WBKR » big dipper http://wbkr.com Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 You Know You're from Owensboro When… http://wbkr.com/you-know-youre-from-owensboro-when/ http://wbkr.com/you-know-youre-from-owensboro-when/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:00:24 +0000 Dave Spencer http://wbkr.com/?p=7908 Every town is unique. Some of its citizens may not think so, but if you flesh it out and pay attention, you'll learn why. Owensboro is no different. It doesn't take much talking to learn that someone is a native of the Big O. In fact, I've come up with some ways to readily identify Owensboroans. You know you're from Owensboro when...

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Two of Owensboro's most popular dining spots sit side-by-side on West Parrish Avenue. Moonlite BBQ Inn and The Big Dipper are local legends and have been drawing folks in for decades. The funny thing is it wasn't until I was a young adult that I made the astronomical connection between their names. And then it occurred to me that they were only two-thirds of what was once a west end heavenly body monopoly.

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