In the February issue of Urban Times
Here are just some of the features you’ll read about when our first issue of 2020 hits the streets this weekend: The Madam Walker Legacy Center: First of two parts …
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THIS JUST IN: Community to host drive-by donation drive for Kountry Kitchen
Community staple to receive community support following damaging fire Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place (Kountry Kitchen) in partnership with Radio One will host a donation drive from noon to 5 …
Read More THIS JUST IN: Walker Legacy Center to host special program on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Many other venues to celebrate as well
Criminal justice reform advocate Kevin D. Richardson will help the Madam Walker Legacy Center celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20. Richardson has first-hand …
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THIS JUST IN: A hands-on opportunity to be able to create ‘Rube Goldberg’ contraptions
Beginning Saturday, Jan. 18, visitors to the Indiana State Museum will be able to explore – and create – machines that work in as inefficient and silly a way as …
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THIS JUST IN: Lisenting to women’s voices at the Indiana History Center
With just under 3.4 million women living in Indiana, it’s fair to say that women have been and still are an integral part of the state’s defining moments. Over the …
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THIS JUST IN: Library CEO plans branch visits; Library reports high usage for 2019
Indianapolis Public Library CEO Jackie Nytes will help launch the library’s new year with visits to all branches as part of her “Love Your Library, Share Your Voice” tour. At …
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GUEST FEATURE: Three Years, 13 Partners Making Positive Changes for White River
By PARTNERS FOR THE WHITE RIVER Twenty years ago, a chemical discharge in Anderson contaminated the White River and killed millions of fish – an unforgettable site of environmental devastation …
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THIS JUST IN: Next Cabaret season is (grin) ‘going to hell’
‘Jersey Boys’ star to lead off / Tickets go on sale to public on Jan. 14 The Cabaret will kick off the New Year with another star-studded season. The lineup …
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Oliver Johnson left us a wooded legacy
By CONNIE ZEIGLER Contributing editor, Urban Times Oliver Johnson, whose family pioneered in the early settlement of Indianapolis, left a green legacy in that village that became this city. His …
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This just in: Downtown pizzeria under new ownership
This is an amended version of a report posted earlier. George Stergiopoulos grew up in New York eating thin-crust pizza by the slice, so Giorgio’s Pizza became his go-to pizzeria …
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