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• Free Events Highlight Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  15-01-2026 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 and grew up to be an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was the leader for the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination. On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating
  
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• Indiana High School Graduation Rate Climbs

  15-01-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANA — The Indiana Department of Education recently announced that nearly 92% of Indiana’s high school seniors graduated in 2025, setting the highest graduation rate on record. The 2024 graduation rate was 90.23%, showing a 1.6 percentage point improvement.This is the third straight year of post-pandemic improvement kicked off in 2023, when 88.98% graduated. Seniors recorded a decade-low graduation rate of 86.65% in 2022.Almost 87% of Black students graduated in 2025, up 3 percent
  
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• IMPD Chief Chris Bailey to Become Chief Deputy Mayor

  15-01-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Mayor Joe Hogsett has announced that Chris Bailey will be appointed as Chief Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff effective Feb. 2.Chris Bailey currently serves as the Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Chief Bailey has dedicated more than 26 years to serving Indianapolis, beginning his career with IMPD and rising through every level of the organization. Appointed Chief of Police in January 2024, Bailey led Indiana’s largest law enforcement agency wit
  
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• City of Beech Grove Receives Grant for Emerson Ave. Corridor

  15-01-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  BEECH GROVE — The City of Beech Grove has been notified by the U.S. Department of Transportation that it has been awarded a $17,082,400 grant from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. Beech Grove was awarded the funds for the Emerson Avenue High Injury Network Safety Improvements, which will boost safety for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users along Emerson Ave. between Victory Dr. and Main St. The project will ultimately represent a total investment of approxim
  
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• State Announces Matching Grants for Preservation

  15-01-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANA — Five federal Historic Preservation Fund matching grants totaling more than $279,000 for historic preservation and archaeology projects in five Indiana communities were recently announced. These five grants, which will be awarded to nonprofit organizations and municipalities for work in Marion, Madison, Marshall, Fountain, and Delaware counties, help strengthen Indiana’s historical and cultural heritage by assisting local preservation projects. In most cases, these grants re
  
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• New Art Museum Accepting Applications for Studio Spaces

  15-01-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi) (@CAMiMuseum) is now accepting applications for studio and storefront spaces in their new building opening May 2026 on the near southside.There are 18 studios and six storefronts available, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis through Friday, Feb. 13.CAMi is also hosting an open house on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. for those interested in visiting and learning more about the spaces. Please plan to start at t
  
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• “The Mousetrap” at Beef & Boards Through Feb. 15

  15-01-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Beef & Boards’ 2026 Season springs open with Agatha Christie’s legendary whodunit, The Mousetrap, now on stage. The record-breaking murder mystery — famous for keeping audiences guessing for more than 70 years — invites patrons to settle in for an exciting evening of suspense and intrigue.Snow is piling up outside Monkswell Manor, but the tension indoors is even thicker. After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff of this remote country
  
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• “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the IRT Jan. 27-Feb. 22

  15-01-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Turner’s Come and Gone from beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright August Wilson, is widely regarded as an American masterpiece. Part of his “Century Cycle,” the play is the second in a ten play series exploring the African-American experience in the 20th century. The Indiana Repertory Theatre will present Joe Turner’s Come and Gone from Jan. 27-Feb. 22.At a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911, descendants of the formerly enslaved have come
  
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• Booth Space Available for Creatives and Others at Indoor Sale

  15-01-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  GREENFIELD — Booth space is now available for the annual Arts & Rummage indoor sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21st at the Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds, 620 N. Apple. The event is an all-purpose indoor sale:  part rummage sale, part flea market, part craft fair.Spots are available for just $50 for a 10’ x 8’ space which includes an 8-foot table and two chairs.  Extra tables will be available on site for $10 per booth space.Email c.schae4er@g
  
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• Applause!: Jan. 16-22

  15-01-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  • The IU football team did it again, squashing the Oregon Ducks 56-22 in the Peach Bowl. They will go on to play The Miami Hurricanes on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN, and is streaming live on many apps. Go Hoosiers!• There will be open houses on the Marion County Land Use Plan Update. Neighbors have been key in helping shape this plan, which plays a vital role in determining the type of development that residents may see in their communities. The next open hou
  
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