Monthly Archives: March 2020

100 Years Ago: March 13-19

March 12, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 17, 1920: A music memory contest will be held in Shortridge High School’s Caleb Mills Hall tomorrow evening. Ten pupils from each of the Indianapolis public high schools will compete for three individual cash prizes given by the Indiana Musicians Club, Indianapolis Matinee Musicale, … Read More

This Week’s Issue: March 6-12

March 5, 2020 | by Weekly View

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COVID-19: Coronavirus Facts and Prevention

March 5, 2020 | by Ethel Winslow

There were no masks and scant few gloves available in the painting supply section of a big box hardware store on a recent visit. My Kroger app told me that, due to high demand, they are restricting the purchase of sanitizers and cold and flu related products. Shelves in a … Read More

Local Artists Selected for Jiffy Lube Murals

March 5, 2020 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Jiffy Lube of Indiana recently announced that six central Indiana artists have been selected to expand the company’s “Every Part Matters” public art project in 2020. The selected artists were chosen from a record pool of 123 applicants to add seven new murals across the state, including two … Read More

Organization Seeks Historical Information for City’s Bicentennial

March 5, 2020 | by Ethel Winslow

The February 29 meeting in the Robson Voorhees neighborhood was well-attended, and is one of the first to educate the public about the upcoming Indianapolis History Collecting Initiatives, spearheaded by the Indiana Historical Society. Jordan Ryan, the coordinator on the project, spoke at length about the IHS plans to collect … Read More