Monthly Archives: March 2013

$1 Million Gift Endows Early Literacy Programming

March 7, 2013 | by Local News Release

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation has announced a $1 million gift from The Herbert Simon Family Foundation (HSFF) to endow the administration of early literacy and technology programming for children up to age five as part of the Library’s Ready to Read initiative, which has served over 23,000 … Read More

Urban Farming Program Accepting Applications

March 7, 2013 | by Local News Release

INDIANAPOLIS — Growing Places Indy, a local non-profit working to cultivate wellness in the Circle City through urban agriculture, food access and awareness, and practices for living well, is now accepting applications for its 2013 Summer Apprenticeship Program. Participants in the Summer Apprenticeship Program learn the principles of operating a … Read More

Memories Hide In Corners Of My Mind

March 6, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

“I think I’m getting Alzheimer’s” my mother said, peeling potatoes at the pass-through window in her tiny kitchen. I was startled, but asked her why she thought so. “Because I forget things,” she said. I smiled. “You’ve been doing that since I was five,” I told her. Which was true: … Read More