Monthly Archives: March 2023

100 Years Ago: March 17-23

March 16, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, March 21, 1923: Members of the Big Money League direct elaborate bootlegging operations for bringing smuggled liquor and dope from Florida and Georgia ports up the Dixie Highway to Indianapolis. Secrecy on the part of men higher up is essential and they stay far away … Read More

It’s Not Easy Being Green

March 16, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

Two men were sitting in an Irish bar discussing the shenanigans they were going to get into on St. Patrick’s day. I was shooting pool at a table near where they were seated, and between the cracking sound of pool balls colliding, I could hear their conversation, most of which … Read More

This Week’s Issue: March 10-16

March 9, 2023 | by Weekly View

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New Affordable Housing Taking Shape on East Side

March 9, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — CVS Health announced today it will invest $10 million to build a new 48-unit multifamily supportive housing community in Indianapolis called St. Lucas Lofts, as part of the company’s commitment to addressing social determinants of health at the local level. Made possible through the company’s partnerships with CREA, … Read More

Irvington Named to Main Streets Program

March 9, 2023 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced Thursday, March 2 that 14 communities in Indiana were welcomed into the Office of Community and Rural Affairs Indiana Main Streets Program, including for the first time two communities in Indianapolis. Irvington and Mass Ave Cultural District. Irvington Development Organization (IDO), representing one … Read More