Read more about Evansville Living’s 25th anniversary in the March/April 2025 feature.
“Over the years, I have sent gift subscriptions to friends and relatives who live in larger cities like Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, and Indianapolis, and they have all told me that Evansville Living is a better-quality magazine with content and the material used to print the magazines than their own local magazine. Now, I would say that is a compliment!”
— Dennis Hare is an art and history collector whose artifacts have appeared in several issues. His holiday ornaments prominently factored into the “Shiny & Bright” cover of the November/ December 2013 issue.
“Evansville Living is one of the best marketing tools for our city. Over the years, I have made sure it was included in a packet for prospective employees, in a welcome basket for visitors (personally and professionally), and in presentations for work, whether on Capitol Hill or to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.”
— Lucy Himstedt has contributed articles about parish picnics and unique homes, and sent in Snapshots from around the world since retiring as the general manager of Channel 14 WFIE in 2004.
“Everyone looks forward to seeing their pic- ture in Evansville Living, including me! When I was asked to take a picture for Evansville Living, I said, ‘No problem.’ I met photographer Jesse Southerland at Veterans Memorial Coliseum and took a few pictures, and that was it. The next thing I know, I’m on the cover of the Best of Evansville issue!”
— Gina Moore is a singer and one half of The Browne Sisters gospel act. She was our editors’ pick for Most Likely to Steal the Spotlight in the 2006 Best of Evansville awards.
“An annual favorite is the Best of Evansville issue. It opens my eyes to what others have discovered and are passionate about in the entertainment, business, and government sectors. This is always a truly educational issue.”
— Randy Wheeler worked 30 years for WIKY-FM before retiring as news director in 2014. He penned the cover story about Newburgh in the March/April 2017 issue.
“I was very flattered to be asked to prepare a lengthy timeline for the 2012 bicentennial issue of City View. We adapted that work for Leadership Everyone’s visioning program and use it quarterly for LE retreats to shape attendees’ views on the area’s past.”
— Kelly Coures retired in January 2024 as executive director of the Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development. He has shared his vast knowledge of local history with Evansville Living readers since 2011.
“When I have what I think is an interesting story idea, I don’t hesitate to reach out, as was the case when I emailed Kristen Tucker in December 2022 about George Relyea and his passion for baking bread. How cool is that? I’m not sure if we lived in a larger community, we would have the option to get to know the magazine’s publisher and editor.”
— Patricia Jackson is a communications specialist for CenterPoint Energy. Her passion for cooking was featured in the September/October 2018 issue.
“(Evansville Living has) an impact on the whole Tri-State and has shown locals and visitors what it means to be here. We live in a great River City. It’s nice to be reminded, ‘Look what’s here.’ You live here; you should be proud of that. … It’s a bold introduction to this community.”
— Kirsten Wagmeister was feted by readers as the Most Active Volunteer on the July/August 2003 Best of Evansville cover. In the magazine’s early years, she also covered events in a section called Soiree.
“Evansville Living has made people know that this is a great place to live with a whole lot going on. It’s made the city more knowledge- able in recognizing people who have done a lot for the city that others didn’t know about. Recognizing people who have lived here and what they’ve accomplished. Hidden treasures. It has brought to the horizon things that peo- ple never knew about.”
— Frank Patton Jr.’s sons Frank III and Jeremiah both have interned for Evansville Living. The retired caterer’s barbecue was featured in the March/April 2016 cover story, “Into The Pit.”
