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Mustachios Galore

Nov 26, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

Although Zingari Man fine men’s grooming products are handcrafted locally, they are distributed globally, tapping into a growing international men’s care movement. “When we launched in the fall of 2018, we were quickly discovered by shave hobbyists,” says Heather Melton, owner and founder of Zingari Man.
A Talent Retention Tool

Nov 26, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

It’s named for a former Indiana governor from Evansville — Robert Orr, who was in office 1981-89. But the Orr Fellowship program, created in 2001 to help new college graduates prepare for leadership roles in the workplace, always has been exclusive to Central Indiana. Until now, that is. Orr Fellowship has established a Southwestern Indiana chapter, which will welcome its first class in June 2025. Thirty finalists met for interviews with partner companies Nov.
2024's Top Five

Nov 26, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

Economic development news, personality profiles, and “slice of life” stories captured Evansville Business readers’ attention in 2024. These stories received the most traction on our website, starting with…1. Work in Progress: On the EDGE of ChangeJune/July 2024The November 2023 announcement of a major new hotel, housing, public safety, and entertainment complex for Boonville, Indiana, created quite a stir.
For the Love of Words

Nov 26, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Michelle Mastro |Logen Sitzman

For Katie Rice, the seed of creating and publishing was planted during fifth grade at West Elementary School in Mount Vernon, Indiana, when she was on the West Warrior Newsletter team. “I remember gathering information from teachers and fellow students of the goings on of our school community, then designing on a PageMaker-type program that provided plenty of clip art,” says Rice, now a representative for Walsworth Yearbooks.
"So Many Voice Jokes"

Nov 26, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

Some of you know that since June of this year, I have been very sick and unable to be out publicly other than for the more than 100 medical appointments my wife and I have been to. I can never begin to thank everyone enough for the calls, texts, emails, letters, and cards that I have received, and the prayers and “good vibes” offered. You know who you are, those of you who offered to sit with me for my seven-hour chemotherapy treatments. I even appreciated the off-color radiation jokes (mostly).
‘It’s Part of Who I Am’

Nov 26, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

Diane Clements-Boyd thought her calling was in Los Angeles, California. Instead, returning to her Midwestern hometown has led to a fulfilling, 20-year career as executive director of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Human Relations Commission. The Benjamin Bosse High School graduate wanted to be a retail buyer before she landed a job as an executive administrative assistant with the Los Angeles Board of Realtors (now the Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors).
Notes From A Driven Bow

Nov 11, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

The sound of an Irish fiddle is what pulled Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster Jack Bogard into a life of music. Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, his walk past a former Irish pub called The Dubliner provided the spark. “I heard its musicians playing,” he says. “I pointed to the fiddle and said, ‘I want to do that.’”By second grade, he was taking lessons at Cincinnati’s Riley School of Irish Music.
Holiday Processions

Nov 11, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Maggie Valenti |with Jodi Keen |Logen Sitzman

Holiday parades are a time-honored tradition, and Evansville’s have held a special place in the city’s history. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department attempted to lift people’s spirits during the Great Depression by staging the first Saint Nicholas Parade in the 1930s. Assistance came from the Works Progress Administration, a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1935 New Deal.
Flying To The Rescue

Nov 11, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

Vanderburgh Humane Society already was operating over capacity in early October when CEO Kendall Paul received an urgent email. Hurricane Milton was making landfall Oct. 9 on Florida’s West Coast. In anticipation of taking in pets displaced by the Category 3 storm, national nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society asked VHS to accept animals in Florida who already were vetted and awaiting adoption. That meant quickly making room at VHS.
Erika Taylor

Oct 3, 2024 | evansvilleliving.com | Logen Sitzman

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in French, Indiana University; Juris Doctor, Indiana University Robert H.