January 23, 2012 Evansville's existing smoking ordinance could get a lot tighter as a result of an ordinance that will be introduced to the City Council tonight. Both sides will be represented tonight by representatives of Casino Aztar and the local Smoke Free initiative.
January 19, 2012 LST 325 has been docked at Evansville's Marina Pointe since 2005 and remains a popular tourist attraction. Evansville made a successful bid in 2005 to have the ship docked here. The eight member LST board of Directors come to Evansville several times a year from seven states.
December 28, 2011 The Zac Brown Band will be making their first appearance as a headliner tonight at the Ford Center in Downtown Evansville at 7pm. The band has enjoyed a meteoric rise to stardom since their single 'Chicken Fried' hit the charts in 2009.
December 19, 2011 The city of Evansville has just begun it's bicentennial celebration with a look back at the city during festivities on Sunday at the Ford Center. Outgoing Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel also announed plans to build a 'Bicentennial Park' that will commemorate 200 years of existence.
December 15, 2011
December 9, 2011 Thursday, I was able to try the newest restaurant in Evansville. It's Roppongi Japanese Steak and Sushi Restaurant located off of the East Lloyd Expressway between Outback and O'Charleys.
I was SOOOOO impressed!! It is WONDERFUL!! Beautiful and YUMMY!! Get there as soon as you can!! :-)
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• Statistics show that 25% or more of us will require blood at least once in our lifetime.
• Only 5% of eligible donors across the nation donate blood, but the number of transfusions nationwide increases by 9% every
November 30, 2011
October 3, 2011 Jon Prell / WKDQ
The 90th Fall Festival got underway today on the West Side and they have many new food items in addition to the usual fare. One thing that is great and reasonably friendly in terms of calories is the 'Haystack', which is basically a taco salad with small fritos and chili and it tastes great. The 'Haystack' is available at booth #4, 30, 42,47,52,76 and 84.
September 26, 2011 Pizza King's annual 'Stromfest' competition is in the books and Townsquare Media has defended it's title as 'strom eating' champs for the second straight year. Every year, Pizza King does a strom promotion for which a portion of the proceeds goes to Evansville charities 911 Gives Hope and The Boys and Girls Club of Evansville.
September 12, 2011 At 6 o'clock this morning, some of the one way streets become two way in downtown Evansville. Watch the cones and the traffic signs and also, pay attention to the painted lines on the streets. If you are driving to the left of any double yellow lines, you are going the wrong way!!
August 1, 2011 This Saturday, August 6th, you will have a chance to win one of 3 pairs of Kenny Chesney tickets and one pair of Sandbar passes at Hooters on Lincoln Ave. just west of Green River Road from 6-8pm. WKDQ's midday personality 'Baby Boy' will be there live.
