While things like school closures, uncertainty with jobs, canceled vacations, and isolation have been tough this year– my biggest struggle has been watching how...
When the world feels overwhelming, look local. A quick perusal of almost any news or social media site can make us feel as though...
Banning and challenging books isn't new and, unfortunately, happens frequently across the country. Books are being challenged and sometimes removed from shelves in schools...
Against the recommendations of many local Facebook mommy groups, I took my seven-year-old son and five-year-old daughter to see the Barbie movie. I searched...
I'm a liberal, white mama. I believe that Black Lives matter and in community over cops. I support abortion. I am a proud member...
Voting has somehow become more complicated than it should be. Research every candidate? Understand every issue? Spend hours beforehand trying to become an informed...
Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, I think we can all agree that the cultural climate around politics has become absolutely...
A couple years ago, if you would have mentioned "slavery" to me, I would have been transported back to 5th grade Social Studies class....
Just kidding. APRIL FOOLS!
Justin and Hailey Bieber are NOT in fact buying a lake house on Geist. However, Justin is performing at Gainbridge...
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. Federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex or gender in any educational institution...
It is the day after the girl icon, Ruther Bader Ginsburg, passed away. Ever since I chose to write about International Day of the...
It feels like hate is ripping through our country’s culture these days. Every person I know, in every walk of life, seems to be...
In many ways, I am an unlikely advocate for public schools. I, myself, never attended a public school until I attended Ball State University...
I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and if we try to learn from the perspective of others, maybe we...
In + Around Indy
See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
