Monthly Archives: August 2023

This Week’s Issue: Aug. 4-10

August 3, 2023 | by Weekly View

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City Aims to Bring New Life to Vacant Housing

August 3, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Ten proposals have been selected for funding through Vacant to Vibrant, a program of the City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD). In total, the City recently awarded $5.86 million across ten proposals which will support the creation of 49 homes for rental, homeownership, and lease-to-purchase opportunities. … Read More

Six IPS Schools Join Public Library System

August 3, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Six new IPS schools join The Indianapolis Public Library’s Shared System in the fall of 2023, granting students easier access to physical and digital resources in the classroom. The Shared System is an interlibrary collaboration between The Indianapolis Public Library, 59 schools, and five special libraries, including three … Read More

Halloween Poster Contest Winner Announced

August 3, 2023 | by Weekly View

submitted photo The Historic Irvington Halloween Festival poster contest winner has been announced. Lindsay Schmidt created the first place poster (pictured here). Second place went to Davion Ellis and third to Amber Kinney. All of the beautiful Main Division submissions, including the official 77th Annual Irvington Halloween Festival Poster will … Read More

Mental Health Crisis Response Program Launched

August 3, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Clinician-Led Community Response Pilot Program was recently started. This new program aims to provide mental health support to those experiencing crises in the community to reduce unnecessary entanglement in the criminal justice system. Clinicians are responding to 911 calls based on specific information the caller provides to … Read More