Monthly Archives: March 2019

State Board of Education Makes Recommendation on Howe, Manual High Schools

March 14, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Wednesday, March 6, the Indiana State Board of Education ordered Charter Schools USA, a Florida-based private company, to seek charters to independently run Howe and Manual High Schools when their status as takeover schools ends in 2020. However, IPS interim superintendent Aleesia Johnson noted that financial issues … Read More

Book on 1995 Crispus Attucks Basketball Team Represents State

March 14, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS —  The Indiana State Library recently announced that Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City by award-winning author Phillip Hoose has been selected to represent Indiana at this year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Aug. 31. Attucks! Oscar Robertson … Read More

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” Extends Run at IRT

March 14, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Due to popular demand, Indiana Repertory Theatre is extending the run of Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” through March 31. Written by award-winning children’s author Mo Willems, this musical helps introduce kids to the theatre experience through some of their favorite book characters. The show … Read More

IRS, DOR Warn of Tax Scams

March 14, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is warning taxpayers to be on alert when getting phone calls claiming they have unpaid tax bills. These phone calls are often scams designed to threaten individuals with some sort of law enforcement or legal action in order to get them to … Read More

Applause!: March 15-21

March 14, 2019 | by Weekly View

• The Lawrence Police Department is inviting the public to sign a steel beam that eventually will be the final beam lifted into place in the Department’s new Headquarters facility. The “Leave Your Mark” event will run until Friday, March 22 in the main lobby of the Lawrence Government Center, … Read More