Sometimes you are out at a local bar or restaurant, and catch the eye of something across the room. You might even pick up a conversation with the person and hit it off. Unfortunately, the night ends without you getting contact information: sometimes not even a name. That’s where craigslist comes in and It’s Evansville come in. To help you out, we periodically spot some of the missed connections that are posted locally, and hopefully help some poor guy or gal out in their attempts to find true love.

Circle S on covert – m4w (Evansville/Newburgh)

We smiled at each other after pumping gas on Monday. I think you’re cute…I’m married, but if still interested, write me.

Best Buy – m4m – 20 (Evansville)

You were at best buy with a girl well both of you guys were and you guys were hot as hell their was some eye contact and I didn’t know if you guys were interested or at least on of you guys were interested you both were wearing hats one was wearing a army hat, and the other has a blue botton up tucked in.. hit me up

Biaggi’s – m4m – 52 (Evv)

You are on the wait staff at Biaggi’s You have thick dark hair, some facial hair, gorgeous eyes and are fit and have a great smile. You weren’t our waiter, but kept grinning at me…and I kept smiling back. I was with friends and couldn’t do more than that.

If you think this is you, write back and tell me something about today (Wednesday) You helped our server carry some food to our table.

Sure hope you see this and respond—-I think you are really nice looking. I think I would have eaten ANYTHING you wanted to serve me!!

Newburgh Mcdonalds – m4w (Newburgh)

Wed. 10-14-09…..about 7:30 p.m. You work at Mcdonalds, and you were on the phone and I was in the drive thru…….We looked at each other several times….I know this is a longshot, but would lilke a chance to get to know you better!

Rafferty’s Today Blonde Waitress – m4w – 32 (Evansville)

Was eating there with my aunt. You were that blonde waitress in the blue shirt and curly hair. Your the cutest girl Ive ever seen here. I would have said something given the oppurtunity…however I didnt get one. I got the oppurtunity now so I just wanted to say hi…then ask if your single. Lol.

gym – m4m – 33 (evansville)

we go to same gym, i have been seeing you there last year or so. you are in a WC, kinda hairy unc*t and biggest [REDACTED] ive ever seen, you have a wedding ring. i think you are so hot, we have had two conversations before, if you can tell me what we talked about, or what and where my tattoo is and you are interested, hit me up. i think you have caught me checking you out and smiled.

Walmart- Neighborhood Market – 26 (Evansville IN)

You were totally stalking me … you said it yourself. I didn’t mind at all.

ISO Red head with heart/wings chest tattoo at Schnucks – m4w – 26 (evansville)

Saw you a couple times in the store but not for a while. Instantaneously fell head over heels when I saw you. Would really like to meet you and see where it goes from there.

The black gentleman at the Eastside Schnucks – w4m – 25 (Evansville)

Every time I go into the Eastside Schnucks, I see you. I all ways try to shoot you a smile or say hello. I have been trying to get you to talk to me for a while, but all I ever get is your little shy smile. You seem very shy but kind. I would love to get to know you better. You are dark skinned, about 5′7, with brown eyes and a pretty smile, and you are very soft spoken. You have actually talked to my grandmother a few times as you sacked her things. As I said I would love to get to know you better. If this sounds like you or if you know the guy, message me.

Beautiful blonde at West Side goodwill – m4w – 29 (Evansville)

Saw you on Thursday evening at the west side goodwill. You were a very pretty, fit blonde wearing grey pants pulled up over your calves. I was outside on the phone when you left. Our eyes met a few times. Probably wont see this, but if you do, hit me up. Would love to meet up.

Brunette at Schnucks West w/ Franzia – m4w – 28 (evansville)

Saw you Sat afternoon at the west side schnucks. You were a beautiful brunette wearing stylish jeans that were tattered on the thighs. You bought, amongst other things, a box of franzia wine. I had a very short, groomed beard and a black hat on. Would love to get to know you. Hit me up.

Fulton’s TV room – m4m (Fulton Bookstore)

I was in the TV room at the Fulton Avenue Adult Bookstore.

We sat on a couch together and I let you play with my [REDACTED] and you let me [REDACTED] you, too. We were about to do more, then some guys came in fromnext door..straight guys and loud, you left. I want to see you to complete our stuff!

A brief moment of retrospection, brought on by a library chair… m4w – 28

Beyond all of the bookshelves,

your head of springy brown curls

was the delight of my eyes…

West side movie theater – Friday – m4m – 25 (Kerasotes)

Hey dunno if you’d be interested, but I hope you see this.

You were in the bathroom tonight (Friday Nov. 6th) around 8:30 at the west side movie theater. You had on a dark green fleece/sweater and jeans and pulled all your junk out to take a piss. I got a pretty good look (dunno if you noticed) and definitely liked what I saw (including your face/body). I’m not a perv, but damn it was all just hangin out – couldn’t resist lookin.

