Monthly Archives: December 2019

Music and Authors at the Bona

December 12, 2019 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — Music and authors will grace the Bona Thompson Memorial Library on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 1-3 p.m. MJ & the New Embers will entertain with their repertoire of blues, folk, rock and jazz while authors discuss and sign their books. William F. Gulde will sign Irvington in 1910:  … Read More

King Park Development Corp. Merges with Renew Indianapolis

December 12, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — King Park Development Corporation (King Park) and Renew Indianapolis announced today the merger of business operations to offer comprehensive community stabilization and development services in Indianapolis. King Park and Renew Indianapolis have a long-standing and successful working relationship, providing access to affordable housing, economic prosperity, and social opportunities … Read More

100 Years Ago: Dec. 13-19

December 12, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, December 14, 1919: More luxury cars are made in Indianapolis than anywhere else in the United States. While other cities may build more cars and have a larger number of automobile factories, the Hoosier capital is the center of fine car production. Detroit may boast … Read More

Fashion Intervention

December 12, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

One morning, I reached into the top drawer of one of my dressers and selected a black pair of extended leg boxer briefs; in the drawer below it, I picked out a gray t-shirt, which I paired with a gray Henley. I stood for a moment with the Henley and … Read More

Washington Irving’s A Christmas Carol?

December 12, 2019 | by Al Hunter

This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Dec, 17, 2010 issue Perhaps no single Indianapolis community has a stronger connection to the Victorian Era than Irvington. The Victorian era is defined as the period of British Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 until her death in 1901. … Read More