Owensboro’s evolving economy and development has put more focus on the local tourism industry. To accommodate the growing numbers of tourists, residents and businesses have begun hosting their properties as Airbnb locations within the city and county, allowing out-of-towners to rent the properties for various reasons, events and timeframes. Airbnb agreed last year to pay…
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Owensboro in the News
Brooklyn crew shooting bluegrass video here The Wooks, a five-piece “rhythm and bluegrass” band from Lexington, was standing between two rows of peach trees in Reid’s Orchard on Wednesday morning, playing The Romantics’ 1980 pop hit “What I Like About You” over and over. A film crew from The Mustache Agency in Brooklyn, N.Y., moved…
Air show crowd tops 70,000 over weekend
The seventh annual Owensboro Air Show drew more than 70,000 people from several states to Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport on Friday night and the downtown riverfront on Saturday and Sunday. Tim Ross, the city’s public events director, said all three days set records. Friday night’s crowd at the airport — estimated at 11,000-plus — was…
Business Insider names city a ‘best place’ to visit
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…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: September 28-30
2018 Bronze Buffalo Paintout The 10th Annual Buffalo Paintout and Gala is Sept. 27-29 at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. This three-day event will be highlighted by an exhibition and gala on Saturday, September 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Gala will feature live and silent auctions, frontier cuisine, spirits and special live…
O.Z. Tyler: Visitor numbers growing
Owensboro Distillery joined Kentucky Bourbon Trail in June On June 4, Owensboro’s O.Z. Tyler Distillery became the 11th distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Last year, nearly 1.2 million people visited the 10 distilleries on the trail and the 13 on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour. Of that, 940,780 visited the 10 distilleries on…
Monsters on the Ohio
One of the largest catfishing tournaments in the country comes back to Owensboro with The Monsters on the Ohio on Saturday, October 13 from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tournament will be launched from the English Park boat ramp on Hanning Lane, Owensboro, KY 42301. This is the opportunity for catfish anglers from across…
Sports study recommends turf infield, indoor facility
No new outdoor facilities needed In February, the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau approved a $12,500 contract with Pinnacle Indoor Sports of Louisville for a study of the community’s needs for sports facilities. “We are at a critical point,” Mark Calitri, CVB president, said at the time. “Our challenge is to be able to…
CVB getting Owensboro attention from state
The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau has taken over the Kentucky Tourism’s Facebook page and Instagram this week. A posting Sunday on the state agency’s Facebook page says, “Takeover Alert! Starting tomorrow, our friends at Visit Owensboro are taking over our Facebook and Instagram for the week! Follow along for an inside look at…
2018 Eastbridge Art Festival
Same favorite art festival, new location- that’s the new Eastbridge Art Festival at the Mount at 8001 Cummings Road. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph are hosting the Eastbridge Art Festival at Maple Mount on Friday and Saturday, September 8 and 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This two-day festival showcases more than 70…