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Women sing praises for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
By Haley Pritchett TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—One hundred years ago Thursday women marched through the halls of the Indiana Statehouse to music as lawmakers ratified the 19th amendment, giving them the right to vote after decades of struggle. On Thursday, dozens of women and men filled a wing of the Statehouse to celebrate and commemorate that milestone […]
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Short documentaries about rural and urban life will premiere in Indiana in 2020
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Films exploring urban and rural identities in Indiana today will premiere in early 2020 at historic theaters and other locations across the state. The short documentaries, funded by Indiana Humanities, build on the organization’s INseparable initiative, which encourages Hoosiers to explore real and perceived differences across urban, suburban and rural boundaries. From […]
Bryan Corbin \ Eiteljorg \ Indianapolis Motor Speedway \ Jingle Rails \ Tom Bromstrup
All aboard at the Jingle Rails at the Eiteljorg
By Brynna Sentel TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—One might think visiting a train exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum would be a calm traditional museum experience, but among the realistic sounds of train horns, conversations between families and volunteer model train engineers and the overall excitement from young kids taking in the experience, Jingle Rails is a fun and […]
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Governor names first CEO of state’s new tourism department
By Brynna Sentel TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed the first head of the newly established Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) that will replace the Department of Tourism Development. Elaine Bedel will serve as secretary and CEO of the new corporation alongside Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who was also appointed by Holcomb to a seven-member board […]
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2021 All-Star Game will lead to children’s projects across Indiana
By Brandon Barger TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS–Communities around Indiana will be getting new basketball courts and other facilities as part of a million-dollar “Legacy Project” that is an off-shoot of the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, the first to be held in Indianapolis since 1958. Rick Fuson, president and chief operating officer for Pacers Sports & Entertainment, summed […]
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Crossroads exhibit focuses on small-town Indiana
By Brandon Barger TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Peggy Dean of the Aurora Public Library District spent the last week getting the small branch in Dillsboro ready to host a traveling exhibit on small towns in rural America and the changes coming to them. Everyone pitched in and for Dean, the library’s director, the experience demonstrated the best of […]
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Got milk? Indiana celebrities did at the State Fair
By Lacey Watt TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – At the Indiana State Fair, crowds of people bounce from booth to booth in the early hours of the day to experience the smoldering sun, sweet aroma of many fried foods and different kinds of entertainment put on throughout the day. But off the busy main path is a […]
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Out of Office: The family’s bees-ness
Out of Office is an occasional series about the people and place of Indiana. By Victoria Ratliff TheStatehouseFile.com MARTINSVILLE, Ind.— Tracy Hunter’s life in beekeeping took root more than a century ago when his maternal grandfather, Gilbert Perigo, was given a beehive as a high school graduation present from his parents. By 1910, Perigo […]
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Indiana Grown promotes farm products across the state
By Lacey Watt TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Heather Tallman has had a passion for locally-grown food since she began publishing her own blog more than a decade ago. She brings that same passion as the newest program director of Indiana Grown, the state Department of Agriculture’s program to promote produce and other farm products within the state. Indiana […]
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Indiana State Fair honors long-time volunteers with lifetime passes
Haley Carney TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Mary Alice Collins has made a yearly appearance at the Indiana State Fair since 1955, competing with her baked goods and winning thousands of ribbons for her pies, cakes, breads, cookies, and so much more. In 2015, she suffered septic shock, losing all ten of her fingers and both of her legs. […]
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