Monthly Archives: February 2019

Applause!: Feb. 8-14

• This weekend plan on attending the Great Indy Seed Swap. The Swap will be held Sat., Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 E. University Ave. in Irvington. Admission is free. Urban gardeners are welcome to come out to swap seeds … Read More

Firehouse Irvington Podcasts Feature Hyperlocal Content

What the devil is a podcast? A podcast is a broadcast that is usually (but not always) focused on a particular topic, that the listener can download to their phone or pad and listen to at their leisure. Podcasts are a great way to get information about a variety of … Read More

Indiana Offers No-Cost Tax Filing

INDIANAPOLIS — Customers with an adjusted gross income of $66,000 or less in 2018 may be eligible to file both state and federal taxes at no cost with the Indiana Department of Revenue’s (DOR) free-file program (INfreefile). “Nearly 2 million Hoosiers qualified to use INfreefile in 2018, but less than … Read More

State Awards Child Care Grants

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning awarded 22 grants from the School-Age Child Care Project Fund to school corporations and nonprofit organizations that offer care to school-age children. The grants, which total more than $1.53 million through the 2020 – 2021 school years, went to 22 public school … Read More

Study of Police Body Worn Cameras Begins

INDIANAPOLIS – Officials announced the start of a process to study the feasibility of a body worn camera program for Indianapolis. The process is designed to be community- and stakeholder-driven, seeking feedback from both neighborhoods and rank-and-file officers during a technology pilot period. Over the coming months, IMPD will launch … Read More