Al Hunter’s Story Archive

A Christmas Car Bomb For JFK, Part 2

December 20, 2018 | by Al Hunter

The Secret Service alerted Palm Beach police to be on the lookout for Pavlick’s 1950 Buick. Around 9 p.m. on December 15, he was arrested as he entered the city via the Flagler Memorial Bridge onto Royal Poinciana Way. Palm Beach motorcycle police officer Lester Free stopped the light colored … Read More

A Christmas Car Bomb For JFK, Part 1

December 13, 2018 | by Al Hunter

I’m not the only history nerd in my family. A while back, Rhonda asked me to tell her the story about the “Kennedy Car Bomb.” “What?” I replied. “I have NO idea what you’re talking about, but, DO go on.” She then outlined the story about a 73-year-old postal worker … Read More

Henry T. Hearsey — Indianapolis Bicycle Pioneer

December 6, 2018 | by Al Hunter

As Christmas morning creeps ever-closer, parents all over the Hoosier state are making their lists and checking them twice. No doubt, at least a few of those lists will include a bicycle. I’m not sure if the bike retains the same lofty perch it did a half a century ago. … Read More

Roselyn Bakeries Rosie’s Gingerbread House

November 29, 2018 | by Al Hunter

This is a reprint of a column from January, 2013 For many Indianapolis residents, Christmas in the Circle City is defined by one thing: The World’s Largest Christmas Tree. Every year since 1962, the dedicated electrical workers of IBEW 481 have dutifully transformed the Soldier’s and Sailors monument into a … Read More

Bill “Bojangles’ Robinson & Me, Part 2

November 22, 2018 | by Al Hunter

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was the most famous of all African-American tap dancers of the 20th century. No wait, he was, race notwithstanding, the most famous tap-dancer of all time. Robinson used his popularity to challenge and overcome numerous racial barriers, becoming one of the first minstrel and vaudeville performers to … Read More