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SOTD 7/9/26: The Greatest by Cat Power
Cat Power is a “Greatest” of all time! At least the WMNF Song of the Day for July 9, 2026 by Cat Power is! There is a warmth that radiates from Cat Power’s album The Greatest. For years, Atlanta’s Chan Marshall (Cat Power) had operated in the quietest, most vulnerable corners of…
Knightstown special election scheduled after ballot error
A Henry County judge made the decision Wednesday, June 24 after the problem with two Republican primary races in Knightstown.

Caught red carded
Caught red carded. A political cartoon by Bob Whitmore about Donald Trump's interference in the FIFA World Cup.

Weekend spotlight: Tori and Willy and Ella and Billy
The Catalyst’s every-Thursday guide to Tampa Bay entertainment and the arts.

Training for a triathlon
Everyone decides to run the Boilermaker for different reasons. For Inesha Briggs, it’s step two in her long-term goal of competing in a triathlon. “I started out last year as a cyclist, wanting to get into hobby cycling,” Briggs said. “I did the Ride for Missing Children…

Q&A: Monique Crain Spells connects spirit to ancestry in new book
Reverend Monique Crain Spells is an ordained minister and executive in the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in the United States and Canada. Now she is adding author to her […]

Beech Grove puts a cork in its proposed outdoor alcohol policy
Councilors voted against a DORA along Main Street and within Sarah T. Bolton Park.

At Mother Loves Garden, kids get paid to grow
Summer campers earned money while learning to plant and tend to their own food. An after-school program starts July 27.

Night Work At Buckhorn Creek Starting July 13
The contractor building the South Hillsborough Pipeline will be working 24 hours per day at the Buckhorn Creek crossing on the west side of South Kings Avenue beginning Monday, July 13. Nighttime operations have been added to the current daytime work to accelerate pipe…

Another water main break hits Syracuse; crews working on downtown street cave-in
A small sinkhole opened up in Downtown Syracuse on Tuesday, caused by a water main break near 400 Burnet Ave., and crews are working to replace the entire water main.

Meet the 2026 Art & Soul featured artists
Art & Soul is still celebrating Black art and music in Indianapolis 30 years later. Since 1996, the Indy Arts Council has recognized four Black, Indy-based creatives each year for […]

Amsterdam, seeking grant, declares Willow Street site 'slum and blight'
Amsterdam declares Willow Street property as "slum and blight" as it applies for grants to clean debris from the former mill site.