Articles by Mike Rhodes

Nicole Rudnicki and Mike Mavis take visitors on guided tour of the cemetery.

Education October 7, 2015

Historic Beech Grove Cemetery Tour Offered on October 10th

By: Denise King— The Old West End Neighborhood Association’s Historic Cemetery Tour at Beech Grove Cemetery will take place from 3:30-7:30pm on October 10th.   You can learn more about the history of Beech Grove Cemetery, and hear about interesting residents from Muncie’s past. Each year, the tour features different historical figures and a new route. Local historians, will take you on a walking tour of the Old Section/Circle of the cemetery. Visitors may view historic artifacts from Minnetrista’s Special Collections in the Chapel…

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Education, Entertainment October 6, 2015

Fall Break at Camp Minnetrista and Family Adventure Day

By: Sam Condon— Treat Your Family to a Fun and Creative Fall Break! Add fun and creativity to your family’s fall break with Camp Minnetrista and Family Adventure Day! This fall break brings a full week of activities, including two 2-day camp options and a FREE community day at Minnetrista. Fall Break Camp Minnetrista Session 1: Machines & People–October 12–13 This fall break, treat your child to a camp full of fun and education. Campers will learn about simple machines…

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Business October 6, 2015

Eastern Indiana Organization Seeks Input for Economic Development Plan

By: Jeff Plasterer— Richmond, IN  – The newly formed Eastern Indiana Regional Planning District (Eastern Indiana RPD) has been designated by USDA Rural Development as a Stronger Economies Together (SET) region.  Consisting of Fayette, Randolph, Rush, Union and Wayne County, Eastern Indiana RPC will now benefit from a focused initiative to explore regional economic advantages and to formulate an economic plan for their multi-county region that strategically builds on the current and emerging economic strengths of that region.  Eastern Indiana RPC…

McDonald's exterior signage on Chadam Lane

Business October 6, 2015

McDonald’s Offers All-Day Breakfast Menu Across the Country Beginning Today

By: Mike Rhodes— Egg McMuffin at 5am? No problem. Egg McMuffin at 10am? Absolutely. Egg McMuffin at 4:30pm? What? Ok, that’s new! Today, McDonald’s officially rolls-out their new all-day breakfast feature across the country. However, at 4:30pm on Monday, I purchased 4 Egg McMuffins at the McDonald’s on Chadam Lane. Yep. At 4:30pm. For dinner. According to Jonathan Terhune, McDonald’s area supervisor, all-day day breakfast has been one of the top requests by customers over the last 10 years. “People would always ask us why we…

Education October 5, 2015

MCS Students Selected to Participate in Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy

By: Ana Pichardo— Twenty-seven (27) Muncie Central High School students have been selected to participate in the CHICK-FIL-A LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. The leadership academy is a nationally recognized high school program focused on impact through action. Students will learn leadership skills and then put them into action at the end of the program in the form of an “Impact Project”. The leadership academy allows students to take complete ownership over all aspects of their Impact Projects and then involve other students in their school to impact thousands…

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Photo: Copyright Kirill Semkow 2013

Entertainment October 3, 2015

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to Perform at Emens

By: Kristi Chambers— The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players performing at Emens Auditorium on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. A pre-concert “ukulele jam” will take place in Emens’ Williams Lounge from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Bring your own ukulele and jam with fellow ukulele enthusiasts! Tickets are available now at the Emens Auditorium Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. A concert by the…

Joe Louis Walker, Photo by: Michael Weintrob

Entertainment October 2, 2015

Joe Louis Walker To Headline FREE Muncie Three Trails Music Series Concert

By: Rick Ziglar — Editor’s note: Due to weather and potential high winds, the concert will be held at Cornerstone Center of the Arts. 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee and 2-time W.C. Handy award winner Joe Louis Walker will perform a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2015 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at 7 PM on Saturday, October 3rd at Canan Commons (500 S. Walnut St.) in Muncie, Indiana. Opening will be local…

Entertainment, Non-Profit October 1, 2015

Photo Gallery: ArtsWalk 2015 in DWNTWN Muncie

Photos by: Mike Rhodes— Muncie Downtown Development Partnership (MDDP), in partnership with Muncie Arts and Culture Council and Ball State University’s Departments of Fine Art and Music, present ArtsWalk 2015. Here are a few photos from the event. You can click on any picture to start the slide show.    

Aerial image of the Ball State University campus. Photo by: Michael Wolfe

Business, Education October 1, 2015

Ball State’s New Indiana Communities Institute to Focus on Improving Quality of Life

By: Ball State University Division of Strategic Communications— Ball State University is taking the lead in a new statewide economic development effort that will focus on primacy of place — improving the quality of life in communities in order to attract and retain talented workers sought by today’s businesses. The Indiana Communities Institute brings together many of Ball State’s top research and outreach activities to assist Indiana communities as they strive to improve life experiences for residents, businesses and visitors….

Scene from the Muncie Digital Trailer for ArtsWalk 2015

Entertainment, Non-Profit September 29, 2015

History of Muncie gets Garfield treatment for ArtsWalk Digital Art Event

By: Gail Werner— Ball State University’s IDIA Lab in partnership with Paws, Inc. has created a special digital art event in honor of Muncie’s sesquicentennial celebration. The multimedia event will take place during Muncie’s ArtsWalk at 8 p.m., Oct. 1 at the corner of East Charles and South Walnut streets. Jim Davis’ Garfield will virtually host the event, which will feature historical imagery and clips of Muncie mentions in pop culture. “We wanted to create something fun and tongue-in-cheek, but…