Mesker Park Zoo worked very hard to complete and open its newest attraction for the zoo, AMAZONIA. Hundreds of animals native to the rainforest are living in AMAZONIA including a jaguar, howler monkeys, freshwater stingrays, and emerald tree boas just to name a few. There are also more than 1,000 species of trees and plants and a 17-foot waterfall.

Mesker Park Zoo has been rewarded with smashing attendance since the opening on August 4th. Zoo officials report that more than 38,000 thousand visitors came which is a new record in attendance for the zoo. We congratulate all who have worked so hard to make this project a success.

The Inside INdiana Business website has the full story at http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=31353.  

Carpool Website for Evansville in the Works
The Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization is looking into software programs used by other cities to match potential carpool buddies. This would be a first for Evansville. As per Brad Mills Metropolitan Planning Director “"We hook you up with other people that have similar travel patterns so that you can reduce your cost for travel and also reduce the emissions for air quality in our region." We certainly hope that such a system could work for Evansville and the surrounding area.

Source: http://www.abc25.com/dsp_story.cfm?storyid=8590