By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN—Cornerstone Center for the Arts and PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union are excited to announce the 33rd Annual A Taste of Muncie on Sunday, March 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. A VIP event will precede the main event at 1 p.m. A Taste of Muncie is presented by 104.1-FM and HD1 WLBC, 104.9 WERK FM, 93.5 and 104.1 HD2 MAX Radio, 96.7 BLAKE FM, and Muncie’s Sports Station, WXFN 102.9 FM and 1340 AM, with support from…
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By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN—During the month of April Cornerstone Center for the Arts will offer multiple one-time workshops. Upcoming workshops include: Monthly Dance Club and Pop Up Dance with Katie Cannon. Monthly Dance Club is a monthly social dance event at Cornerstone. Each event begins with an hour of dance instruction in swing, ballroom, salsa, or tango dancing led by instructor David Fennig followed by a few hours of open dancing. The next Monthly Dance Club is Saturday, April…
By: Amy Logan— Muncie, IN—The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie is competing in A Community Thrives Challenge, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, and a fundraising program on CrowdRise by GoFundMe. A Community Thrives is a nationwide program that is focused on helping organizations by shining a national spotlight on their community building initiatives. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie has the opportunity to be awarded up to $25,000 in available project-based grants to help fund the Minds in Motion…
By: Ball State Marketing & Communications— Muncie, IN—Dr. Stephen Ferris will join the Ball State University leadership team as the next dean of the Miller College of Business, Susana Rivera-Mills, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, announced today. His appointment starts July 1, 2019. “Stephen brings extensive administrative experience and an entrepreneurial spirit that places students at the center of his vision for the college,” she said. “I am confident that Stephen will successfully engage faculty, alumni, and…
By: Ball State Marketing & Communications— Muncie, IN – A closed elementary school in the heart of Muncie’s Halteman Village neighborhood will be repurposed into a child care center for infants to age 5, thanks to a new partnership between Ball State University and the YMCA of Muncie. Ball State will soon begin renovating the former Mitchell Elementary School. When renovations are finished this August, the facility will house programs currently offered by the YMCA’s Apple Tree Child Development Center…
By: Melissa Jones— Muncie, IN—The National Football League announced yesterday it will be honoring the 13 communities that were home to the 14 teams of its inaugural season— including Muncie—as part of its “NFL100” centennial celebration. As one of the League’s “Original Towns,” Muncie will host a selection in the 2019 NFL Draft live from Canan Commons. “There’s no better way to bring the League’s hundred years of history full circle than to partner with these communities and recognize their…
By: Jud Fisher— Muncie, IN—Ball Brothers Foundation—one of the state’s oldest and largest family foundations—is announcing two changes to its board of directors following the grantmaking organization’s February 2019 meeting. Beth Bracken, a fourth generation member of the Ball family, was elected to serve a three-year term. A great-granddaughter of F.C. Ball, Beth lives in New York City with her family. She is a graduate of both Connecticut College and Georgetown University. Beth has a strong background in global marketing…
By: John Carlson— Muncie, IN— There’s a new look, locally, to the Boy Scouts of America these days. It’s girls. “Any program that provides leadership skills to these kids is a fantastic thing,” said Tori Norris Murphy, discussing the national decision to accept girls, which was made in October of 2017. “It’s just one more option.” A legal secretary for the firm McKinney and Malapit Law by day, Tori is the Scoutmaster of Troop 19 in her off hours and…
By: Chrissy Stefani— Muncie, Indiana – Ball State Federal Credit Union, a full service financial institution with a main office, student center branch, and ATM locations to serve members in Muncie and Yorktown, provided a free pizza party for the Ball State University Campus Police Department. In the spirit of service, the lunch is a small way to say thank you to them for their hard work and dedication to our community. The credit union brought a variety of Greek’s specialty…
By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Jake Sewell has always enjoyed listening to long-form audio podcasts. He likes them so much, he decided to create one of his own. So, in January of 2019, he released his first episode of “The Jake Sewell Podcast.” In creating his podcast, Sewell had a few goals he wanted to achieve. “I wanted to help out the community,” he said. “I wanted to spotlight individuals, or business owners, or others who may have overcome significant life challenges—…