Authentic Southern Indiana
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  • About
  • Explore
    • Donum Dei: A Booming Brewery Culture
    • Best Vineyards in Southern Indiana
    • Explore the New Distillery with the Hubers
    • Visit Tabby at The New Albanian Brewery Company
    • Find a Wonderfully Intoxicating Nightly Escape at River City Winery
    • Polar Plunge
    • Moving To Southern Indiana
    • Building a Better New Albany
    • Enjoying the Natural Beauty
    • Exploring the Falls
    • Moving Toward Sustainability
    • Preserving Local Landmarks
    • Profile: Patrick Haulter, DNR Ranger
    • Reconnecting at the Mount
  • Live & Learn
    • Teachers Teaching Teachers
    • Prosser Culinary : Lonnie Donahue
    • WJHI
    • Royal Cheer Xtreme
    • Who Lives in Southern Indiana?
    • Checkmate: Chess Club of Southern Indiana
    • Brewing with Buddies: FOSSILS Brew Club
    • Profile: Greg Phipps, New Albany City Councilman
    • Profile: Julie Schweitzer, Arts Council of Southern Indiana Executive Director
    • Public Art in New Albany
  • Work
    • Lakeside Reflections: Wedding Specialists in Jeffersonville
    • Entrepreneurs; Started from the bottom, now we're here.
    • Bananafish Tattoo Parlor
    • Profile: Heather Zippen, Starlight Coffee Co.
    • Profile: Alan R. Butts, Owner of Coffee Crossing
    • Profile: Michelle Ryan, Finding Her True North
    • The Business of Baking: Sweets by Morgan
    • Distinctive Development: River Ridge
    • Handmade in the Heartland: Pearls on Pearl
    • Helping Small Businesses Grow: Velocity
    • Rebirth of Downtowns
    • The Sounds of Success: Jimmy's Music
    • Two Scoops and a View: Widow's Walk Ice Creamery and Bicycle Rentals
  • Play
    • A Bridge to Prosperity
    • Playing Southern Indiana
    • A Sweet Business
    • A Little Taste of Cuba
    • A Bit of Local Flavor: Chili Brew Bonanza
    • Boom: Thunder Over ... Southern Indiana
    • Catching a Show: Clarksville Little Theater
    • Connecting by Foot: Big Four Walking Bridge
    • Fit for Business: Four Barrel CrossFit
    • Pizza Pastime: Wick's
    • Taking a Break: Some New and Classic Places to Play
    • Workout Industries

Our Authentic Southern Indiana

Picture a close-knit community where families go back generations, locally owned is the rule, not the exception, and nature's finest hideaways are just minutes away. Imagine that this place, beautiful in both appearance and character, is also at the epicenter of a booming economic landscape, quickly creating vast job opportunities. It is also part of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation.

Sound too good to be true? Think again.

You really can have the best of both worlds in Southern Indiana. The conveniences that come with a modern, thriving economy and the security that comes from a rooted, authentic community, make Southern Indiana the perfect place to visit, explore and settle.

Our authentic stories about Southern Indiana focus on Clark and Floyd counties, including the cities of  New Albany, Clarksville, Charlestown and Jeffersonville. They highlight the daring entrepreneurs who serve our community with sweet treats and handmade treasures. They feature authentic men and women who lead and preserve the areas we call home. These are stories of our growing business economy and the festivals that bring our region to life.

These are the stories of Southern Indiana, its people and the authentic community they help create.
This site - a look into the community where we choose to explore, live, learn, work and play - was created by the IU Southeast Multimedia Journalism class during the Spring 2015 semester, as a way to tell the authentic stories of our region. The result is a product of the partnership between the IU Southeast students and One Southern Indiana, the local Economic Development Council and Chamber of Commerce for Clark and Floyd Counties. Then, the Spring 2016 Multimedia Journalism class continued this professional relationship and updated and added new content to the site.

Thirteen students contributed to this project in 2015, under the direction of Adam Maksl, assistant professor of journalism at IU Southeast. In 2016, eleven more students worked on the project under the direction of Jim Lang, adjunct instructor at IU Southeast and newspaper adviser at Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. The students focused on each of our four themes: Explore, Live & Learn, Work and Play. They produced written stories, infographics, audio/photo slideshows and videos. Kendra Barnes designed this website.
Explore
2016
Chelsey Carr
Brandon Hoffman
Morgan Pearson
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2015
​Kendra Barnes
Marisa Gartland
Ethan Smith

Live & Learn
2016
Wyatt Cherry
Parker Henes

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2015
​Megan Salisbury
Adam Taylor
Paige Thompson

Work
2016
Charlyn Corum
Liz Rozengard
Ty Simpson

2015
​Melissa Spaide
Blake Stewart
Joel Stinnett

Play
2016
Mary Kate Hailer
Joseph Kauffman
Kimberly Rice

2015
​Alphonzo Bridgeman
Kristin Kennedy
Zak Kerr
Coby McKinley
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