Monthly Archives: January 2018

IACS/Indy Parks Announce Satellite Adoption Center

January 4, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) and Indy Parks and Recreation recently announced a new partnership that will bring a satellite adoption center to Broad Ripple Park. The Indianapolis Animal Care Services Satellite Adoption Pavilion at Broad Ripple Park will have the ability to house both dogs and cats. … Read More

Indy Library Moves Forward on New Brightwood Branch Project

January 4, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Purchase agreements approved by The Indianapolis Public Library Board of Trustees will clear the way for construction of a new Brightwood Branch on the city’s near east side. After more than a year of negotiations with property owners, Library trustees on December 18 approved purchases of four tracts … Read More

Applause!: Jan. 5-11

January 4, 2018 | by Weekly View

• Congratulations to Jacob Rawson, a student at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI), who was selected to represent Indiana in the Lions Clubs International Essay Contest. If declared the grand prize winner, he will receive a cash award of $5,000 plus a trip for the … Read More

First Friday Offers New Art in a New Year

January 4, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS— The Harrison Center will offer Chill, an artist reception on Fri., Jan. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m.. In the Harrison Gallery, Elizabeth Smith presents My Tour de France, a body of work comprised of paintings and installation work created with beaded “snowflakes” that mimic the intricate painted patterns. … Read More

Indiana’s Opioid Crisis

January 4, 2018 | by Dr. Nydia Nunez-Estrada

According to a recent report, in 2016, more people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. than the total number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. In Indiana, opioid overdose deaths rose 52 percent between 2015 and 2016 and have more than doubled in the last three years. Over … Read More