Paula Nicewanger’s Story Archive

That Ayres Look

March 26, 2015 | by Paula Nicewanger

Those of us who grew up in Indianapolis before the early 1990s know that L. S. Ayres was the premiere department store in Indianapolis. The You Are There: That Ayres Look exhibit just opened March 14th at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center downtown at 350 W. Ohio … Read More

Old Movie Theatres Downtown

February 26, 2015 | by Paula Nicewanger

After hearing Lady Gaga sing an amazing medley of The Sound of Music songs at the Oscars and then seeing her and Julie Andrews embrace, it brought back memories of the first time I saw The Sound of Music on the big screen — and I mean big screen — … Read More

Cooking My First Thanksgiving Dinner

November 27, 2014 | by Paula Nicewanger

I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner when I was just 15 years old. My mother had developed Hepatitis in January of that year. She spent six weeks in isolation in the hospital and another seven weeks again in August of that year. She was still bedridden and I, being the … Read More

Memorial: It’s Been 25 Years

May 22, 2014 | by Paula Nicewanger

It has been 25 years since my dear grade school friend Debbie Marsh lost her son David in a car crash on Mother’s Day, May 13, 1989. He was only 17 years old and it happened between prom and graduation his senior year at Warren Central. He was at a … Read More

Decorator Home Tour Sneak Preview Review

April 24, 2014 | by Paula Nicewanger

I was privileged to see the home early and had a private tour from the St. Margaret’s Guild  member Joyce Reynolds. Joyce was so knowledgeable about all the details of the house and she knew all the designers and all the work that has gone into making this, in my … Read More