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Bookmark Indy Celebrates City’s Literary Legacy

April 15, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — A first-of-its-kind literary tour of Indianapolis will feature the stories and perspectives of more than 20 writers who have called the city home. Bookmark Indy is a self-guided outdoor experience of 19 physical sites (and a mobile friendly website) that celebrate writers from the past, such as Booth … Read More

Applications Open for City Planning Boot Camp

April 15, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development is giving Indy residents a chance to step back into the classroom, at no cost, with People’s Planning Academy: 200 Years of Planning. Funded by Indiana Humanities and in partnership with the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center, this year’s People’s Planning … Read More

Brood X to Emerge Beginning Next Month

April 15, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANA — According to Purdue Agricultural Extension, the state of Indiana will see the emergence of 17-year locusts, or periodical cicadas beginning in the latter part of May. Designated “Brood X,” this is the largest of the broods that hatch in the United States, and Indiana will be the epicenter … Read More

RecycleForce to Expand at Sherman Park

April 15, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — RecycleForce, an electronics recycling facility that employs formerly incarcerated individuals and provides job training, recently announced it will soon begin building a new plant on the east side at Sherman Park. The property formerly housed the RCA plant until being acquired by the city and torn down in … Read More

Applause!: April 16-22

April 15, 2021 | by Weekly View

• April 22 is Earth Day, and Indy Parks will have a clean-up day at all our local public parks. Bring a friend, your own gloves, trash bags and pickers (limited supplies will be available from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful at the parks) and go out between noon and dusk. • … Read More