Evansville, IN (3/18/2025) — Tucker Publishing Group, Inc. is marking the 25th year of its flagship publication, Evansville Living, with special anniversary coverage and a redesigned look.
The March/April issue, on newsstands now, offers a modern view of the city’s skyline on the cover, as photographed in February 2025 by Zach Straw. The image harkens back to the original March/April 2000 cover image of Downtown Evansville shot by Fred Reaves in early 2000 near Reitz Hill. Inside, a feature package reflects on how the magazine has covered highlights in the city’s history, spurred change in the community, and other boots-on-the-ground reporting experiences.
“Our staff and I are extremely proud of showcasing the best things that our community has to offer. Often, people say they feel only bad news gets reported, and we have demonstrated that a community does, indeed, want good news, good stories, and good content,” says Tucker Publishing Group, Inc. President Todd Tucker. “As one of the smallest markets in the City & Regional Magazine Association, to have a subscriber-based and paid-for publication, it speaks volumes to the support we have received from our readers and advertisers.”
As part of the anniversary, the magazine sports a refreshed nameplate, new trim size, and more attractive page design, plus three newly titled editorial sections and a revamped dining guide and events calendar.
“The 25th anniversary issue seemed like the perfect time to take a fresh look at the way we present our content,” says Creative Director Laura Mathis. “The nameplate was updated with new typography — our third iteration in 25 years. The width was increased by a quarter inch, allowing us to better showcase the photography and stories in a friendly, approachable manner. While renaming editorial sections, we combined our Good Living and Culture sections into a new section called The Bend — a name we use to present our place and history on the bend in the Ohio River that has defined Evansville since its beginning.”
“Today the staff of Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., does just what we aimed to do when we published the first issue of Evansville Living in March 2000,” says Publisher & Editor Kristen K. Tucker. “That is to tell the real, authentic stories of Evansville — the people, places, and things that make the River City unique and special to those who live, work, or visit here. It’s been a privilege to be trusted with these stories for a quarter of a century. Even as we are celebrating this milestone, our staff looks to the future, focusing on new and updated stories to tell, now in a refreshed, redesigned Evansville Living.”
Evansville Living will celebrate its anniversary with a ribbon cutting April 9 at 10 a.m. at its office at 25 N.W. Riverside Drive, as well as through appearances on several regional media outlets this spring.
About Tucker Publishing Group, Inc.:
Founded in 1999, Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., publishes the bi-monthly magazines Evansville Living and Evansville Business, as well as other ancillary and custom publications. Learn more at evansvilleliving.com.
