Monthly Archives: March 2018

Coffee With a Cop

March 1, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

“Not gonna be much criminal activity around here,” I muttered to myself as I gingerly maneuvered my car into a parking space between two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department cruisers. I had already passed about a half-dozen of the white patrol cars on East Washington Street, Johnson Avenue and Ritter. I … Read More

Breakfast with Neto

March 1, 2018 | by Al Hunter

This past year, my iPhone has been busy catching texts from Bob Netolicky. April 20, 2017: We lost Skeeter today. May 8, 2017: We lost Hawkeye today…October 2, 2017: We lost the Hawk today…November 26, 2017: We lost Snapper today… December 7, 2017: We lost Fatty today. No, we haven’t … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 2-8

March 1, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, March 8: While discussing plans to develop the remaining eight acres of Greenlawn Cemetery into a park, members of the board of park commissioners learned yesterday that some Confederate graves had been forgotten. An 1894 ordinance instructed the board of public works and the board … Read More

Winter Olympics Finals

March 1, 2018 | by Steve Nicewanger

The final medal count for the United States at the Pyeongchang games was 23, putting them fourth on the leader board. Norway scored a whopping 39 medals to easily outdistance all the national teams — that’s a record total by the way. The 23 for the United States was the … Read More

Collectible Griswold Iron

March 1, 2018 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

From 1865-1957, the Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, Penn. made cast iron implements for use in the home. Their selection of skillets, muffin pans, roasters, bread molds, waffle irons, and kettles are as serviceable today as they were a hundred years ago, making them one of the top “usable collectibles.” … Read More