🌱 The SOS Drive + Drexel Ave. Shooting + Party City Robbery

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Milder; breezy in the morning. High: 47 Low: 42.

Here are the top three stories today in Indianapolis:

1. Local organizations are working to provide resources and shelter for those experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis. The SOS Drive is collecting items until the end of the year. Recently, the drive delivered around 20,000 pairs of socks and 15,000 bars of soap to the Damien Center. (CBS 4 Indianapolis)
2. An Indianapolis shooting left one person in critical condition in the 1900 block of Drexel Avenue. Officers responded to the scene where they found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds, who was taken to the hospital. No further information has been released at this time as the investigation is still active and ongoing. (Fox 59)
3. IMPD have made an arrest in a Party City robbery after an employee’s nose was fractured by two shoplifters. 47-year-old Tawanda Brown is under arrest in connection with the robbery, which occurred on Oct. 10 in the 8700 block of Hardegan Street. Brown was arrested on a warrant on Dec. 22 by IMPD and has been charged with robbery, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, and theft. (Fox 59)

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From my notebook:

• Winter is officially here — raise your paw if this is your favorite season! From red pandas, to Arctic foxes, to brown bears, and more, lots of the animals at the Indianapolis Zoo love the colder weather and tend to be even more active this time of year. (Facebook)
• The long-awaited Embodied: Human Figures in Art is now open in the IMA Galleries. Take in 4,000 years of art depicting the human figure and contemplate the age-old question, What does it mean to be human? (Instagram)
• Attention Indy residents: Because Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on Saturdays, solid waste services will operate on their regular schedules for the next two weeks. There will be no slide schedules so make sure your carts are out by 7 a.m. on your regular trash day! (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.