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Roscoe Turner

(Sept. 29, 1895-June 23, 1970). One of America’s greatest air racing pilots, Roscoe Turner was born in a log cabin… Read More »

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Robert H. Tyndall

(May 2, 1877-July 9, 1947). Born in Indianapolis and educated in its public schools, R...

Aurelius Dewey Pinckney Jr.

(July 20, 1923-July 2, 2009). Aurelius Dewey Pinckney Jr. was born in Boston, Massachu...

Ovid Butler

Born on February 7, 1801, in Augusta, New York, Butler moved to Jennings County, India...

David V. Burns

The son of Indianapolis architect and Anna Ray (Herzch) Burns, David Burns was born on...

PLACES

Market East

Located east of Market East is bounded by New York Street, Delaware Street, East Street, and train tracks. Characterized by… Read More »

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Wanamaker

Wanamaker is a Franklin Township community centered at the intersection of Southeaster...

Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District

Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District is a neighborhood organization bounded by Miami St...

Northwest-Riverside

Northwest-Riverside, known as North Indianapolis when first platted in 1873, was origi...

Chatham Arch

Located on the northeastside of downtown Indianapolis, bounded by I-65, College Avenue...

EVENTS

Momentum Indy

In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Indy Criterium (Indy Crit), now known as… Read More »

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Indianapolis Prize

The Indianapolis Prize recognizes an animal conservationist who has advanced the susta...

Celebration of Hope

In 1994, and held one joint worship service each year as a symbol of racial reco...

USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal

In a scandal that rocked the sports world, top executives at one of America’s most p...

Dust Bowl Tournament

The Dust Bowl Tournament emerged from a (PAL) sponsored basketball league at the , a s...

ORGANIZATIONS

Indianapolis Urban League

Indianapolis Urban League (IUL) is a nonprofit, non-partisan, interracial, community-based social service civil rights organization affiliated with the National Urban… Read More »

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Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis

Conceived by Herman H. Rinne, a local music retail businessman and former member, the ...

Indianapolis Public Schools

Although Indiana’s 1816 constitution required the General Assembly to provide for a ...

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church grew out of a Bible class convened by physician at the home ...

Islamic Society Of North America

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has its origins in the Muslim Students Ass...

TOPICS

Philanthropy and the Arts

The arts include performing and visual arts organizations, historic preservation, libraries, museums, and public broadcasting. The national advocacy organization, Americans… Read More »

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