Monthly Archives: February 2024

Northeastside Resident Joins Martin University Board of Trustees

February 8, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Martin University recently announced that Indianapolis northeast side resident Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette has been elected to its Board of Trustee. Burnette has more than two decades of experience in higher education and a career that has spanned engineering, information technology, and public service. She is the President-Emeritus … Read More

SLAM Film Festival Coming Feb. 16-18

February 8, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Heartland Film has partnered with RTG Features on the inaugural SLAM Film Festival during the NBA All-Star Weekend, Feb. 16, 17 and 18. Fifteen basketball-themed films are scheduled to play for three days at Living Room Theaters. Many of the films have Q&As with the filmmakers and subjects … Read More

. . .To the One I Love

February 8, 2024 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In keeping with the love of all things vintage, men shopping for their sweetheart this Valentine’s Day are forgoing the drugstore variety stuffed bears, cards and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and heading for the local antique shops. What are they buying? Here are the top 5 Valentine’s gifts for women … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 9-15

February 8, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 14, 1924: Before a crowded Cadle Tabernacle last night, Hiram Evans, Ku Klux Klan emperor, urged creation of a cabinet level U. S. department of education, attacked the Catholic Church as an enemy of the public school system, and called for strict immigration laws. … Read More

Road Holes

February 8, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

My youngest daughter opened my front door, an action that caused her daughter to cry out, “Mommy!” Myah ran to the door and plowed into her mother; Lauren apologized for her late arrival. “I had to put air in all FOUR of mom’s tires. The potholes on Arlington can swallow … Read More