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Teddy Bears Fill Riley Hospital Auditorium & School Classrooms

September 10, 2015 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to keep patients connected to their classrooms while receiving care, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health operates an ongoing Bear in the Chair program. Once a patient is admitted for two weeks, Riley staff sends a teddy bear to the child’s classroom. The … Read More

Applause!: Sept. 11-17

September 10, 2015 | by Weekly View

• A big thank you to the gentleman who keeps the corner of Franklin and 16th St. so tidy. He’s out there in the mornings and evening, and does a great job. Your efforts are noticed and appreciated by everyone who drives through there. • Beech Grove will hold a … Read More

House Life Project Envisions New Possibilities

September 3, 2015 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – The House Life Project (HLP), a local creative place-making collaborative, will hold a public open house September 19 of the project’s first property on the Near Eastside. The project is funded by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund and works in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, … Read More

Irvington Halloween Poster Contest Winner Announced

September 3, 2015 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON —The Historic Irvington Halloween Festival committee recently announced the winner of the 2015 poster contest. The first place winner was Mallory Hodgkin, a local artist who spent her first year of life on Julian Ave. She went to college at Savannah College of Art and Design before coming back … Read More

Mari Evans Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

September 3, 2015 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation has announced that poet and Indianapolis resident Mari Evans is the recipient of the 2015 Indiana Authors Award Lifetime Achievement Award. This marks only the second time an author has received this award from the Library Foundation. Evans will join five already-announced Indiana … Read More