Monthly Archives: August 2017

A Place to Call Home

August 24, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

Today we live in a world governed by numbers; from social security numbers to PINs to area codes, names are irrelevant. Even where we live is a number, beginning with street addresses and then postal ZIP codes. Thanks to modern technology and GPS, I now live at 39.7685° N, 86.0708° … Read More

West Side Story at Beef & Boards through Oct. 1

August 24, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – It opened 60 years ago on Broadway, yet its message continues to resonate today. The powerful and poignant musical West Side Story is now on stage at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre for performances now through Oct. 1. The enduring Shakespeare tale of Romeo and Juliet is adapted … Read More

Applause!: Aug. 25-31

August 24, 2017 | by Weekly View

•Little Red Door Cancer Agency recently announced a new capital project that will improve their building at 1801 N. Meridian and transform it into a community center for those battling cancer. Construction on the $2.1 million project will begin mid-October, and completion is set for early summer 2018. They will … Read More

Love and Greed in the Heartland: The Richmond Hill Murders by Robert L. Snow and Russ McQuaid

August 24, 2017 | by Kathleen Angelone

Love and Greed in the Heartland: the Richmond Hill Murders by Robert L. Snow and Russ McQuaid tells the whole sordid story of the Richmond Hill Murders.  The brightly colored “before” explosion and “after” explosion pictures on the book cover set the stage for the reader’s understanding of the gravity … Read More

Wendy’s Fast Food Hoosier History

August 24, 2017 | by Al Hunter

For better or worse, Indiana plays an important role in American fast food history. Burger Chef, Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Wendy’s hamburger chain all have roots in the Hoosier state. Other fast food restaurants have deep Circle City roots that resonate in the minds of Indianapolis baby boomers as … Read More