Monthly Archives: August 2013

State Fair Celebrates the Year of Popcorn

August 1, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS —This year’s Indiana State Fair begins August 2, and promises to be popping with great entertainment, new exhibits, and old-fashioned fun. This year’s theme is the “Year of Popcorn,” celebrating the fact that Indiana is the second largest producer of popcorn in the United States. Fair officials plan to … Read More

Irvington Annual Ice Cream Social Aug. 4

August 1, 2013 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — The Irvington Historical Society is throwing its annual Ice Cream Social on Aug. 4 from 1-4 p.m. on the front lawn of the Bona Thompson Memorial Center (inside if it rains). The Bona Thompson is located at 5350 University Avenue (2 blocks south of 5300 E. Washington). Music … Read More

Indy Library Announces 2013 Indiana Authors Award Winners

August 1, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosier author Michael Martone has been named the national winner of the 2013 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award, a program of The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation that recognizes Indiana authors’ contributions to the literary landscape in Indiana and across the nation. The program is funded by … Read More

Fletcher Park First Friday Brings Arts & Neighborhood Together

August 1, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Windsor Park Neighborhood Association (WPNA) and Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC) Artists join together to showcase the newly acquired Fletcher Park and to highlight local artists-in-residence on August 2nd with a unique outdoor First Friday “opening” in the park from 5-10 p.m. This event is in conjunction with … Read More

Local Gardener Wins Software Competition

August 1, 2013 | by Weekly View

Our very own Peter Kuhns, gardener and correspondent for the Weekly View, won the top prize at Techpoint’s Entrepreneur Bootcamp, presented by Ice Miller. His start-up company, Beefsteak Software, was awarded first place for Garden Bilder, which is a garden-designing tool for Apple devices. This competition for start-up companies took … Read More