Monthly Archives: July 2020

City Invests $1 Million in Reopening Plan

July 9, 2020 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The City of Indianapolis recently announced it would invest $1 million in a comprehensive marketing campaign encouraging Hoosiers to stay and play in the capital. The campaign includes discounts to downtown hotels, up to 50% of nightly rates, and will highlight local businesses, cultural institutions, restaurants, and more. … Read More

A Hoosier Guard on Alcatraz, Part 1

July 9, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column was first published 11 years ago. Last weekend, I traveled to Terre Haute to check on it’s subject. Next, week, in Part 2, I will bring you up to speed on Jim Albright, the last guard to leave the notorious San Francisco Bay island prison know as “The … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 10-16

July 9, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, July 16, 1920: Fences of unpainted boards, placed closely together, extending the length of the property to the sidewalk, were erected yesterday on either side of Dr. Lucian Meriwether’s home, 2253 N. Capitol Ave. The fences, one ten feet high and the other six feet … Read More

For The Love of the Earth

July 9, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

My current lessor bid me adieu after attending to some task at the house I lease by saying, “Thanks for taking care of the property.” The gesture was curious to me as I was merely knocking back the weeds and mowing the grass, for the most part. When I rented … Read More

Let Your Table Reflect Your Mood — MCM China

July 9, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Mid 20th century America was a time for entertaining at home. A dinner party with the boss, a bridge game with the girls and even a cookout with the family was a time to serve guests with style. The Summer of 2020 finds us returning to those simpler times as … Read More