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• 53rd Annual Benton House Tour of Homes Sept. 20

  10-09-2026 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  IRVINGTON — The Benton House Association will present its annual Benton House Tour of Homes and Classy Car Show on Sunday, September 20 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrating its 53rd year, this year’s tour features many historical homes and landmarks, showcasing the rich history and architectural diversity of the Irvington community.  Tickets are $20 in advance at thebentonhouse.org Web site, or $25 the day of the tour. Proceeds from the tour provide funds for the upkeep of the his
  
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• Weather Impacts the 2026 Indiana State Fair Attendance

  10-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The 169th Indiana State Fair closed after a 15-day celebration that showcased what the Fair does best: bringing Hoosiers together, celebrating youth, creating family fun, making memories and building traditions.This year’s Fair was unlike any other. Indiana experienced historic and significant weather events across the state, creating ongoing challenges for communities well beyond the Fairgrounds. At the Indiana State Fair, severe storms required multiple temporary clo
  
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• Bridges Townhomes Open on Eastside

  10-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Bridges Townhomes at Sherman Park have opened. The $15.1 million project on the city’s Near Eastside will provide housing for lower income individuals and families.The development has 43 units across seven buildings on 1.7 acres of the park, located along LaSalle Street between St. Clair and North streets.Eleven units are designated as permanent housing for families who have experienced homelessness through the city’s care network. Some families from the near
  
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• Book Bonanza at Central Library

  10-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Celebrate the joy of reading at Book Bonanza on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet romance authors AJ Truman, Courtney Corlew and S.C. Grayson for a panel, learn the art of book bedazzling with Emily Mellentine of From Her Corner and hear audiobook narrators Gary Tiedemann and Allyson Voller in conversation with Central Library Director Liz Schoettle. The library is located at 40 E. St. Clair.Visitors can also enjoy genre meet-ups, book tote painting, book givea
  
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• Welcome Fall in Broad Ripple at Third Thursday

  10-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS – Celebrate the start of fall in Broad Ripple at Third Thursday’s Harvest & Harmony on Thursday, Sept. 17 from  6–9 p.m.  More than 40 Broad Ripple businesses will offer extended hours, specials, fall-inspired cocktails, and unique seasonal experiences throughout the Village. Live music will be featured at locations around the neighborhood. The Corner Lot Market will feature 16 local artists and makers, plus the season’s final community paint-by
  
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• New Street Projects Slated for Downtown

  10-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Beginning next year, several one-way streets downtown will be converted to two-way traffic, in an effort to slow vehicles and upgrade intersections and traffic signals.Plans include converting streets to 2-way from spring 2027 to spring 2029 on major thoroughfares, including:• Capitol Ave. from 21st to 38th streets• Illinois St. from 21st to 38th streets• Pennsylvania St. from I-65 North to Fall Creek Parkway S. Dr.• Delaware St. from I-65 North to Fall C
  
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• Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Launches $4 million Campaign

  10-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS ‑ After 50 years of planting trees, restoring habitat, building neighborhood parks and hauling litter out of streets and streams, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) is asking Indianapolis to help make that work permanent.The organization launched today Rooted in Indy: Nourishing a Greener Future, a $4 million capital campaign timed to its 50th anniversary. The campaign – the largest in the organization’s history – will build three new signature green spa
  
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• Irvington United Methodist Church Celebrates 100 Years

  10-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  IRVINGTON — On Sunday, September 12, 1926, the congregation of Irvington United Methodist Church walked out of their building on Layman Avenue and travelled the short distance to their new building at 30 N. Audubon Road. In honor of this momentous occasion, the church will be hosting several events throughout the month of September. The public is welcome to join the congregation to celebrate this historic eventThe church service on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:30 a.m. will feature performances b
  
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• 74th Annual Lord’s Acre Festival Sept. 18-19

  10-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  McCORDSVILLE — A McCordsville tradition since 1952 returns Sept. 18 and 19 as McCordsville United Methodist Church welcomes the community to the 74th Annual Lord’s Acre Festival.The two-day festival will be held Friday, September 18, from 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, September 19, from 11 a.m.–8 p.m. at McCordsville United Methodist Church, 6247 W. Broadway.Lord’s Acre brings together neighbors, families, local businesses and volunteers for a weekend of festival food, liv
  
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• The “Family Affair” Curse, Part 1

  10-09-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  My wife and I went to an antique mall the other day. As we walked in the door I couldn’t help but notice an odd little doll staring back at us from behind a glass case in the entryway. I don’t usually notice dolls but this one looked strangely familiar. It stood about 2 feet tall dressed in a blue and white polka dot dress with yellow fringe. Her blonde hair was bobbed short and her bright blue eyes were peering out front behind square eyeglasses. I asked my wife Rhonda why this doll
  
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