Monthly Archives: September 2023

Find a Marker

September 21, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

Indianapolis is a city of monuments. From the Soldier and Sailors Monument in the center of the city to wayside markers commemorating some person or event, Indianapolis remembers. Many of the markers scattered about Indianapolis were erected by the Indiana Historical Bureau. To date, more than one hundred of these … Read More

Indiana Historical Society Showcases Basketball in New Exhibit

September 21, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Going Pro: Basketball Origins in Indiana, opens Sept. 23 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. Visitors to this exhibit will explore Indiana’s game of basketball and its impact on professional sports, including … Read More

21 Top Grossing Songs of All Time

September 21, 2023 | by Al Hunter

So, I’m down in Florida celebrating my 34th wedding anniversary with my bride, Rhonda, who is still the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen. Down here, I’m a thousand miles away from cutting the lawn, watering the flowers, and a honey-do list as long as my arm. So what better time … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 22-28

September 21, 2023 | by Weekly View

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, September 26, 1923: The Indianapolis board of school commissioners transferred nutrition work in the public schools to the city board of public health. However, the actual teaching of nutrition in all public schools will be conducted by teachers, trained in nutrition work, where it will … Read More

The Phone Booth

September 21, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

In his 1997 novel Straight Man, Richard Russo describes “an old-fashioned telephone booth … you can enter and close the folding door behind you.” I paused when I read that passage, remembering just such a telephone booth at Jack Patrick’s Bar and Grill in St. Louis, Missouri. I have written … Read More