Monthly Archives: March 2021

The GOAT

When Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl the “greatest of all time” conversation started up again. Certainly Brady is the NFL’s greatest quarterback. But is he the greatest athlete? Everyone has their own opinion. Because of the amount of attention the media gives sports and those who play most … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 12-18

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, March 14, 1921: Indianapolis becomes the basketball center of Indiana for the first time when the best sixteen high school teams start their two-day elimination contest Friday for the State basketball championship at the Coliseum. The tournament will be the biggest in the history of … Read More

Major Accomplishments

On February 19th, the Arts Council of Indianapolis hosted a Zoom online meeting for viewers to see the artists’ concepts for a proposed mural honoring Marshall “Major” Taylor. The event was posted on a social media site, and immediately interested me: my first mother-in-law’s good friend was Major Taylor’s daughter. … Read More

The House of Blue Lights, Part 1

This column originally appeared in May 2010. The House of Blue Lights is one of the famous ghost stories in the annals of Indiana paranormal history, although it’s really more of an “Urban Legend” than a ghost story. In the legend and lore of Indianapolis, few names evoke such vivid … Read More