History

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor The “Grand Tour” of Europe became a popular excursion for wealthy Americans as early as the 18th Century. Mark Twain documented his Grand Tour of …

With “transformative” renovations now under way at the former automobile factory known for years as the Stutz Business Center and now more simply as “the Stutz,” historian Connie Zeigler takes a look at the man whose business acumen launched the famous automobile company.

By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor For the better part of a year from 1823 to 1824, two men, H. Gregg and D. Maguire, published the Western Censor & Immigrants Guide …

By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor In at least one ranking of states Indiana stands near the bottom, and that is probably a good thing. The online source, 24/7 Wall Street, …