Monthly Archives: February 2024

Punch Line

February 15, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

A professional boxer and convicted rapist once said, in reference to an opponent in his upcoming fight, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” He was not referring to Robert Burns’ poem, “To A Mouse,” a line from which has lived on far past its 1785 … Read More

The Gun That Killed Vincent Van Gogh?

February 15, 2024 | by Al Hunter

I have spent the past 12 years on a quest. A quest to discover a little-known Lincoln collector turned museum curator named Osborn H. Oldroyd. I have written about Oldroyd many times and, sometimes, the mere mention of his name elicits groans from family and friends whom I’ve forced to … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 16-22

February 15, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, February 18, 1924: A suit seeking to prevent the Indianapolis board of school commissioners from building a separate high school for colored children was filed today in Superior Court, Room 5, by Archie Greathouse, an Indiana Avenue businessman and civic leader. The school board plans … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Feb. 9-15

February 8, 2024 | by Weekly View

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Police Continue Investigation into Far Eastside Homicides

February 8, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD has identified a number of commonalities between the homicide being investigated at 2200 N Mitthofer Rd. on Saturday, Jan. 27 and the homicide being investigated at 2100 N Mitthoefer Rd. on Thursday, Feb. 1. Shannon Lassere was found on Jan. 27 and Marianne Weis was found on … Read More