Indy Pride Festival goes virtual
In light of continuing health concerns, the 2020 Indy Pride Festival is going virtual, beginning with a launch party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7. The online event …
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Indy about to enter Phase 3 of reopening
Monday, June 1, will be a day many Indianapolis residents – especially restaurateurs – have been awaiting. On that day, the city will move to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 …
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THIS JUST IN: ‘Imagine Your Story’ is theme of Library’s 2020 Summer Reading Program
A major change has come to The Indianapolis Public Library’s 101st Summer Reading Program: Instead of counting the number of books read, participants will be able to track the amount …
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THIS JUST IN: Mass Ave businesses push back over street closure
The city’s plan to close Mass Ave to vehicular traffic as a way to both spur business and thwart further spread of the coronavirus has met with significant opposition from …
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THIS JUST IN: Museums stay connected by offering virtual experiences
Our Downtown museums and other cultural venues have been shuttered for over two months now, but their staffs have been anything but idle. Consider these virtual experiences which have been …
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This just in: Mass Ave, other streets to be closed to allow for more patios
The latest effort to city officials to help restaurants and small businesses reopen safely includes the temporary closing of Mass Ave, three other pedestrian-friendly Downtown streets and Broad Ripple Avenue. …
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THIS JUST IN: Original Farmers Market now on Monument Circle
A major renovation coming to the 200 block of East Market Street has forced the Original Farmers Market to move to Monument Circle for the rest of the 2020 season, …
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Three new developments amid the pandamic
Report 1: City makes transition to electronic public meetings and hearingsReport 2: Indy Pride Festival postponed, with new date yet to comeReport 3: Kroger partners with city and IPS to …
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Two popular summer events fall victim
The coronavirus outbreak has claimed two more casualties – this year’s edition of the Talbot Street Art Fair and the Feast of Lanterns. Matthew Robinson of the Herron-Morton Place Neighborhood …
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History 301: Healing and rebirth after the Spanish Flu
The April 2020 installment of History 301 focused on the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918-20. By CONNIE ZEIGLER Contributing editor When spring arrived in 1921, it must have, even more …
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