Monthly Archives: August 2025

Indiana Landmarks Announces 10 Most Endangered Places

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Landmarks has announced the 10 Most Endangered, an annual list of Hoosier landmarks in jeopardy. The list includes a rare polygonal barn; a historic Black social club; a picturesque one-room school; a popular high school fieldhouse; a rugged reminder of the industrial revolution; an early tribute to … Read More

Quality-of-Life Plan Celebration on Aug. 27

INDIANAPOLIS — The Martindale Brightwood collective invites the media and community members to attend the announcement of the City certification of its Quality of Life plan and the announcement of the first-ever Tysha Hardy-Sellers award for community impact. This press conference will happen at 3 p.m. during the PreEnact Polk … Read More

Third Grade Reading Scores Improve

INDIANA — Indiana third graders’ reading proficiency improved at a record-breaking rate in 2025, putting students’ scores on par with pre-pandemic levels. Statewide, 87.3% of third graders scored proficient on the state test, the IREAD, up nearly 5 percentage points from the 82.5% proficiency rate in 2024. The jump represents … Read More

Applause!: Aug. 22-28

• There’s an update on last week’s item in Applause: The Big Red Box Project has found a new home for the box that was vandalized on Ritter. It will be at Downey Ave. Christian Church, 111 S. Downey and will be up and running soon. The boxes at 30 … Read More

Epilogue Players Present “A Jukebox for the Algonquin” Sept. 11-21

INDIANAPOLIS — Epilogue Players will open their next show to open their 2025-2026 season with the Indiana premeire of A Jukebox for the Algonquin by Paul Stroili directed by Therese Burns on September 11. This show runs September 11-21, 2025. Thursday through Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays … Read More