When I first set out to create It’s Evansville it was to highlight things like music and the arts around Evansville. I picked a pretty good time to dive into this, because Mayor Weinzapfel today announced a new walking tour and pamphlet that are being created to highlight art both downtown and around Evansville.

The 20 page pamphlet will include photographs and information about the locations of art and the artists who created it. You can pick it up for free from the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Evansville Museum, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana and the mayor’s office. It will also appear in the July/August issue of Evansville Living.

Lafayette has an organized gallery walk a few times a year that allowed anyone to walk around downtown and see what local artists are doing. I’d love to see something like that in Evansville too.

photo courtesy of technowannabe

Rumor has it you want some morning news.

• Following up on yesterday’s story about the Kentucky coal plant, Evansville has adopted tougher air quality standards. These standards determine when the city issues air quality alerts.
• The Candy Bouquet, located on Main Street, is closing today. The owners cite financial reasons for the closing.
• Casino Aztar has laid off another 12 workers. If you look at the Civic Building, you can see steam coming out of the Mayor’s office.
• For the past two nights, two different gas stations have been robbed. Wednesday evening he robbed a Thorntons on the West Side. Last night he moved out to the Circle K on Highway 41. Police believe the robberies were both done by the same guy.
• Looking to start a business? The city of Evansville will soon offer a two million dollar program to provide low-interest loans to people who want to bring their businesses downtown. Can someone please entice Starbucks, Jimmy Johns or Jamba Juice to come downtown?

photo courtesy of -Lori-

We told you a few weeks ago that Republican candidate for Mayor of Evansville, David Nixon, had run into some issues with $10,000-$12,000 in unpaid child support. Nixon denies the allegation saying that he has paid his ex-wife through an outside agency, but refused to name the agency citing it as personal business.

In response to these allegation, Nicholas Hermann, the chair of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party says that Nixon’s candidacy can do damage to the party. It’s believed that the child support issue will overshadow Nixon’s policies and campaign promises. In addition, other republican candidates are worried they will feel the backlash that may erupt against Nixon.

Nixon has no plans to resign as he said in a letter to ABC25. He still believes he is a great candidate for Mayor.

What do you think? Should Nixon bow out of the race?

photo courtesy of Courier & Press