Monthly Archives: June 2019

World War I 100 Years Ago: June 21-27

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, June 27, 1919: The Liberty Kitchen, 106 N. Delaware, will close Monday concluding another chapter in Indiana’s war history. The Marion County Council of Defense established the Liberty Kitchen almost a year ago to provide free information on canning, poultry, child nutrition, garden topics, and … Read More

Sharing Spaces

In March of 1993 I left Indianapolis, Indiana for a job in St. Louis, Missouri. My marriage, like Icarus, had flown too close to the fire and had crashed and burned. My bride and two young children stayed in Indy and, excepting a brief sojourn as tenant in my second … Read More

Watt?

In a perfect world all pottery would be clearly marked and fakes would be unheard of. However, in the real world, things are seldom that simple. I am a long time collector of hand-painted 1950s Watt Pottery, so you can imagine my dismay when I recently realized I had purchased … Read More

Indiana Fever 20th Anniversary Team

This being the 20th Anniversary season of the Fever in Indianapolis, as part of the festivities, the team announced  their 20th Anniversary Team. They are as follows: Natalie Achonwa, Tully Bevilaqua, Tamika Catchings, Katie Douglas, Candace Dupree, Ebony Hoffman,, Briann January, Erlana Larkins, Tammy Sutton-Brown,, Stephanie White, and Shavonte Zellous. … Read More