History 301: ‘Snakescapade’ may top tales of refuge in Downtown Canal
By CONNIE ZEIGLER / Contributing editor Once in a rare while a person might ask what sort of amusing things have been found in the Downtown canal over the years …
Read MoreHistory
‘Arky and Ave’ were one of city’s best-known couples
This feature first appeared in the August 2011 edition of Urban Times. By Connie Zeigler / Contributing editor Few couples had more impact on Indianapolis in the 1950s and 1960s …
Read More
When a love triangle made big headlines
By CONNIE ZEIGLER Contributing editor With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, love may be in the air – but as every Taylor Swift fan knows it might not last. And …
Read More
An ‘Industrial Building’ which was way ahead of its time
By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor Indianapolis seems to be at the apex of new practices with the opening of several business incubators in the last few years. The city has …
Read More
History 301: High-profile kidnapping landed in Indianapolis
By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor In May 1932, The Indianapolis Star published an Extra edition when the kidnapped child of Ann and Charles Lindbergh was found dead less than five …
Read More
History 301:Margaret Anderson was an anti-establishment heroine
This feature originally appeared in the June 2017 edition of Urban Times. By CONNIE ZEIGLER Contributing editor ‘We are on trial for revealing the unavoidable natural thoughts of a 16-year-old …
Read More
History 301: City’s measured response to 1929’s ‘Black Tuesday’
By CONNIE ZEIGLER Contributing editor An epic stock market boom of early 1929 ended in a cataclysmic bust on Black Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1929. The Federal Reserve writes on its …
Read More
History 301: When the beatniks invaded Indianapolis
By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor Indianapolis experienced a zeitgeist moment in the fall of 1959. It came in the form of the city’s first expresso café. In the 2020s we …
Read More History 301: Fashion designer famous everywhere but hometown
This essay originally appeared in the February 2020 edition of Urban Times. By Connie Zeigler, Contributing editor When you think of famous fashion designers, your mind likely wanders to Paris, New …
Read More
Indy boasts a decades-old flirtation with Hollywood
By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor As we approach the Academy Awards again, did you ever wonder if any movies filmed in Indianapolis have won an Oscar? Well, if you have, …
Read More