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City Begins Demolition of Oil Storage Site

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Dec. 11, Mayor Joe Hogsett, City-County Councillor Blake Johnson, and members of the Christian Park neighborhood held a ceremonial kick-off to demolition and environmental remediation activities on the former Naples Bulk Oil Storage/Kiel Bros. Oil Company site. The structures being demolished include six aboveground storage tanks and … Read More

Homelessness Declines in 2017

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANA — Homelessness declined in Indiana according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). While overall homelessness increased by 0.7 percent nationally since 2016, since 2010 there was a decline of 13.1 percent. HUD’s 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found … Read More

Local News and Notes

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

Fundraiser for Girl Hit By Car Dec. 8 IRVINGTON — One of the young ladies caroling in Irvington on December 8 was struck by a truck crossing the street near Batters. Alexis Randolph was taken to Riley Hospital and has several broken bones, including ribs, and other injuries. Friends of … Read More

Applause!: Dec. 15-21

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

• Love Thy Neighborhood Award applications will be taken until Dec. 31. The awards, created by LISC, award $2,500 to neighborhoods that are making strides toward various goals, including livability, opportunity, vitality, and more. Past recipients include Woodruff Place Economic Improvement District, and Avondale Meadows. For more information and application, … Read More

Milestones in Early Stop-Motion Animation Dec. 16

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Film historian Eric Grayson will screen “Milestones in Early Stop-Motion Animation,” using examples from 1912 to 1930 at Garfield Park Arts Center’s Vintage Movie Night, Sat., Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. Stop-motion animation is a technique in which small models are moved very slightly, photographed, moved again and … Read More