Monthly Archives: September 2015

Summer’s End

Oh it’s a long, long while from May to December— But the days grow short when you reach September. When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn’t got time for the waiting game. Oh the days dwindle down to a precious few . . . — Kurt … Read More

House Life Project Envisions New Possibilities

INDIANAPOLIS – The House Life Project (HLP), a local creative place-making collaborative, will hold a public open house September 19 of the project’s first property on the Near Eastside. The project is funded by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund and works in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, … Read More

Irvington Halloween Poster Contest Winner Announced

IRVINGTON —The Historic Irvington Halloween Festival committee recently announced the winner of the 2015 poster contest. The first place winner was Mallory Hodgkin, a local artist who spent her first year of life on Julian Ave. She went to college at Savannah College of Art and Design before coming back … Read More

Mari Evans Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation has announced that poet and Indianapolis resident Mari Evans is the recipient of the 2015 Indiana Authors Award Lifetime Achievement Award. This marks only the second time an author has received this award from the Library Foundation. Evans will join five already-announced Indiana … Read More

“Looking Up College Avenue” Project Launches

INDIANAPOLIS — “Looking Up College Avenue” (LUCA), a project that has just been launched by its creators, John Sherman and Mayowa Tomori, offers a different approach to the study of historic preservation. The LUCA booklet provides current photos of the tops of seven buildings, along with clues and information on … Read More