The Hoosierist: Our Bounty Of Counties
Q: Why do we have 92 counties? Is it too much for our population?A: It depends on the century. Back in the early 1800s, when Indiana’s political map was drawn, that many counties seemed about right....
View ArticleImportantville: Buttigieg PAC, Young’s 2020 Map, And Pence In Asia
Welcome to Importantville. FIRST IN IMPORTANTVILLE: Mark Meier—the D.C.-based communications professional and the man behind the @MayorPete4Prez Twitter handle boosting a Pete Buttigieg presidential...
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Storm-Chasing 101
The goal: a tornado sighting. The clouds are gathering, the sky lit by bolts of lightning that scar the horizon like strobe lights. A swirling column of 200-mph wind looms like a beanstalk....
View ArticlePhil Gulley: Road To Ruin
My sister works as a nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, helping children with bleeding disorders. Twice a year, she visits Eldoret, Kenya, to work with the Indiana University School of...
View ArticleThe Hoosierist: What’s The Buzz?
Q: Indiana seems like the mosquito capital of the world this time of year. Why isn’t malaria a thing here? A: A combination of climate and old-school habitat destruction keeps this mosquito-borne...
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Fresh (Local) Fare At The Indiana State Fair
The fried-food, grease-sizzling smell of the Indiana State Fair might seem inescapable, but just wait until you step into the Purdue Extension Ag/Hort Building. In this haven of thriving topiary and...
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Lebanon Provides Residents A Strong Quality Of Life
Sponsored by the City of Lebanon They’re scenes taken directly from the pages of Americana. Floats lovingly decorated with all manner of red, white, and blue, accented by shiny silver streamers. A...
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Meet The Entrepreneurs Working To Diversify Indy’s Arts Scene
Last summer, 18 Black artists gathered to create a large-scale Black Lives Matter mural on the surface of Indiana Avenue, an area of Indianapolis born from segregation. The stretch and surrounding...
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The Hoosierist: What’s in a Name?
Illustration by Ryan Johnson Q: HOW COME SO MANY HOOSIERS SEEM TO HAVE THE LAST NAME SMITH? A: It doesn’t exactly make us feel special to know that the most common of surnames is Indiana’s No. 1. But...
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The Hoosierist: Out of the Limelight
Q: WHY ARE A FAIR NUMBER OF TV SHOWS AND MOVIES SET IN INDIANA BUT SO FEW FILMED HERE? A: Mostly because movie and TV productions are attracted by tax breaks and local production facilities—neither of...
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