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Westside neighborhood reporter for Mirror Indy. Check us out at
https://mirrorindy.org/
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Gabriel Filippelli
3 days ago
When you regulate carbon emissions, you are also regulating direct and indirect contamination that sickens and kills millions This Administration continues to go the wrong way for Americans, and the health of the planet
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Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change — The Associated Press
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
https://apple.news/AK2Jk0UD1RBqJEqAhVSbxdA
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How could this affect Indy? Check out this
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Aaron Rupar
4 days ago
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
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Still punk as F, I say to myself while listening to Black Flag in my sensible minivan.
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Peter Blanchard
3 days ago
City-county councilors could lose the ability to handpick projects that benefit their districts after a state lawmaker criticized the process. It comes after I reported last year that some councilors used taxpayer dollars to fix roads in front of their homes
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State could close ‘loophole’ that lets councilors pick projects
The practice is under scrutiny after reporting from Mirror Indy.
https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-city-county-council-road-projects-state-lawmakers-senate-bill-179/
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Aurelius Raines (He/Him)
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit. Gentle Spades "I'm a veteran"
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Respect to Rodney Smith and Presley Thomas from Terre Haute who were in Indy today for business and were really curious about Mirror Indy.
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
13 days ago
New fees surprised a family living on the west side.
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See how Indy Parks fees have gone up this year
Costs to use the pools, weight rooms, basketball gyms and shelters are going up.
https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-indy-parks-fees-increase-2026/
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Damn you, Punxsutawney Phil.
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
17 days ago
We made a one-stop shop for city transparency after the Hogsett administration failed to. While reporting, we noticed years worth of missing reports. Since we contacted the city, they've updated their website. Updates to ours coming shortly.
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Hogsett hasn’t delivered a ‘Disclose Indy’ ethics portal. So we built one.
We also obtained records not previously made public as promised.
https://mirrorindy.org/disclose-indy-transparency-indianapolis-hogsett-ethics-campaign-finance-portal/
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George Wallace
17 days ago
Y'all do realize ICE "backing down" means they're just gonna stick to terrorizin' minorities, right?
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
19 days ago
In 2015, Mayor Joe Hogsett said he’d increase competition for professional services contracts “wherever feasible.” Ten years later, his admin routinely awards them without bids. His allies benefit.
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Hogsett allies routinely benefit from no-bid city contracts
On the campaign trail a decade ago, the mayor said no-bid contracts should ‘never be the default.’
https://mirrorindy.org/hogsett-allies-no-bid-contracts-ethics-reforms-old-city-hall/
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
20 days ago
Make your voice heard on data centers
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Make your voice heard on data centers
A City-County Council committee will meet Jan. 28, 2026 to hear testimony from experts and members of the public.
https://mirrorindy.org/data-centers-indianapolis-public-hearing-council-sustainability-committee/
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
about 1 month ago
DEAD MAN'S WIRE is now in theaters. Take a tour of the real-life locations that were a part of the event that the film is based on.
@enriquesaenz.bsky.social
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The ‘Dead Man's Wire’ tour of Indy's west side
Before the Gus Van Sant movie hits theaters, we revisited some of the places involved in the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis.
https://mirrorindy.org/tony-kiritsis-kidnapping-ordeal-nearly-five-decades-later-indianapolis-west-side/
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Mirror Indy
about 1 month ago
Diners, drive-ins and other restaurants were popular spots for teens to hang out on the westside back in the day. From Park Eat to McClarney’s, relish in the memories of these iconic eateries:
https://bit.ly/4ss7fCa
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Blackjack, hot rods and an old rail car: the history behind classic westside eateries
Take a look at the history behind some classic westside Indianapolis eateries.
https://bit.ly/4ss7fCa
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Mirror Indy
2 months ago
About 100 immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship showed up to a recent naturalization ceremony at Union Station expecting to leave with a Certificate of Naturalization. But 38 of them left empty-handed:
https://bit.ly/4iS00ze
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Here's an update on the proposed American Tower data center in Pike Township: Company officials won't be at the Pike Township Residents Association meeting tonight. Instead, they'll be there Jan. 14. The MDC Hearing Examiner hearing on the data center proposal happens the next day, Jan. 15.
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Pike Township Residents Association
https://subtxt.to/5IkVFg3
2 months ago
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It seems pretty easy to move things your way if you're rich.
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Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
YouTube video by Associated Press
https://youtu.be/MQxw9fhmBv4?si=nCzG5EYQVadfgNZQ
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Well then what the fuck are they?
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Claire Rafford
3 months ago
I saw college basketball fans going nuts over IU Indy on social media. So I decided to go see them play for myself and y'all, it was chaos (complimentary) Basketball stats courtesy of
@tyfenwick.bsky.social
and (slay) photos by Brett Phelps!
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‘Must watch TV’: Why college basketball fans are watching IU Indy
New head coach Ben Howlett is leading the team to high scores.
https://mirrorindy.org/iu-indianapolis-mens-basketball-jags-ncaa-ben-howlett-2025/
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
3 months ago
An already cash-strapped Wayne Township dipped into funds for winter school clothing and left positions unfilled to secure a $80,000 deal to feed people on the west side. "The circumstances are totally out of people’s control."