If you’d be interested, it can be totally NSA and on the DL. Tell me what I was wearing or something that lets me know it’s really you responding. Hope you respond!

Today…at N. Main – m4m – 49 (evansville)

Saw you today at North Main. I kept walking from booth to booth and you followed me around…finally let you in and my god, best [REDACTED] in I don’t know how long!!!!!

Wow, after you drained my [REDACTED], I was totally spent and weak..left and didn’t ask for a phone or email so i could get back with you again…wow, want some more of that hot [REDACTED]. Never had a guy take my [REDACTED] dick AND my [REDACTED] into his mouth at one time before…sensational!!!!!!!!

Hope you see this…really do hope! Need to get back with you. Hit me up and tell me something else so I’llknow it’s you!

2 guys teasing me-morgan ave – m4m (evansville)

saturday just before 2pm, i dont know if you were just teasing or really wanted me to follow you, but you both had great cocks, especially driver! i could not follow because i was meeting friends for lunch, but if you were serious, id gladly take you both on. tell me what i was driving and ill do same so we both know for sure.

SPE- You were humping my friend – 21 (Some Place Else)

You were wearing a drawstring, light colored patterned dress with really cute stripper heels.
You pulled my friend (who’s gay, and told you that, actually) into your orgy of slutty dancing, hip grinding, boob grabbing and in some cases, undressing.
I tried to save him but you had a pretty strong grip and I was shit faced.
Later, as I was dancing, minding my own business, your claws grabbed my ass and (literally) pulled me into your orgy.

You grabbed my [REDACTED] (and smiled, which freaked me out), made me put my hands I really didn’t want them to [ever] go and ATTEMPTED to plant a big, slobbery, tongue-filled kiss right on my lips.
I was definitely not feeling attracted to you at this point, so I ducked my head and avoided catching your mouth herpes.
Needless to say, you shunned me from your dance orgy as I guess I didn’t pass your little come-be-in-our-real-orgy-later-when-we-get-home by not kissing you.
I can’t say that I’m upset about that.
Later in the night you were dancing on yet another of my gay friends and instead of kissing him, you decided to untie your drawstring and get almost buck-ass naked on the dancefloor.
Where’d you buy your underwear? I thought they were cute.
You looked like an anorexic person and I’m pretty sure I caught a whiff of your [REDACTED].
You should put more layers on.

In conclusion,
I thank you for making my first time at a gay bar extremely memorable.
If you ever want to meet up again and give me herpes for real this time, I think you know how to contact me.
Until then, please keep your clothes on, and your [REDACTED] off of my friend.
Sincerely,
the “girl with the boots”

Looking for something fun and different to do in Evansville? We’re getting a Hookah bar on the East side. What’s Hookah? It’s an Indian water pipe for smoking varieties of tobaccos, fruits and I’m sure other types of goods.

The new place, Charazad Hookah Lounge, will be located in the strip mall behind Acropolis and GD Ritzys. The location is a bit of a turnoff to me, as I’d rather something like this in the downtown area, but the foot traffic of the east side is hard to beat.

Charazad will open in about a month, so be sure to check it out.

(via Courier & Press. Photo courtesy of mborowick)

So much for journalistic integrity I guess. If fear-based news teases aren’t going to pay the bills, McDonalds will.

The city will pay $150,000 for an art gallery and a studio at 56 and 58 Adams Ave. and work with the Alhambra’s board of directors to provide the space for bathrooms, dressing rooms, meeting rooms or, perhaps, a black-box theater to attach to the historical Haynie’s Corner theater…The goal is to donate the property as part of a revitalized Alhambra project, considered the anchor for the Haynie’s Corner Arts District.

One of my favorite buildings in Evansville looks like it’s one step closer to restoration.

Flickr user Shawn Phelps has quite a few shots from the last week’s Fall Festival. Luckily there are not too many food shots to remind me of all the bad choices I made in the past 5 days. Until next year!

In Focus spotlights a photograph taken by a reader of It’s Evansville. If you’d like a chance to have your photo featured, upload your photo to Flickr and tag it with “itsevansville”.

The goal of the Indiana Channel going forward is to air content that is relevant to Indiana residents as well as to share locally produced content amongst the member stations. It’s possible that shows like WNIN’s Newsmakers will have the opportunity to reach audiences in Bloomington, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis or elsewhere around the state.

You can check out the content from 3PM to 6PM on WNIN digital channel 9.2.

(via Jacob Newkirk)

I read Tuesdays With Morrie, but I remember Albom more for his questionable journalistic ethics in writing a column about a Michigan game two days before it happened. I guess that’s what reading Deadspin does to you.

Things have been somewhat quiet around here over the summer, but I couldn’t let a tradition die. It’s time to celebrate those brain sandwiches and creepy carnival workers. Yes, it’s time for Fall Festival Bingo!

