Monthly Archives: August 2022

100 Years Ago: Aug. 26-Sept. 1

August 25, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, August 30, 1922: As a strategic point in the Mid-West in event of a nation-wide railroad strike that interrupts the mail, the United States Post Office is making Indianapolis a distribution center for a large number of postal trucks. Over three hundred three-quarter ton army … Read More

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch

August 25, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

A friend included me in a multi-person e-mail, lamenting the death of a writer of popular R&B songs. He wrote that he’d just heard of the man’s death and noted that Lamont Dozier had written his all-time favorite song: “I Can’t Help Myself.” (The song is subtitled “Sugar Pie Honey … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Aug. 19-25

August 18, 2022 | by Weekly View

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L.S. Ayres Closed 30 Years Ago!

August 18, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

Can you believe the L.S. Ayres downtown store closed 30 years ago this year? (I was working there at the very end.) Shopping has really changed over the years. When I was a child in the 50s and 60s, the place you did your Back to School, Easter, and Christmas … Read More

Arts for Lawrence Names New Executive Director

August 18, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Arts for Lawrence Board of Directors has named Elana Thompson as the organization’s next Executive Director. As current Executive Director Judy Byron retires, Ms. Thompson will begin work in September. Arts for Lawrence conducted an extensive search and selected Ms. Thompson from more than 60 applicants. She … Read More