Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

Irvington Project Moving Forward

For decades, the stretch of Bonna Ave. in Irvington from Ritter to Audubon has been mainly vacant, the brick pavement uneven and difficult for cars to use. A landscaping business/art gallery and a music store along the corridor have been the lone occupants — but they will soon be joined … Read More

Violent Crime Down in East District

Violent crime in Indianapolis is on the decline, particularly on the east side, according to preliminary statistics gathered by the Indianapolis Police Department. Summaries — the most recent ending March 15 — indicate the city’s overall 2014 crime rate is down about 15 percent from 2013. The city’s most significant … Read More

Theatre Review: Bomb On a Bus

Who knew we needed a musical version of the movie Speed? Apparently Paige Scott did, and hooked up with Q Artistry to make it happen. This parody of the 1994 movie features performances by Carrie Morgan as sweetly intense Anna (Annie), Logan Moore as the dim-witted Jack, Dave Ruark in … Read More

Theatre Review: A Comedy of Errors

EclecticPond’s production of Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors takes a confusing play about two sets of identical twins, separated by a shipwreck as babies, who are reunite under unusual circumstances in the city of Ephesus, and manages to make it less confusing through clever staging, a few props, and gifted … Read More

Black Acre Variance Approved

Irvington craft beer brewing business Black Acre Brewing Company got the go-ahead to expand the brewery’s capacity from a three barrel system to fifteen barrels in a location on Bonna Ave. The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission (IHPC) met February 5 to hear a continuance on the case. About 20 Irvington … Read More