Monthly Archives: May 2023

Kim Ewers Named IndyPL Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

May 11, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL) recently announced that Kim Ewers has been appointed as diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Ewers will work closely with the CEO and senior leadership to assess, design, develop, implement, research, and evaluate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives appropriate to the organizational values, goals, … Read More

Arboretum Director Receives National Honor

May 11, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Crown Hill Cemetery’s Arboretum Director Carrie Tauscher will receive the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Conservation Award. This award “recognizes adult and youth volunteers, including DAR members, with distinguished conservation records; businesses that exhibit sustained efforts to improve the environment or to educate … Read More

The Most Famous Hoosier You’ve Never Heard Of, Part 2

May 11, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in June 2011. Today he is virtually unknown to all but a few dogged devotees, students of 20th century history, readers of obscure books, and researchers into the paranormal and bizarre. William Dudley Pelley, a truly fascinating fellow, was one of our countries’ best known public … Read More

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Yard Sale Season!

May 11, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

With the 35 below windchill days of December far behind us, we are (finally) just around the corner from sweet tea, sunshine and the 2023 yard sale season. Some of the best bargain hunting in the midwest is right here in central Indiana. So grab your coffee and your cross-body … Read More

The Noun And The Verb

May 11, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

The owner showed me into the basement of a house that I was interested in renting. As we descended the steps, she pointed out a wooden sculpture of a Mallard, telling me that the previous tenant had left the bird there as a warning to tall people to bend their … Read More