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• Sacred Places Indiana Awards $2.5 million for Restorations

  05-11-2026 07:11 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — Sixteen congregations around the state have received grants from Indiana Landmarks’ Sacred Places Indiana Fund to address significant capital needs at their historic houses of worship. The awards mark the fourth round of grants since the fund was established in 2023 with support from Lilly Endowment Inc.The fund awards matching grants in a competitive process. Congregations must be committed to good stewardship of their historic structures and have demonstrated signs of organi
  
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• re-MARK-able Perseverance: Tattoos at the Eiteljorg

  05-11-2026 07:10 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday, Nov. 14 the Eiteljorg Museum will open a new exhibition — re-MARK-able Perseverance: Tattoos — Survival and Innovation of North American Indigenous Tattoo Practice. This powerful exhibition explores the deep history, meaning, and resurgence of Indigenous skin-marking traditions across the continent through photographs, videos and other artworks. Continuing through Feb. 21, 2027, the exhibition includes related public programs.For generations, Native peoples acro
  
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• An Artist Gathering Nov. 21

  05-11-2026 07:10 via Weekly View
  IRVINGTON — Save the date: On Saturday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Downey Ave. Christian Church (111 S. Downey), the annual Artists Gathering will be held. This curated show brings together multiple artists from the area to showcase unique gifts. There will be fine artists with prints, unique bags and purses, jewelry, potter, garden art, fabric art, vintage items, customized cookies, jams, and much more.Michelle Fife is has been making pine needle baskets since 2011, and explains that this
  
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• Pogue’s Run Greeway Expands

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) marked the completion of construction on the final phases of the Pogue’s Run Greenway. The expansion was part of the third phase of Circle City Forward Initiative, marking a $7.2 million investment in the city’s greenways network.The trail runs along the city’s Near Eastside, starting at 10th Street near Arsenal Technical High School and stretching more than five miles to the northeast, running through Brookside and Sp
  
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• Meeting to See City Plans for East 10th St.

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — On Nov, 10 from 7-8 p.m. at 1525 N. Ritter, the City will be presenting their 60% design plans for East 10th St between Emerson and Arlington. Dinner will be served at the meeting. The project, inspired by Community Heights’ successful tactical urbanism project in 2023, includes milling and resurfacing the entire area and adding median islands and protections for the bike lanes. Community feedback on the plans is encouraged.Community Heights Neighborhood Association spearheade
  
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• IWC Fall Concert Embraces Uncertainty

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — In an era of rising global uncertainty, the Indianapolis Women’s Chorus remains clear about what matters most for a just society — and embraces both the promise and the challenge of the unknown. Join IWC for its “Walking Into the Unknown” concert Nov. 21 and 22.Through walking labyrinths, blazing trails, and encountering mysteries that we embrace instead of trying to solve, this music encourages us to shift our relationship to the unknown from one of fear to an outlook o
  
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• IRT’s annual tradition of A Christmas Carol Begins Nov. 14

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS  — The Indiana Repertory Theatre will celebrate the holiday season with its annual tradition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, presented by Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. The cherished classic runs Nov. 14 – Dec. 26 on the OneAmerica Financial Stage. Returning to direct for a third year is native Hoosier and IRT’s Associate Artistic Director cara hinh.The IRT’s adaptation of Dickens’s novella was written by former IRT Artistic Director Tom Haas and was produced at th
  
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• DC Blox Data Center Tax Abatements Up for Discussion

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — DC Blox has proposed building a data center at the old Ford Visteon site. In July, they received approval from the Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) for a use variance that allows them to build, despite opposition from many who live nearby. Councilor Michael-Paul Hart (R- District 20) who represents the area for the data center introduced two tax abatement proposals for DC Blox totaling $113 million in personal and real property tax relief. Because the proposed developme
  
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• Beef & Board’s Production is the Cat’s Meow

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  The famously popular Broadway musical CATS has returned to the Beef & Boards dinner theater stage, wowing audiences with energetic performances, seemingly flawless choreography, breathtaking acrobatics, and such a fabulous look. Each cat has its own unique style and presence. It’s a triumph in costuming, make-up, and performance.“Our individual looks really help our character development,” said performer Amy Owens, who was in the production of CATS at B & B five years ago and is ex
  
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• A Leadership and Connection Opportunity for Teens and Young Adults

  05-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  In a 2023 advisory, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” the surgeon general compared the dangers of social disconnection to the risks of smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. That danger is particularly worrisome for teens and young adults, who report loneliness in large numbers.Strong social connections can improve young people’s long-term health. If your child is a teen or young adult, encourage them to get involved in their local community. Doing so is a great way to build healthy
  
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