Like previous years, the card includes a mix of Festival traditions, new items at the Festival, and some of the lesser advertised byproducts of the Nut Club’s annual event. While you’re at the Festival, carry around the Bingo card with you and mark each square you come across. When you hit bingo, come back here and tell us how and where you did it.

• Fall Festival Bingo 2009

If you know someone who will be at the Fall Festival but who does not read this site, send him or her a link to this post or the PDF itself.

The Fall Festival begins next Monday October 5, so start plotting your bingo strategies.

The key is after the jump.

• Elvis: Attend Landon Sholar’s performance on Friday or just find an out of costume Elvis impersonator.
• The John: Spot Mayor Weinzapfel or something related to the new stadium he wants to build downtown.
• Dirty Carnies: Find a carnie with disgustingly dirty hands or face. The less teeth the better.
• Covered Pig Toes: Head to booth #72 for this new Festival treat.
• Give Him A Bib: Find someone who has more food on their clothes than in their mouth.
• Why Do You Have A Kid: Spot an example of extremely poor parenting. Also known as the other Free Square.
• They Fried What?: Try an example of something that shouldn’t be fried, but was. Coke, Snickers, etc.
• Flies in a Barrel: Find one of those trash cans that is surrounded by 20 or more flies.
• Chunky Diaper: Either the food at booth #55 or a soiled diaper on Franklin St.
• Hack Radio: Get solicited by one of the dozens of annoying local radio personalities.
• Health Care Hijinks: Spot some sort of protest or soliciting related to the health care debate.
• Jon & Kate + X: Find a family with 5+ kids. Bonus points if she is a pill.
• Brain Sandwich: Sample the Fall Festival classic.
• C-Bomb: If you hear someone drop the naughtiest of all curse words that start with a C, mark the square…then hide.
• FUPA: Spot someone with some major FUPA. Don’t know what that is? Google it!
• Ironic Facial Hair: Spot a younger gentleman with a mustache or other ironic facial hair.
• C.O.P.S: If you see someone in police custody, you can mark this one.
• Assault On The Media: Get in behind a reporter’s live shot down at the Festival
• Lighthouse Parade: Attend the Festival’s Lighthouse Parade.
• Tweet Me: Spot a booth that has a Twitter address.
• Yo-Yo: Ride the new Yo-Yo ride
• Pickle Juice Icee: Booth #7. This just sounds disgusting.
• AppleJack: 50% Apple Cider. 50% Jack Daniels. 100% Fall Festival fun.
• The Al Bundy Award: Spot the guy who just can’t give up his high school glory days and is still sporting the olde time varsity jacket.

One of the things I have been enjoying since moving downtown last fall is the weekend activities that always seem to take place. While many restaurants and local businesses still have poor hours on Saturday and nonexistent ones on Sunday, there’s usually at least one weekend activity that brings the people downtown and prevents me from thinking I am living a scene from I Am Legend two days out of the week.

This weekend was the first of what should be many weekly farmers markets in the vacant lot across from the Old Post Office downtown. At its height, the farmers market will feature 8 or so vendors selling fresh produce and plans. During opening weekend this year, there were 4 vendors, a large banner and a small, but steady stream of customers.

I like the idea of a farmers market in downtown Evansville, but I can’t help but feel that it’s lacking compared to other cities I’ve seen. Lafayette, Indiana has one of the finest markets in the country or the world with dozens of local vendors selling their goods to the public. The Lafayette market is an event and well known in the community. Given the location and time of the Evansville one, it seems like an afterthought. I’d much prefer it to be in the middle of downtown along the walkway or some other side street instead of tucked in between a nearly abandoned building and a parking garage.

Adding an element of entertainment to the market wouldn’t hurt either. Activities like face painting, live music or workshops put on by the vendors would certainly attract more people to the event each week. Having a Web site to announce these sorts of things is something that is missing as well.

I am not sure how long the Evansville farmer’s market has been in existence, but I do hope it can grow into something that is more than it is presently. With a bit more input and support from the community we could have a regularly scheduled, locally produced event that could drive more people to the downtown area: something I know the city has been trying to do for years.

photo courtesy of jchatoff

Drew Bruno writing for the Courier & Press:

As a spoof, Engler, a Reitz graduate who now lives at Nashville, Tenn., had posted a story on the Web site and distributed it by e-mail that made it seem as though the company installing artificial turf at three EVSC football fields, including Reitz, was going out of business.

School officials were not amused, and on Saturday, Engler posted that his site would, therefore, “come to an end,” and its regular features, including a message board, were taken offline.

You can check out the letter he received from EVSC here. It sounds like the EVSC is overly sensitive to me. I’m fairly certain there are more pressing issues to be concerned with than one alum’s bad April Fools joke.

Update: Looks like EVSC and Engler have made peace.