Monthly Archives: August 2018

This Week’s Issue: Aug. 17-23

August 16, 2018 | by Weekly View

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Former RCA Plant Redevelopment Plans Move Ahead

August 16, 2018 | by Ethel Winslow

Brick by brick, my fellow citizens. Brick by brick. — Emperor Hadrian For many years, eastsiders have driven past the old RCA plant at the corner of Michigan and Sherman and wondered what would become of the crumbling buildings and weed-choked lot. Last year, the City demolished the buildings on … Read More

Fairbanks Grants $10.2 Mil. for Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Schools

August 16, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, an Indianapolis philanthropy, has created a grant program, Prevention Matters, to implement substance abuse prevention programs in school districts. Recently, they announced the award of about $10.2 million in grants to Marion County schools, with $7.5 million earmarked for implementing plans. The program … Read More

Cumberland Arts Festival Aug. 18

August 16, 2018 | by Weekly View

CUMBERLAND — The 10th annual Cumberland Arts Festival will be held Sat., Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. This exciting and art-filled event will be held along Saturn Street at Cumberland Town Hall, 11501 E. Washington St., on the Marion and Hancock County border. The free event will … Read More

IndyPL’s Summer Reading Program Sees Increased Participation

August 16, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 49,000 children read 925,037 books during The Indianapolis Public Library’s 2018 Summer Reading Program, “Everyday Superheroes.” Embracing the theme of the program, children became superheroes of their own by donating 5,906 books to local foster children in the “Books for Youth” partnership with the Indianapolis Colts and … Read More