Monthly Archives: September 2013

Moving Out of Old Eastgate: Problems at Regional Operations Center Prompt Evacuation

September 19, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

On September 9, Public Safety Director Troy Riggs issued a statement outlining his decision to move personnel, including the headquarters of IMPD East District, to other locations. “Due to potential life safety issues, I have make the decision to remove all personnel from the Regional Operations Center (ROC) and Eastgate … Read More

Free Vintage Clothing Show Hosted by Franklin Twp. Historical Society

September 19, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS —Civil War-era dresses and hoop skirts. Victorian mourning gowns. Colorful miniskirts from the 1960s. A real fringed buckskin shirt. Wedding dresses from different centuries. A fashionable velvet jacket from the 1830s. Top hats. High-top button shoes. Parasols. A 1970s vest that needs only love beads to complete the image. … Read More

“A Great Day in Irvington” Sept. 21

September 19, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday, September 21, Irvington Development Organization (IDO) will celebrate Irvington’s National Road heritage and the achievement of long-awaited milestones this year in the Washington Corridor Streetscape Project with “It’s A Great Day in Irvington.” Paired with IDO’s annual evening fundraiser, “A Night Out in Irvington,” the event … Read More

The Civil War 150th Anniversary: September 1863

September 19, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

Many of the citizens of Indianapolis are not aware of the large number of citizens from other states, especially from the South, who have left their homes since the war commenced and “sought refuge and employment” in the Hoosier capital. Day and night the “buzz of machinery may be heard” … Read More

Homesteading in the City Forum

September 19, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tues., Sept. 24, there will be a forum on urban homesteading at 6 p.m. at the John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 E. 10th St. Recent changes in the City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development’s policies on acquiring distressed properties in the Indy Land Bank open … Read More