Monthly Archives: November 2022

100 Years Ago: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, November 29, 1922: In an effort to check a crime wave in the city, squads of detectives in automobiles, assisted by squads of plain clothes officers, continued the roundup today of “highjackers,” “bootleggers,” and suspicious characters that began yesterday following “cleanup” orders by Mayor Lew … Read More

Time to Fire Up the Oven!

There are many things I remember about my Grandma Hamer, her beautiful blue eyes, her big hugs and the way her home was always filled with the aroma of fresh baked cookies. Many of the days I spent with her were occupied with baking and when the order of the … Read More

The Plots to Kill Richard Nixon from the Sky, Part 1

This column first appeared in April 2014. Just for a moment, let’s revisit those dark days of Watergate in the Nixon White House. Julie Nixon Eisenhower was recovering from emergency surgery in her penthouse suite high atop the IU Med Center in the Circle City and her daddy, the President, … Read More

New Supportive Housing Will Help Homeless Individuals & Families

INDIANAPOLIS — Today Mayor Joe Hogsett and the City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) recently announced $7.8 million in support of four developments for permanent supportive housing totaling 104 units. Leveraging local and state resources, these developments forward the city’s goal of creating more permanent supportive housing. “Since … Read More