DWNTWN Events Last Updated 6 hours ago Fire Up DWNTWN featured many things including murals, hot air balloons, vendors of local businesses, bands and anything in between. This event took place August 6, 2022, from 1-10 p.m. in Muncie, Indiana. (Kyle Smedley/DN) "I love Muncie": Fire Up DWNTWN was a step in helping rebuild Muncie by bringing people together and supporting local businesses By Kyle Smedley Though it didn’t go exactly to plan, Fire Up DWNTWN took over Walnut Street and the rest of downtown Muncie, Indiana, August 6, 2022. Hot air balloons still briefly took the skies, local businesses set up shop under tents, food trucks lined the street and countless other events ran from 1-10 p.m., prompting Muncie’s community to show out in full form.
DWNTWN Events Last Updated 6 hours ago "I love Muncie": Fire Up DWNTWN was a step in helping rebuild Muncie by bringing people together and supporting local businesses By Kyle Smedley
Economics 8/7/2022, 3:35pm AP: Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
Art 8/7/2022, 9:58am First Thursday gives Muncie locals a chance to showcase their art By Joseph McKeigue The first Thursday of every month, Muncie Community Events holds an event in DWNTWN Muncie titled, “First Thursday. First Thursday gives local artists a chance to highlight their work to the community by allowing guests to walk through a gallery of their artwork.
Baseball 8/6/2022, 9:58am SMEDLEY: Remembering the greatest commentator of all time, Vin Scully By Kyle Smedley SMEDLEY: Vin Scully is the greatest commentator of all time, and seems to be one of the greatest human beings to ever grace the sports world.
Abortion 8/5/2022, 10:19pm AP: Indiana Legislature 1st to approve abortion bans post Roe By Associated Press AP: Indiana's Legislature became the first in the nation Friday to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Events 8/5/2022, 5:57pm Ruble Racing announce Muncie Sprint & Olympic Tris for August 20 By Staff Reports Registration is now open for Ruble Racing's Muncie Sprint and Olympic Triathlons August 20, 2022. The sprint races are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. August 20, while the olympic races are scheduled to begin at 8:20 a.m.
Events 8/5/2022, 9:58am New shows August 12 & 19 at Charles W. Brown Planetarium By Staff Reports August 12 and 19, 2022, there are scheduled to be three new shows at the Charles W. Brown Planetarium. All three shows are free of charge and run consecutively.
Basketball 8/4/2022, 11:58am AP: Russian judge convicts WNBA's Griner, gives 9-year sentence By Associated Press AP: A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling Thursday and sentenced her to nine years in prison. for drug possession and smuggling.
Basketball 8/4/2022, 9:58am SMEDLEY: Bill Russell was larger than basketball By Kyle Smedley SMEDLEY: After his passing July 31, 2022, Bill Russell is a man who the NBA will undoubtedly continue to celebrate for years to come. He was and is not just a basketball icon, but a sports and civil rights icon.
Esports 8/3/2022, 5:58pm Partnership between Ball State University Esports and Gen.G is announced By Staff Reports August 2, it was announced via press release that Ball State University Esports would be partnering with international Esports organization Gen.G. Gen.G is an organization focused on connecting Asia and the United States via esports.
Weather 8/3/2022, 9:30am Special Weather Statement for Delaware County August 3-9 By Staff Reports August 3, 2022, the National Weather Service and the Weather Channel issued a Special Weather Statement for Delaware County, Indiana. August 3, the area is under a Heat Advisory, and from August 3-9, Delaware County is under a Hazardous Weather Outlook.
Football 8/2/2022, 5:28pm SMEDLEY: Deshaun Waston's 6-game suspension indicative of larger problem within NFL By Kyle Smedley SMEDLEY: In the wake of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension for sexual misconduct, it is even more clear that the NFL's suspension policies are deeply flawed and borderline offensive.
enterprise 5/2/2022, 3:00pm Muncie’s Maker Force By Grace McCormick A former 80,000-square-foot laundry facility in Muncie holds limitless possibilities. Boombox music fills the second floor while artists move tables to set up for First Thursday, a monthly event to draw people to explore art and culture downtown. A woodworker helps children build birdhouses while Steven Knipp colors hair in his salon a few doors down. Adjacent businesses invite people in for gift shopping or ax throwing.
Campus 4/30/2022, 7:00pm Ball State graduate, dining worker and author discusses her books and the experience that helped create them. By Elissa Maudlin Kris Ball started writing when she was 6 years old — poetry, song lyrics, short stories. Ball said in the opening of one of her books that, sitting at the foot of her bed, her Aunt Janice — a woman 10 years younger than Ball’s “hands-off” mother — encouraged her to write and “would listen to [her] stupid poems.”
2022 Delaware County Fair 7/15/2022, 5:58pm 2022 Delaware County Fair runs July 11-23, events for July 15-23 upcoming
Government/abortion 7/24/2022, 10:00am Indiana Capital Chronicle: Vice President Kamala Harris coming to Indiana Monday
Featured Media Art of downtown Muncie: Part 1 A series of photos taken July 12-13, 2022, feature art in downtown Muncie, Indiana. Some photos include art that showcase love for the Muncie area and some simply show art itself. (Kyle Smedley/DN)
AP: Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next Economics 8/7/2022, 3:35pm By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
Habitat’s Heroine Enterprise 3/28/2022, 7:20pm By Taylor Smith Greater Muncie, Indiana Habitat for Humanity, Inc. wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of Sharon Brown. With a bottle of water, reading materials and a phone charging on the table beside her, Sharon Kay Brown sits in her favorite rocking chair every Tuesday evening and tunes into NBC’s “Chicago Fire.”
SMEDLEY: Remembering the greatest commentator of all time, Vin Scully Baseball 8/6/2022, 9:58am By Kyle Smedley SMEDLEY: Vin Scully is the greatest commentator of all time, and seems to be one of the greatest human beings to ever grace the sports world.
JOSLIN: Homophobia unacceptable in the face of growing monkeypox concerns Opinion 7/30/2022, 10:00am By Grayson Joslin Since the current outbreak of monkeypox began in May, those in the LGBTQ community have been subject to hate for the outbreak, and it needs to stop. Monkeypox is mostly spread through person-to-person contact, including during sexual contact. It can also spread through touching objects, especially if it is shared by two or more people, and also by contact with an animal that has been infected with monkeypox. Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, and it can be spread through other non-sexual means.
First Thursday gives Muncie locals a chance to showcase their art Art 8/7/2022, 9:58am By Joseph McKeigue The first Thursday of every month, Muncie Community Events holds an event in DWNTWN Muncie titled, “First Thursday. First Thursday gives local artists a chance to highlight their work to the community by allowing guests to walk through a gallery of their artwork.