Monthly Archives: August 2019

Picasso Puppies at Garfield Park Aug. 17

August 8, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS Save the date for Picasso Puppies, taking place on Saturday, August 17, from 12 – 3 p.m. At the Garfield Park Arts Center. Over a dozen local organizations will be there to share their pet-related services such as Indy Humane, My Pet Carnivore, and City Dogs Grocery. Bow Wow … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 9-15

August 8, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1919: A cosmopolitan gathering of Indianapolis women packed the auditorium of the Main Public Library yesterday to organize the Indianapolis Housewives League for the purpose of fighting higher food prices and to campaign for saner purchasing among city housekeepers. The price of commodities … Read More

Toleware Returns to Popularity

August 8, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

American toleware stands as a bright and colorful tribute to the art and craftsmanship of the 19th Century. With a sheet of thin steel the artists of the early 1800’s created art in the spirit of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Their wares have a great cross-over appeal in the world of … Read More

The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful

August 8, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“Call your brother. Cancerous polyp on his liver.” This text message from my sister was startling, and I acted on it immediately: I called my brother. My sister is the center of the universe that represents her living siblings. She once lamented, after the death of the second of her … Read More

World’s Longest Yard Sale

August 8, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Al is out and about doing research, and recently did part of this yard sale, which he wrote about in the Aug. 19, 2011 issue. The world’s longest yard sale. The name alone is intriguing, right? This reporter just returned from an exhausting three day trip from Cincinnati to Chattanooga … Read More