As I did research around my neighborhood for an article about the Avanti Superfund Remedial Site, I was shocked at how few people knew about the large cleanup of lead contamination that happened just a few blocks away. The cleanup happened in the 1990s. Dozens of families were tested for lead contamination. The soil from […]
Author Archives: Enrique Saenz
Alma Mater: Tufts University
I was a U.S. Marine combat correspondent before becoming a photojournalist from KRGV in deep south Texas. I was later a founding journalist for the Indiana Environmental Reporter.
In my free time, I like to play guitar and watch The Simpsons with my daughter.
I decided to be part of this team because traditional media is missing a lot of stories important to Indianapolis residents. With Mirror Indy, we can dig deeper into what people care about.
My phone number is 317-983-4203 and my email address is enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org.
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Marion County launches online database to find lead contamination
Marion County Public Health Department and IU Indianapolis teamed up to create the Lead Advisor website.
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See how people watch movies at Indy’s only drive-in theater
Tibbs Drive-In Theatre has been welcoming moviegoers to the west side since 1967.
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IMPD to host community day at Southwest District
Check out the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s community day from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Southwest District headquarters, 551 N. King Ave. The free event will include hot dogs, ice cream, a bounce house, DJ and free community resources. Kids also can meet horses from the IMPD Mounted Patrol and participate in a bicycle […]
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Celebrate caregivers at the Care Summit Sept. 21
The free event will feature workshops and resources for caregivers.
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Indy Parks to hold pickleball tournament, food drive Sept. 21
The entry fee to the event at Thatcher Park on the west side is one nonperishable food item.
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Enjoy free food, games at Mary Rigg Community Day Sept. 21
The event also will have face painting, a book giveaway and a raffle.
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McCarty Triangle Park renovation drags on longer than expected
It’s one more construction site creating headaches in what for a long time was a sleepy area.
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Ray Bradbury Museum a hidden gem at IU Indianapolis
You know the Vonnegut Museum. This famous author has one in Indy too.
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25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe
Residents want more soil testing to prevent future harm from contamination that’s plagued their neighborhood for decades.