’Tis the Season of (For)giving at the Harrison Center
“It is better to forgive than to receive.” This revision of the altruistic phrase graced the studio of Lorie Lee Andrews as she created prints for last year’s Forgiving Tuesday at the …
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History 301: Thanksgiving’s evolution to our modern holiday
By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor It’s almost time for Thanksgiving. As we celebrate the holiday we become part of an ancient tradition. Long before Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national …
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Circle of Lights returns to Circle on Friday evening / holiday weekend street closings
Downtown Indy Inc.’s Circle of Lights presented by IBEW 481 – Indy’s most time-honored holiday tradition – returns Friday, Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving. The celebration will once again …
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Concerned about climate change? Support the Million Tree Initiative
By Jamison Hutchins / Stewardship manager, Central Indiana Land Trust The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference put the spotlight on the importance of global and national action on climate. …
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Ch-ch-ch-changes: The evolution of neighborhoods
By Dale Ogden / Contributing editor I moved to Indianapolis in 1983 and rented a studio apartment across the street from the Benjamin Harrison Home. That experience would be fodder …
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Ground is broken on landmark expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail
Local dignitaries and officials of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail convened on the corner of South and Meridian streets on Nov. 4 to break ground on the trail’s expansion. As reported …
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Second Annual 10-Minute Play Festival returns to IndyFringe / updates on street closures / art at District Theatre
The Indiana Playwrights Circle will present the Second Annual 10-Minute Play Festival Thursday through Sunday, Nov 11 – 14, at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre. This event is bringing seven distinct …
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History 301: City didn’t make much of an impression on Wilde
The following story was published in the August 2021 print issue of Urban Times By CONNIE ZEIGLER Contributing editor Over the years, Indianapolis has been infatuated with Oscar Wilde. For …
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Bier & Building Tours to offer adults-only Athenaeum experience
Indiana Landmarks and the Athenaeum Foundation are partnering to serve up a triple bill in November, offering tours of the Athenaeum and treating attendees to beer and German food during …
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Monumental Marathon will wind through Mass Ave and several Urban Times neighborhoods
The gun will sound at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, for the 2021 CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, with both the marathon and half-marathon beginning on Capitol Avenue at the …
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