Monthly Archives: July 2014

Booked Solid

July 31, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

“Uncle CJ, you have more books than me,” said my 24-year-old niece, looking in wonder at my book-jammed apartment. I chuckled, thinking, “I’ve had a bit of a head start.” I don’t know how many books I have. When I try to count them I get lost in “Oo! I … Read More

A Prize in Every Box

July 31, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The World’s Fair of 1893 offered visitors a strange concoction of popcorn, nuts and maple syrup. This confection, unnamed at the time, was an instant hit with the public. For the next three years the inventors of the popcorn treat, William and Louis Ruedkheim, worked to find a way to … Read More

Applause!: Aug. 1-8

July 31, 2014 | by Weekly View

• The very talented Jennie DeVoe will be performing a benefit concert for IMPD’s K9 unit on Aug. 2 from 5-9 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery, 3400 Boulevard Place. Meet K9s Bradway, Athena, and Loena and enjoy great music. Tickets are available at the door for $15 (kids under 12 … Read More

Historic Benton House Book Sale a Community Event

July 24, 2014 | by Ethel Winslow

Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.   — Elizabeth Gilbert, American novelist For many years, the Historic Benton … Read More

Foundation East Public Art Wins First Place in Poll

July 24, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Foundation East’s traffic signal box project on the east side won first place in the category of Best New Public Art in NUVO’s 2014 Best of Indy Readers Choice Poll. Eastside artists who developed the themes and painted the boxes include the Department of Public Words, Morgan Hauth, … Read More