Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Happy Trails, Cowboy Bob

September 22, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Hoosiers lost an old friend last Friday when Cowboy Bob Glaze rode off into the sunset for the last time. Over the past half dozen or so years, I’m happy to say that Bob Glaze was a friend of mine. In late 2010, the Irvington Ghost Tours sponsored events starring … Read More

Bubble Yum, Spider Eggs and Leonardo DiCaprio

September 15, 2016 | by Al Hunter

I began working on this article Sunday night. It was the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and I’d been watching stories about our shared national tragedy all day long. While cloaked in that veil of sadness I realized my article deadline was already three days past and I couldn’t think of … Read More

Indiana Governor Portrait Competition

September 8, 2016 | by Al Hunter

The Indiana State Museum (located in White River State Park in the heart of downtown) is having a competition and I can think of no place in the city better suited to participation in said competition than Irvington. The state of Indiana is now accepting applications from Hoosier artists to … Read More

Highway 127: The World’s Longest Yard Sale, Part 3

September 1, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Over the past two weeks, I have shared with you tips and stories about the Highway 127 yard sale that takes place the first week of August and spans 690 miles through six states. Although we found many exciting and interesting items to add to our ever mounting number of … Read More

Highway 127: The World’s Longest Yard Sale, Part 2

August 25, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Our first day on the 127 Yard Sale (a.k.a. the World’s Longest or 127 sale) was tiring but an adventure nonetheless. Part one detailed this popular annual event that officially begins on the first Thursday in August, spans six states (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama) and 690 miles. … Read More