Monthly Archives: October 2016

The Traveler in the Dark Forest: A Spooky Fable for Halloween

October 27, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Long, long ago in a land far away a man made ready for a long journey from his village to the great capital city on important family business. He received a warrant from his noble baron that gave him permission to travel and went to the village priest for a … Read More

Ferguson & Faith: Sparking Leadership & Awakening Community by Leah Gunning Francis

October 27, 2016 | by Kathleen Angelone

Leah Gunning Francis lived in St. Louis on August 9, 2014, the day Michael Brown died in Ferguson. Her new book, Ferguson & Faith: Sparking Leadership & Awakening Community, brings us the thoughts and actions of 24 clergy and 13 young leaders who were active in the actions following the … Read More

Eight Years of Cabaret Poe

October 27, 2016 | by Ethel Winslow

When Ben Asaykwee created Cabaret Poe, he probably didn’t think it would become a part of the fabric of the Halloween experience in Indianapolis. It has become a local classic, selling out most performances and getting standing ovations for its romantically gothic interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and stories. … Read More

Applause!: Oct. 28-Nov. 3

October 27, 2016 | by Weekly View

• Congratulations to Paula Schmidt, who received the Historic Irvington Community Council’s Founder’s Award on Oct. 24 in recognition of all the hard work she has put into the annual Luminaria and other Irvington projects. • The Weekly View’s columnist and Executive Director of the Irvington Historical Society, Steve Barnett, … Read More

The Curse of H.H. Holmes, Part 3

October 27, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known under the name of Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or colloquially as H.H. Holmes, was America’s first serial killer. In Chicago, Holmes opened a hotel in Chicago (just in time for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition) designed and built specifically with murder in mind. While he … Read More