Monthly Archives: November 2020

Shopping Small, Shopping Safe in 2020

Since 2010, when American Express created Small Business Saturday, small businesses have benefited from extra traffic coming into their shops. Customers, weary of the crush of Black Friday big-box madness, are beginning to appreciate the small shops in their neighborhood. This year’s Shop Small will take place on Saturday, November … Read More

Far Eastside Recycling Site Relocated

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) recently announced one recycling drop-off location on the city’s far east side will be removed at the request of the property owner. The recycling location at the Kroger located at 10450 East Washington Street closed Nov. 19. Signs have been … Read More

IndyPL Displaying Racial Justice Murals

INDIANAPOLIS — Large vinyl replicas of 28 Murals for Racial Justice are on display at Central Library through January 20, and additionally are available for checkout from IndyPL. Local artists of color were commissioned to create the murals in June, originally creating the artwork on the wood that was used … Read More

Achieving the Impossible Dream

I attended Howe High School on the Indianapolis east side, and like most large city high schools the spacious corridors would rapidly fill up with a wall-to-wall flood of students and teachers when the passing bell rang. Often during this time I would see a black face — not of … Read More