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 …
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Powell to lead Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center as search begins for its first full-time CEO
The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre has embarked upon a mission to hire its first chief executive officer by Jan. 1, in the meantime naming an interim CEO. William Powell, a …
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 …
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Program will commemorate Dr. King’s death and Sen. Robert Kennedy’s Indianapolis speech
State Rep. Gregory Porter will be the keynote speaker at a Tuesday, April 4, program at MLK Park marking the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination – …
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