Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

It’s Back to the Blue for You-Know-Who

January 15, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

I hate myself for writing about the Colts seemingly every week, but they have been the top sports story in Indy for much of the last for several months. We are down to the last four teams still alive for the big show in Arizona on February 1, and one … Read More

Darts

January 8, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

With the winter weather having arrived in a major way, maybe we should talk about indoor games. Darts for example. Darts is an extremely popular game and dart boards can be found in pubs, taverns, bars, and saloons all over Europe and North America. Darts is a throwing game in … Read More

2014 — What a Year!

January 1, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

As we wrap up 2014, we have to admit it was a year to remember, both locally and nationally, and not always for the best reasons. You can probably say it for any year, but 2014 seemed to have more than its fair share of disturbing news. The fact that … Read More

Baby Boomer Toys for Christmas from the 1950s

December 18, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

In 1950 the Tiny Tears doll was introduced to American girls by the American Character Doll Company. Tiny Tears had a small hole by each of her eyes which produced a crying effect when the doll’s stomach was squeezed. The doll was loaded with water from her baby bottle and … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 19-Jan. 2

December 18, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, December 21, 1914: Addressing an audience of 1,224 attending the Men’s Big Meeting at the English Theater yesterday, Dr. Arthur Walwyn Evans, a nephew of Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer Lloyd George, made a plea for universal brotherhood as the only basis for universal peace. … Read More