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- NUVO reporter’s rights denied at protest
Kelly Lynch thought she was on the brink of a big career break, instead she was singled out and removed from her reporting assignment. by Kelly Lynch Yesterday was going to be the start of something great. I’d pounded the pavement for a year looking for a job injournalism and finally got a break in the form of a meeting set up with Jim Poyser at NUVO at 11 a.m.… [ Read more ]
- Haiku News
This week’s important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: the GOP, Mitt Romney and a thirsty planet. by Jim Poyser when Mitt Romney leftbiz may become the bane ofhis candidacy even GOPgovernors want Romney tounveil his bounty… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs up: Green spots on horizon
New places to buy fresh food are popping up around Indy. by NUVO Editors Thumbs up: Green spots on horizon A bounty of farmers’ markets across the city and state offer Hoosiers an opportunity to step up and appreciate what heat-stressed farmers are able of coaxing from their land and livestock.… [ Read more ]
- The pro-life misnomer
Graphic anti-abortion protest precludes substantive debate. by Steve Hammer If you were anywhere nearMonument Circle one day last week, you couldn’t have missed it: a largeadvertising truck with a poster of what was purported to be a 5-week-oldaborted fetus. “VOTE PRO-LIFE IN NOVEMBER,” the words above thegruesome picture said.… [ Read more ]
- Hoosier coach pursuing gold at Paralympics
U.S. Track and Field athletes coached by Indiana’s Larry Judge will compete in the 2012 London Paralympic Games. by Jack Meyer Onthe cloudy morning of the U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Trials inIndianapolis, DennisOgbe walked to the discus seat for his finalthrow of the day. “Let it fly, Dennis!” someone shoutedfrom the group of supporters looking on.… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs down: Failure to yield
Sometimes the difference between life and death may just be a second look. by NUVO Editors Thumbs down: Failure to yield Sometimes the difference between life and death may just be a second look.… [ Read more ]
- Garden follies
Every season has the potential of subtracting something from a garden. A wintry ice storm may break branches off trees. A late spring frost may kill off a few blooms. A gust of wind (on an otherwise calm, hot, summer day in the middle of a drought) may knock over a red bud tree that [...] - Something chilled and something from the grill
If you haven’t had the chance to do so, there’s still plenty of time to celebrate the edible hallmarks of summer. Today, I’m sharing a recipe that offers something from the grill, but includes an accompaniment with a personality all its own—think of it as a chilled and sweet response to the heat of the [...] - Back to the mason jar
Everyone struggles to let go. At the grocery, we seek convenient sources of food because we’re too busy to cook. Today, Americans rely on Big Food, not mom, to prepare their meals. The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in humans’ relationship with food, the Earth’s ecology and the environment. It ripped the nutritious [...] - Listen here, young whippersnappers
By Gus Pearcy Of all the casualties of the Internet, only Bartlett is crying over the loss of quotation compilations. Like song lyrics, quotes are ubiquitous on the information superhighway. Heck, I’m even quoted from an article in 2004. Nuggets of wisdom pervade the web all saying the same thing in different ways. We’ve heard [...] - Torry’s Top Ten: Signs that Customer Service is unknown at this place
10. “I ain’t wearin’ no hairnet. I just had my hair done.” 9. “I can’t sell you two gallons of gas. I have to ring it up by the dollar amount. I don’t know what two gallons of gas costs. That’s math. We don’t do math here.” 8. “I don’t work for you. I work [...]
- ‘Hilly Hundred’ riders fill up on fried chicken, cider
How much fried chicken does it take to feed 5,000 hungry cyclists? It may sound like a joke, but Greenwood resident Daina Chamness has to know the answer, right down to the last chicken leg. - Public safety director has become a lightning rod
Public Safety Director Frank Straub has four academic degrees on the wall of his second-floor office in the City-County Building, a picture of himself with former President Bill Clinton behind his desk and an Indianapolis Colts hat on a shelf. - 3 hurt when vehicle strikes Eastside house
Three people were injured early today after the vehicle in which they were traveling crashed into an Eastside house. - Kennedy outlines neighborhoods proposal
Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy on Sunday unveiled a neighborhood plan that she says would take the city back to grass-roots policies. - Divers search Georgia lake for Plainfield man in wheelchair
ACWORTH, Ga. — Authorities say divers planned to resume a search Monday for a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair who fell into a Georgia lake while getting off a large boat. - New app will help you find a place to park
Worried about finding a place to park Downtown? You guessed it: There’s an app for that. ParkIndy, the group that operates the city’s privatized parking meters, continues to tap into the growing market for smartphones. Officials today will announce plans for an app that maps available parking spaces Downtown.
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