Welcome to Mirror Indy’s Culture Journal, a new series written by Indy residents. This week, an artist with a secret art crush visits galleries, eats mussels and feels like a tourist in her own town. bit.ly/3NE0aMl

Art galleries can be intimidating. First Fridays are relaxed and can be a great time to visit. 🧵

So Mirror Indy in Indianapolis right now is like, "What if we built a journalist dream team; how would that go -- oh, wait, we did."

Hey, journalism pals. We have an opening at Mirror Indy to cover the east side of Indy. Whoever gets this job will unfortunately be tasked with reporting on the home turf of their editor (me!) BUT will be working one of the most critical beats we have. localnewsforindiana.org/jobs/eastside-…

If you took Pennsylvania or Delaware past South Street this week, you may have noticed bold colors whizzing past where cement used to be. Fifteen local artists were tasked with painting vibrant, basketball-inspired murals along the rail underpasses for NBA All-Star Weekend.

Eclipsing in Irvington: Man on a roof with a ‘Moon Me’ sign. No takers yet. Out looking for skeletons in eclipse glasses, but no such luck. #Eclipse2024

Adrenaline Angels, IUPUI women’s go-kart team, breaks ‘boys club’ barrier mirrorindy.org/iupui-womens-r…

I wrote a guest column for Indiana Capital Chronicle. I haven’t written a column since August 2023 after years of writing one every week. I kinda miss it. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2024/04/18/too…

New from Indy Documenters: The Citizens’ Police Complaint Board recently reviewed eight citizen complaints against IMPD officers. Most of the complaints were exonerated or not sustained. mirrorindy.org/indy-documente…

Goal: To make an apology that's so sincere, you don't have to end up apologizing for your apology. Good advice here from an Indy pastor, a crisis comms expert, a therapist and two kindergarten teachers. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-h…

Indiana is red Indianapolis is blue Gov. Holcomb has played nice with Indy But what about the rest of you?

The search for who’s buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, before it’s too late mirrorindy.org/greenlawn-ceme… via Mirror Indy

Our parent organization, Free Press Indiana, received a $100,000 grant from Glick Philanthropies to support our Indy Documenters program! The funding will also help us launch an election project in rural Indiana this summer and fall. mirrorindy.org/glick-philanth…

Summer concert season in Indy is here, and there’s no shortage of top-tier shows to look forward to. We caught up with 12 of Indy’s talented concert photographers to see some of their favorite shots and hear about the best shows they’ve covered. mirrorindy.org/12-indy-concer…

Get ready for an action-packed week! 📆 Our diligent Documenters are gearing up to cover meetings at MSD Pike Township, Indianapolis Public Library, the Citizen's Police Complaint Board, Indianapolis City-County Council, the Education, and Municipal Corporations committees. Stay tuned for updates! 📝 #citizenjournalists

People in Fishers live 17 years longer than people who live in Indy's 46218 ZIP code. Attending an interesting health equity presentation from IUPUI Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health.

New: We just published "Trapped," a new investigation in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-m… From me, Peter Blanchard and Jenna Watson.

Mirror Indy's service reporter Sophie Young is creating a general election guide. Come share what you want from our election coverage at a Chat and Chew from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sept. 4 at the AMP at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd.

in the past year we’ve trained 175 Indy Documenters and covered 195 public meetings 💥 happy first bday indy docs! looking forward to many more ✨

I'm retiring the Marilyn Monroe 30th birthday costume, and instead going as Gladys, the orca who's been leading her pod to attack boats on the Iberian Peninsula. Just need applicants for the pod. See you at Saturday's Irvington Halloween ! mirrorindy.org/my-culture-jou…