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• Damien Center Asks For Help for Clients

  12-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — Each year, Damien Center’s Holiday Assistance Program provides nutritional, financial and material support to approximately 150–200 clients, many of whom are living well below the federal poverty level. The program is funded entirely through community donations, making every contribution especially meaningful.There are three ways the community can help:• Make a monetary donation: Visit damien.org/give and designate the gift for “Holiday Assistance.” Damien Center aims
  
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• Gaia Works Needs Donations to Fill Pantry Before Holidays

  12-11-2026 07:11 via Weekly View
  The Gaia Works pantry is nearly empty, and the community they serve is growing every day. Right now, they need nonperishable food such as canned vegetables, meats, shelf-stable milk, canned fruit, and gift cards to local grocery stores so they can buy fresh items for the people they serve.Gaia Works, the Irvington-based nonprofit organization, helps seniors and the underserved year round, but takes on added responsibilities November and December. The team is taking donations of food for seniors
  
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• Snow Buddies Registration Open for 2026-27 Season

  12-11-2026 07:10 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Department of Public Works and the Office of Disability Affairs are excited to continue this volunteer initiative for residential sidewalk shoveling following last year’s successful debut of the program. Adopted from City of Bloomington, IN – Council for Community Accessibility, Snow Buddies Indy matches volunteers with a neighbor who is unable to clear snow due to disability or age. In addition to keeping public sidewalks traversable, the focus of this init
  
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• Indianapolis Animal Care Services to Host Pawsgiving Nov. 21

  12-11-2026 07:10 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — Last year, THE IACS inaugural Pawsgiving Feast for Pets served 81 Marion County households and 443 pets, including 134 dogs and 309 cats, in just two hours.Families received dog and cat food, treats, and information about additional resources available to help support their pets. IndyHumane’s Rescue Relief Pantry generously supplied most of the food distributed, while Indy Neighborhood Cats provided winter cat shelters and information about trap-neuter-return (TNR) services. I
  
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• Fall Fest and Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge XX

  12-11-2026 07:10 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library African American History Committee in support of the Center for Black Literature & Culture will present Fall Fest and Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge XX on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Central Library from 12 – 4 p.mThe special guest will be engineer, physican, and former NASA astronuat Dr. Mae Jemison. Dr. Jemison will take part in a fireside chat with Indianapolis native son J.R Edwards, a key member of the leadership team at Lockheed Martin, the worl
  
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• New Palestine Hosts Winter Fest Nov. 21

  12-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  NEW PALESTINE — The magic of Christmas is coming to New Palestine, and even the GRINCH can’t stop the holiday fun! Join New Palestine Main Street for an afternoon filled with Christmas cheer on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at 11 E. Main Street in New Palestine.There will be local vendors, Food Trucks and holiday shopping, fun activities for the whole family, beautiful horses and a festive carriage, plus a tree lighting and lighted Christmas parade. The GRINCH and his mischievous
  
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• Mary Poppins: The Musical at Footlights

  12-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — Celebrate the holiday season by attending Footlite Musical’s production of Disney’s Mary Poppins  Nov. 20 – Dec. 13 Tickets on sale now: footlite.org/buy-ticketsEveryone’s favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. Bert introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination
  
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• Federal Meal Eligibility for Students Updated

  12-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture annually updates the eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals and free milk served under the federally-funded National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Programs, and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) shares these updated federal eligibility guidelines, including updated household size and income criteria for the 2026-2027 school year. Each local school
  
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• Bell Flower Clinic Moves to New Public Health Center

  11-11-2026 07:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Public Health Department recently announced the move of Bell Flower Clinic from its current location to the new Public Health Center at 3810 Meadows Dr.Bell Flower Clinic provides affordable testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and support for those diagnosed with an STD.The clinic will reopen at MCPHD’s new Public Health Center, 3810 Meadows Drive, at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16.The new location for Bell Flower Clinic supports the del
  
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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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• 80th Historic Irvington Halloween Festival

  29-10-2026 06:11 via Weekly View
  IRVINGTON — Started in 1946 after World War II, the Irvington business community decided to bring back a 1920’s tradition of a street dance and parade down Washington St. Over the years, the festival grew, evolved, and changed with the times. Now, the Historic Irvington Festival is in its 80th year, and it draws people from all over to celebrate Halloween for the whole week leading up to the Street Fair.On Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., venture out to Irving Circle Park (South Audubon) for spo
  
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• Leaf Pickup Season Begins Nov. 9

  29-10-2026 06:10 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — This year’s leaf season will start on Monday, Nov. 9 and end Friday, Dec. 4.Leaves should be left out in bags placed three to five feet away from your trash cart. Up to 40 bags of leaves can be left out at once. Paper bags are accepted but not recommended due to potential wet weather.Crews will collect leaves and trash at different times. Leaves that need to be collected before the start of leaf season should be left in your usual trash cart.During the week of Thanksgiving, tr
  
