Monthly Archives: December 2017

Peewinkle’s Puppets are Magic

December 21, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Hey, all you Boomer parents and grandparents! Do you want to know a really enchanting place to take your kids and grandkids for a really wonderful time? Well, take them to a show at Peewinkle’s Puppet Studio, located in the Indiana State Museum (650 W. Washington St.). Try attending one … Read More

Restored Little Orphant Annie Available on DVD

December 21, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis-based film historian Eric Grayson has restored the classic 1918 film, Little Orphant Annie, starring Colleen Moore, and based on the James Whitcomb Riley poem. The poet makes a cameo appearance, using footage from the Indiana Centennial film shot two years earlier just before Riley died. The story … Read More

Carolina Panthers for Sale

December 21, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL football franchise Carolina Panthers, has announced that he is stepping down as CEO and general manager of the team effective immediately and has put the team up for sale. Richardson is 81 years old and was the Panthers’ original owner and the man … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 22-28 and Dec. 29-Jan. 4

December 21, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, December 25: Christmas Day dawned cold and gray in Indianapolis. Many home circles were happy with family members returning to the scenes of their youth to once again greet Santa Claus. Prominent among those who came back were the boys in khaki on furlough from … Read More

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

December 21, 2017 | by CJ Woods III

When my grandson graduated from 5th grade, his school continued with a tradition unique to that building: parents and friends were encouraged to gather in front of the school to “clap out” the students. I was there in 2015 when Xavion marched with his classmates between a balloon-strung line of … Read More