blue bridge

There was once a toll booth on the Indiana side of the Owensboro blue bridge, the remnants of which were still there as recently as 1980. Does anyone remember?

Due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the area, Owensboro's Bridge Night, scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, will no longer be an in-person event. The lighting of the bridge will be live-streamed.

The nighttime view in Downtown Owensboro is about to get brighter. There's a big celebration planned with a light show, live music and more.

This is one of my absolute favorite photos we took during our publicity shoot for Kinky Boots.  All credit for this idea goes to Kenny King from Dream Copy Photography.  He wanted to do a Beatles-inspired Kinky Boots bridge walk and, well, we did!!  In the middle of the afternoon rush hour.  I got honks, stares and one proposition.  LOL!

Yesterday, the WBKR staff closed up shot early and headed to Studio Slant in downtown Owensboro for our version of their popular Canvas & Cocktails party.  And my friend and party hostess Mary-Katherine Maddox helped us paint portraits of the Blue Bridge.

The End Is Near! But in a good way. The Glover H. Cary Bridge--the lifeline to the rest of the world (Natcher Bridge, notwithstanding)--will reopen at noon Wednesday and the days of long detours will come to an end!

Our long national nightmare will soon be over. The Glover H. Cary Bridge--the lifeline to the rest of the world (Natcher Bridge, notwithstanding)--will reopen on November 27th!

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there's a curve ball in the plans to reopen the Blue Bridge.  It's not going to happen on schedule and here's why . . .

Owensboro's Blue Bridge is being painted and we have pictures. Closed since May 15, right after the Owensboro International Barbecue Festival, the bridge's painters are making great headway. According to the Messenger-Inquirer, the tarp will soon be thrown back and the new colors revealed. More work remains until it reopens for the winter in November. It is very dangerous work and the project has

A worker on Owensboro's Blue Bridge who suffered injuries Monday evening has died. Daviess County coroner Jeff Jones has confirmed that burns on the hands of the 35-year-old repair crew member are consistent with electrocution.