Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

Weekly View Celebrates 15th Anniversary!

The Weekly View celebrated its 15th “birthday” on March 13. Our first issue was published on Friday, March 13, 2009. We’ve had a fantastic decade and a half! We estimate that we’ve published 740 issues, which is over 5,925 pages of entertainment, news, and more (this number doesn’t include special … Read More

A New Initiative Will Help the Cats of Irvington

Irvington neighbors Kathleen Egan and Amelda Butler love the cats that stroll the area looking for tender hearts and Tender Vittles set out by like-minded people. The cats have many “owners” and many names: Phantom may be Ghost to one person, only to be called Old Man by someone two … Read More

The Gauntlet

We’ve all thrown down the gauntlet — a phrase that roughly means to challenge or confront a foe. A gauntlet is a heavy armored glove developed by medieval knights, who literally would fling their gauntlet down in front of their opponent, which was an insult that had to be answered … Read More

Letting Go With Some Laughs at the IRT

The latest offering by the Indiana Repertory Theatre, The Folks at Home, is a hilarious and thoughtful take on today’s complicated lives using 1970s sitcom tropes. Playwright R. Eric Thomas has authored a clever and snappy piece that explores today’s economic, political, sexual, and racial changes with great humor and … Read More

Fannie Lou Hamer — A Name that Should be Remembered

The Civil Rights movement in the United States has several iconic figures: Martin Luther King, Jr.; Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, W.E.B Du Bois, and Julian Bond to name just a few. Yet in list of leaders, Fannie Lou Hamer is rarely mentioned. Playwright Cheryl L. West’s work Fannie: the music … Read More