Monthly Archives: January 2024

“The Perfect Storm” at District Theatre for a Limited Run

January 11, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Perfect Storm is set in the 1960’s. Momma E (Elmetris Bellstorm), owner of Bellstorm Records, located in the heart of Indiana Avenue, is preparing for the annual birthday party she throws for the community matriarch Miss Pearlie.  The party is interrupted by a storm that is moving … Read More

What Really Happened on Indiana Avenue? Find out Feb. 1

January 11, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Indianapolis’s Indiana Avenue was a thriving district of Black-owned restaurants, churches, businesses, and jazz clubs that would all but disappear in the coming decades. On February 1, Indiana Landmarks hosts a panel discussion exploring the community’s untold story of activism … Read More

Community Powered Infrastructure Project Applications Open

January 11, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — In 2023, Indy DPW unveiled Community Powered Infrastructure, a merging of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership (INIP) with the Tactical Urbanism and Art in the Right-of-Way policies. For years, INIP allowed community-based organizations to collaborate with the City of Indianapolis for public infrastructure projects via a 50-50 cost … Read More

“Menopause: The Musical” at Beef & Boards

January 11, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – Menopause: The Musical, the hilarious and fun celebration of women and “the change,” has returned to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre through Feb. 4. Written by Jeanie Linders, Menopause, The Musical is set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black … Read More

Central Indiana Housing Study Open House

January 11, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)  will hold an open house covering the Central Indiana Housing Study on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the East Washington Library branch, 2822 E. Washington St. The organization is undertaking a Central Indiana Housing Study to assess housing pricing, availability by type, … Read More