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Steven R. Barnett
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Rose Mary Clarke
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Al Hunter
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Linda Hamer Kennett
What’s in the Attic? -
Steve Nicewanger
Sports Voice -
CJ Woods III
Words from Woods
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Historic Decorator Showhouse to Benefit Eskenazi Health
INDIANAPOLIS — The 2024 St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorators’ Show House and Gardens, the longest running decorator show house event in the nation, will once again welcome the public to tour a classic Indianapolis home with proceeds benefiting Eskenazi Health. This year’s residence is the Sylvan House at 4521 Sylvan Rd. The annual event runs from Saturday, April 27, through Sunday, May 12. Hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday. Mondays … Read More
St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild’s Decorators’ Show House Preview
I had the pleasure of getting a sneak preview of the St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild’s Decorators’ Show House and Gardens at 4521 Sylvan Rd. This is the Guild’s 63rd Home Tour, the longest running home tour in the country. The house is an English Tudor style with stucco and a slate tile roof – this is my favorite style of house and this one is exquisite! All the proceeds benefit Eskenazi Health. This unique Guild of Women have volunteered their time and talents to this project every year. I’ve been … Read More
Beastside Brewfest
IRVINGTON — The Irvington Community Council is counting down six months to the 78th Historic Irvington Halloween Festival, marking the occasion with the annual Beastside Brewfest on Saturday, April 27 from 7:00-10:30 p.m. to support a great cause, hear some great music, and sample some great breweries as they compete for the Beastside Trophy, the most unique brewing trophy in Indiana. Both the professional beer judges and the audience will declare a winner this year. The event will take place in Lyons Hall on the Lourdes campus, 30 S. Downey … Read More
Author Tiffany D. Jackson at Central Library April 30
INDIANAPOLIS — New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson will visit Central Library,40 E. St. Clair, on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. to participate in a talk and Q&A session for teens and adults. A book sale and signing will take place thereafter, with books provided by Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore. This event is free and open to the public. Jackson is a Coretta Scott King and John Steptoe New Talent Award winner and an NAACP Image Award Nominee. She is the author of popular young … Read More
Rates and Taxes Set to Rise
INDIANA — AES Indiana has received unanimous approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to adjust base rates for electricity. Starting in mid-May, base rates will increase by approximately 7.2 percent or a little under $10 for the average customer. While the proposed rate increase will vary among business customers, most small businesses can expect a rate increase in the 2 percent to 10 percent range. Base rates were last updated five years ago. In addition to the rate adjustments, AES Indiana has agreed upon several customer benefits, including … Read More
Mobility Projects Get $60.6 Million in Funding
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (IMPO) has awarded $60.6 million for 17 regionally important projects that will advance the region’s road safety, air quality, and infrastructure preservation goals. Projects in the area thatwere selected to receive funding in 2027 includ: • Madison Avenue Roadway Rehabilitation: This project includes the rehabilitation of Madison Avenue from Martin Street to Pleasant Run Parkway, including a “road diet” to reduce the existing 5-lane section to a 4-lane section. • Beech Grove – Emerson and Churchman Roundabout: This intersection was included in IMPO’s … Read More
“Acts of Faith” Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Opens April 20
INDIANAPOLIS — A major new exhibition coming to Indianapolis explores how diverse religious influences shaped the cultures of the American West, and how the West itself impacted people’s beliefs. Organized by the New-York Historical Society, the exhibition Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West opens April 20 at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and remains on view through Aug. 4. Featuring thought-provoking artworks, cultural belongings, exhibit panels and displays evoking historic sites and scenes, Acts of Faith is an exploration of many religious beliefs and … Read More
Health Dept. Relocating Some Clinics to New Eskenazi Campus
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Public Health Department will relocate its eastside dental clinic, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinic, and Beds and Britches, Etc. (B.A.B.E.) store to the new Eskenazi Health Thomas & Arlene Grande Campus in April. The 95,000 square-foot health center, located at 6002 E. 38th St. at the northeast corner of East 38th Street and North Arlington Avenue, began seeing new patients and those patients currently served by Eskenazi Health Center Forest Manor and Eskenazi Health Center North Arlington on April 17. MCPHD’s B.A.B.E. store’s last … Read More
Indiana Landmarks Hosts Woodruff Place Tour May 9
INDIANAPOLIS — On May 9, stroll the historic tree-lined esplanades of Indianapolis’s Woodruff Place on a guided tour of the city’s first planned residential suburb. Entrepreneur James O. Woodruff purchased and platted the 80-acre district in 1872 east of downtown Indianapolis, creating an upscale, park-like neighborhood with stately homes, often cited as inspiration for settings in Booth Tarkington’s early twentieth-century novels. Woodruff Place’s unique cultural and historic importance was recognized in 1972 when it became Indianapolis’s first neighborhood to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, neighborhood … Read More
