Weekly View’s Story Archive

East 38th St. Corridor Next Lift Indy Neighborhood

INDIANAPOLIS — City officials recently announced that the East 38th Street Corridor is the city’s next Lift Indy neighborhood. Since 2017, the city has designated and funded a new Lift Indy area, with neighborhood coalitions defining the challenges facing the communities they serve and propose responsive solutions utilizing Community Development … Read More

Partners Named for City’s Violence Prevention Program

INDIANAPOLIS — City officials recently named three recipients of the most recent round of the 2022 OPHS Community-Based Violence Prevention Partnership Grant. The annual Community-Based Violence Prevention Partnership, administered by Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS), is designed to support the existing efforts of local community organizations while building … Read More

Irvington Holiday Open House Dec. 2

IRVINGTON — The Historic Irvington business district will hold its 18th Annual Holiday Open House on Friday, Dec. 2 from 5-10 p.m. at many shops along the East Washington and Bonna Ave. business districts. In the collection of businesses at 5610 E. Washington St., Artisan Realtors will have a tree … Read More

Applause!: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

• Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, trash pickup will be on a sliding schedule. Thursday trash will be picked up Friday, and Friday’s on Saturday. Also remember that the deadline for leaf collection is Dec. 2, so get those leaves in bags and to the curb soon! • There will … Read More

The Thompson Family: Memories in A Quilt

Steven Schmidt, Bona Thompson Memorial Center In 1890, Edward Thompson, a well-to-do banker, moved his wife and surviving daughter, Bona Thompson, from Edinburgh, Indiana to a large house in the Indianapolis suburb of Irvington so that she could attend Butler’s preparatory school before attending Butler College in Irvington. Bona majored … Read More