Monthly Archives: October 2026

Applause!: Oct. 16-22

October 15, 2026 | by Weekly View

• The Irvington Community Council will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. at Irvington Presbyterian Church, 55 Johnson Ave. • “How Do I Know What’s Real?” program will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Irvington Library, 10 S. Audubon. … Read More

“CATS” at Beef & Boards

October 15, 2026 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The seven-time Tony Award winning CATS has pounced onto the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre stage for a run through Nov. 22. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s playful production is one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, having been presented in over 30 countries, translated into 16 languages, and … Read More

Pat Quinlan and the Ghost of H.H. Holmes, Part 2

October 15, 2026 | by Al Hunter

H.H. Holmes paid for his misdeeds with death by hanging on May 7, 1896. But his former “Murder Castle” caretaker/janitor Patrick “Pat” Quinlan would never escape his own self-made prison. When the Murder Castle caught fire in September of 1893, he was arrested with Holmes but eventually freed. Quinlan was … Read More

The Halloween Time

October 15, 2026 | by CJ Woods III

In the town of Irvington, Indiana, October is a special time. As soon as the calendar changes from September 30th to October 1st, the houses and grounds of the town bloom with ghosts and goblins and graves: Oh, my! My neighbor across the street had work done on her sewer … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 16-22

October 15, 2026 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, October 17, 1926: A radio controlled “Ghost Car,” operated without driver or passenger, will make its first appearance in the Midwest during a week-long series of demonstrations around Indianapolis as a feature of the second annual radio show. One of the most unusual inventions of … Read More