Pageant participants watch the Circle City Classic parade from the sidewalk Sept. 28, 2024 in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Indy Peace Fellowship graduate Chris Myles, 33, gets ready for the ceremony on June 13, 2024, at Martin University in Indianapolis. The fellowship connects mentors from the communities they serve to those who are at the highest risk of cyclical violence. Credit: Lee Klafczynski for Mirror Indy
Indy Peace Fellowship graduate Darrelle Risper, 18, wears a photo of his late uncle, who died from gun violence, and late grandmother. Credit: Lee Klafczynski for Mirror Indy
Lauren Roberts holds a sign during a full meeting of the City-County Council on Aug. 12, 2024, at the City-County Building in Indianapolis. The sign references an investigation into Mayor Joe Hogsett’s former chief of staff, Thomas Cook, who has been accused of sexual harassment by Roberts and several other former colleagues. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Hails and Carey Sherwood wed beneath a total solar eclipse Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024, at Folktale Event Center in Greenwood. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Janelle Monáe performs at I Made Rock ’N’ Roll music festival May 18, 2024, at American Legion Mall in Indianapolis. Credit: Nichelle Short for Mirror Indy
Milagros Jimenez and other participants in a Catrina contest head out of the Indiana Discount Mall during Indy Taco Fest on Sept. 8, 2024, on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
People dance during AfroBall Indy, an event that celebrates African culture, food, fashion and art, Oct. 12. 2024, at Cinderwood Event Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Nichelle Short for Mirror Indy
Sabrina Tiggs begins singing along to a Michael Jackson song during her class Feb. 22, 2024. Tiggs is a veteran teacher at Belzer Middle School in Indianapolis. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Headlining performer Janelle Monáe lays in the runway between the crowd during her encore song May 18, 2024, during I Made Rock ’N’ Roll music festival at the American Legion Mall in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Ty’trell Averitte-Bass (right) laughs as his life coach Daniel Mallory imitates Ty’trell lifting a case of water into the cart Aug. 9, 2024, while shopping for groceries in Indianapolis. “I was tired of being on the streets. I was tired of who they said I was. I was tired of who I had presented to everybody I was,” Mallory said, describing how he changed his own trajectory and became a life coach. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Musician Deric Shannon records at Postal Recording studio March 30, 2024, on the west side of Indianapolis. Credit: Melodie Yvonne for Mirror Indy
Griffin Norris (left) has his hair cut April 18, 2024, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis nonprofit BU Wellness offered hair cuts, hairstyling, and mutual aid in honor of National Transgender HIV Testing Day. HIV testing and information about sexual health was also available onsite. Credit: Lee Klafczynski for Mirror Indy
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Brienne Delaney takes the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony June 1, 2024, at Indiana Landmarks, while her 3-year-old son, Jack Moriarty, holds the Bible. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Tammy Taylor, a waitress at The Four Seasons Diner, and Ray Bray, of Greenwood, chat in the restaurant on the east side of Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Bray has been a regular at the restaurant for years, stopping in multiple times a week. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Newly-named IMPD Chief Chris Bailey kisses the forehead of one of his sons, Connor Bailey, 11, after Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced his new appointment, Feb. 12, 2024, at Indianapolis City Hall. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Musician Angella Christie listens to another performer during the All-Star Gospel Celebration on Feb. 15, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Autumn Carter says when she tried to register her 12-year-old daughter Ava for Girl Scouts, she quickly learned there are few troops active near where they live on the Far Eastside. Pictured, Autumn and Ava hug while taking portraits Aug. 12, 2024, in Indianapolis. “I’m looking for a troop, but I’m also looking for partnership and transparency,” Carter said. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
(From right) Ariyanna Stewart, her great-grandmother Dorothy Armstrong and grandmother Stephanie Groves exit the polls after voting on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, at Washington Township Government Center in Indianapolis. “It’s exciting,” Stewart said, after she voted for the first time. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Kinley Fuller, 8, of Franklin, stands on her tippy toes to maneuver a frozen turkey into a car Nov. 23, 2024, at Watkins Park Family Center in Indianapolis. This event marks the 40th that Janet Easley coordinated to help neighbors for Thanksgiving. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Bill Taber has been cutting hair and preparing tax returns at the same location in Indianapolis since 1967. During one of the final days of operation before retirement April 12, 2024, business continues as usual. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Diego Herrera, of the band Caifanes, performs June 30, 2024, at Everwise Amphitheater at White River in Indianapolis. Credit: Eliezer Hernandez for Mirror Indy
An award is handed to Tomi Rose during the All-Star Gospel Celebration on Feb. 15, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Josiah Ray McCruiston (right) shares a laugh with a guest while portraying Santa Claus on Dec. 14, 2024, for a free event at SPARK on the Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Melodie Yvonne for Mirror Indy
Battle judge London Bridges does a death drop during the All Styles Dance Battle hosted by MITH on Aug. 16, 2024, at the Artsgarden in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Roller skaters skate backwards during an All-Star Skate Jam on Feb. 17, 2024, at Skateland in Indianapolis. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
A student looks at an insect during a Summer Success camp on June 18, 2024, at the University of Indianapolis. The weeklong camp teaches attendees about a broad range of college majors and careers. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy
Friends of White River leaders and Climate Camp participants walk to the White River with a raft for their float trip July 17, 2024. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
IUPUI graduates prepare to walk at graduation May 9, 2024, at IU Natatorium Gym in Indianapolis. The ceremony was the final joint commencement for the school prior to the IU and Purdue split. Credit: Lee Klafczynski for Mirror Indy
Innovation Hall now has two separate signs, after the schools’ predecessor, IUPUI, split into IU Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis. IU Indianapolis students started classes for the fall semester on Aug. 26, 2024. Purdue students began a week earlier. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
Paige McIntyre at her home Nov. 22, 2024, in Indianapolis. McIntyre is a former employee at Options Behavioral Health Hospital, where she says staff were undertrained and overwhelmed with patients. “I worried about missing something all the time,” McIntyre said in an interview. “It wasn’t possible for me to observe that many people.” Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror Indy
Jim Poyser, the director of advancement of Earth Charter Indiana, leads Climate Camp participants to a bus that takes them to the Riverside Park boat launch for a rafting trip down the White River on July 17, 2024. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

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