Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

The Lincoln Indianapolis Show Car & More

June 12, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

Apology Last week, I wrote an article on the unusual last names of some athletes. I didn’t make the names up and they did come from legitimate news sources, but they did apparently offend some of our readers. For that, I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended or insulted … Read More

What’s in A Name?

June 5, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

Remember the glory days of the Indianapolis Indians during their affiliation with the Montreal Expos from 1985 to 1992? The Expos sent us some really talented players during that time but the most popular player with the Indy home crowd was Razor Shines. He had a great baseball name and … Read More

Glory June Greiff: A True Renaissance Woman

May 29, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

It would be impossible to sum up Glory June Greiff in just a few words. She is a broadcaster, environmentalist, architectural  preservationist, historian,  musician, chanteuse, film maker, women’s activist, actor and interpreter, explorer, animal lover, poet, author, and stimulating conversationalist, among other things. If the eyes are the gateway to … Read More

The Field is Set

May 22, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

The starting 33 for the running of the 98th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Sunday, May 25th has been set and Indianapolis’ own Ed Carpenter will lead the pack to the green flag for the second year in a row. Carpenter won the provisional pole last Saturday and then held on … Read More

It’s May and the Engines Roar

May 15, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

Last Saturday’s inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis will go down as a success for the Speedway. After the opening debacle with pole setter Sebastian Savaadra stalling his car and then being rammed by rookies Carlos Munoz and Mikhail Aleshin, the race settled into a competitive affair. As usual with the … Read More