Monthly Archives: August 2024

White-tailed squirrel in Irvington!

August 1, 2024 | by Paula Nicewanger

This article first appeared August 21, 2009. An Irvington friend of mine, Judy Neidenthal told me about her neighbor Nancy Ostrander, who has been feeding a squirrel for a couple of months that has a big white fluffy tail. Nancy said she’s named the squirrel “Moby” and that he shows … Read More

Library Adds 8 IPS Schools to Shared System

August 1, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — In the fall of 2024, the Indianapolis Public Library’s Shared System will expand to include eight additional schools from the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) system, enhancing students’ access to both physical and digital resources in the classroom. The Shared System is an interlibrary collaboration that includes The Indianapolis … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 2-8

August 1, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, August 2, 1924: There are 42,481 more homes in Indianapolis today than there were in 1921 according to a survey recently completed by the post office. The report shows that three years ago there were 85,477 homes in the city, says Postmaster Robert Bryson. Of … Read More

“Louie Louie”

August 1, 2024 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in August 2013. Fifty years ago this week, a song was released by an obscure Portland Oregon garage band that would change the face of rock ‘n’ roll history forever and ultimately resonate through the halls of the Indiana Statehouse. “Louie Louie” was written by Richard … Read More

Barefoot Running

August 1, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

Looking out of my front door, I saw a young runner approaching the intersection of E. St. Joseph Street and N. Hawthorne Lane. I opened my screen door just as he turned South on Hawthorne, toward Ellenberger Park. My toes curled up involuntarily when I saw that the young man … Read More