the youth in the Jacobsville neighborhood through baking. The

Steckler Grassfed owner Jerry Steckler knows how to cover his bets. When trying to get his product in the starting lineup at the 2016 Kentucky Derby, he admits to using a few tricks up his sleeve. “The secret is giving

The exterior of Madonna and Norb Niemeier’s house located north of Evansville near Darmstadt does not immediately allude to an overly unique home. One step inside, however, pulls guests into a quaint cottage that feels as if it has been

I pledge my head to clearer thinking Young people across the county devote themselves to 4-H projects, from sewing to robotics, every year. They wake up before dawn to brush their calves and practice walking their hogs. Then, one summer

Born and raised in the Midwest, Kelsey Timmerman understands manufacturing and farming, which he examines internationally in his books “Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes” and “Where Am I

The big red or white barn is an instantly recognized Midwestern icon. Picturesque barn scenes featured on greeting cards, calendars, posters, and advertising (and this magazine cover!) evoke a sense of security, stability, wholesomeness, and honesty. Graduating high school seniors

Papa T’s Tamales food stand has opened and frequents various spots along Franklin Street. You can get fresh tamales and nachos with different topping choices. Zaxby’s, 1021 N. Burkhardt Road, has opened on Evansville’s East Side. Yang’s Shabu Shabu, 4700

Every third Saturday in September, the Kenny Kent Lexus Jazz and Wine Festival is held in the heart of Evansville’s Downtown on Main Street. Now, in its ninth year, the festival brings in local musicians, wineries, and restaurants for the

This year, the 21st Annual British Motor Car Day on the River will do more than promote British-made vehicles; it will auction off a restored classic car for charity for the first time. The Southern Indiana Region British (S.I.R. BRIT)

City officials closed Mesker Park Amphitheatre in 2012, as its condition had deteriorated since the last concert, when the Doobie Brothers played July 31, 2009. Three years later, Evansville Living asked in “Under the Stars” in the September/October 2015 issue

For almost 100 years, land along Pigeon Creek below Maryland Street was the site for recreation and entertainment for Evansville. Over time, the site served as a resort, amusement park, exposition center, picnic ground, civil war hospital and training camp,

As summer wanes in the Tri-State, more than 400 men and women gather at Evansville’s Wesselman Park and Deaconess Sports Park fields on Sundays for a long-standing tradition. It’s not to watch their children run the bases in youth leagues,

Rain fell on a metal Vanderburgh County 4-H Center roof, above a board draped in black cloth. A crowd, gathered April 30 for the fourth annual IASF Walk for Autism and 5K, anticipated the big reveal. Just over a year

Almost lost behind the stacks of projects covering her desk, Christina Hager shoulders an enormous responsibility. As the executive director of the Evansville Civic Theatre, she must act as a sort of curator for its treasured legacy while propelling it

Enter the Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville from Fifth Street. Look to your right and up at a vibrant aluminum sign by Sign Graphics of Evansville. “Aluminate.” A 26-foot tower climbs to the top of the second story and

It was a pink bathroom that convinced Kristen Gubbins and her husband Paul to purchase a small home two years ago in the central Florida community of Avon Park. “It had 50s features and I could see us living there,”

Pangea: the hypothetical land area believed to have once connected nearly all of the Earth’s landmasses together. Pangea Kitchen: the real Evansville restaurant and market known to connect Thai and Italian culinary traditions. Their pistachio white pie, one of the