Monthly Archives: July 2026

“The Play That Goes Wrong” at Beef & Boards

July 23, 2026 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s new summer play is going “wrong” — in the most hilarious ways! The award-winning comedy The Play That Goes Wrong is now on stage through Aug. 23. It’s opening night for the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 24-30

July 23, 2026 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, July 26, 1926: The six-story Haugh Hotel will be moved one block east from its present location on Michigan St between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets to a new site at 127 E. Michigan St. It now stands near where construction is underway on the foundation … Read More

Lashes Nails and Beards

July 23, 2026 | by CJ Woods III

The woman on the program I was watching had eyelashes that resembled great black bats; when she raised her hands, she showed fake nails that were inches longer than her own. Not for the first time, I wondered how people were able to negotiate life with window shades that blocked … Read More

Billy the Kid’s Indiana Connection: A shotgun full of silver dimes, Part 2

July 23, 2026 | by Al Hunter

United States Marshall Ameredith Robert B. Olinger (alias “Pecos Bob,” alias “The Big Indian”) was killed on April 28, 1881 outside of the Lincoln County Courthouse by legendary outlaw and fellow Hoosier Billy the Kid with the Marshall’s own gun. A double barrel shotgun that legend claims was loaded with … Read More

This Week’s Issue: July 17-24

July 16, 2026 | by Weekly View

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