Monthly Archives: June 2013

IMPD Announces Summer Violent Crime Reduction Plans

INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to reduce crime and ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Violent Crime Reduction Initiative has developed a plan for the summer of 2013. This data-driven effort is focused on prevention, intervention, and supression of crime in … Read More

Flag Day Celebrations at Ft. Harrison, Benton House

INDIANAPOLIS — The staff and Friends of Fort Harrison State Park will host the first of three summer band concerts at the Sledding Hill at Fort Harrison State Park on June 15 from 7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. This performance will highlight band music themed to Flag Day, celebrated on … Read More

St. Bernadette Festival June 13-15

INDIANAPOLIS — An east side tradition continues with the St. Bernadette Festival June 13-15 at the church, located at 4838 E. Fletcher Ave. (1 block west of Emerson, 1 block south of English). Hours are 5-10 p.m. on June 13, 5 p.m.-midnight on June 14, and 5 p.m. – midnight … Read More

Indy to Launch All-Electric Car Share Program

INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard, Bolloré Group, and leaders from Indianapolis’ largest employers, universities, hospitality destinations and civic organizations today announced that Indianapolis has been selected as the site of the largest electric car share program in the United States. Bolloré Group plans to invest approximately $35 million to launch … Read More

Theatre Review: EclecticPond’s Much Ado About Nothing

One of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, Much Ado About Nothing, receives a fresh, fast-paced treatment in EclecticPond’s production. Polly Heinkel, co-founder of EclecticPond, sets the play in the 1920s, when the boys were coming back from World War I, and women had just gained the right to vote and were … Read More