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• Ghost Tours Begin in Irvington

  24-09-2026 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  Irvington is one of the most haunted neighborhoods in the Midwest. Named after Washington Irving, author of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the twisting tree-lined streets has built a reputation for ghost sightings and mysterious activities. It has also attracted some truly scary people who did terrible things. For 24 years, Alan Hunter has been telling those tales for hundreds of people on The Irvington Ghost Tours.A former history teacher, Alan loved telling the stories of the east side neighborh
  
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• IMPD Commander Graduates from FBI Academy

  24-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) recently announced that North District Commander Corey Mims has graduated from the FBI National Academy.The FBI National Academy is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement managers nominated by agency heads because of demonstrated leadership qualities. The 11-week program — which provides coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law,
  
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• Dance Kaleidoscope Presents “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

  24-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — For two weekends, a historic building in Indianapolis’s Old Northside will become the haunted world of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. There will be dancers. There will be original music. There will be dramatic sets and costumes. And somewhere in the story, there will be a larger-than-life horse.Dance Kaleidoscope is bringing Washington Irving’s iconic tale to life in an ambitious new production created and directed by choreographer Joshua L. Peugh — and the c
  
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• 2026 Founder’s Awards Recipients Announced

  24-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  IRVINGTON — The Irvington Community Council and the Historic Halloween Festival recently announced the recipients of the 2026 Founder’s Award. Since 2011, the awards have recognized individuals, businesses, and organizations that have made a contribution to the overall quality of life in Irvington. There will be a presentation of the awards on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 University Ave. Daric Kindle has created awards for the recipients.For he
  
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• Treading the Boards

  24-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  From Broadway to Hollywood and into living rooms via radio and television, performers from Indianapolis have entertained audiences for generations. Locally, theatergoers have enjoyed live stage productions for over a century with talented actors bringing the house to tears or roaring laughter. Among these Indianapolis performers for over three decades was George Willeford, one of the city’s most accomplished actors who hit his mark in over eighty-five major plays and in numerous other prod
  
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• Tactical Urbanism Project on 10th St.

  24-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Eastside drivers who use 10th St. between Euclid and Emerson will notice that water barriers, painted lanes and bump-outs have been installed. On Saturday, Sept. 19, neighbors went out to install and paintTactical urbanism has been installed to test traffic-calming and pedestrian safety improvements before committing to permanent construction. In 2023 and 24, Community Heights had a temporary tactical urbanism experiment on 10th between Arlington and Emerson, which lead to f
  
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• Abstract Art Exhibition at SALI

  24-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The public is invited to the SALI National Abstract Art Exhibition XXI, an annual fall event sponsored by the Southside Art League, Inc. and hosted by Gallery Forty-Two, 42 E. Washington St., in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.This unique exhibit is dedicated to showcasing the best two-dimensional abstract paintings from across the USA. All artworks are for sale, so art collectors are advised to come early for the best selection. A People’s Choice Award will be dete
  
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• Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow

  24-09-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow in New York State can be a confusing traverse through the northern environs of upper New York City if you are not careful. The search leads the tourist through communities seemingly designed to confuse and befuddle: Irvington, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow might as well be one and the same. Those 17th century Dutchmen who first claimed, then settled the area must have been crazy or paranoid or both.Known originally as “New Netherland,&rdquo
  
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• 100 Years Ago: Sept. 25-Oct. 1

  24-09-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, September 25, 1926: The sixth annual concert of the Educational Aid Society for Colored Orphans will take place at Shortridge High School’s Caleb Mills Hall Tuesday evening. An “All Hoosier Cast” of more than forty musicians of exceptional ability include 150 singers representing the colored schools that will be the background for the community sing of patriotic tunes. Among the ensembles performing are the Mt. Paran female quartet singing
  
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