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Link Up

To show how stories in the November/December 2014 issue of Evansville Living fit into the broader world, this edition of Link Up brings the Internet to you.

Everyone has a growing up story. It’s hard to beat, “I would ride my bike from the East Side to the near South Side with a .22 caliber rifle across the handle bars and a pocket full of ammunition ….” Leave it to Joan Rivers, who died on Sept. 4. In an interview about memories of growing up in New York City, Rivers told New York Magazine, “We went to Howard Johnson’s, and Ellen smoked a cigarette. We’re sitting at the Howard Johnson’s, and we’re smoking cigarettes — say no more.” Other celebrities, too, shared quirky memories.

Santa’s Candy Castle surely is one of the most unique candy stores you could visit. You can try 31 flavors of hot chocolate and a caramel nut treat called a Reindeer Shoe. We think the Huffington Post overlooked the Candy Castle in this roundup of “5 Candy Stores You Didn’t Know Existed (But Certainly Should!).” We’ll have some champagne gummy bears.

We’ll go back to the prodigious list curator Huffington Post, for its “12 Most Talented and Tiny Prodigies of 2013.” At 28, Monte Skelton is no longer a kid, though he’s often still called a prodigy, playing 22 instruments. Meet a 6-year-old playing Van Halen and a 6-year-old dancing machine known as “Little PSY.”

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Kristen K. Tucker
Kristen K. Tucker
Kristen K. Tucker formed Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., along with her husband, Todd, in September 1999 and published the first issue of Evansville Living in March 2000. Kristen, publisher and editor of Evansville Living, holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and English from Western Kentucky University and a master’s degree in liberal studies from the University of Southern Indiana. Kristen has recently served on the board of directors of The Catholic Foundation of Evansville, the Board of Advisors for the IU Medical School Evansville, and Indiana Landmarks. In 2007, she helped found the Women’s Fund of Vanderburgh County. She also is a member of the 125-year-old Social Literary Club. Kristen is the 2003 Athena Award recipient and the 2006 recipient of the Indiana Commission for Women’s Torchbearer Award. Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., magazines have won dozens of awards through the years from the City & Regional Magazine Association, the Advertising Federation of Evansville, the Evansville Design Group, and the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Kristen moved with her family to Evansville, her father’s hometown, in 1971. She attended Caze Elementary School, and Castle Jr. and Castle Sr. High Schools in Newburgh, Indiana. Kristen and Todd have two adult sons, Maxwell and Jackson. Kristen enjoys walking, travel, Pilates, and reading.

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