BJ’s Wholesale plans to open in Carmel this fall
By Adanna Mbanu BJ’s Wholesale Club is readying to open its second location in Indiana this fall in Carmel. Construction…
All three open Hamilton Southeastern Schools board seats contested in Nov. 5 election
The filing deadline for candidates running for Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board of Trustees closed at noon June 20. The candidates…
Fridays at the Fort kicks off
The Fridays at the Fort annual summer concert series hosted by Arts for Lawrence has begun, with free outdoor performances…
Volunteers to serve more than 80 organizations through Go All IN Day
More than 1,600 volunteers will join United Way of Central Indiana and the Indianapolis Colts on June 21 for Go…
Mallory’s Mission reaches out to foster, adoptive families
A special report issued by nonprofit Foster Success and Indianapolis-based research firm Chamberlin Dunn in 2020 showed that Indiana is…
Running to victory: North Central runner goes the distance to earn honor
Maddie Rocchio didn’t even know she was in contention for Marion County Female Athlete of the Year. “I was reading…
Carmel High School student passionate about creating music
Tege Holt fell in love with music the first time he picked up a guitar. Holt, who will be a…
Opinion: Remembering friend and musician Mike Gallagher
Commentary by Ward Degler The music died on a Saturday night this month. At some time during that night Mike Gallagher, my wife’s nephew and a long-time friend of mine,…
Opinion: Sad goodbye, but time for me to fly
Friends, this month marks my 17th anniversary of writing for Current. Seventeenth! That’s approximately 850 weekly columns sharing my sometimes crazy, often mundane life in suburban Indiana. But an exciting…
Opinion: Proud as a (wandering) peacock
It was the biggest news in our neighborhood since several septic tanks in our cul-de-sac backed up and the sewage cascaded into Karen’s yard. The story began when I went…
Letter: Plastic is a problem
Editor, While living in beautiful Santa Fe, N.M., I discovered in the most painful way the devastating effect of plastic. I left my house for 20 minutes, and upon returning,…
Opinion: Call of duty?
Mary Todd Lincoln presented a bit of a challenge for sober old Abe. Many modern psychologists and historians attribute her behavior, which was considered at the time to be an…
Opinion: Remembering friend and musician Mike Gallagher
Commentary by Ward Degler The music died on a Saturday night this month. At some time during that night Mike Gallagher, my wife’s nephew and a long-time friend of mine,…
