"Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) rescinded rules limiting how many people can be inside the statehouse at any one time on Wednesday, a victory for Democrats and labor leaders who protested the restrictions as an attempt to quash the size of protests."
Read it here: "Mitch Daniels Rescinds Indiana Statehouse Restrictions".
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Countdown to the Super Bowl
"Indianapolis police plans to clear its streets of homeless people for the Super Bowl, angering advocates who want to see money for the million-dollar event help those without a place to live."
Read the rest here: "Police To Move Homeless For Super Bowl".
Read the rest here: "Police To Move Homeless For Super Bowl".
Monday, January 2, 2012
The Case of Jim Jones
Remember Jim Jones (left) and the People's Temple? You may recall its horrific ending in Guyana, but did you know it all started in Indianapolis? Learn all about it at 7 p.m. 19 January at Christian Theological Seminary, 4000 West 42nd Street, Indianapolis.
A tip of the hat to Provocate for news on this event:
The People’s Temple, in its early days in Indianapolis, was a cutting-edge model of racial reconciliation and effective urban ministry.
Jim Jones was an exciting, charismatic leader who drew the attention of many of the city’s leaders to his work with the poor and disenfranchised. Yet we know the terrible end that came about in 1978 in Guyana.
What drew people to the People’s Temple in the early days? Why was it so important to so many?
What lessons are in this spiritual journey for all of us? How do we affirm creative and charismatic leadership yet recognize and deal with the pitfalls so that this kind of spiritual journey into evil can be avoided?
Prof. Scott Seay will lead a conversation that examines the legacy of Jim Jones – especially his work in Indianapolis – and the lessons that legacy has to teach us about spiritual leadership.
And, yes, the event is open to the public free of charge.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
"A City's Amorphous Brand Value"
Steven Malanga wasn't writing (specifically) about Indianapolis in his "Cross Country" column in today's Wall Street Journal, but this Indianapolis Observer thinks it rings true.
"The surest sign that taxpayers should be leery of such public investments is that officials have changed their sales pitch. Conventions and meeting centers shouldn't be judged . . . by how many hotel rooms, restaurants and local attractions they help fill."
The "new metric -- a city's amorphous brand value - is little more than a convenient way to ignore the failure of publicly sponsored facilities to live up to exaggerated projections. But as far as city officials are concerned, that failure is nothng that hundreds of millions more in taxpayer dollars can't fix."
Why do the (Bankers Life) Fieldhouse, (Lucas Oil) Stadium and Georgia Street come readily to mind?
"The surest sign that taxpayers should be leery of such public investments is that officials have changed their sales pitch. Conventions and meeting centers shouldn't be judged . . . by how many hotel rooms, restaurants and local attractions they help fill."
The "new metric -- a city's amorphous brand value - is little more than a convenient way to ignore the failure of publicly sponsored facilities to live up to exaggerated projections. But as far as city officials are concerned, that failure is nothng that hundreds of millions more in taxpayer dollars can't fix."
Why do the (Bankers Life) Fieldhouse, (Lucas Oil) Stadium and Georgia Street come readily to mind?
Friday, December 30, 2011
Nikon Small World
Tomorrow (31 December) is the last day to see the beauty and complexity of life through the light microscope. The Nikon Small World exhibit, on display at the Indiana State Museum in White River State Park, Indianapolis, comes down after the museum shuts its doors tomorrow.
What's in the exhibit? The world's best photomicrographers have captured dynamic images that showcase a wide variety of advanced scientific disciplines.ms around the country.
The exhibit has been supported by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis and by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
(Photo of a monofilament spiral forming part of a zipper by Marc Van Hove of Gent, Belgium, won 16th place in the 1987 Nikon Small World competition; courtesy of Nikon Small World)
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Countdown to Noon
Counting down to midnight is sooooooooooooo last century on New Year's Eve.
Join the trendy at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis on Saturday (31 December) for the "Countdown to Noon".
Festivities take place around the water clock from 10 a.m. 'til 3 p.m.
Celebrate the final day of 2011 with activities, music with Doctor Noize, and a Water Clock "countdown to noon" that will allow families to experience the excitement of a countdown at a reasonable hour (additional countdowns at 1 and 2 p.m. this year).
To enjoy the noon countdown, arrive at 11 a.m.; space for this event is limited.
Join the trendy at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis on Saturday (31 December) for the "Countdown to Noon".
Festivities take place around the water clock from 10 a.m. 'til 3 p.m.
Celebrate the final day of 2011 with activities, music with Doctor Noize, and a Water Clock "countdown to noon" that will allow families to experience the excitement of a countdown at a reasonable hour (additional countdowns at 1 and 2 p.m. this year).
To enjoy the noon countdown, arrive at 11 a.m.; space for this event is limited.
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