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This Summer Make This Strawberry Pretzel Salad

This Summer Make This Strawberry Pretzel Salad
The summer months are the best for picnics, barbecues, and other get-togethers with family and friends. When it is your turn to bring a side dish, try something new. For example, this recipe for strawberry pretzel salad is scrumptious and works well for any occasion. Even if you have not... [read more]

Keep Your Pup Cool This Summer

keep your dog cool this summer
There’s a lot to love about the summer. For example, this is a good time for vacations and enjoying time outdoors. However, sometimes the temperatures can climb a little too high for your comfort. When this happens, you can retreat inside to the air conditioning. Or, maybe you hit the... [read more]

Mark Your Calendar For The Strawberry Festival

Transparent plastic boxes with fresh organic strawberries in display at a street food market
Just about everyone loves fresh strawberries. However, if you don’t, that’s okay. You can still have fun at the Strawberry Festival in Owensboro, Kentucky. This two-day event will take place on June 10 and June 11. It doesn’t matter whether you go by yourself, with a friend, or with your... [read more]

Grab Some Pizza At Fetta

pizza with ham and cheese
Of all the different things that people eat, pizza ranks as a favorite food. In the U.S., it’s a staple of many diets. However, the key is to choose a place that knows how to make different types of pizza taste delicious. In Owensboro, Kentucky, that’s Fetta Specialty Pizza &... [read more]

Take Your Furry Friend To Castlen Dog Park

Dogs playing in a dog park
After years of waiting, Owensboro opened its first off-leash dog park in 2019. Named Castlen Dog Park, it’s located inside Legion Park and hosts an assortment of large, medium, and small dogs throughout the week. The park’s open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is free to enter.... [read more]

Head Out To The Botanical Garden

Picture of a beautiful pink rose surrounded by green foliage and with more green and blurry foliage as background
It’s officially growing season at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden in Owensboro, making it the ideal time to visit. You can stop by Mondays-Saturdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or Sundays from 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and $2 for children. Oh, and... [read more]

Enjoy Some BBQ At Old Hickory

BBQ
Whenever anybody suggests barbecue for lunch or dinner, those in the group usually echo their approval with the word: ooh. You know what we're talking about. "Oooh, barbecue." That's because barbecue is pretty much always good. Especially here in Kentucky. Even if you had it last night, when someone suggests... [read more]

Consider These Basketball-Themed Party Ideas

Bracket
It's finally here again. Upsets. Cinderellas. Last-second heroics. That's right, we're talking about the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Big Lance. The Road to the Last Four in the Tournament. You know, hoops. Time to get together and watch with friends. And when you do, consider these basketball-themed party... [read more]

Go Italian Tonight With This Lasagna

Delicious homemade italian gratin dish with home cooked bolognese sauce and bechamel sauce topped with mozzarella cheese and served in a white baking dish on rustic table background. Closeup view
Make dinner fun tonight by making Mary Berry’s lasagna recipe. Not only is Mary Berry baking royalty, the Great British Bake-Off former judge knows her way around a lasagna too! Make your family smile tonight and dive in with her recipe thanks to BBC Food. Lasagna Ingredients Mary’s recipe has many components,... [read more]

Ways To Show Love To Your Valentine

Valentine’s Day is the day of love. Often, we shower our significant other with roses, chocolates, and a nice dinner. These are all great ways to show someone you love them! However, if you are looking for a new way to shower your Valentine in love, Good Housekeeping has five... [read more]