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Spring Mill Road intersection study launched
The City of Westfield will conduct a study of Spring Mill Road to see if intersection improvements are required along the corridor between 146th to 193rd streets. Director of Public Works Jonathon Nail told the Board of Public Works and Safety in June the study is part of the city’s capital improvement plan.
IndyGo to hand out fare cards to ages 18 and younger
INDIANAPOLIS (WIHS) — IndyGo is gearing up for its annual Back to School Night from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Julia M. Carson Transit Center in downtown Indianapolis. People 18 and younger can get cards for either full access to buses for students enrolled at specific schools. Additionally, students not enrolled at a participating high school […]
On Track: I-69 Finish Line Project Update
Westbound I-465 between I-65 and I-70 will be reduced to one lane with 20-minute stops nightly from Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. for bridge beam delivery and placement. This single-lane condition is expected to cause delays. Use an alternate route if possible.
Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with Oregon-Ohio State, Pac-12, MWC, Stanford-Cal regret, spray-on shoes... and more...
This week’s mailbag includes questions about the Pac-12 bowl games, Oregon vs. Ohio State football, Autzen Stadium attendance records, Cooper Flagg, Oregon State and Washington State win totals, Beavers’ baseball scheduling, the Mountain West Conference, fake watches, ACC regrets of Stanford/Cal, and spray-on shoes. Thanks to all who...
Music2Heal: A night of music and healing returns
Music2Heal is coming back after a successful start in 2023. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Star Bank Performing Arts Center. Once again, Six Foot Blond, a popular band in Indianapolis, will be the headliner. This year, the event is working with the Zionsville Alliance for […]
Mass. Ave. Starbucks workers look forward to bargaining with company after unionizing
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hourly workers at the Starbucks on Massachusetts Avenue voted to unionize on Wednesday, becoming the first store in Indianapolis to do so. The Mass. Ave. location is part of a group of 15 locations across the country that made moves to join Starbucks Workers United in July. According to the union’s website, it represents more than 470 stores across the country and over 10,500 employees.
A little more humid with spotty showers
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — More humid today and into the rest of the workweek. Spotty shower or thunderstorm possible into the afternoon. TODAY: We had a few spotty showers this morning but the bulk of the rain has moved to the east. Look for some clouds at times today with some sunshine. Later this afternoon we […]
Tens of Thousands Join Mile-Long Eucharistic Procession in Downtown Indianapolis at Historic National Congress
In a grand show of faith and tradition, tens of thousands of Catholics filled the streets of downtown Indianapolis in a Eucharistic procession that covered a mile, marking a peak moment of the National Eucharistic Congress, the first of its kind in over eight decades. According to OSV News, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, the chairman of the National Eucharistic Congress, Inc., addressed the large assembly and emphasized the need for missionary work despite the impressive turnout, stating that their immense numbers were still 'too small.
Ball State University opens its first-in-state Forensics program
Ball State University says it will become the only university in the state offering what it calls “a comprehensive forensics program.” IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports on the new degree program. Benjamin Gibbs heads the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ball State University. He says the...
Chaka Khan to headline Indy Jazz Fest
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indy Jazz Fest, the marquee event of the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation, returns September 17-28 with a lineup of international stars, modern masters, and Indy-based creators. Headliners including the legendary Chaka Khan, bass icon Marcus Miller, and singer-songwriter Michael Franks. Indy Jazz Fest continues its “All Around Town” series of nighttime concerts in […]
Watch for scams related to global computer outage
INDIANAPOLIS — As banks, airlines, and hospitals are still recovering from Friday’s outage, which disrupted business and travel worldwide, government cybersecurity agencies and the CEO of Crowdstrike are warning everyone about new phishing schemes related to the outage. According to the warnings, bad guys are posing as Crowdstrike employees and other IT specialists, offering to […]
The Daily Heller: Being the Bard of Beards …
Today, The Daily Heller answers the quiz from Friday and offers a brief anecdote about beards. The bard—or, more accurately, the historian of at least one famous beard—is Susannah Koerber, chief curator at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, which holds one of the country’s most important collections relating to Abraham Lincoln and his times. She reports that a precocious11-year-old girl from New York State named Grace Bedell had persuaded the future president into growing his iconic facial tuft. Bedell wrote to then-candidate Lincoln on Oct. 15, 1860: “I have got four brothers, and a part of them will vote for you anyway, and if you will let your whiskers grow, I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you. You would look a great deal better, for your face is so thin,” she implored with wisdom older than her years, then added, “All the ladies like whiskers, and they would tease their husbands to vote for you, and then you would be president.”
Carmel middle school girls on wrestling team eager to see sport grow
Ana Penquite figures she will have more company from girls in the wrestling room in the future. “It’s a fun sport, and there are not a lot of girls at my school that do it,” said Penquite, who will be an eighth-grader at Clay Middle School in August. “When they hear about it, they are surprised.”
CIDE celebrates 25th anniversary season
Central Indiana Dance Ensemble co-Artistic Director Ashley Jacobs has had a close-up view of the program’s growth. After all, her mother, Suzann DeLay, founded the organization, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. “It has been at the top of my priority list to continue my mom’s legacy,”...
Top Notch 4 H Club holds July meeting
Top Notch 4-H Club met at the Birchwood Training Center on July 14th, 2024. At this meeting 20 members were in attendance. The upcoming Skillathon dates were discussed, as well as completing project books. Members were informed about the sale, buyer letters, and Jr. fairboard applications. Advisors also shared information about online entries for shows. The next meeting will be on August 13th at 6PM in the Swine Barn.
Carmel to cut the ribbon on police department expansion
CARMEL, Ind. (THE REPORTER) — Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam will play host to a ribbon cutting for the recently completed expansion of the Carmel Police Department (CPD). The renovation and expansion of the CPD headquarters will support the necessary growth in police department infrastructure that corresponds with the city’s increase in population over the past […]
New homes being built in low-income Muncie neighborhood
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ten single-family homes are being built in Whitely Neighborhood this summer, part of the Southern Terrace development that aims to spread affordable housing in low-income areas of the city. The east-side neighborhood has been earmarked for development upgrades that include a new fire station, new park playground equipment and major repaving of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, an east-side thoroughfare. ...
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