Monthly Archives: June 2022

Applause! June 24-30

June 23, 2022 | by Weekly View

• To clarify last week’s news about the Eskenazi Health Center to be built on the east side, the building will be at the corner of Arlington and E. 38th St. • Near Eastside Safety Summit will be held Thursday, June 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the John Boner Neighborhood … Read More

Queer Irvington Business Spotlight

June 23, 2022 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — The Irvington community has always been a diverse and accepting space. It is the home of 7 proud queer owned businesses that will take part in the first annual Queer Irvington Business Spotlight. Each business will feature a special event, discount or happening on Saturday June 25th. Business … Read More

Little Boy Jim and the Texas Better Babies Contest

June 23, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Recently, I purchased a small group of documents that stirred memories of a dark time in American history: the “Better Babies” movement of the early 1900s. I have written about this “movement”, which first began in the Southern U.S. around 1900 and lasted until just before World War I, in … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 24-30

June 23, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 27, 1922:  Mayor Lew Shank today signed the ordinance annexing Broad Ripple to the city of Indianapolis thereby adding $3,000,000 (2021:  $50,374,618) in property valuation to the city’s tax base.  Despite threats from remonstrators, Shank said, “Why shouldn’t Broad Ripple be annexed?  The natural … Read More

Discuss Among Yourselves

June 23, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

Two teenaged boys riding in the back of a school bus stand up with AR-15 style automatic rifles and proceed to fire on the other students in the bus. Ultimately, 10 students were murdered by the two, who managed to keep police at bay with their superior firepower. This assault … Read More