September/October 2026

What makes the River City stand out? For 25 years, readers have answered that question in Evansville Living’s Best of the City awards. From the top spot for a fried tenderloin to the perfect place to score vintage threads, here

Joan Moore-Mobley and Gina Moore may be musical siblings, but they didn’t originally intend to duet. A 1986 theater audition for Evansville Civic Theatre Director Dick Engbers changed that. Nearing their 40th anniversary of singing R&B, gospel, and rock hits

Look here! Who’s a good boy?” Animal lover Diane Whipkey is nearly 80, but that doesn’t stop her from jumping up and down to get a pet’s attention. A Christmas keepsake is at stake. Pet Pictures with Santa, the Vanderburgh

Mason Afifi recalls being among the first to make a lap at Deaconess Aquatic Center when it opened in October 2021. Now a freshman at North High School, Afifi sees regular time at the complex, training with other members of

Posh on Main has been a Downtown staple since 2019, but this year, it made a big change. In May, owner Vicki Bohleber moved her shop nearly two blocks southwest to 208 Main St., tripling its square footage and putting

No, it’s not soap. It’s not cake, either. Viral fruit pastries are hyper-realistic desserts, but don’t let that confuse you with the real thing — that “strawberry” may taste like mango. French pastry chef Cédric Grolet is credited with creating

There’s nothing subtle about Exotic Snack Guys’ inventory. Whether you’re searching for nacho cheese dill pickles or gummies shaped like giant bacon and eggs, the national chain’s Eastland Mall shop is stocked with craveable, and at times head-scratching, snacks. Here

Introducing a cuisine unfamiliar with Evansville-area diners was a risk, but Sagar Tamang believed authentic Himalayan food would find an audience. He was right, and not just about the first location of Yak & Yeti, which opened on South Green

After shaking up cocktails at Mo’s House and other local spots for several years, Jade Kopp jumped at a chance to run his own lounge. Opportunity knocked at Clover Club, which has served underground sips to Main Street since April.

Since 2009, Katie Watts has been well-known as a singer-songwriter around the local club scene, but her talent extends beyond music. “I’m a multidisciplinary artist, working in paint, printmaking, photography, digital media, and found-object sculptures,” she says. “My work explores

No event has shaped modern American life as much as the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 — there is “before” and “after.” In one day, Americans felt horror, confusion, sorrow, anger, and immense pride in our country. A quarter-century

Weekday meal service is back at Old National Bank — and its flavor profile packs a punch. Global Exchange, the latest venture from Pangea restaurateur Randy Hobson, began welcoming diners Aug. 10 in ONB’s first-floor restaurant space at 1 Main

There’s nothing quite like welcoming out-of-town visitors to Evansville, showing them our Hoosier hospitality, and promptly putting them back in the car and driving them out of town. That’s one way to read the results of this year’s Best of

The Hadi Shrine Circus, a Thanksgiving weekend fixture since 1933, is doubling down on last year’s reinvention for its upcoming shows. As Evansville Living previewed in November/December 2025, organizers moved away from acts featuring endangered animals such as elephants and

Each October, the River City gets a little … Eville. From ghostly figures haunting Gothic homes to decaying creatures rising from an operating table, wild imaginations power Evansville’s spookiest season. Eville J’s Creepy Closet Facebook and Instagram @evillejs Jim Brown

"I have always wanted to be an artist,” Michael Patrick Bailey says. “I think I came alive being an artist, yet it has changed a lot over the  years … what that looks like. I never studied art  — I’m

The first thing that attracted Guy Crouch and Justin Tommeraus to Evansville was a house. From Austin, Texas, and Kindred, North Dakota, respectively, they met in 2024 and lived in Crouch’s 4,458-square-foot, three-story home in Louisiana, Missouri. Despite the 220-degree

Why settle for a regular clock when you can also have a conversation starter? That’s the gist of the Oofo Table Clock, an out-of-this-world piece of home decor available at Nance Galleries. Circular, cast from aluminum, and embellished with solid

After years of building custom cabinets, doors, and even revolving doors, Joe Schneider turned his engineering background and love of woodworking into a new career. Wood Slab King was born in 2013, when Schneider assembled a massive sawmill capable of

Theater Two fall stage productions mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. STAGEtwo Productions’ “Recent Tragic Events” on Sept. 11-13 is set in the shadow of the attacks as a young woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tries

Talk about making a mark: Two years after opening a storefront on Main Street, The Secret Garden Tattoo + Cosmetic Studio nabbed Best Tattoo Studio honors from Evansville Living readers in the 2026 Best of Evansville contest. (Find more winners

Better Books Sale 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 10-11; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 12; 1-5 p.m. Sept. 13, Willard Public Library, 21 N. First Ave. Browse rare, antique, and special collection books including first editions and high school and university yearbooks,