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Wayne Township steps up to help the hungry when feds wouldn’t
Wayne Township entered into $80,000 deal with Gleaners Food Bank to stock local pantries.
https://mirrorindy.org/wayne-township-marion-county-food-pantries-federal-shutdown/
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Claire Rafford
3 months ago
Do you want to edit some of the coolest, best reporters around! (no bias here!!) Apply to be
@mirrorindy.org
's news editor and work with us to do awesome, community centered journalism :)
www.freepressindiana.org/jobs/news-ed...
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Jobs | Free Press Indiana
Free Press Indiana is on a mission to provide local news for Indiana that is anchored in and reflective of the needs of the communities they serve.
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Me during staff meetings after I eat Bull Grill at the AMP.
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"Where are we going? For whom and for what are we working? How are we making the world a better place?"
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Jennifer Ouellette
3 months ago
The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It’s Mind-Blowing
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The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It's Mind-Blowing
A new study identified over 68,000 more miles of ancient Roman roads than were previously known.
https://gizmodo.com/the-roman-empires-entire-road-network-just-got-mapped-and-its-mind-blowing-2000681707
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Hear the latest information about Indy Parks' plan for the Iron Skillet building tonight, Nov. 3, at 5:30 at the Riverside Park Family Center, 2420 E Riverside Drive. Check out this story for background on the building:
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Riverside residents split on fate of Iron Skillet restaurant building
Indy Parks Board voted in August to demolish it and build a visitor center.
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Noble of Indiana's new Noble Art in Speedway is helping nonverbal people communicate through creativity.
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Nonprofit is giving a voice to those that can’t speak
The new Noble Art in Speedway helps nonverbal people communicate through creativity.
https://mirrorindy.org/speedway-noble-art-helping-communicate-through-art/
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Counterpoint: It is not totally reasonable and acceptable to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do. Actually, it's bigotry.
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Everyone's always talking about CONTRAILS.
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Administrator Zeldin Announces New Online Resources on Contrails and Geoengineering
YouTube video by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
https://youtu.be/QPIP_TdBeOY?si=UJx0tSoC3xLmmaRQ
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FWIW, the last time I saw propaganda like this was in the lead up to the first Gulf War.
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MARINES | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
https://youtu.be/de4Mh5wYSgc?si=ZJags2oHdNeTjPX2
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This came out when I was in elementary school, and it was a real time saver for insulting your pals.
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Danny K
4 months ago
WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents
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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
4 months ago
This westside school teaches students to embrace their heritage
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This westside school teaches students to embrace their heritage
Here’s how Enlace Academy staff help their students find belonging.
https://mirrorindy.org/enlace-academy-hispanic-heritage-night-september-2025/
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Is this a real Take?
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Indiana should ban international students from China, other foreign adversaries | Opinion
Purdue is using Indiana's public resources to train students who will likely work for our greatest foreign adversary. That has to change.
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/jacob-stewart/2025/10/03/purdue-ban-chinese-students-foreign-adversaries/86429160007/?tbref=hp
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Historian Answers Latin American History Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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NPR
5 months ago
JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
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Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
https://n.pr/46yeYWG
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I think I heard my mom yelling with joy all the way from Texas.
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Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will | Official Teaser | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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Claire Rafford
5 months ago
@enriquesaenz.bsky.social
finds the best stories about Indy history. His latest is about Flanner House Homes, a complex built on the westside by Black veterans in the 50s. Read more here
@mirrorindy.org
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Residents want historic designation for homes built by Black WWII veterans
The daughter of an Indianapolis WWII veteran wants protections for the historic Flanner House Homes neighborhood.
https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-flanner-house-homes-historic-designation-veterans/
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A human Taco Bell worker would have told you what's what almost immediately.
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Wildstyle
6 months ago
Mirror Indy is now on Bluesky 🔥🔥🔥
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Carl Quintanilla
6 months ago
“A mark on a hand of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington”
@reuters.com
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More Perfect Union
6 months ago
BREAKING: U.S. layoffs have surged to their highest level since the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana
6 months ago
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Indy’s alternative to jail and ER has empty beds
Hogsett and the City-County Council cut funding for the Assessment and Intervention Center because of lack of use.
https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-assesment-and-intervention-center-aic-mayor-joe-hogsett-mental-health-emergency-room-alternative/
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Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
6 months ago
Curious about the claims made in the latest "100 actions" announcement from EPA's press office (link ⬇️)? EDGI’s
@alissa-a.bsky.social
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#PFAS
scholar with
@pfasproject.bsky.social
, took a closer look at the claims around forever chemicals. Here’s what she found (a 🧵):
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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EPA Celebrates Another 100 Days with 100 More Pro-Environmental Actions | US EPA
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental actions EPA has taken in the last 100 days to recognize 200 Days of providing clean air, land, and water for all Americans under Presid...
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-celebrates-another-100-days-100-more-pro-environmental-actions
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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana
6 months ago
We have 3 FREE
#FairHousing
virtual trainings throughout August for you to learn about fair housing rights and responsibilities. 🔴 August 13: Fair Housing Basics 🔵 August 20: Fair Housing Disability 🟠 August 28: Housing Scams (Brand 🆕topic!!) Registration required:
www.fhcci.org/events
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