West Side Nut Club Fall Festival
The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, commonly called the Fall Festival or Fall Fest, is an annual street festival held on West Franklin Street in Evansville, Indiana. Organized by the West Side Nut Club, the festival is traditionally held during the first full week of October and is one of Evansville’s largest and best-known […]
Una Pizza
Una pizza is a style of thin, cracker-crust pizza closely associated with Evansville, Indiana, where the term has become a local name for the region’s distinctive version of Midwestern thin-crust pizza. Typically characterized by an extremely thin and crispy crust, toppings extending toward the edge, meat placed beneath the cheese, and pizza cut into square […]
Spankey’s Una Pizza
Spankey’s Una Pizza is a locally owned Evansville pizzeria founded by Lisa and Ryan Huck in 2011. Known for its thin, crispy Una-style pizza, the restaurant began on Evansville’s West Side before expanding to Haynie’s Corner with Spankey’s Una Cafe in 2024.
Alisha Gaddis
Alisha Gaddis is an Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actress, musician, writer, producer and author from Evansville, Indiana. A graduate of F.J. Reitz High School, Gaddis has built a career spanning television, music, theater, film and children’s entertainment. In October 2026, Gaddis was named Grand Marshal of the 105th West Side Nut Club Fall Festival Main […]
Hartke Pool
Hartke Pool opened in 1959 and became one of Evansville’s best-known summertime gathering places. After serving generations of local families, the historic city pool closed in 2024 because of structural and mechanical problems
Everett Duncan
Everett Duncan became Harrison High School’s all-time leading scorer before playing college basketball at the University of Vermont.
Levron Williams
Levron Williams starred in basketball and football at Bosse High School, scoring 1,469 career basketball points before becoming an All-American football player at Indiana University.
Jeremy Willis
Jeremy Willis is a former Evansville Day School basketball star who scored 1,899 career points and held Evansville’s career scoring record for nearly two decades. He later became the head boys basketball coach at Boonville High School.
Jordan Scott
Jordan Scott (2006–2026) was a Castle High School basketball standout who played at Wabash Valley College before transferring home to join the University of Evansville women’s basketball program. She died in September 2026 at the age of 19.
Lucious Wagner
Lucious Wagner is a former University of Evansville basketball standout and professional player who founded BlackHeart Basketball, becoming a prominent coach, trainer and mentor in the Evansville basketball community.