Monthly Archives: September 2023

City to Bring Back Some Employees to City-County Building

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 300 city employees will return to downtown Indianapolis, consolidating government services within the City-County Building (CCB). This plan will improve access to services and save taxpayers an estimated $450,000 on an annual basis beginning in 2024, all while providing an economic boost to the city’s central … Read More

State Homeowner Assistance Fund Portal to Close

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The state’s mortgage assistance program, the Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund (IHAF) will close the application portal on Oct. 20. IHAF was created with a grant from the American Rescue Plan under the direction of the US Department of the Treasury. The program began taking applications and distributing funds … Read More

National Blue Ribbon Schools Announced

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Eleven Indiana schools were recently honored as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Locally, 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools are Merle Sidener Gifted Academy, Indianapolis Public Schools and  Bishop Chatard High School, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana Department of Education and the Council for … Read More

Bicentennial Unity Plaza to Screen “Hoosiers” at Free Movie Night

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Bicentennial Unity Plaza will begin a new tradition with its inaugural “Movie Night on the Plaza.” There will be a free screening of the Indiana classic Hoosiers on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Bicentennial Unity Plaza.Gates will open at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, and the movie will begin … Read More

Who is the Real Monster? “Frankenstein” at the IRT

September 28, 2023 | by Ethel Winslow

It was, literally, a dark and stormy night when the novel Frankenstein was “born.” Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (soon to be Mary Shelley) began telling her tale of the Modern Prometheus and a prideful doctor’s downfall on a bet during a cold summer night in the company of her soon-to-be husband … Read More