Monthly Archives: April 2016

Guys and Dolls a Sure Bet at Beef & Boards

April 7, 2016 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – Love may be a roll of the dice, but audiences can bet it will win when the fun and romantic musical comedy Guys and Dolls takes the stage at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Now on stage, this Broadway favorite won the Tony Award for Best Musical and … Read More

All Dogs Go to Heaven

April 7, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

“I have some bad news about one of your animals.” I saw my Land People working on the front manse, preparing it for a new tenant, and I wanted to expedite the delivery of my own duty. When I approached them, The Lord of the Land was burnishing a light … Read More

About Ben Adhem

April 7, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

I concocted Vadel’s name because I fear that Islamic radicals might harm him as he’s so outspoken. He was imprisoned and tortured in Mauritania for writing something of which the regime disapproved. While he was living in Bloomington, an FBI agent interviewed him after someone turned him in for something … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 8-14

April 7, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, April 10:  The Irvington business district is “dolled up” this week in green and white, because merchants of that thriving section of the city decided to have a “Buy-It-In-Irvington Week.” All stores are decorated in the colors chosen by the Irvington Business Men’s Association, and special … Read More

World War 1 100 Years Ago: April 8-14

April 7, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, April 13: All persons interested in saving Battery A and keeping Indianapolis on the map in military affairs are urged to attend a mass meeting at the Chamber of Commerce  tomorrow night. The War Department has ordered Battery A mustered out effective April 30 because of “a … Read More