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City grant to bring upgrades to Lafayette Square Mall
Lafayette Square Mall management hopes plans to spruce up the mall’s exterior and improve security will help bring back customers and businesses. The Northwestside mall has received a $350,000 Community Redevelopment Economic District grant...
Officials to explain code enforement
The Indianapolis Office of Code Enforcement will talk to Northeastside and Northwestside residents about city services and enforcing civil codes. Know the Code meetings cover topics including enforcing civil codes, providing more effective and...
Nonprofit set up to help Washington Twp. pass school referendum
Three Washington Township citizens have formed a nonprofit organization to help pass the Washington Township school district’s upcoming general fund referendum. George Crawford and Linda Cantor and retired human resources director Joe Erne...
Bishop Chatard plans dance marathon to help Riley
Bishop Chatard students will dance to the music to help raise money for hospitalized children. The tenth Bishop Chatard Dance Marathon is 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Northside Catholic high school. About one-third of the student body will...
Nora teacher wins $1,000 in office supplies
A Nora Elementary teacher was one of 1,000 teachers surprised with supplies for her classroom. As part of the OfficeMax, A Day Made Better event, Grade 1 teacher Stacie Hamilton was given $1,000 of office supplies for her classroom. Hamilton was...
Write questions for Lawrence Twp. Schools leader
The new superintendent of Lawrence Township schools will meet with the public tonight to speak about the school system’s future. She will take written questions as she discusses her ideas for improving students’ academic performance,...
IMPD Peace Walk set for Oct. 10
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Northwest District is organizing a walk as a peace demonstration. The 1-mile Peace Walk starts at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 at Northwest High School, 5524 W. 34th St., said officer Matt Blackwell. Community...
Girls' fashion show to help homeless pets
A Girl Scout troop’s fashion show at a Northside church will benefit homeless pets in Indianapolis. Girl Scout Troop No. 134 will show off looks donated by local retailers during the fashion show at noon Saturday at Crooked Creek Baptist...
Left-turn signals add some progress
Studies and costs combined to thwart plea for stop light to ease access to 82nd Street Residents along 82nd Street on the Northeastside didn’t get everything they wanted when they asked the city for new traffic controls to handle heavy...
Meet the Teacher: Fatima Rich
Grade/subject at what school: Fifth grade, Greenbriar Elementary. Number of years teaching: Six. Work e-mail: frich@msdwt.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, Purdue University, 2004; planning to graduate...
Meet the Teacher: Amanda Roberts
Grade/subject at what school: First grade, Crestview Elementary, Lawrence Township. Number of years teaching: Six. Work e-mail: amanda roberts@msdlt.k12.in Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Marian College. Why did you become a teacher:...
Meet the Teacher: Clifford Hull
Grade/subject at what school: Latin and Classical Greek, eighth grade through senior year, Park Tudor School. Number of years teaching: 30. Work e-mail: chull@park tudor.org Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degrees and Higher Education Diploma,...
Meet the Teacher: Amy Michael
Grade/subject, school: Third grade, Fall Creek Elementary. Number of years teaching: Nine. Work e-mail: amichael @hse.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Ball State University; master’s degree, Indiana Wesleyan...
Enrollment grows in Pike, Wayne township school districts
Washington Township counts 350 more students, mostly at the elementary level, says Mervilde Pike and Wayne townships saw unexpected growths in student enrollment this school year, but other area districts, such as Speedway, suffered a sharp...
2 languages, many families
Parents, students invited to Washington Township school for family story night for children who speak Spanish as a first language Students at Fox Hill Elementary School are telling their stories in two languages. After attending a conference for...
5,000 find fun at fall fest
S t. Lawrence Catholic Church’s new fall festival was such a success that the church already is planning next year’s event. The church expanded its celebration from a church-only event to a three-day festival with carnival rides, live...
North Indy high school football preview capsules
PIKE (5-1) at BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (3-3) When: 7 p.m., Friday Last year: Pike, 31-23. Last 10 years: Bloomington South, 6-2. Pike’s key players: LB Nigel Ward (64 tackles, 1 sack), LB D.J. Lawson (37 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 FF), S Steffon Martin (37...
North Central football team making progress
The North Central High School football team opened the season with a 21-7 loss to Pike, but it lost to the Red Devils, 52-14, last year. The Panthers then beat Lawrence Central, 16-14. It was their first victory over a team with a winning record...
6th-grader starts fundraiser for breast-cancer research
A sixth-grade student has rallied her school to raise money for breast-cancer awareness. International School of Indiana student Disney Stallworth has started a community-service project surrounding Friday’s Lee National Denim Day. Disney...
Pike football team looks to improve defense
After surrendering 62 points and 691 yards of offense in back-to-back games, the Pike High School football team wasn’t trying to stop Columbus North last week as much as it was to stop coach Derek Moyers’ criticism. “Our kids got tired of hearing me...
Delegation from China visits Northside school
A delegation from China is spending time in a Northside school this week. Crooked Creek Elementary is hosting four teachers from Peking Primary School in Beijing, said Nikki Henson, Crooked Creek assistant principal. They are spending the week...
Conference center coming to Pike Plaza
A new conference center will fill vacant space in the Pike Plaza. Sharon Brown Events is taking over 100,000 square feet of the former Value City Department Store, 5110 W. Pike Plaza Road. The plaza is off Lafayette Road north of Lafayette Square...
New Hilton Garden Inn open on Northwestside
The 122-room Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Northwest opened its doors during a soft opening Saturday. The hotel is near the Intech Office Park, 6930 Intech Boulevard, southwest of 71st Street and I-465. The new hotel will have a grand opening in...
5,000 attend St. Lawrence's first fall fest
St. Lawrence Catholic Church estimates that 5,000 people attended the Northeastside church’s first community fall festival. The church at 46th Street and Shadeland Avenue expanded its fall celebration from a church-only event to a three-day...
Tony George's home and 12 acres for sale
Tony and Laura George’s 12-plus acres in the 8000 block of Spring Mill Road on the Far Northside are for sale. Tony George’s family is marketing the property a few months before it’s listed with a broker, said his daughter-in-law,...
Tony George puts Indy estate up for sale
It’s a low-key “for sale” sign, given the high-profile celebrities who are selling their home. But Tony and Laura George’s 12-plus acres in the 8000 block of Spring Mill Road on the Far Northside is available for purchase, at...
Last day to get free flu-shot voucher in Washington Twp.
Today is the final day Washington Township residents can qualify for a voucher to get a free flu shot on Tuesday. The Visiting Nurses Association will offer free shots from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29, at the trustee’s office, 5302 N. Keystone Ave., Suite...
Walk to raise funds for bariatric surgery group
A fund-raising event to benefit an organization that works against obesity will be this weekend at Lawrence North High School. The Walk from Obesity is scheduled from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence North High School. The event will raise money for...
Train kills Lawrence man crossing tracks
A 24-year-old man was struck and killed by a freight train in Lawrence Friday morning. Julian Bale, Lawrence, was walking across the CSX Transportation tracks at 47th and McCoy streets at 2:30 a.m. when a southwestbound train approaching 47th Street...
IMPD to discuss role in TV show
A reality-TV show highlighting the crime-fighting work of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will present its season premiere next week. “The Shift” is a one-hour Discovery Channel series that follows a team of IMPD homicide...
