Monthly Archives: July 2021

Local Poetry Prize Offered for “How to Love a City”

July 8, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Christian Theological Seminary and Indiana Writers Center have launched poetry prize for the installation, “How to Love a City.” CTS and IWC partner to award the prize in celebration of the power of poetry to illuminate wisdom, elicit wonder, and discover meaning. Recognizing the poet’s role as healer, … Read More

Tragedy in the Heartland

July 8, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in the September 18, 2009 issue. The Indianapolis metro area experienced its worst air disaster ever on September 9, 1969. On that overcast Hoosier Tuesday, an Allegheny Airlines DC-9 and a private plane collided in midair over Shelby County, just southeast of the city near Beech … Read More

Newgarden Finally Wins

July 8, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

Josef Newgarden and Team Penske finally came through with a well earned victory at Mid Ohio. The 29-year-old Tennessean dominated the previous two races only to have a mechanical failure rob him of a victory with just a few laps to go in each race. His luck finally held at … Read More

A Vintage Garden

July 8, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The gardens of Indiana are in full bloom and, thanks to a generous watering from Mother Nature, they are fuller and more colorful than ever this year. I love to walk my old historic neighborhood in the evenings. Fresh air, a bit of exercise and, my favorite part, a chance … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 9-15

July 8, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, July 14, 1921: A French fete honoring Bastille Day will be given at Ellenberger Park by Irvington Post No. 38, American Legion, beginning this evening and continuing through Saturday. “Every event of this fete has been arranged as to recall memories of the expeditionary force … Read More