Editor’s Note: November 2023

THIS MONTH marks the one-year anniversary of a fateful day in the history of this publication. On the Monday after Thanksgiving (November 28), the...

Shop Talk: Afterglow Market

RACHEL MIRABELLA saw too much plastic when she worked in fast fashion—hangers, tags, individually bagged garments in shipments. When she opened Afterglow Market in...

Unspoken Rules: Drumstick Dash

THINK OF IT as a calorie credit for the feast to come. But remember its main purpose is to fundraise for Wheeler Mission. You...

Back Home Again: The Parent Trap

MY GRANDDAUGHTER, Madeline, is in third grade, and I’ve been tasked with picking her up from school when one of her parents can’t. She...

Realty Check: High Marks

BILLY JOEL famously sang “Wherever we’re together, that’s my home.” It was in this spirit that Beth and Kevin Theile of Bloomington searched for...

Ask Me Anything: Jim Brainard, Mayor

How do you feel about stepping down as mayor? You’re in the final stretch.I’m excited about all the things I’ll have time to do....

Speed Read: The Mural Of The Story

IT’S THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A SERIES. The mural, located on the east wall of the Steak ’n Shake building overlooking Bicentennial Unity Plaza outside...

Remembering Bob Knight

THE FIRST TIME I sat down and conversed with Bob Knight, he was naked. I mean: BUCK. ASS. NAKED. It was 1979, I was a sophomore...

The Hoosierist: On The Wing

Q: DURING SUMMER EVENINGS I SEE BATS EVERYWHERE, BUT THEY VANISH COME FALL. WHERE DO THEY GO? A: The bats bug out when their primary...