Doug Mellinger recounts the ups and downs of his career in drag as Indy's own Asia Labouche.
Photo: TMI Photography

Life Stories: Asia LaBouche

Sheila Seuss Kennedy remembers former Indianapolis mayor Bill Hudnut, for whom she worked as Corporation Counsel (the city's attorney).  She also reflects on how she changed parties even though her politics remained the same. The opinions expressed here are Ms. Kennedy’s and do not reflect the views of WFYI. 

Sheila Kennedy is a professor of law and public policy at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Her blog is at sheilakennedy.net.

Life Stories:  Switching Sides

Community activists Ruth Shaw and John Hay relate how an effort to combat insurance redlining catalyzed community organizing on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis in the early 1980s. John Hay is the executive director of Indy-East Asset Development, and Ruth Shaw is president of the Eastern Avenue Block Club.

Life Stories: The Near Eastside Fights Redlining

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Want a more pedestrian or bike friendly street? More local businesses? A sense of community in your neighborhood? That could take years. Which is why tactical urbanists say "do it in a day." 

Talking Tactical Urbanism at Big Car

Postal Workers_ Keeping Communities Connected in a Changing Industry

At the intersection of Evanston and 46th Streets, in the Keystone-Monon neighborhood of Indianapolis, fifteen storefronts sit empty. The only active businesses here are a hair salon, a catering company, a convenience store, and a candy store that looks like a front for something less innocent.  In the middle of a residential neighborhood, with crosswalks and traffic lights, this spot has that coveted trait: walkability. Unfortunately, there’s very little to walk to. 

But on a recent Saturday, 46th and Evanston came alive....

This piece is the first in the Neighborhood Project series for 90.1 WFYI. To find out how you can contribute, visit wfyi.org/neighborhooodproject.

Better, Block by Block

I’m starting this podcast because I believe that to make informed decisions about our health, we have to break taboos against publicly discussing our basic bodily functions - and most perplexing symptoms. Ladyparts takes a wide view. I’m attempting to ford that river dividing mainstream medicine and holistic healthcare, and consider all of our options.

This podcast is also about the decisions we make as a society that impact women’s bodies, minds, and wellbeing. We’ll look at where the healthcare system supports us, and where it lets us down hard.  We’ll think about female bodies in the working world, and how we can bend the paradigm towards gender parity. Transgender and non-binary people have a seat at this table; and yeah, even cisgender guys who care. We’re greater than the sum of our parts... (But the sum of our parts is pretty frickin great too). 

Coming October 21, where ever podcasts are found.

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