• Eastsiders should be aware that the city will reconstruct Brookside Avenue between 10th and Newman through July 31. Traffic will be diverted to 10th to Rural from downtown.
• You’ll need to get your tickets now for Beastside Brewfest, which is a sanctioned beer competition that is also a fundraiser for the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival. The pros will be tasting and testing with the BJCP/AHA award the Beastside Trophy at stake. The Beastfest Brewfest kicks off April 28th at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes, 5333 E. Washington St. Nine breweries are participating, Beach Bum BBQ will be serving up food, and Bigger Than Elvis providing music. This is a 21 and over event. Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door. Purchase your tickets today at The Historic Irvington Halloween Festival Facebook Page.
• Poets Laureate of Lawrence will have their monthly reading April 24 from 7-9 p.m. at Theater at the Fort at 8920 Otis Ave. This month, there will be an open mic, with everyone celebrating National Poetry Month. The event is free.
• If you want a career change, have you looked into the John Boner Neighborhood Center Career Opportunities Center? Currently, they are offering Pharmacy Tech Training and Certification programs that will start this summer. Call 317-633-8210 for more information about what they have to offer.
• The Love Thy Neighborhood Award will take place April 26 at the Indiana War Memorial. During the event, one project from four categories will receive an award. Tickets are $25 per person, available online at liscindianapolis.org
• And now a word from us: The three of us (Judy, Paula and Ethel) own the Weekly View (Lola the Office Manager owns us). We are very fortunate that we have a solid crew of carriers, columnists, and advertisers who support this weekly paper in countless ways. We also have thousands of loyal readers who pick us up every week who believe the information we provide is important. Thank you to all of you!
As many know, the newspaper business is having a tough time right now. We were informed last year that our printing costs were going up due to increased paper costs to our printer. It was a small increase, and we have not increased our ad prices. It’s been tough, but we’re resourceful. However, we have been informed that our printer will be facing a very steep newsprint price hike in the next month or so due to a proposed tariff on Canadian newsprint, and they will have to pass some of the cost to us. While the proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum and other things get a lot of coverage on the national news, not much has been said about this tariff. The newsprint tariff will hit community newspapers, local dailies, magazines, and book publishers hard. Again, we are resourceful and are trying our darnedest to make sure we’ll be here for our readers. If you’d like to help us out, call your Congress person at 202-225-3121 and ask them to vote to stop the newsprint tariffs. You can also help us out by putting your garage sale, rental, and other classified ads in our paper (see page 7 for deadlines and prices). In addition, we gratefully accept donations.
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