Monthly Archives: March 2019

Applause!: March 22-28

March 21, 2019 | by Weekly View

• Congratulations to the Indianapolis Animal Care Services, who recently received a generous donation of $10,000 to help pay for heartworm treatments, training, and enrichment supplies. Plants for Pets and Aquatic Arts are long-standing supporters of the IACS. • Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is seeking volunteers for several clean-ups in Indy … Read More

Eastside Herald Evolved into The Weekly View

March 21, 2019 | by Paula Nicewanger

We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary as the Weekly View and last week’s front page article by Ethel gave you the story of our start. I’d like to fill you in on what happened in the beginning. The Eastside Herald started in 1935. It was independently owned for 70 … Read More

Making God Laugh at Buck Creek

March 21, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS -Join the Buck Creek Players as they continue their 45th season of quality theater with Making God Laugh, an Indianapolis premiere play by Sean Grennan. Showing at the playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Avenue, for a limited two-weekend run, March 29th through April 7th, curtain times are at 8 p.m. on … Read More

Tito Francona and the Curse of Rocky Colavito

March 21, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Spring training baseball is back. I am one of those legions of fans who wait every year to hear the five most beautiful words in the English language: “Pitchers and Catchers Report.” As a kid growing up, spring training baseball was always synonymous with Florida. In the mid-1970s, my family … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 22-28

March 21, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 26, 1919: The reconstruction and paving of the National Road from Richmond to Terre Haute will be the first great road-building project undertaken by the newly created State Highway Commission according to state senator Luke Duffey following his meeting with Gov. Goodrich. The road … Read More