Monthly Archives: November 2024

Marion county VOTES: Who Actually Cast Votes for President and Vice President

November 27, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

“I VOTED” boldly proclaims the red, white, and blue sticker worn earlier this month by tens of thousands of Marion County citizens affirming their fulfillment of a fundamental right. Collectively, Marion County votes were added to the great number of Hoosier votes cast for offices from the proverbial dog catcher … Read More

Indiana Music History Project Receives Grant

November 27, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Music History Project has received a substantial project grant from the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation. The grant will fund an oral history collection program, enabling the project to document the stories of at least 50 people who have played a significant part in Indiana’s music … Read More

Applause!: Nov. 29-Dec. 5

November 27, 2024 | by Weekly View

• Community Heights won WTS’s 2024 Innovative Transportation Solutions for their tactical urbanism projects and traffic calming street mural at Anna Brochhausen School 88 A STEM School. • There will be a Friends Giving Back event on Sunday, Dec. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the Wheeler Mission parking lot, 205 … Read More

A Christmas Carol at the IRT

November 27, 2024 | by Ethel Winslow

The annual tradition of the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol lives on with a different twist and some surprises this year. In her directorial debut, cara hinh ever-so-slightly shifts the focus of the story from Tiny Tim to Scrooge’s redemption as, well, a scrooge into a empathetic … Read More

100 Years Ago: Nov. 29-Dec. 5

November 27, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, December 5, 1924: After considerable change from the original route, the board of park commissioners adopted plans for the construction of Kessler Boulevard from Illinois St east to Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The 100-foot-wide driveway begins at the Crow’s Nest bridge west of White River and … Read More