Monthly Archives: September 2022

Dance Kaleidoscope Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence in 2022-23

September 29, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2022–2023 Season is a momentous occasion for Dance Kaleidoscope with the celebration of the 50th Anniversary. Over its 50-year history, Dance Kaleidoscope (DK) has been recognized for exceptional contemporary dance, arts education, and for its outstanding contributions to arts and culture in Indiana. This historic year will … Read More

Down to the Depot

September 29, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

Today, IndyGo, the Indianapolis bus system, is the only mass transit in the city. A century ago, that was not the case. Trolleys ran on the street railway in the city, which at that time was only a part of Marion County. Interurbans and steam railroads served outlying areas bringing … Read More

Little Girl Lost: Catherine Winters, Part 1

September 29, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Al is working on a major project. This column first appeared in March of 2012. Ninety-nine years ago this week, a darling little girl stepped from the sidewalks of New Castle, Indiana into the pages of Indiana history and legend. On March 20, 1913, nine year old Catherine Winters vanished … Read More

A pinch of this, a dash of that

September 29, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in March 2010. When my dad’s heart attack necessitated moving my parents to an assisted living facility, I found myself in the unenviable position of both liquidator and client. The one bedroom apartment they would now call home could hold very little of the contents of … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 30-Oct. 6

September 29, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, October 4, 1922: The Indianapolis board of public safety approved a recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce fire and safety committee that a secret citizens’ force be appointed to report to the chiefs of police and fire departments such things as violations of automobile speed … Read More