Monthly Archives: January 2019

New Indy.gov Website is Live

January 24, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Two years after the City of Indianapolis and Marion County launched Shift Indy — a long-term initiative focused on reimagining government service — the project has hit its final milestone. Officials recently launched the new indy.gov website, a digital city hall for the citizens of Indianapolis and Marion … Read More

Do You Remember January 22, 1973?

January 24, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Were you alive on January 22, 1973? If so, consider this a reminder, if not, let me show what a typical day was like for a late-stage Baby Boomer like me. January 22, 1973 was a Monday in the Age of Aquarius. “All in the Family” was #1 on television … Read More

Bikini Mountain Climber Freezes to Death

January 24, 2019 | by Steve Nicewanger

Gigi Wu, a Taiwanese hiker and mountain climber who became a social media star by posting pictures of herself in a bikini after reaching the summit of over 100 mountains in the last 4 years, died last week of hypothermia after falling over 70 feet into a rocky ravine in … Read More

World War I: 100 Years Ago: Jan. 25-31

January 24, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, January 31, 1919:  Long-cherished plans for a great state plaza connecting the five blocks from University Park to St. Clair Park, between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets, have been revived as the site for a state memorial of the war against Germany.  The movement to relocate … Read More

Sailor Jack and America’s favorite treat

January 24, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The World’s Fair of 1893 offered visitors a strange concoction of popcorn, nuts and maple syrup. This confection, unnamed at the time, was an instant hit with the public. For the next three years the inventors of the popcorn treat, William and Louis Ruedkheim, worked to find a way to … Read More