Urban Times

21/08/2026

Organizers of Summerfest have described the July 18 event as the most successful such festival to date. Sponsored by the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District, Summerfest featured a live music stage and more than 40 artists and maker vendors, creating a free, family-friendly event that celebrated the inte...

07/08/2026

A new location is brewing on Mass Ave Indy. Bill, with FortyFive Degrees, Metro Mass Ave and Harrison's shares his plan with us here.

Bill Pritt, who already operates three Downtown restaurants, has announced plans to convert the former home of Dean Johnson Design at 646 Mass Ave into a restaurant. But in a Facebook post he added that the project probably won’t serve its first customers for a year. Pritt has a name for the futur...

06/08/2026

From the August 2026 print edition of Urban Times By HAROLD MAILAND / For the St. Joe Press / St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood I knew Leah Orr from 1972 until her death in 2024. In 1972, we were both pursuing master of arts degrees at Indiana University. At the time, she was transitioning from the

06/08/2026

This History 301 installation was printed in our August edition.

By CONNIE ZIEGLER / Contributing editor The United States declared war on Japan on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On Dec. 11, 1941, the U.S. also declared war on Germany and Italy. Only 12 days later, on Dec. 23, 1941, the Service Men’s Club of Indianapo...

28/07/2026

Our friends at Feast of Lanterns are gathering volunteers!

Feast of Lanterns, the Eastside's most beautiful summer festival, is looking for volunteers to make the magic happen! We are still looking for volunteers for Saturday, August 22nd and for the tear down on Sunday, August 23rd. Volunteers who work for at least two hours will receive the 2026 Feast T-shirt. Those who work for only ONE hour as a Trash Trooper during the festival, will receive $15 in food vouchers! Hope to see you there! Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/XMosNdf

25/07/2026

Dance Kaleidoscope planning a production to take place in the Old Northside Historic District

While The Tobias Theatre at Newfields continues to be the primary home of Dance Kaleidoscope, the troupe’s 55th season will begin in October with a unique production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in historic McGowan Hall in the Old Northside. The production of Joshuya L. Peugh’s work will be pe...

17/07/2026

By ABBY MACI RECKARD On Sept. 7, 1872, the members of First Trinity Danish Evangelical Church opened the doors of their newly erected sanctuary at 701 E. McCarty Street. The congregation had been meeting in homes and steadily growing, as more and more Danes immigrated to Indianapolis from the small....

06/07/2026

From our July edition

The Real Silk Hosiery Historic Mural Project is quickly becoming a reality. Organized by homeowners in the Real Silk/Mill No 9 complex and supported by Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association and Foundation, the project has advanced to the next stage. Eric Fernung, an Indianapolis-based artist/muralis...

29/06/2026

Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy both won 2026 Tony Awards for their lead roles in a revival of Ragtime – and both will headline the 2026 Fall-Winter Season at The Cabaret. A third Tony winner, Aaron Tveit, will inaugurate The Cabaret’s new Marquee Series, described as a bold new initiative devoted...

29/06/2026

Congratulations to Arts for Learning for Saturday’s fine open house celebrating its new headquarters at 3328 E. 10th St. There were arts aplenty, including the drummers of Village of Stories; chalk art overseen by Jingo de la Rosa; hands-on art with Beatriz Vasquez, one of the many Arts for Learning teaching artists; and murals by Matt Deloughery and Ess Mckee. The stage also hosted Squirrel Butter and Cathy Morris, one of the organization’s longest-tenured teaching artists. Activities inside the headquarters also included Omar Rashan learning a journal-making workshop. Hats off to President and CEO Anya Aslanova and her marvelously created staff. Mayor Joe Hogsett kicked off the four-hour event by declaring June 27 as Arts for Learning Day in Indianapolis.