Monthly Archives: September 2023

Applause!: Sept. 29-Oct. 5

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

• Cumberland will host the final Blues, Beer & BBQ concert of the year on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 6-10 p.m. The headliner is Glamerica, and Roughouse Indy and That ‘90s Band will also perform. Admission is free,  and beer and BBQ vendors will be on site. The concert will … Read More

IMPD Makes Great Showing at 2023 K9 Olympics

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Between Aug. 21-25, IMPD’s Criminal Interdiction Section competed in the K9 Olympics that was held in Denver, Indiana. The K9 Olympics consists of over 10 narcotics detection events in which K9 teams from all over the United States and around the world, including Brazil and South Korea, took … Read More

Rev. Charles R. Williams Park Opens

September 28, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — City officials and community members recently officially opened the new Rev. Charles R. Williams Park. The newly completed 5.8-acre park now hosts a playground, horseshoe courts, an open lawn area, a perimeter loop trail, a performance area, and a quarter mile trail that connects the park to the … Read More

Stiffy Green

September 28, 2023 | by Al Hunter

The column first appeared in October 2012. It’s October in Irvington. Time for hot apple cider, Halloween decorations and ghost stories. Allow me to suggest a one tank trip an hour west on the National Road to visit one of Indiana’s best known, and most beloved, ghost stories. The Vigo … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 29-Oct. 5

September 28, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, October 5, 1923: Only 75 automobiles out of 1,700 cars tested by traffic police officers this week were found to have defective brakes according to Traffic Captain Michael Glenn. Motorists in a majority of the cases where automobile brakes have been found defective, have reported … Read More