Mayor Lloyd Winnecke

Tomorrow the name change becomes official...Casino Aztar becomes Tropicana Evansville with a press conference in the Tropicana Hotel lobby tomorrow morning, Friday, June 14 at 11 a.m.  Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be on hand for the press conference.

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke announces “Summer of Swimming” will be the focus of the Energize Evansville monthly “Fitness in the Park” program during June, July and August.

Eastland Mall will host special Traveling City Hall meetings on Saturday, May 18th, and Saturday, September 28th. Both meetings will be from 10:30am to noon near Dillards in the Center Court area between Fred Meyer Jewelers and Helzberg Diamonds.

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s monthly “Fitness in the Park” program will join Pushups for Charity this Saturday, May 18th, from 9am-11am at Evansville State Hospital Park to raise money for services to aid wounded military veterans.

On today's edition of Wednesdays With Winnecke, we talked about some event that are coming up NEXT week to celebrate National Bicycle Month, and just ways in general to get out and get active in Evansville.

Eastland Mall will host special Traveling City Hall meetings on Saturday, May 18th and Saturday, September 28th. Both meetings will be from 10:30am to 12n near Dillards in the Center Court area between Fred Meyer Jewelers and Helzberg Diamonds.

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke was joined today by Bob Warren from the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau to give us an update on the downtown hotel project. We also talked with USI student Emily Ellison to recap the Global Youth Service Day over this past weekend. Now you can hear the whole show.

The public will have a chance to learn more about the Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) and see the new “Choose not to Lose” high school crime prevention jeeps (pictured) on display at the at the Traveling City Hall meeting Wednesday, April 24th, at the Potter’s Wheel, 333 Jefferson Avenue, from 5:3opm-7pm.

On this week's edition of Wednesdays With Winnecke we talk to a couple members of the Evansville Sports Corporation. We review the recent GLVC basketball tournament and future sporting events. We also talk about the Salvation Army's annual War on Hunger.

Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin and Assistant Fire Chief Paul Anslinger were our guests today on Wednesdays With Winnecke. The topics of discussion were the annual charity boxing match between the cops and the firefighters, plus the EPD's new "Choose Not To Lose" program, and the EFD's momentous anniversary.