By Stephanie Dolan Since 2016, Bridges Alliance of Johnson County has served the Southside by helping individuals in poverty gain self-sufficiency. This has been done by reducing social costs related to crime, poor health and […]
By Stephanie Dolan Roncalli High School may be celebrating its 50th anniversary, but the history of the institution goes back more than 90 years to the days of Sacred Heart High School, which was renamed […]
By Stephanie Dolan A new digital collection of history The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library currently houses a digital collection of materials from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indianapolis Fire Department. This collection features […]
By Stephanie Dolan Gina Kuntz-Fleming grew up on the Southside. She attended Holy Name Catholic School, graduated from Roncalli High School and got her degree from what was then Marian College (now Marian University). She […]
By Stephanie Dolan To attain the honor of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must meet certain requirements, including the completion of a service project that demonstrates both his leadership skills as well as his commitment […]
By Stephanie Dolan It’s easy to believe, as a U.S. citizen, that the issue of HIV/AIDS is still going. Incidents of new cases in this country are down from what they were years ago and […]
By Stephanie Dolan First Fridays in Indianapolis are synonymous with gallery shows, concert venues and food truck festivals. Artists of every genre come together on these nights to show their work, discuss their art and […]
By Stephanie Dolan If you’re like me, you love reality TV. I know, I know… right away your brain went to a booze-swilling, club-hopping, Kardashian kind of place, didn’t it? The kind of place where […]
Each year, The Southside Times recognizes a few honorable and loyal veterans from the Southside. This year, we are featuring individuals who discuss memoires and how their experiences have influenced them: Jim Church (Navy/Vietnam War), […]
By Stephanie Dolan Along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, at 647 Virginia Ave., sits a coffee shop that you may or may not have heard of. For 10 years, the Calvin Fletcher Coffee Company, owned by […]