downtown Owensboro

If you've been wanting a sneak peak of Owensboro's new convention center downtown, this is it!  Tim Ross, the City's Director of Public Events, throws on a safety vest and hard hat and takes us inside for an exclusive preview.  WATCH!

Last weekend, the City of Owensboro unveiled the all-new Smothers Park downtown!  And thousands of people flocked to Veteran's Boulevard to check out the new riverfront at Friday After Five and Saturday during the Owensboro Air Show.  Dave Spencer and I were there overgrand-opening weekend as well, …

The public is getting its first official look at the newly redesigned and reopened Smothers Park this weekend.  The park was officially unveiled last night during a special edition of Friday After Five!  Today, folks are invited downtown to see the new park, then turn t…

This is pretty neat.  In an effort to help get folks to the ever-growing and ever-evolving downtown portion of Owensboro to experience the charms and allure of unique downtown businesses and restaurants, Steve Champion has followed a trend taking place in larger cities across the United States.  And…

We are just a couple of weeks away from the grand opening of the all-new Smothers Park in downtown Owensboro.  Renovation and redesign of this park is a centerpiece of the efforts to revitalize the Owensboro riverfront and it will be officially unveilved August 23rd through the 25th!  But, thanks to…

The public will get its first official look at part of the new Owensboro riverfront at Smothers Park as the park's grand opening will take place during Friday After 5 on August 24th with the Owensboro Air Show on Saturday, August 25th rounding out a huge weekend for the city. Click through for …

It's almost Bar-B-Q Festival time in downtown Owensboro!!  It's one of the few times of the year someone can ask, "What's that smell?" and you don't mind to tell them!  LOL!  The International Bar-B-Q Festival has been around since way back in 1979.  Not only is it tradition in Owensboro, …