Monthly Archives: November 2024

Franciscan Health to Host ‘Christmas Remembrance’ Event

INDIANAPOLIS — The holidays can be an emotional time, especially if someone has lost a loved one. To help make the holiday season more manageable for those in this situation, Franciscan Health and Franciscan Hospice Bereavement are hosting their annual “Christmas Remembrance” on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. The … Read More

Grill Plates

This column first appeared in November 2011. Long before the advent of the Happy Meal, before you could super-size, even before the drive-through (there was a time before the drive through?) there was a deal to be had at the local eatery, and it was called the “Blue Plate Special.” … Read More

Judge Not

“I think you’re a crackhead,” said the judge to one of the defendants, and not for the first time, I wondered why I cannot break my habit of watching “judge shows.” When my mother was alive, she had a passion for watching television shows that featured courtroom shenanigans with judges … Read More

The Bona Thompson Memorial Center

This column first appeared in October of 2010. It’s Halloween in Irvington and everyone’s thoughts turn to costumed trick-or-treaters, intricately decorated houses, painted windows lining merchant buildings on Washington Street, and ghosts. For eight years now, the very first stop on the Irvington Ghost tours has been the Bona Thompson … Read More

100 Years Ago: Nov. 22-28

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, November 22, 1924:  The new Colored Orphans’ Home, erected by the Marion County board of commissioners, is scheduled to open January 1. The new facility at 25th St. and Keystone Ave., consisting of four brick fire-proof buildings, will replace the old home at 21st St. … Read More