Monthly Archives: January 2022

Cryptocurrency Scams on the Rise

January 13, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANA — Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker features cryptocurrency losses on an almost daily basis. Many smart and knowledgeable people are falling prey to scammers who are making thousands, if not millions, of dollars from unsuspecting victims. If you are thinking about investing in the stock of companies that tout high returns … Read More

2022: The Year of Lucite

January 13, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Transparent, durable and flexible, Lucite, originally used for the windshields of wartime bombers and submarine periscopes, has once again made its way into the homes of America. I say once again because, while it is the newest craze for 2022, it is far from new to the world of interior … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 14-20

January 13, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, January 17, 1922: Sixty destitute men, with families from six to nine persons, went to work cleaning streets and sewers today as a step toward relieving the city’s unemployment situation. These are the first of 200 men who will be put to work as needed … Read More

The Moaning of the Train

January 13, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

The train moaned an alert at 4:35 in the morning; I know this because I was awake. I’ve heard the alert during the daylight hours and when I do, will often cry out to my 3.7-year-old granddaughter, “Train!” Myah does not know a train in the way that I do; … Read More

This one’s for Steve

January 13, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Irvington lost a friend last month. Steve Nicewanger, husband, father, grandfather, sportswriter and pop culture columnist for the Weekly View, died on December 28th, three days after Christmas. Seems like everyone has a “Steve story,” and I’m no different. Back in February of 2010, I wrote a story about the … Read More