Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

East District Receives NARCAN to Assist in Overdoses

At the IMPD East District Task Force meeting Feb. 11, Lieutenant Brian Churchill introduced the newest tool to help citizens — NARCAN. The drug, haloxone hydrochloride (but known as NARCAN), is administered at the scene of heroin overdoses. Lt. Churchill explained that heroin use has become a serious problem in … Read More

When Presidential History Comes to Life

Ed Myers has had a great time portraying Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President. “It’s been an awful lot of fun doing this. I’ve kissed a lot of babies and worked with a lot of children,” Myers said recently. “But I’m 76 years old and I’ve been doing it long enough.” … Read More

Chase Legacy Center Celebrates 3rd Anniversary

It’s hard to believe that the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center opened just three years ago on February 7. James Taylor, CEO of the John H. Boner Community Center, said that the Legacy Center was first envisioned “in four little sentences as part of the Super Bowl proposal.” It’s become … Read More

First Home will be a Safe Haven in Irvington

The Associate Vice President of Eskenazi Health/Midtown Mental Health Center Julie Szempruch and several other representatives of Midtown Mental Health were on hand at the Historic Irvington Community Council meeting January 20 to discuss the First Home project they will be housing in the former nursing home on South Ritter. … Read More

Theatre Review: The Giver at the IRT

The Giver, adapted from the Young Adult novel by Lois Lowry by Eric Coble, is currently playing at the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s Upperstage through Feb. 21. The story takes place in a near-future in a highly structured society designed to create a conflict-free world, at the expense of individual emotional … Read More