Monthly Archives: June 2014

15 Years . . .

June 5, 2014 | by Ed Myers

Sponsored by the Irvington Garden Club since 1999, the first Farmer’s Market had only three vendors and was held in the small paved parking lot west of today’s Hilton U. Brown Educational Center on East Washington.  The following year, 15 vendors were present when it was relocated to Ellenberger Park, … Read More

Holy Cross, St. Bernadette to Close

June 5, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Archbishop Joseph Tobin recently announced significant changes to churches and parishes in Indianapolis and in the surrounding area. Three Indianapolis parishes will close on November 30 as they merge with other parishes. They include Holy Trinity Parish (Holmes and St. Clair); Holy Cross Parish (125 N. Oriental St.); … Read More

City Steps Up Efforts to Combat Illegal Dumping

June 5, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – The Department of Code Enforcement (DCE) recently announced a plan to clean up trash accumulated on private properties and debris illegally dumped in Indy neighborhoods. Mirrored after Indy’s successful High Weeds and Grass program, beginning June 1, citizens should report illegal dumping and trash to the Mayor’s Action … Read More

Encore Presentation of “Irvington’s Monuments Man” at the Bona

June 5, 2014 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — On June 8 at 1:30 p.m., the Irvington Historical Society’s Executive Director Steve Barnett will repeat his April presentation, “Irvington’s Monuments Man: Thomas Carr Howe, Jr. and the Quest for Nazi Loot,” detailing how the former Irvingtonian was instrumental in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Allied … Read More

EclecticPond Presents “The Wars of the Roses” — 8 Plays, 8 Actors, 1 Epic Experience

June 5, 2014 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — Before J.R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series dominated the airwaves with its saga of royal families fighting for power, Shakespeare dramatized the very real, very bloody, struggle for the English crown. Spanning eight plays and more than one hundred years, EclecticPond Theatre Company (ETC) now presents his works … Read More