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• Intersection of 10th & Rural to Close For a Month

  29-10-2026 06:10 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The intersection of 10th and Rural streets is expected to close on or after Monday, Nov. 2 for approximately four weeks as crews relocate water mains for an Indianapolis Department of Public Works streetscape project.During the closure, north-south traffic will be detoured via N. Sherman Drive, while east-west traffic will be detoured via Michigan Street. Local access to nearby homes and businesses will be maintained.The streetscape project is a $19.2 million infrastructure and
  
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• Founders Awards Bestowed Oct. 25

  29-10-2026 06:10 via Weekly View
  IRVINGTON — The annual Founders Awards were given out at a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Bonna Thompson Memorial Center. This year’s recipients were:• Hampton and Company (Adam Hampton and Carter McCammon): Honored for business advocacy, community generosity, founding Irvington Pride, and fostering diversity.• Sue Kennedy: Recognized for extensive local volunteering, generosity, and library branch stewardship.• Andrea DeMink: Acknowledged for contributions to the Historic Irvingto
  
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• Stroke Support Group Discusses the Healing Power of Gratitude

  29-10-2026 06:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Franciscan Health Indianapolis Stroke Support Group will meet from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Cancer Center Conference Room to discuss the healing power of gratitude. Chaplain Ed Isakson from Franciscan Health’s spiritual care services team will lead the group.Attendees will also create gratitude luminaries, decorative crafts made by writing items one is thankful for onto translucent vellum paper, rolling it into a cylinder and placing a lighted obje
  
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• Scammers on the Loose in County

  29-10-2026 06:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Dept. of Business and Neighborhood Services have become aware of several fraudulent schemes impersonating City departments and personnel. All permit types may be impacted.If you are applying for or currently hold a permit, please be cautious when receiving messages requesting payment or personal information.Here are a few important reminders:• Verify payment requests through the Accela Citizen Access (ACA) portal or by contacting DBNS directly.• Be cautious
  
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• Kim’s Convenience at the IRT

  29-10-2026 06:09 via Weekly View
  The hit TV show Kim’s Convenience started as a play about an immigrant and his family, and the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production knocks the story out of the park — Regent’s Park in Toronto where the story takes place, that is. Written by Ins Choi, the play explores family dynamics, regrets, forgiveness, and love.Mr. Kim, also known as Appa (Tony K. Nam) owns and runs the convenience store with reluctant daughter Janet (Jenny S. Lee) who yearns to be a photographer. Appa’s wife Umm
  
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• Epilogue Players Present “My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War”

  29-10-2026 06:09 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — Epilogue Players will present their next show the Indiana Premiere of My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War by Paul Stroili directed by Catherine Mobley which will run Nov. 12-22. Thursday-Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays start at 2 p.m.The story follows Izzy Campbell, a Michigan matriarch whose history buff husband Freddy dreamed of staging a fullscale reenactment of the Michigan–Ohio War. After a bizarre papier mâché accident leaves her widowed, Izzy call
  
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• Al Hunter featured on Kevin Friedly’s Podcast

  29-10-2026 06:09 via Weekly View
  IRVINGTON — Popular Indianapolis podcaster Kevin Friedly recently featured a discussion with the Weekly View’s columnist, historian and author Alan Hunter at the Irving Theatre. He discussed Irvington ghosts and history, and it was a great show! You can listen to it yourself by following the link https://radioforthepeople.com/Irvington/Season7-Episode1Hunter is the author of Haunted Indianapolis, Bumps in the Night. Stories from the Weekly View, and Irvington Haunts. The Tour Guide. He has l
  
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• Eiteljorg Celebrates Dia e Muertos October 24

  22-10-2026 07:11 via Weekly View
  INDIANAPOLIS — Celebrate Día de Muertos at the Eiteljorg Museum from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. On a FREE admission day filled with lively music and dances from several performance groups, you can admire the stunning outfits of the Catrina parade, explore art-making activities, shop in the mercado (marketplace) from local vendors, and learn about the cultural traditions of Day of the Dead. Bring family and friends for an uplifting day of remembering loved ones who have passed. Th
  
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• The Slightly Haunted Puppet Show Oct. 26 and 27

  22-10-2026 07:10 via Weekly View
  IRVINGTON —  The very popular Slightly Haunted Puppet show returns to the Irving Theatre, 5505 E. Washington St., on Monday, Oct. 26 and Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)Representing three generations of puppeteers, The Melchior Marionettes have been a favorite for over 50 years. For the eighteenth year these magical puppets will be entertaining both young and old Irvingtonians during Halloween. The Halloween program features beautiful hand-crafted and costumed marionettes
  
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