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Your calendar may say Monday, but we’re feeling like this week is full of Fridays. (Sorry, bosses.)
So we figured we’d kick off this Monday/Friday with 15 songs from Indy artists that we all should be listening to. It contains a mix of sounds.
Shoutout to longtime music journalist Seth Johnson for researching and compiling the list:
4200 Kory: “4N2DW”
81355: “Capstone”
Dana Skully and the Tiger Sharks: “Toaster”
Double A: “U LIKE”
Drayco McCoy and Sirius Blvck: “Bloody Knuckles”
Fern Murphy: “Go for It”
Jennasen: “Scared Rabbit”
Midwxst: “pretty girls”
Living Dream: “Kokomo Rodeo”
Pat and the Pissers: “Grow”
The Palace: “Disco James”
Public Universal Friend: “Jesus, Pt. 1”
Sadie Johnson: “Natural Distractions”
S.M. Wolf: “Good Vibration (Not That One…)”
Wishy: “Too True”
Seth described why he chose each song in an article on Mirror Indy.
Read more here.
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Andi Weidner coordinates the Paws' Pantry food pantry at IUPUI. Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023. (Credit: Claire Rafford / Mirror Indy)
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In other news:
In a recent survey, nearly half of the respondents at IUPUI said they were experiencing food insecurity. A food pantry is trying to fill in the gaps for students, staff and faculty. “We’ve had shoppers come down and say that they hadn't eaten in two days before they figured out about the pantry,” said Andi Weidner, pantry coordinator.
The Community Alliance of the Far Eastside is holding a food drive today at 1 p.m. at 8902 E. 38th St. Typically there is enough food to help 200 families, and the food distribution is open to everyone.
Yes, the Rethink Coalition is still around. No, the group hasn’t yet sold its vision of a recessed highway to INDOT. But might that change soon?
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What’s going on around the city:
Tuesday, Dec. 19: One of Indy’s favorite artists, Kipp Normand, will sit down at 6 p.m. with Dream Palace Books & Coffee owner Taylor Lewandowski to discuss his art process. Free.
Wednesday, Dec. 20: Indy’s non-denominational Winter Solstice celebration will have songs, stories and chants for all ages at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis. The free event starts at 6:30 p.m., but attendees are advised to arrive early, as space is limited.
- Thursday, Dec. 21: If you find yourself with pent-up energy in anticipation of the holidays, sign up for a Dance Kaleidoscope adult tap dancing class from 7-8 p.m. You can pay $20 one time or buy yourself a dance card and keep tap dancing into 2024.
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What else we’re reading today:
IndyStar: Late Friday, IMPD Chief Randal Taylor announced he would step down as police chief but remain with the department in another role.
Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI: Teacher pay in Marion County is on the rise, including for starting teachers. Eight of the 11 school districts in Marion County are now paying at least
$50,000 in salary for starting teachers.
- Indianapolis Business Journal: Broad Ripple business owners are taking issue with the city's plans to reconstruct the Westfield Boulevard bridge, which will create more road delays in the area even while Broad Ripple Avenue remains under construction.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Tyler Fenwick
For our launch, I worked on a story with Emily Hopkins about the city’s ongoing efforts to end homelessness. We covered a lot of ground in that article, but then I learned something I wish I knew sooner.
Elizabeth Friedland read that story and reached out to let us know about the concept of safe parking. That’s a parking lot where people can safely and legally park, sleep and get connected with social services.
This already exists in some other places, including in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth told me she wants to bring the model to Indianapolis.
She started Safe Park Indy recently and has a working group that’s meeting with lawmakers, potential funders and other organizations. They’re also talking to potential lot hosts.
Obviously, safe parking is not a permanent solution to homelessness.
But Elizabeth, whose day job is in corporate communications, said one of the big benefits is you can get it done quickly without having to add infrastructure.
Plus, this kind of thing is already happening informally anyway. When I met Sian Anderson — you can read about her in the article I mentioned — she was living out of her car and had a good enough relationship with nearby gas station workers that she could sometimes get leftover food at the end of the night.
If you’re interested in getting involved, Elizabeth told me she’s open to adding more people to the working group. There’s a form at the bottom of the website.
— Tyler Fenwick, economics reporter
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