Monthly Archives: December 2014

Pour, Drink, Grin

December 11, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

My good friend Nancy convinced her husband and me to watch a movie based on an Elizabeth Gilbert book. The three of us sat in the TV room and watched what Bill — Nancy’s husband — and I would later call, “Just, Kill, Me.” Whatever accolades the book may have … Read More

Applause!: Dec. 12-19

December 11, 2014 | by Weekly View

• Despite the cold rain on Dec. 5, the Irvington Holiday Open House put on by the Irvington Merchant’s Association saw a nice turnout. Thank you to the merchants and shoppers who made it a success! • EclecticPond, the east side’s classic works troupe, recently announced they will have a … Read More

‘Tis the Season to be Jolly!

December 11, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Charles Dickens’ novella, “A Christmas Carol,” is one of my favorite pieces of writing. It embodies the delicious food and drink of the celebration, people’s philanthropy, good cheer and their affection for each other. It’s also the story of the awakening and redemption of the cold-hearted, grasping, penurious Ebenezer Scrooge. … Read More

The Death of Sam Cooke, Part 1

December 11, 2014 | by Al Hunter

Fifty years ago this week, the smoothest voice soul music ever knew was silenced forever. Sam Cooke died needlessly, unexpectedly and mysteriously in a seedy motel just a couple blocks away from the swanky Hollywood Park Racetrack in Los Angeles, California. The man contemporaries called “The King of Soul” found … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Dec. 12-19

December 11, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, December 18, 1914: Indianapolis floral importers always turn to Europe for Christmas novelties in plants and blooms, and this year’s selections are charged with the flavor of European war. Great quantities of the flowers came from nurseries and gardens which have been or are now … Read More