Monthly Archives: October 2021

IMPD Retires Cody, Veteran Police Horse

INDIANAPOLIS — On Oct. 19, IMPD retired beloved police horse Cody in a ceremony at Monument Circle. Cody’s new home will be Amitola Care Farm, a nature-based wellness center in Mooresville. Amitola provides a caring and nurturing environment for women and children who have survived abuse through interactions with animals. … Read More

Martin University Announces New Program, Center & Director

INDIANAPOLIS — Martin University has launched its new Career Development and Resource Department. The department’s responsibilities are managing the Future Career Resource Center that houses the new Martin WORKS Apprenticeship program. Tony Cunningham has been hired as the Director of Career Development to head the department and Center. The Martin WORKS program, … Read More

Eiteljorg in final stretch of Project 2021 capital/endowment campaign

INDIANAPOLIS — The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is in the home stretch of a $55 million capital and endowment campaign that is funding major changes to the museum’s galleries and programming spaces while also tripling the museum’s operating endowment. The capstone phase is the reconstruction and … Read More

Frank Virgil Dudley’s Life Highlighted in New Book

INDIANAPOLIS — In the latest release from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press, Painter of the Dunes: A Life of Frank Virgil Dudley, author Rachel Berenson Perry chronicles the creative life of the artist whose fascination with the Indiana Dunes helped establish it as a state park in 1925. Once … Read More

Heartland Film Festival Announces Award Winners

INDIANAPOLIS _ The 30th Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) announced its 2021 award winners and recipients of more than $60,000 in cash prizes via its Virtual Awards Presentation October 15, and the Audience Choice Awards announted October 18. Major cash prizes were awarded to Americanish from Director Iman Zawahry ($20,000 … Read More