Articles by Mike Rhodes

Chocolate Celebration Raises $3,350 For Second Harvest Food Bank

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—If you consider yourself to be a connoisseur of sweets, then the Second Harvest Food Bank was THE place for you to be earlier today. The 2nd annual Chocolate Celebration to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank took place at their offices from 11am to 2pm. The event was sponsored by Morrison Woods Health Campus and resulted in $3,350 raised to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. That’s about $1,000 an hour for the duration of the event. Judges for the event included Jay Julian, Jeff Sikora, Cassie Minch and Jack Surface. Each judge was provided with…

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John Carlson: It’s a fact! Burlesque is back!

By: John Carlson— One recent Saturday night, Nancy and I and a couple hundred other people attended the Star Follies burlesque show. I am pretty sure the production made a nice haul for Muncie Civic Theatre, and in doing so fulfilled a worthwhile goal. Was it fun? Sure. Was it shocking? Naaah. I mean, it was racy enough that I wouldn’t have wanted to be there with either of my late grandmothers. Somehow it just stood to reason that proper ladies named Millie and Hulda would have been shocked. But you didn’t see much of anything at the Star Follies…


Racer Trust Completes Sale To Develop Fourteen91 Lofts On Muncie’s Southside

By: Bill Callen, Racer Trust— Commonwealth to Build 35-Unit Affordable Housing Development Muncie, IN — RACER Trust today announced it has completed the sale of approximately 5.7 acres in Muncie to Commonwealth Development Corporation of America, which plans to develop 35 units of affordable housing. The first units are expected to be available for lease in the fall of 2018. “These homes will provide modern, affordable housing near excellent urban amenities to families on the Southside of Muncie,” said Elliott P. Laws, of EPLET, LLC, administrative trustee of RACER Trust. “We commend Commonwealth Development for its investment, and the City…


Muncie Citizens Can Participate in Muncie Action Plan’s ‘MAP3’

By: Aimee Robertson-Fant— Muncie, IN—Muncie citizens seem to have more questions than answers during a time of tremendous change in our community. Now is the time for all Muncie citizens to find their voice and put their ideas and concerns into action. There is an opportunity for all Muncie citizens to participate in Muncie’s next plan, the third iteration of Muncie Action Plan (MAP3)- Muncie’s next community-chosen Strategic Plan, a plan chosen by Muncie for Muncie under the premise that a community plan should be done with the community, not to the community. MAP is partnering with Ball State University’s…


Muncie Mission Announces New Programs to Serve Women

By: Sheena Peters— Muncie, IN – The Muncie Mission recently announced that the organization, which has traditionally served men, is expanding their services to women in 2018. For 88 years, Muncie Mission Ministries has been an organization that primarily focused on men’s services including emergency shelter, recovery, and transitional housing. With the need for women’s services becoming a growing issue in East Central Indiana, Muncie Mission is taking the first steps to address those needs with the expansion into women’s transitional housing. This comes after the Muncie Mission Board of Directors finalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of…


The Horizon Convention Center: Bridal Show, Softball and Economic Development

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—The 19th annual East Central Indiana Bridal show was held in Delaware Hall at the Horizon Convention Center on Sunday, January 28th. 43 vendors participated and exhibited a wide variety of wedding-oriented products and services to attendees.  The East Central Indiana Bridal show was produced by AMS Entertainment and Audio Visual of Muncie and was additionally sponsored by the Horizon Convention Center and WLBC, 104.1 FM. According to Slade Smith, owner of AMS Entertainment and Audio Visual, this year’s show was the biggest yet. “We were really happy with the crowd this year,” Slade said. “We…


Innovation Connector to Host Indiana’s First Roblox Training Camp On February 17th

By: Ted Baker— Muncie, IN—The Coding Connector, Them LLC, and TechWise Academy have collaborated to create the first ever Roblox Training Camp in Indiana. Learn from one of the top game designers on the Roblox platform as well as the owner of THEM Magazines in an all-day course to be held at the Innovation Connector in Muncie on Saturday, February 17th from 9am – 5pm.  Roblox is the largest social platform for play that allows people to imagine, create, and play together in immersive 3D worlds.  All the games and experiences on Roblox have been created by the players themselves….


Ice League Draft Day To Be Held February 3rd At Muncie Central

Muncie, IN—The 2018 season of Project Leadership’s ICE League will officially get underway Saturday February 3rd with a Draft Day for middle school athletes at Muncie Central High School. The Inner City Educational (ICE) League, in its fourth season, is an innovative initiative that motivates participants to be strong student athletes as they move toward high school and post-secondary educations. The ICE League ties in closely with Project Leadership’s mission to assist local students to and through college. Project Leadership programming, which includes 21st Century Scholar enrollment, places an emphasis on strong student GPA performance. Project Leadership’s ICE League sets…


Muncie Civic Theater To Present ‘Rock of Ages’

By: Michelle Kinsey— Muncie, IN – It’s your classic boy-meets-girl story, but with bigger hair and totally awesome ‘80s soundtrack. Muncie Civic Theatre is presenting “Rock of Ages,” the hit Broadway musical that features all of your favorite tunes from Journey, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Styx, Bon Jovi and more. “Rock of Ages” will run Feb. 2-17. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m.  There will also be a special Valentine’s Day show on Feb. 14. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for groups of 10 or more, and $13 for students and children. To buy tickets, go to www.munciecivic.org or call the…


Cornfed Derby Dames Announce Season Eight Home Dates

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN – Muncie’s own Cornfed Derby Dames are gearing up for an action packed eighth season beginning in February. In 2017, Cornfed represented Muncie in many home and away games and tournaments throughout the Midwest. The team is now ranked 123 out of 339 international roller derby leagues in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The Cornfed All-Stars and Muncie Missfits now make up a league of over 40 active members. The first home bout of season eight will be Sunday, February 25 at Gibson’s Skating Arena, 2610 S. Mock Ave. Doors open at 1…