Monthly Archives: July 2023

Waymarking in Indiana, Part 1

July 20, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in March 2012. A while back, I was introduced to the “sport” of geocaching by Irvingtonians Keith and Rachel Gough. A pair of loyal readers, brothers Gary and Tim Poynter, contacted me afterwards and unwittingly peaked my interest in another “sport” that is a direct offshoot … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 21-27

July 20, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, July 23, 1923: The annual Feast of Lanterns, sponsored by the Brookside Civic League, will feature a pantomime by children of Midsummer Night’s Dream Wednesday night in beautiful little Spades Park. Gyrating gnomes in red suits will amuse King Oberon while fairies clad in the … Read More

The Hot Corner

July 20, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

“Clop! That car came to a complete stop!” Myah’s cry startled me; I had not realized that I had verbalized my wonder at the rarity of stop-sign observance. We were on the lawn of the house I rent, and her amazement echoed mine about the adherence to an ordinance common … Read More

Toy Cars

July 20, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in August 2012. If you have ever raised a male child — or you are married to one — then you may already know that somewhere in their past there existed a box of toy cars. In many cases, when the man of our dreams moved … Read More

This Week’s Issue: July 14-20

July 13, 2023 | by Weekly View

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