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Mirror Indy kindness map
Kindness is happening all around Indianapolis – sometimes in big, organized ways and sometimes through small moments that are easy to miss. The Mirror Indy Kindness Map brings those places and stories together in one spot.
Featured artist: Andie Arana Gomez
Artist Andie Arana Gomez was born and raised in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and immigrated to Central Indiana with their family in 2015. In 2025, Arana Gomez received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art with a minor in French from Ball State University. They are the community engagement co-director for Indiana Latino Arts.
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Watch interviews with Black artists in Indiana and across the Midwest, blending original performances with reinterpretations of Black legends. Produced in partnership with GANGGANG and I Made Rock N Roll.
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6 local choirs looking for new members
Hang out and harmonize with one of these Indy-based singing groups.
Shop from Black-owned businesses at this free festival
Daptoberfest will feature music, food and art from over 150 Black-owned businesses at Warren Central High School Oct. 24.
4200Kory gears up for first headline show
The 25-year-old rapper is taking the stage with King Dierre and P.S. Maldonna Oct. 25 at Turntable.
‘There’s room for everyone in the clown car’
Indy’s drag performers see clowning as a way to find acceptance and reclaim their childhood.
Meet the family behind Irvington’s new sewing shop
Sycamore Sewing Co. aims to provide quality fabric at an affordable price.
Monsters made with tender love and care
Jess West of Monsterz Inc. is Irvington’s own Dr. Frankenstein. She creates beautiful monsters.
‘In the face of great darkness, we will bring light’
It’s the eighth day of Hanukkah, and roughly 100 people are gathered on the Max and Mae Simon Jewish Community Campus to commemorate the last day of the holiday. They sang, they read scriptures and they lit the menorah. In addition to members of the Jewish faith, people from different religions and a few city…
Everyone is welcome at this Thanksgiving table
From ‘In Keeping the Faith:’ At Allisonville Christian Church, one family’s invitation became a meal for anyone seeking food or company.
A higher calling at Indianapolis’ First Church of Cannabis
From ‘In Keeping the Faith:’ Cannabis is just the sacrament – the religious practice is in helping homeless neighbors.
Here’s why The Sports Bra Indy hasn’t opened yet
Co-owner Eve Keller said construction and fundraising have caused delays. She’s hopeful the bar will open by the end of 2026.
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