Oct. 1, 2012: Meet Ray. He’s the newest addition to the Indianapolis Zoo’s sea life exhibit. Previously he was shot numerous times in the Pacific Ocean off of California. He was then rescued by the Marine Mammal Center, but not before losing his right eye in the attack. After initially being placed in solitary environs […]
Sept. 17, 2012: “I don’t want to make money; I just love to sell guns!” A man entered the well-known westside store that Don Davis owns today, rented a gun, and moments later opened fire, wounding a clerk, who reportedly returned one shot, killing the man. The employee was in serious condition but expected to […]
Publicly dedicated in August 2008, Lucas Oil Stadium has stood 49 months strong (“ColtsStrong” to some) for quite some time, really, and yet I just made my virgin voyage to an Indianapolis Colts game this past Sunday. I know, how shabby of me. But in all fairness, tickets had come my way a few times, though I was unable ultimately to use them, to attend, for one reason or another. And I did take in the Evansville F. J. Reitz versus Indianapolis Cathedral high school 5A football final there in 2009, a raucous game between southern Indiana and local Catholic pigskin powerhouses. That was a great time.
August 2012: Twenty-two-year-old Indiana Pacers player Paul George throws down a reverse-360, between-the-legs dunk that sends his Shanghai audience into a frenzy at the Festival of Sport. What’s more, the NBA All-Star Game slam-dunk contestant performed the dunk without warming up. Even better: LeBron James shouted him out afterward on Twitter.
