Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Mark Calitri, President of Visit Owensboro, and originally published on his personal leadership blog. Sports don’t just entertain us. They show us how communities are built, how effort still matters, and how pride shows up when it counts most. During the Kentucky All-A Championships, one game…
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A recent article in the Messenger-Inquirer highlights what many in Owensboro already know — Burger Week has become a major boost for local restaurants and the community they serve. The annual event, created by Visit Owensboro, invites restaurants across the city to design specialty burgers available for a limited time during the weeklong promotion. Diners…
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Visit Owensboro, in partnership with the City of Owensboro, is excited to announce the return of Burger Week on March 7-15, 2025. Owensboro Burger Week, which is sponsored by the Kentucky Beef Council, German American Bank, Hill View Farms Meats, and Green River Distilling Company showcases signature burgers from restaurants throughout the city and county. …
Another national publication has named Owensboro as a place people should visit. Business Insider, an international online publication, has listed the Owensboro-Bowling Green-Paducah triangle as one of “17 of the best places in the U.S. to visit in the fall.” The article says, “You might not think of heading south in the fall, but you…
Mark Calitri reports: ‘Sportstown USA’: Owensboro 2020 will see major events In 2004, Sports Illustrated named Owensboro “Kentucky’s Sportstown USA.”And the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau plans to highlight that designation in 2020.“We are determined to live up to the title of Kentucky No. 1 Sportstown,” Mark Calitri, president of the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention…
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Calitri reports: Basketball, cattlemen to have $800,000 impactThe combination of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association conference and the Kentucky 2A Basketball Championships in Owensboro this week should pump nearly $800,000 into the local economy, said Mark Calitri, president of the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau.The basketball tournament, which brings eight boys and eight girls teams…
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Calitri reports: Synthetic turf at Fisher Park ‘game-changer’ During the August 2019 board meeting of the Owensboro Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau Jared Bratcher highlighted the success and opportunities in sports tourism for Owensboro. Mark Calitri introduced Bratcher and asked him to outline the scope of sports marketing and how the CVB collaborates with…
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Downtown Owensboro’s new hotel, Home2 Suites by Hilton, is now under construction, and the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention Center is excited to beginning filling those rooms. As the CVB continues to develop downtown businesses, conventions and available hotel rooms, they want to begin targeting convention-goers specifically who wish to stay close to the Owensboro Convention Center. …
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Calitri says bigger conventions means higher revenue from hotel tax. The CVB has been pushing for more local tourism, with a focus on bettering Owensboro’s branding, economic development and entertainment venues. Part of bringing more out-of-towners to conventions held at the Owensboro Convention Center is by building more hotels that can hold a higher…
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Despite what you may think, brunch is more than a trend brought back to life by millenials. Here in Owensboro, it’s been a way of life for a long time. And that’s because our city has so many great options to choose from for that specific meal that’s not quite breakfast, not quite lunch, but…