The vice president’s remarks electrified an audience of 6,000 Black sorority members gathered in Indianapolis.
Author Archives: Peter Blanchard
Alma Mater: Ithaca College
Before arriving at Mirror Indy, I wrote about state politics and economic development for the Indianapolis Business Journal, where my work was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists and The Alliance of Area Business Publishers. Prior to moving to Indiana in 2021, I worked for newspapers, online publications and radio stations in upstate New York and my native state of Pennsylvania.
I joined the Mirror Indy team because I believe that local journalism is an essential public service that is vital to a functioning democracy. As local, for-profit newspapers continue to shutter or make cutbacks, non-profit newsrooms can help fill in gaps in coverage, ensuring that communities have access to information that shines a light on the truth and holds public officials accountable.
When I'm not working, I enjoy spending time outdoors, playing music and spending time with my wife and our cat at our home in Irvington.
My phone number is 317-605-4836 and my email address is peter.blanchard@mirrorindy.org.
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Kamala Harris to speak in Indianapolis July 24
The VP’s visit comes days after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection.
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‘Like an open drag strip’: Indy offers neighborhoods new ways to calm traffic
Residents can rent traffic-calming equipment through a new city program.
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IndyGo awarded $22M for work on Blue Line, Washington Street
Funding will go toward improvements to a nearly five-mile stretch of East Washington Street.
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Cultural Trail expansion opens at Indiana Avenue, 10th Street
The extension runs from Madam Walker Legacy Center and heads north and west toward a planned bridge to 16 Tech.
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For people who have lost their license, prosecutor offers a second chance
‘What we’re doing currently is not working because we’ve got too many suspended drivers out there driving anyways,’ he says.
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Pedestrian bridge over Keystone among 8 new infrastructure projects
And a southside project will remove a lane but add a sidewalk.
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Parents say IMPD sergeant harassed Black kids on school field trip
A citizen board sided with the family, but the officer has not been disciplined.
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Amid development boom, Indy advocates push for forest protection
Conservationists urge city officials to buy urban forests to protect them from development.
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More 2-way street conversions planned in Indy
City officials say the redesign will make neighborhood streets safer.