Monthly Archives: September 2022

City Breaks Ground on Major Project for Old Southside

September 15, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Recently, city officials, and community leaders broke ground on a $6.8 million infrastructure project along the South Meridian St. Corridor in the Old Southside. The Old Southside Lift Indy project includes streetscape and stormwater infrastructure improvements, placemaking, and other components along Meridian Street from Arizona St. To McCarty … Read More

Paramount School Hosts 6th Annual TURN Festival Sept. 24

September 15, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The TURN Festival, Transforming Urban Neighborhoods, is a FREE and fun educational community event focused on urban sustainability. The 6th annual TURN Festival returns to Indianapolis Saturday, Sept. 24 from noon-6 p.m. at Paramount School of Excellence, 3020 Nowland Ave. The day will be filled with workshops, hands-on … Read More

$2 Million in Proposed City Budget for Mental Health Response Team

September 15, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – Officials recently celebrated the inclusion of $2 million for a clinician-led response pilot program in the proposed 2023 City-County operating budget. In 2016, the City convened a criminal justice task force to assess the effectiveness of existing programs and facilities in Indianapolis. The task force’s review revealed the … Read More

Indiana Grown Announces New Director

September 15, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Caroline Patrick has been named the new director of the Indiana Grown program and will lead its nearly 2,000 members. Patrick’s background focuses on culinary arts and local food procurement. She was most recently Director of Food Nutrition at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis where she started a … Read More

My Jobs . . . Part 3

September 15, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

These first appeared in March of 2012 and I’ve added a few memories to them . . . My Second Teaching Job I ended last week’s article with the headaches I had from teaching grade-school art to over 1,000 students a week. I decided to try teaching high-schoolers and got … Read More