Eastside Agrapreneur Passes Away
INDIANAPOLIS — Kay Lavina Grimm, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday April 10, 2024. Ms Grimm was born in DeKalb County, Illinois on Dec. 24, 1961. Ms Grimm was preceded in death by her parents Curtis Glenn Grimm and Dolores Hawver Grimm and sisters Cindy Grimm Johnson and Jamie Sue Grimm. She is survived by her brothers Brian Grimm, Joel Grimm (Terry) and her twin Kevin Grimm (Lora) and many nieces and nephews. Ms. Grimm is also survived by her long time partner and friend Ms Sue Spicer. Countless … Read More
IRT’s “Little Shop of Horrors” a Musical Delight
As an enormous fan of musical theatre, I was looking forward to Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, the award-winning play based on the Roger Corman film of the same name. It was a joy to see … Read More
Soldiers Thru Time event at Ft. Harrison State Park May 4 & 5
LAWRENCE — The Museum of 20th Century Warfare and Ft. Harrison State Park will be hosting “Soldiers Thru Time” at the park. Visitors will see camps and displays set-up by re-enactors from many different time periods. Living historians spanning 2500 … Read More
Applause!: April 26-May 2
• The next Coffee with a Cop will be on May 1 from 3-4 p.m. at Neidhammer, 2104 E. Washington St. Meet with East District officers for an informal chat, and a time to voice concerns about problems in your … Read More
Starry, starry night…
Field trips are adventures grade schoolers eagerly anticipate. When I was a student at IPS No. 57, annual field trips initially included the Childrens’ Museum (the old house on N. Meridian St. crammed with stuff), the President Benjamin Harrison Home, … Read More
A Little Red Fox
The note written by my mother swam to the surface of the detritus of my life as I was searching for a pair of shoes. I found the shoes in a box at the top of a closet; next to … Read More
The President is a Sick Man
On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland vanished. He boarded a friend’s yacht, sailed into Long Island Sound, and disappeared. He would not be heard from again for five days. What happened during those five days was so incredible that, … Read More
100 Years Ago: April 26-May 2
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1924: Gov. Warren T. McCray resigned today following his conviction in Federal Court last evening for mail fraud. The jury returned its verdict after deliberating thirteen minutes, finding McCray guilty of fraudulently writing … Read More
“Little Shop of Horrors” at the IRT
INDIANAPOLIS — For the first time since 2013, the Indiana Repertory Theatre is bringing a musical back to its stages with the horticultural horror musical, Little Shop of Horrors, presented by Glick Philanthropies. Written by Howard Ashman with music by … Read More
Eclipse Reflections
At 3 p.m. on April 8, Paula, her brother Mark, and I set up chairs in the empty parking lot of our office at 195 N. Shortridge Rd. Through special glasses, we watched as the moon slowly nibbled away at … Read More
ArtSpoken Features Works From Incarcerated Individuals
INDIANAPOLIS — Art from those incarcerated in Indiana prisons will be on display and available for sale during ArtSpoken on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. at Public Advocates in Community re-Entry (PACE) headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, 1314 N. Meridian. … Read More
11th Annual PopCon Opens April 26
INDIANAPOLIS — PopCon is back in Indianapolis for its 11th year, returning to the Indiana Convention Center the weekend of April 26-28. April’s event is set to be the biggest yet, with a star-studded lineup of celebrities, epic after-parties, gaming … Read More
Working Cats Need Adopters
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) and Indy Neighborhood Cats (INC) are partnering to help working cats find homes. Between the two organizations, over 70 working cats are currently looking for homes. Working cats prefer being outdoors and maintaining … Read More
Free Mammograms Available at Certain Francisan Health Locations
INDIANAPOLIS — Women in need of mammograms in Central Indiana may be able to receive them free of charge thanks to a grant to Franciscan Health from the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust. The grant supports mammograms at Franciscan Health … Read More
Help Getting Feral Cats Fixed in 46219
The 46219 Initiative started by Amelda Butler and Kathleen Egan will help curb the kitten population in Irvington. Working with FACE Low Cost Animal Clinic on the near eastside, they have been able to set up a fund that will … Read More
The Answers are in the Almanac
Unique in content and inexplicably accurate, the “Old Farmer’s Almanac” stands as the oldest continuously published periodical in North America. This little book (which is actually no more than a pamphlet) was first published by Robert B. Thomas in 1792 … Read More
The Ghost of I.U.’s Lambda Chi Alpha
At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, Hence Orme lived on a large estate farm in Glenn’s Valley, an area on Indianapolis’ south side near Morgantown and Bluff roads, which he intended to use as a model for modern scientific … Read More
100 Years Ago: April 19-25
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, April 20, 1924: The Blue Triangle Hall, the new Y.W.C.A. boarding residence for employed girls, will open its doors this week. Located at 725 N. Pennsylvania St., the hall can accommodate as many as 115 … Read More
Birds On The Lawn
A skirmish line of European Starlings marched across my lawn, heads bobbing and bills stabbing the grass. The sun had yet to convince the dandelions to unfurl from their tightly wrapped night-sleep, but rain had soaked the lawn. I stood … Read More