My favorite street festival with all the fried things! The West Side Nut Club is an institution in…read moreEvansville, Indiana and the best kept secret outside southern Indiana. Grew up going every year and hadn't been able to make it down for close to 10 years, but finally was able to have a homecoming and on their 100th anniversary too! Some favorites include Stromboli's from the TKE booth, fried green beans and mac & cheese from the Vanderburgh Humane Society booth, Italian beef, chicken & dumplings and fried cookie dough. This year I also found a Ski slushy. What's Ski, you ask? It's a lemon lime drink that has a cult following in the tri-state region and one of the only places it's sold. Next October, if you're looking for a fun food time, make the trip to Evansville, grab a munchie map and start walking down Franklin St.!

We've been coming to this fall festival each year able for around a decade. It's become a tradition…read moreto meet up with good friends and check it out, splitting foods and tasting a bit of everything on offer. There are a LOT of food options and while basically NONE of it is healthy, quite a lot of it is TASTY. Plan to bring $50 or so in cash and an appetite. If you're here at a peak busy time there will be a crowd and a line at the more popular booths (e.g. the "Donut Bank Burger"). I will say that in recent years the festival has cleaned up a lot--it used to be overflowing with garbage and just a general mess which in some ways was part of the appeal, it was not formal in any way and it's a people-watching extravaganza. But this recent year (2023) things were orderly, clean, and neat. Some of the booths seemed to be phoning it in a bit, we all had to say (e.g. that aforementioned "Donut Bank Burger" used to be a primary draw for us but this year they didn't even bother to melt the cheese on the burger) but there's still plenty of good food to be had and a lot of churches and charities to support (from across the spectrum, so if choosing to support or not support a specific cause is of interest to you, you can do that).

An amazing place from photo printing, framing to watch shopping and refurbishing. The people are…read moresuper friendly and knowledgable with excellent hours and a drive up service. The parking can be a chore but the place is a jewel.

I went to a wedding here and it was beautiful. There is some great history and the main building…read morewas gorgeous. Not much around the town and I wouldn't see any point in going unless there was an event. On that note if your looking for a venue I would definitely recommend this place

EVERYTHING!!! I couldn't believe the florist was open that late on a weekend! My daughter had just…read morehad a very invasive unexpected surgery and I wanted a floral arrangement for her. Barbara had beautiful floral arrangements prepared already in her window! Gorgeous, unique fresh arrangements! She could tell I had been through a rough time and even offered me dinner I could not believe it. What a sweetheart! I will never ever go to another florist. Talk about an amazing woman with a heart!! She's definitely the one!!! I was so impressed. I ordered another arrangement for the Nurse practitioner that actually diagnose my daughter correctly, to be delivered on Monday. That was so beautiful. I've heard that my daughter's nurse practitioner was the big hit of the office all week long over that gorgeous floral arrangement that she most definitely deserved!! People were asking if it was her birthday, etc. No actually Nurse practitioner Katie Fox. In Evansville, Indiana just saved my daughter from becoming paralyzed or possibly saved her life and for that and eternally grateful!! A gorgeous bouquet of flowers is the absolute minimal I could do! Thank you, Barbara and absolutely thank you Katie from the bottom of my heart!! Sincerely, Laura Andrade

I am very particular about floral arrangements. I wanted to send an arrangement to my sister, who…read morewas in the Covid-19 unit at Deaconess Gateway. I called their gift shop and told them I didn't want your average FTD arrangement, and asked if I could get picky with flowers and vase selection. She hooked me up with Barbara who does all the arrangements for them. First, she is just lovely. Easy to talk to and has a wonderful warmth about her. As soon as I began telling her the flowers I wanted to see in the arrangement and the type of vase, she "got it". She knew exactly what I was talking about. I wanted something classy and elegant. Not only did she create this amazingly beautiful arrangement, but she also worked within my narrow window of time. I thought my sister was going to be there another week, but found out (after I placed the order with Barbara), that my sister was going to be released the next day. So Barbara to the rescue! She made sure the arrangement was there by 10:00 am and my sister got to also enjoy taking them to her home. As you can see from the photos, Barbara does exquisite work. This is a French inspired floral arrangement that I absolutely love. If you don't use her creative skills for your next event, you will regret it. She's got an eye for sophistication, beauty and elegance.