Jesus House After Pastor William Bumphus was released from 23 years of imprisonment in 1978, he founded Jesus Inside Prison Ministry (JIPM)… Read More »Jesus House
Sylvia Likens Murder Case In July 1965, Lester and Betty Likens, traveling fair concessionaires, left two of their children, Sylvia Marie, 16, and Jenny… Read More »Sylvia Likens Murder Case
William Hammond LaMaster (Feb. 14, 1841 -July 28, 1908). William Hammond LaMaster advocated for religious skepticism, agnosticism, and anti-temperance. His ideas underscored the… Read More »William Hammond LaMaster
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, one of the nation’s most versatile professional orchestras, performs nearly 200 concerts each year serving patrons… Read More »Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
IndyFringe Theatre Festival The fringe theatrical movement in Indianapolis, modeled after the Edinburgh (Scotland) Fringe Festival, developed as part of ’s cultural tourism… Read More »IndyFringe Theatre Festival
Indy Reads According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1 in 6 adults in Indiana read at or below a fifth-grade… Read More »Indy Reads
Indianapolis Star The Indianapolis Star debuted June 6, 1903, as a seven-days-a-week newspaper, the brainchild of Muncie industrialist George McCulloch. To launch his… Read More »Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis Traction Terminal Hub of the statewide interurban (electric railway) system. When the Indianapolis Traction Terminal opened in 1904 it was reputed to… Read More »Indianapolis Traction Terminal
Indy Eleven On January 26, 2013, the North American Soccer League (NASL) announced the formation of Indianapolis’ professional soccer team known as… Read More »Indy Eleven
Indy Pride Beginning in the early 1980s, years before the creation of the actual organization, Indiana gay and lesbian organizations like Justice,… Read More »Indy Pride
