Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

BREAKING: Eastside Gang Dismantled in Drug & Gun Arrests

U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler and representatives of Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana State Police, Carmel and Fishers Police Departments, and the FBI announced that an Eastside gang has been dismantled. Twenty members of the Block Burners were arrested by federal, state, and local law enforcement this morning (July 22). Over … Read More

Big Plans Taking Shape for the Rivoli Theatre

The Rivoli Theatre has been part of the east side community since it was built in 1927 — a place to go for movies, concerts, and to hang out with friends. Once a beautiful Spanish Mission Revival theatre that hosted first-run films and seated 1,500, the theatre at 3155 East … Read More

Theatre Review: The Donner Party Opera

The latest Q Artistry production, The Donner Party Opera, is based on the real story of the tragedy of the Donner expedition to California. For those unfamiliar with the sad tale, here’s a quick summary: The Donners, plus several other families, set out for the West in 1846, followed some … Read More

Theatre Review: Typhoid Mary at the Phoenix

“Typhoid Mary” has become a term used to describe someone who spreads illness. What some people don’t realize is that there was a real Mary who spread typhoid fever — she didn’t have any symptoms of the disease, but unwittingly infected dozens of people from 1900 to about 1915. Mary … Read More

Cooking Up a Shared Kitchen on the East Side

Rita Franco’s “accidental business,” The Flippin’ Kitchen, has just opened and is already generating buzz. Located at 6129 E. Washington St. in the former Chef Dan’s, Rita has been busy interviewing potential renters for the certified commercial kitchen. “I have always been entrepreneurial,” she said. “Since I was in the … Read More