Weekly View’s Story Archive

Commons Park Opens on East Side

October 25, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis’ newest outdoor play space opened officially Oct. 18. Commons Park, located at 2204 East New York St. on the city’s east side, features a greenspace, seating, and other play structures. The quarter-acre property was formerly home to the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang. In 2012, then-U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett … Read More

Lola Crosses the Rainbow Bridge

October 25, 2018 | by Weekly View

Lola, the Weekly View’s office cat, became ill in mid-October. Despite the best efforts of Judy, the good people at the FACE Clinic, and Animal Medical Center, Lola did not recover. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Oct. 22 in the loving arms of her person Judy. Lola came to … Read More

2018 Indiana Authors Award Winners Honored

October 25, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Four authors with Indiana ties were celebrated as winners of the 2018 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award on October 13 during the Indiana Authors Award Dinner at Central Library. The Indiana Authors Award is a program of The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation funded through The Glick … Read More

Founders Awards and Irvington Art Show Honorees

October 25, 2018 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — On Mon., Oct. 22, the Bona Thompson Center hosted a standing-room-only crowd as artists and community supporters gathered to applaud some of their own. After the votes were counted at the Irvington Art Show, the People’s Choice Award went to artist Avery Dellinger. The Founders Awards were bestowed … Read More

Applause!: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

October 25, 2018 | by Weekly View

• Thank you to the 200-plus who came out the “Whispers From the Grave” presentation at the Irving Theatre on Oct. 20. The reading were powerful, the graphics terrific, and everyone really loved the stories and the professionalism of the readers Julie Patterson, Nicole Misencik, Brandon Kline, Ed Wenck, Dave … Read More