Monthly Archives: January 2024

The Buck Jones Ranger Club

January 18, 2024 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in February 2013. Happy accidents of fate make my world go round. Last Monday I was puttering around playing with old stuff when I ran across an old wallet sized picture of cowboy star Buck Jones. As I turned it over in my hands I was … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 19-25

January 18, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 20, 1924: The official opening of the new Indianapolis Athletic Club was celebrated last night when more than 1,000 men attended the membership banquet in the club’s magnificent main dining room. Hundreds of members inspected the building before the evening festivities and proclaimed it … Read More

Cottagecore: A Return To Simplicity

January 18, 2024 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

When life gets too hectic, and the pressures of our high tech society have you wanting to run for cover, many of us long for the simplicity of country life. While a cabin in the woods or an English cottage set in green pastures may be a highly romanticized version … Read More

It’s Drying Time

January 18, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

“I hope you find someone,” my daughter was saying to her son as she applied a coat of moisturizing lotion to his shoulders, “who cares enough about you” (slather, slather) “to put lotion on your back.” She punctuated “back” with a slap and pushed him on his way. I can … Read More

Indianapolis to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 11, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that will be celebrated Monday, Jan. 15. As a federal holiday, all state, local, and national offices will be closed for business. There will be no mail service that day, and  the Department of Public Works will operate on … Read More