• The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission will hold a hearing about a rezoning on Bonna Ave. in Irvington on Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the City County Bldg, 200 E. Washington St. Public assembly room, 2nd floor. Black Acre Brewing Co. is requesting a variance of use to allow a brewery in a commercial zoning district and a variance of development standards to allow 34 parking spaces when 209 is required for the entire site. A vent will be installed on the roof of the entire building. Black Acre is using the space to brew wonderful beers locally, and has run into zoning issues. It is important to keep this local asset local . . . come out to the meeting to help support a local business that is trying to grow.
• Congratulations to the Warren Arts & Education Foundation for putting together an utterly wonderful TreeFest and banquet. This annual event is a highlight of the east side’s holiday festivities. Lots of money was raised for the foundation, which goes directly to the kids in the Warren Township school district.
• On Thursday, Dec. 5 from 5:00-6:30 p.m., “The Common Core: Nothing Common About It” Program sponsored by Scholastic Library will be held at Bookmamas, 9 S. Johnson in Irvington. The guest speaker will be Carl Harvey and there will be free gifts for all as well refreshments. Also if there are enough people attending this program Scholastic will give $100 worth of books to the Irvington Library. Come out and find out more about Common Core.
• We have been getting calls from readers asking about how to get help with heating bills, food, and other emergencies. The number to call for assistance is 211, which is Connect2Help’s number. They have a huge database of numbers and contacts to get people in the community the help they need.
• Calling all artists: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Arts Council of Indianapolis encourage fans to participate in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis Trophy Design Project, which will create the winner’s trophy for the inaugural IndyCar Series road race on the IMS road course on May 10, 2014. Fans should visit www.ims.com/trophycontest to submit an entry and for rules and regulations. Entries must be submitted no later than Jan. 18, 2014. For more information on the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, visit www.GPofIndianapolis.com.
• Giving everyone an early heads-up: The Weekly View will be publishing a combo issue for December 20 + 27. We will close our office for the holidays the week of December 22, and will reopen December 30 to get our January 3 issue out.
• Everyone here at the Weekly View wishes our readers, advertisers, and friends a very Happy Thanksgiving!