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The Muppet Christmas Carol
By Bradley Lane Charles Dickens’ classic English novel has seen adaptation in film as early as 1901 and has even had classic films in its catalog like 1951’s Scrooge, but for my money the best […]
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Handmade artisan marketplace reopens in Beech Grove
By Nancy Price A handmade artisan marketplace has been brought back to life, just in time for the holidays. Relics ReDesigned, formerly housed on Main Street in Beech Grove, was recently reopened at 935 E. […]
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2020 Southside Times Person of the Year: Nancy VanArendonk
By Nancy Price Effective leaders possess many skills, including enthusiasm, energy, charisma and organization. Those who know Nancy VanArendonk, president of the Franklin Township Historical Society, agree that she excels in all of the above, […]
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Top 10 comments from the elf on a shelf
By Torry Stiles 10. “Y’all oughta dust up here once in a while.” 9. “Can we do some more stuff with the Barbie dolls?” 8. “I wouldn’t be too worried about Santa if I were you. The […]
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Franciscan Health Indianapolis distributes COVID-19 vaccine
By Joe Stuteville With the staggering number of patients hospitalized and suffering from COVID-19 and surging numbers of those testing positive locally and throughout the nation, there is a now more reason for hope. Franciscan […]
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Battle of the Clauses: one flies solo, while the other has a little help from its elves
By Curtis Honeycutt I have an idea for an epic Christmas movie. It would feature a good Santa against an evil South Pole Santa. There would be polar bears battling penguins, reindeer duking it out […]
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The Spirit of Christmas: when the supernatural and paranormal connect
By Rick Hinton It’s the holidays, and sometimes you just have to do it: grab the dictionary and spend time on a term that has nagged at the back of your mind. As you leaf […]
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Aspire to halt increase in member dues next year
In a move to help provide predictability and affordability for businesses, Aspire Economic Development + Chamber Alliance is not increasing member investor dues rates for the 2021 year. 2021 membership investment rates will remain the […]
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Home Alone
By Bradley Lane The John Hughes produced, and Christopher Columbus directed 1990 Christmas classic Home Alone has not always been regarded in that classic status. Critical reception for the film was mostly positive but ultimately […]