Monthly Archives: September 2013

Tour de Coops Coming

September 12, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The 3rd annual Hope Plumbing presents Nap Town Chickens Tour de Coops will take place on Sunday, Sept. 22 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Last year’s event drew over 750 people. Participants are encouraged to tour the 12 chicken coops in the northern neighborhoods of Broad Ripple, Butler-Tarkington, Meridian-Kessler … Read More

Free Health Fair on East Side

September 12, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Sept. 14, Wishard-Eskenazi Health will present the Eskenazi Health Center Grassy Creek Health Fair at Eskenazi Health Center Grassy Creek, 9443 E. 38th St. The free health fair will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include a special appearance by National Basketball Association (NBA) … Read More

Indy Library Shared Catalog System Adds Local School Partners

September 12, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 10-thousand students at 20 local schools now have access to The Indianapolis Public Library’s collection of two million items as part of the Library’s growing Shared System, an interlibrary collaboration that provides online circulation services and joint access to the catalogs and collections of member institutions. The … Read More

Once Upon a Time

September 12, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The growth of the middle class in the mid-1800’s saw an increased demand for children’s books. Recognizing this need, publishers encouraged their writers and artists to develop well illustrated books with interesting story lines. As the century progressed, technical advances in both printing and color illustrations made it possible to … Read More

Squirrel

September 12, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

One of my favorite movies has, as a bit player, a squirrel. In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the family cry is “SQUIRREL!” followed by that animal exploding from the interior of a Christmas tree. The squirrels in my old neighborhood displayed antics that amused me in much the same way … Read More