Monthly Archives: February 2021

Scecina raises $6.8 million in capital campaign

February 11, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Scecina Memorial High School’s “Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time” capital campaign has reached $6,839,801 in donations and pledges, according to Scecina President Joe Therber in a recent announcement. The campaign is the first of its kind for Scecina, which was established by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in … Read More

Lilly Endowment Funds Beautification Effort for March Madness

February 11, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Sports Corp has received a $905,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund initiatives to enhance and promote downtown Indianapolis ahead of and during March Madness. The grant has two strategic focuses: enhancing the look and feel of downtown Indy to ensure a vibrant, welcoming, and … Read More

The Chocolate Lovers Holiday

February 11, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Once again the drug store shelves are lined with the inevitable red heart-shaped boxes that tell us it’s time to give candy to those we love. Nougat, coconut, or chocolate cream, it is no doubt the contents, rather than the packaging, that is the object of our attention. But, to … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 12-18

February 11, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 17, 1921: For the first time in the legal history of Indianapolis, and possibly the United States, a jury of twelve black women sat in a jury box yesterday hearing evidence in a damage suit brought by a black citizen. In the case before … Read More

A Brief Mention of the Super Bowl

February 11, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

So the biggest yearly event in American professional sports has come and gone. You more than likely saw it yourself and formed your own opinion. If you are a Bucs or Tom Brady fan you thought it was amazing. If you are a fan of exciting, balanced and competitive football … Read More