Monthly Archives: January 2024

Busted-The 1961 Heroin arrest of Ray Charles in Indianapolis

January 11, 2024 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in June 2009. November 7, 1961, on the heels of recording what was arguably his best jazz album ever, Ray Charles checked in to the Downtown Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel. His band stayed in the old black Claypool Hotel. That night, Ray got a call from a man … Read More

A Comfort With Books

January 11, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

One of the gifts that my youngest granddaughter got for Christmas was a book. I was at her house when she awakened to find that Pollie, her Elf, had given Santa a good report and Santa had delivered on many of Myah’s wishes. Of course, Clop (me) and Auntie Lisa … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 12-18

January 11, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, January 12, 1924: “SCHOOL ZONE – DON’T KILL A CHILD” proclaims special warning signs placed by the Hoosier Motor Club safety department in the vicinity of the portable public school building at Emerson and English avenues. The signs are intended to protect children who attend … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Jan. 5-11 2024

January 4, 2024 | by Weekly View

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2023 Part 2: A Year of More Change

January 4, 2024 | by Weekly View

While wars overseas raged, the United States found itself fighting on several fronts. Inflation, considered tamed many years ago, flared up as oil prices surged and product shortages took their toll on the average consumer. The year was also marked by labor strikes, including the Hollywood writer’s strike, an actor’s … Read More