AltWeeklies Wire
Occupy Indy Decampsnew
The Occupy Indy protest presence at the Indiana Statehouse has ended, though protestors still return to advocate awareness of economic injustice and other issues.
2011 in Review: Environmentnew
Despite numerous efforts to improve the environment, overall, things just spiraled further out of control as humans were unable to change their consumeristic ways.
NUVO |
Jim Poyser |
12-27-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, climate change
Officials Target Trafficking Loopholesnew
Indiana state officials are lobbying to fast-track legislation that would make it easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on human trafficking.
NUVO |
Franklin College Pulliam School of Journalism |
12-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: human trafficking, sex trade
Super Bowl as Moral Enforcernew
Apparently it takes a whole battalion of hefty guys running into each other for our state to question its stance on sex trafficking laws.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
12-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Archeology of Homelessnessnew
What does homelessness look like? A slideshow on the archaeology of the homeless in Indianapolis.
NUVO |
Nathan Brown |
12-16-2011 |
Homelessness
Business Boosters Push Transit Plannew
The local business community is endorsing plans to modernize and improve the regional transit system - including a local income tax increase to fund it.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
12-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Bike Lanes as Mass Transit Evolutionnew
The way to get us to want public transit is to make driving our own cars as big a hassle as possible.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
12-13-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: bike lanes, mass transit
Indianapolis Parks Foundation Awarded $1 millionnew
The Indianapolis Parks Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012 along with receiving over $1 million in grants.
NUVO |
Aisha Townsend |
12-12-2011 |
Policy Issues
Star Employees Protest Newsroom Guttingnew
After layoffs, furloughs, a 10 percent salary cut and a proposal to outsource page design and copy editing jobs to Kentucky, 'Star' workers say enough is enough.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
12-08-2011 |
Business & Labor
Indiana Makes Strides Against AIDSnew
The scourge of HIV/AIDS is 100 percent preventable by keeping in mind some simple words of wisdom from local infectious disease specialist Bobbi Delon:
"If it's wet and it's not yours, don't touch it without protection."
Slideshow: Exotic Feline Rescue Centernew
Lions and tigers (but no bears) come from a variety of unfortunate circumstances to find refuge at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Ind.
NUVO |
Tristan Schmid and April Schmid |
12-02-2011 |
Animal Issues
Tags: cats, Exotic Feline Rescue Center
Occupy Indy Dividednew
Twists to Occupy Indy have emerged over the last few weeks: a contentious financial document, a faction divide, arrests and an unsuccessful Taser deployment.
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Indy
Indianapolis Public Schools Are Donenew
The people who remember a time when public
education really worked are getting older. Now the public must consider the reality of a fragmented system.
Congress Continues Attack on Coal Ash Regulationsnew
A U.S. Senate effort is underway to block more restrictive federal regulation of coal combustion and its byproducts.
NUVO |
Jill McCarty |
11-21-2011 |
Environment
Occupy the Super Bowlnew
This year's game could be the Valley Forge of the Occupy movement.
