Monthly Archives: July 2019

Hummingbird Down

July 3, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

In the packed gray dirt beside the back steps of my new homeplace, I noticed an ovoid shape. Mottled gray green with sharp points at one end and two white spots at the other, the shape, when I knelt down for a closer look, proved to be a tiny bird. … Read More

Old Glory

July 3, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

For more than two hundred years the American flag has served as the symbol of our nation’s strength and an inspiration to millions. The beauty of the flag has been regaled in poetry and song. It is displayed on more homes and professional buildings than any other flag in the … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 5-11

July 3, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, July 8, 1919: Indianapolis city councilor Jacob Brown last night demanded the City Council take immediate action on several street improvements. He said because of poor street pavements a funeral could not pass over either Washington or Noble (College Ave.) streets without disturbing the corpse … Read More

Indianapolis Union Station

July 3, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Al is on assignment. This is a reprint from the April 22, 2011 issue. Twenty-five years ago this week, the single most important icon of our capitol city’s railroad era, Union Station, reopened to much fanfare, high hopes and hoopla as a downtown destination for visitors and citizens alike. Indianapolis … Read More