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Health

Some Hoosier moms live in ‘maternal care deserts’ far from pregnancy care

HILARY POWELL - October 30, 2020

New mom Briante Melton of Indianapolis met her best friend at her lowest moment. “I just felt kind of like hopeless,” she says. “Like I was...

Arts & Culture

How redlining impacted Indianapolis

TYLER FENWICK - October 30, 2020

Indiana Historical Society will continue its redlining series with a virtual panel of local experts Sept. 29. Indianapolis, like every other city in America, was...

Arts & Culture

You can’t cancel Halloween, but you can modify it

BREANNA COOPER - September 21, 2020

As a horror fanatic, I jumped at the chance to cover Indy Scream Park’s 2020 season. After all, what could possibly be scarier than...

Arts & Culture

You can’t cancel Halloween, but you can modify it

BREANNA COOPER - October 30, 2020

As a horror fanatic, I jumped at the chance to cover Indy Scream Park’s 2020 season. After all, what could possibly be scarier than...

Arts & Culture

What’s In A Name, Indy? Sunnyside and West Park View

RICHARD MCDONOUGH - September 21, 2020

Two Indianapolis neighborhoods miles west of the monument were created explicitly as communities for “colored people” in the early 1900s. These neighborhoods — Sunnyside and West Park View — are located along Girls School Road in Wayne...

Education

Optimist business solutions guide organizational improvement strategies

JIM GRIM - October 30, 2020

Optimist Business Solutions and the Indianapolis Recorder are co-sponsors of the virtual town hall, “Don’t Go It Alone: Leveraging Community School Partnerships for Equity,” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22. What is Optimist Business Solutions and...

Education

Optimist business solutions guide organizational improvement strategies

JIM GRIM - September 20, 2020

Education

AfterSchool HQ provides access to learning opportunities for Indiana students

STAFF - March 10, 2022

Now more than ever, after-school programs for K-12 students are a top concern in our community. Educators, program providers, parents and students are adjusting...

Arts & Culture

High honor for local dessert and catering business

TYLER FENWICK - September 17, 2020

The team of family members at Marsha’s Specialty Desserts and Tierney’s Catering have heard from plenty of naysayers over the years.There was the commercial...

Arts & Culture