Monthly Archives: July 2013

Victoria’s Life

July 25, 2013 | by Weekly View

by John Jones, Contributor If you’re a Baby Boomer (or slightly older), you will definitely remember Victoria’s Ladies Apparel/Petko Furs that used to be at East 10th St. and Shadeland Ave. Or maybe you remember the impeccably dressed lady wearing one of her many jet black wigs and bright red … Read More

Food Wars

July 25, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

I am you, and you are me; and we are everyone. I asked readers to share their best and worst food memories. It’s amazing to see how many people of different generations who don’t know each other write about identical memories. Niece Ginger Jones wrote, “Memories. Yikes. What a mixed … Read More

Monopoly: The Hoosier Connection (Part 1)

July 25, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Last winter, hundreds of thousands of voters in 180 countries elected a new Monopoly token that was added to the game earlier this year. The cat token won the race and replaced the iron, an original piece from 1933. By some estimates, more than 1 billion people have played Monopoly … Read More

Civility

July 25, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

I came on foot to an intersection where a small street bled into a major road; a car idled in the crosswalk. The driver was trying to see around a slight curve to gauge the least dangerous time to make a left turn. He saw me and began to back … Read More

Summertime Junkin’

July 25, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Find yourself a little short on cash this summer? Thinking that vacation is just not gonna happen? Well, before you put away the luggage, you might consider a day trip or even a weekend getaway to one of the great midwest antique shows only a few hours drive from central … Read More