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Writer Jhumpa Lahiri bridges worlds at Butlernew

Before reading at Butler University, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri sits down with NUVO to talk about her work.
NUVO |
Dan Grossman |
04-09-2012 |
Commentary
NUVO 2012 Cultural Vision Award winnersnew

NUVO is proud to announce this year's CVA winners.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Notes from the Honda Indy Grand Prix in Alabamanew

Our intrepid reporter, Kate Shoup, visits Alabama to attend the IZOD IndyCar Series race.
The Bicycle Diaries of a Big Girl: Not easy being greennew

Katelyn attempts a cycling challenge with a focus on green living. Find out if she fails. *SPOILER ALERT* She does.
Indy's civil rights mantlenew

While other cities burned after MLK's assassination, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy kept Indy focused on peace. Hoosier witnesses have kept that hope burning.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
04-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil rights, peace, justice, racism, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam War, Jesus Christ, assassination, equality, Robert Kennedy, Olgen Williams, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, assasination, Amos Brown, Dream Keepers, Justice Tanya Walton Pratt, Karen Freeman-Wilson, Kennedy-King Memorial Day, Marilyn Moores, Tamika Catchings, Trailblazer Awards, William Crawford, public service
A Cultural Manifesto: Legacy of the Black Panthersnew

A Cultural Manifesto recognizes the legacy of the Black Panthers in music.
NUVO |
Kyle Long |
04-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
EcoHouse enables affordable energy upgradesnew

Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership's EcoHouse program offers qualified participants up to $15,000 in loans to make energy efficient repairs & appliance upgrades.
NUVO |
Cami Ward |
04-05-2012 |
Environment
Indy's special King-Kennedy connectionnew

An excellent opportunity to pause to consider
powerful legacies and the necessity of continuing to work for peace and
equality happens each April 4.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-05-2012 |
Civil Liberties
'Medora': A found documentarynew

Best known for their work with 'Found' magazine, Davy Rothbart and Andrew Cohn are finishing up a documentary about basketball and the death of the small town.
Comic artist Taylor-Ruth Baldwinnew

Baldwin's Hanging Rock Comics have become a Tumblr sensation for their vivid, outsider perspective on high school life.
Hammer: King's legacy needs tendingnew

For all of our progress, Indianapolis is still a deeply segregated city. And King's spirit is alive among us, imploring us to stay on task.
NUVO |
Steve Hammer |
04-05-2012 |
Commentary
Supreme Court Death Panelnew

NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
Listen to Left to Get Healthcare Rightnew
Want to get healthcare right? Listen to the left. Want to fix the economy? It can't be done without fixing healthcare first.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
04-03-2012 |
Policy Issues
NRA responds; Krull reloadsnew

An exchange exploring the Second Amendment, lobbyist endorsement and the ways of the Hoosier.
Review: 'Tyrannosaur'new

Something about gritty, downbeat British character studies engages Ed. This one may not work for many others, though.