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🗣️ The talk of the ton
At four pages long, “The Locomotive” stuck to its Shakespearean motto, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” | Excerpt from Hoosier State Chronicles
Dearest gentle reader: Is there a “Bridgerton"-shaped hole in your heart after bingeing the popular TV show’s latest season? If yes, consider filling it with a peruse of Indy’s original gossip newspaper, “The Locomotive.”
“The Locomotive” ran intermittently between 1845 and 1860. It was the first local paper to do “society reporting,” staying away from politics and focusing instead on gossip, original stories, and poems.
“A paragraph has been going the round of the papers hereabouts, under the head, ‘A genuine compliment,’ which tells us of a coal-heaver asking a very beautiful lady to allow him to light his pipe in her eyes. It is a matter of little consequence to us who the parties were, or when or where the compliment was paid; as it is an incident connected with history, we should not be the worse for knowing something about it. It was sometime about the year 1790...”
Indiana’s 2026 legislative session ended on Friday, with several bills concerning affordability, education, and immigration making the final cut. Get the overview of changes coming soon. (WTHR)
Tech
If your kid’s online safety has been top of mind lately, you’re not alone — and Fishers PD wants to help you learn how to protect it. The department is hosting three free digital safety talks for parents, with the first taking place tonight at 6 p.m. Register. (WTHR)
Sports
Need some fuel to ignite your passion for women’s sports? ICYMI, Major League Volleyball team Indy Ignite is on a franchise-best six-game winning streak and has the best record in the league. Get tickets to an upcoming match.
Open
The 96th Street Nickel Plate Trail pedestrian bridge is now open, connecting the 16.82-mile trail from the State Fairgrounds all the way up to Noblesville. See which bridges are coming next. (WTHR)
Watch
Might we offer you another Regency-era watch? “Jane Austen’s Period Drama,” an Oscar-nominated short film co-written and directed by North Central High School and Indiana University grad Steve Pinder, is now streaming on YouTube. (IBJ)
Hoosier
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, MA, announced it’s inducting “The Pacer Guy” into its SuperFan Gallery. Learn more about Matt Asen, who hasn’t missed a home playoff game in 20+ years. (WTHR)
Monti’s executive chef is Francesco Settanni, who grew up in Bari, Italy. | Photo by @twainindy
Meet Indy’s newest Italian spot: Monti, opening in Fountain Square in the space most recently occupied by Wine Market and Table. The from-scratch restaurant is the culinary brainchild of the owner of Bovaconti and the former director of operations for Tre. It’s in a soft opening phase now; we’ll let you know when the grand opening is scheduled.
Bonus “Bridgerton” event for you: Vitamin String Quartet, which provided many of the pop classical covers the show is known for, is performing at Clowes Memorial Hall on Friday, March 13. Get ticketsbefore they disappear like Daphne and the Duke.
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