Monthly Archives: January 2025

The Lyric Theatre

January 23, 2025 | by Al Hunter

Frank Sinatra’s career began at the Lyric Theatre in Indianapolis on February 2, 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Sinatra stuck with Dorsey for a couple years before he went solo. Allegedly, Dorsey only let go of Frankie at the gentle urging of Ole Blue eyes’ Mafia Godfather, who was … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 24-30

January 23, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, January 24, 1925: The East Side Broadcast Listeners Association has been formed by residents in that part of Indianapolis to ferret out the causes of the buz-z-z buz-z-z-and rip-saw antics of radio receiving sets that has gotten on the nerves of the local radio owners. … Read More

An Embarrassment of Winter

January 23, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

My neighbor pulled to a stop on the corner across from my residence, lowered the window on her car and called out to me, “Are you OK CJ?” She had just seen me execute a 6’ 1’’, 178-pound body drop onto the snow and ice. I reassured her that I … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Jan. 10 & 17 combo

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

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IndyGo Blue Line Receives Funding to Move Ahead

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo has received a $149.9 million federal grant to construct its Blue Line bus rapid transit project in Indianapolis. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Small Starts Capital Investment Grant. The funds represents nearly 40% of the Blue Line’s estimated project budget. … Read More