June 18, 2022, from 3-9 p.m. at McCulloch Park in Muncie, Indiana, a Juneteenth celebration was held. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and is celebrated June 19, among other days.
This Father's Day weekend, June 17-19, those looking for things to do may be in luck. There are a plethora of events taking place in Muncie, Indiana, and the surrounding Delaware County areas.
May 28, Ball State University held the First Annual Bluesfest at Worthen Arena, as the Office of Inclusive Excellence partnered with C+B Entertainment in an attempt to create a more inclusive environment at Ball State and in the Muncie Community.
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After their final event on May 14, Village Green Records in The Village on Ball State University's campus will close their doors after 16 years on May 21.
Amanda and Kyle Reninger had to come up with a plan. After being told their cholesterol levels were too high, Amanda quickly began to research ways she could lower them.
Kris Ball started writing when she was 6 years old — poetry, song lyrics, short stories. Ball said in the opening of one of her books that, sitting at the foot of her bed, her Aunt Janice — a woman 10 years younger than Ball’s “hands-off” mother — encouraged her to write and “would listen to [her] stupid poems.”
The end of the year is approaching. Students are embarking on finals week, preparing to move out of their dorms while looking for off-campus summer jobs. But for a graduating senior, the end of the year means more.
Trains and railroads connect communities, which is what Big Four Rail Park and its staff hope to do in Muncie.
When Nash Coy was ordered to rework the run-down Little Free Library in Heekin Park, he was inspired by Noname, a book group that believes “building community through political education is crucial for our liberation,” to create a community locker for the homeless population in Muncie.
When Dave Ring was a kid in the 1980s, he hated apples.
Susanna Benko, Ball State director of English education and associate professor of English, only had one answer when she was approached by representatives of the Teachers College asking her if she would want to help teachers in the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) district.
Since summer 2017, Twisted Twigs has sold crystals, handmade oils, dried herbs, incense and other homemade apothecary items to their customers. The metaphysical shop is nestled among residential houses on Main Street in Anderson, Indiana, and is owned and operated by two witches: Brytneigh Burgess and Kinsley Elsten.
When her step-grandson was placed in a children’s home in Richmond, Indiana, at 7 years old, Tracy Walters hired a lawyer and fought for him with no hesitation. She was given a kinship placement, when grandparents or other extended family members raise a child, and he lived with her for the next five years.
It doesn't take long for visitors to see the stories the southside of Muncie has when they notice the neighborhood's appearance, said Kory Gipson, co-owner of the Common Market.
The newsroom is buzzing — designers are laying out pages, photographers are choosing their best photos and reporters are getting their stories completed before their deadline.
Established in 1917 in honor of pioneer journalist and newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, the Pulitzer Prize aims to honor exceptional journalistic achievements. Over the last 100 years, it has remained one of the most prominent and acclaimed awards for journalism.
The newsroom wasn’t always Doug Toney’s home. When he was a freshman at Ball State in 1969, Toney was on track to become a history teacher. Born and raised on the farm, he said it made sense to have summers off and help his family out on the property. But, after one mass communications class with George Harper, former professor of journalism, Toney was “hooked.”
With a bottle of water, reading materials and a phone charging on the table beside her, Sharon Kay Brown sits in her favorite rocking chair every Tuesday evening and tunes into NBC’s “Chicago Fire.”
Guitars strumming. Music blaring. Voices raised. People dancing. Before March 2020, the music scene on Ball State’s campus was as lively as ever. Then, everything changed. Once the pandemic hit, shows were immediately canceled, and the noise that once filled Ball State’s campus became a nearly silent hum. Now, slowly but surely, the scene is rebuilding, the sound is returning and music is back once again.
