Jodi Keen

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Lawless Litter

6 days ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. Local law enforcement does not routinely patrol for litterbugs, but it does stay busy upholding laws aimed at keeping their jurisdiction beautiful and environmentally safe. Data provided by Evansville Police Department show that officers wrote 10 citations for littering in 2024. EPD Sgt.
‘Every Neighborhood Matters’

6 days ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. Thanks to two initiatives created by Mayor Stephanie Terry’s administration, neighborhoods that have faced neglect for decades are receiving much-needed attention. One of those initiatives, the Block-by-Block Neighborhood Cleanup program, brings city employees and community volunteers together to pick up trash, mow lawns, pull weeds, trim trees, and perform other tasks while allowing neighbors a chance to connect.
Cleanliness in Carmel, Indiana

6 days ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. With a population just north of 103,000, Carmel, Indiana’s profile is on the rise. Enhancing that is its visibly clean, colorful aesthetic. “We set the expectation level of how clean we keep the city, not only for constituents but also visitors,” says Jeremy Kashman, Chief Infrastructure Officer for the City of Carmel.
King of the Street Sweep

6 days ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. David Goldblatt heads out early most Sunday mornings, with two trash cans and several plastic bags loaded into his Dodge Dakota, and wages his one-man war against litter in Evansville. Goldblatt preselects a certain section of roadway, usually a well-traveled one, and picks up litter by hand until his trash cans and plastic bags are filled; that usually takes an hour and a half to two hours. Why does he do it?
‘Don’t Be Afraid To Do It’

6 days ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. When Carol McClintock began walking with friends for exercise around 2000, they were shocked at the litter scattered along their East Side routes: cigarette butts and empty packs, bottles drained of their alcohol, aluminum beer cans, and large Styrofoam soft drink cups with straws and plastic tops affixed. “There was so much of it at the time, it was terrible,” she recounts.
Increasing Vibrancy

6 days ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. It appears Keep Evansville Beautiful found the right person to continue its passion for tree conservation when it named Nick Iaccarino its new executive director in February. “I’m a tree hugger at heart,” he says. Although picking up litter remains a large part of KEB’s mission, planting new trees and caring for existing ones is an important focus of the nonprofit.
Overhead Protectors

1 week ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Read more about local beautification efforts in the June/July 2025 feature story. Trees play a critical role in improving an area’s environment and quality of life, and Evansville understands this — the city was designated a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in 2001. To promote urban treescapes, officials created the Evansville Forest Alliance in 2024 to enhance urban environment by planting trees in underserved and low-income areas.
‘Quite a Surprise’

3 weeks ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Ryan Hatfield already has had a long career in public service, and his alma mater, Purdue University, recognized that by presenting him with this year’s Emerging Voice Award. “I was honored to receive this award,” he says. “It came as quite a surprise to me.”The award from Purdue’s College of Liberal Arts distinguishes alumni who have excelled in their careers and are engaged in their communities.
Evansville Sinkhole: 'At the Mercy of the River and the Weather’

3 weeks ago | evansvilleliving.com | John Martin |Jodi Keen

One of the first things Vic Kelson does every morning is check the Ohio River’s current level. It’s information the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility executive director must know because the timeline to reopen Riverside Drive — disrupted since late February by a massive sinkhole — depends on it. Pavement at Riverside Drive and Chestnut Street collapsed as the river climbed to historically high stages.
2025's Most Beautiful Homes

3 weeks ago | evansvilleliving.com | Jodi Keen

As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a home truly shines via the stories behind it. Evansville’s neighborhoods burst with historic residences, edgy designs, and classic styles that harbor tales of love at first sight, elbow grease, and dreams come true. Read about 11 homes that captured our attention — this year, enjoy a bonus property!Newburgh Road (at top)Location: East SideDesigner: H.G. McCullough Designers, Inc.