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Author Biography
Ethel Winslow is Editor-in-Chief and Co-owner of the Eastside Voice.
ethel.eastsidevoice@yahoo.com
Ethel Winslow is the Editor-in-Chief and co-owner of the Weekly View. Previously, she worked for the East Side Herald, and has been a professional writer/ editor/ proofreader for over 25 years. Ethel has a B.A. in English from Oakland University (Michigan), and has worked on community newspapers, literary journals, books, and magazines.
She has lived on the east side of Indianapolis since 1992. Ethel has traveled extensively in the United States and Great Britain, and is an avid organic gardener and book nut. When she’s not in the office, she can usually be found at the dog park with Lucy, her faithful canine sidekick.
Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive
Theatre Review: Bobdirex’s Hair
The Age of Aquarius is alive and well in Bobdirex’s production of Hair, now at the Athenaeum. The “American tribal love-rock musical” first took the stage in 1968, and its music has never really left the consciousness of Baby Boomers and every generation after them. Veteran director Bob Harbin and … Read More
Vintage Films Get Second Chance
There are film buffs, and there Film Buffs. Falling squarely in the latter category, Eric Grayson, an Indianapolis-based film collector, historian, and preservationist, teaches film history, offers screenings of rare films (some of which he has found and preserved), and is, on occasion, called upon by major national institutions to … Read More
Artists Collaborate to Repair Damaged Works
Foundation East’s highly successful — and visible — arts project on the east side has attracted a lot of positive attention from other parts of the city. The painted signal boxes have also attracted the attention of vandals, who have thrown paint on a few of the works in the … Read More
Sowing Peace One Garden at a Time
Global Peace Initiatives, Inc. (GPI) was started by Linda Proffitt in 2006 as a way to promote peace through positive community action. Starting with Peace Hikes at Eagle Creek and on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the founders wanted to share the peace that comes with being … Read More
A Mighty Oak Needs Help
The mightiest tree in a near east side neighborhood rich in mature trees is a Chinkapin Oak (Querus muehlenbergii) on Brookside and Temple. The canopy spreads over Brookside like a leafy umbrella. Experts have guessed the tree is 300 or 400 years old, and it has a few “little sister” … Read More