The other half of the story

posted by Mel 
With my last post I fear I might have given you all the impression that it’s all hairy showers and crusty dishes over here. There’s lots of good stuff, too– like the other day when I was helping Vanessa get the dogs to the car to go to daycare and Eric rushed out [...]

Best Thai Ever, and it’s on the South Side!

Katie and I tried Thai Spice on County Line Road in Greenwood for the first time last night. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to get to another restaurant in Greenwood again. It is that good. I would go back there again tonight if I didn’t have a commitment that demands I be in [...]

Napoleon Street Data

Posted by v. 
We bought a property on the southside of Indy a few years ago near Garfield Park. Our street is a relatively short street. There’s the 2100 block which is north of the park and the 2600 and 2700 blocks which are adjacent to and south of the park. We live in the 2700 [...]

Bring Mom to the Egyption Festival

Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at Garfield Park
For more info about the event and performers, see:
Garfield Park Arts Center
Faten Munger
Caravan Workshops

Cinco de Mayo and Car Art at Garfield Park Saturday

From the Garfield Park Arts Center -
In celebration of the race season in Indianapolis, the
Garfield Park Arts Center will present a collection of automobile-inspired art that will feature the work of Ron Burton, Deanna Morae, ‘Creative Native Art Competition’ winner Glen Walker and Scott Robinson. Big Wheels will also feature memorabilia from The Marmon [...]

Parallel Universe

The sign at Johnny’s Park Inn usually reads something like
Happy 54th Birthday Stella!
on one side, and something like
$9.95 Steak Special
on the other. 
Today, both sides of the sign read 
Sabor Latino

Cinco de Mayo at Garfield Park

Garfield Park will once again host a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday, May 5th:

ALMA ( Association of Mexican Leaders) and the Mexican Consul is proud to announce the fourth annual Cinco de Mayo celebration  to be held on May 5th at Garfield Park. It will run from noon until 8pm. It is a family friendly [...]

Congratulations Consuming Indy

Kudos to Michelle over at Consuming Indy for getting a nod from Intake magazine as one of Indy’s best blogs. Michelle’s a transplant to Indy, and her coverage of things to do in Indy is top notch. We hope you stick around!

30 now. So far so good.

Thanks to everyone who made my birthday so enjoyable. I couldn’t ask for better friends. I also couldn’t ask for a better partner than Vanessa. Tom and Shirley’s detour through the cemetary aside (My mother and father distracted me long enough for Vanessa, et al to set up the surprise party), I had a great evening Saturday.
After [...]

Take Another Look at Aldi’s

I’ve complained on this blog about the lack of market choices here on the near southside of Indy. For some reason, all the specialty markets like Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Sunflower Market are located on the north side, about a 15 mile trip one way. We have no shortage of discount markets down here [...]