🌱 Spirit And Place Receives Award + Eiteljorg Museum Galleries

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

First, today's weather:

Milder; breezy in the p.m.. High: 44 Low: 39.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. Officials are warning Hoosiers that "there is no safe ice" and to stay off ice on bodies of water. On Sunday night, the Pike Township Fire Department and Indianapolis Fire Department responded to the Eagle Creek Reservoir off of West 56th Street after a passerby called for help because they believed that someone may have fallen through the ice. Although it was determined nobody was in the water, fire officials still want to encourage Hoosiers to heed the warning that you can’t trust any ice in Indiana, especially with the fluctuating temperatures. (CBS 4 Indianapolis)
2. A local nonprofit recently received $10,000 for their monthly community dialogue exploring topics around race. Spirit and Place, based in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, received the award on behalf of the Indianapolis-based Meridian Foundation, as part of the 2021 Arago Honor award given to eight nonprofits. The series of conversations are meant to get people comfortable talking about uncomfortable topics. (WFYI)
3. The Eiteljorg Museum has prepared for their reopening in June by revamping their Native American Galleries. The reconstructed galleries are part of the museum's larger Project 2021, a $55 million fundraising campaign that will re-envision galleries and events space. Works spanning more than 170 years will be shown at the galleries, including Hannah Claus’ “water song: peemitanaahkwahki sakaahkweelo.” (WFYI)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Tai Chi Flow, Indianapolis Public Library Virtual (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tony Kanaan announced his entry into the 106th Indy 500 with Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday morning. (Facebook)
• The Indianapolis Indians honored and remembered Martin Luther King, Jr. yesterday, whose resilience and passion to preach love over hate continues to make a difference five decades after his tragic passing. (Instagram)
• Andrea Estes, a lifelong Indiana resident, has walked through several centerpiece homes at the Indiana Home Shows. However, she had no idea she was living in one. (Instagram)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners, and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.