Weekly View’s Story Archive

Lengthy Storm Outages Draw Attention from Citizen Groups

July 20, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) and Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana filed a petition with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) on July 11, asking the regulating agency to look into AES Indiana’s “practices and procedures for storm outage restoration,” and to see what caused … Read More

Traffic Calming Efforts Noted on E. 10th St.

July 20, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Community Heights Neighborhood Organization did a tactical urbanism installation along 10th Street on the city’s east side July 15-16, according to the Department of Public Works. Tactical urbanism is a way for the City and residents to work together to test temporary solutions that could lead to … Read More

“Till” Screening & Discussion at Indiana Landmark

July 20, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On July 22 at noon, Indiana Landmarks’ Black Heritage Preservation Program partners with the Veterans Association of African Descendants (VAAD) to present a free screening of the 2022 feature film, Till. Based on the true story of Emmett Till, the film chronicles Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice … Read More

ADA Compliant Bus Stops Built on East Side

July 20, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The IndyGo Foundation was recently awarded $500,000 in grant funding from the City of Indianapolis’ Department of Public Works (DPW) Indy Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership (INIP) to provide essential infrastructure improvements to bus stops on Indianapolis’ Near Eastside. The funds from DPW, combined with other funds secured by the … Read More

Dept. of Education Shows Academic Recovery from Pandemic Slow

July 20, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) recently presented updated findings from the state’s ongoing study of COVID-19’s academic impact and student learning recovery. The results show that while learning is stabilizing or recovering for many students, targeted interventions must continue in order to accelerate academic momentum for all … Read More