Monthly Archives: February 2022

Holiday Enforcement Campaign Results Released

February 17, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently shared the results of the enhanced enforcement effort that took place during the holidays to reduce crashes and traffic fatalities. The Safe Family Travel campaign ran from Thanksgiving to New Years and brought about increased high-visibility patrols and sobriety checkpoints throughout the … Read More

Steve’s Story, Part 3

February 17, 2022 | by Paula Nicewanger

In the last installment of this series, we had just gotten married and set up housekeeping in 1971. We had a spacious townhouse near 42nd and Post and we had furnished it with hand-me-downs and cheap finds. We had a pet cat named Sy. He was a good cat, but … Read More

Mt. Vernon Student Selected for Prestigious Band

February 17, 2022 | by Weekly View

MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon High School band member Jebediah Lottes (Jeb), has been selected for the 2022 Indiana All-State High School Band. Jeb has been selected to participate in the 62nd Annual Indiana All-State High School Band Festival sponsored by the Indiana Bandmasters Association (IBA). The Mt. Vernon Band … Read More

Everything Old is New Again — Vintage Clothing

February 17, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In the early 1970s, fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent set the fashion world on its ear when he flooded the catwalk with models wearing what one critic would refer to “rehashes of his mother’s 1940s evening gowns.” Padded shoulders, plunging necklines and short cut furs in electric green were not … Read More

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: The Bricks, Part 1

February 17, 2022 | by Al Hunter

I have a thing for bricks. Ask my wife, she’ll roll her eyes and acknowledge that bricks are one of the many windmills I tilt at. I am not alone. I know many Irvingtonians who share my weird obsession. I recall a conversation years ago with everybody’s favorite Irvington neighbor … Read More