Archive for January, 2009

If you were into my eating local post, check out this story I wrote about urban agriculture.

I was sitting at my desk yesterday when the phone rang.
Me: Indy.com.
Silence.
Me: Hello?
Random Mook: Yeah, is this Neal?
Me: Yes it is. What can I do for you?
RM: Yeah, I’m a fight promoter…
Me: OK.
RM: You wanna do a story on a fighter I got? Jeremy Ashley, he’s 25-1, gonna be on The Ultimate Fighter, not this [...]

The wife and I have been proponents of buying local since we were in high school, but in 2009 we re-committed to supporting local businesses as a way to make our dollars work harder for Indiana in a recession. Our first priority is moving as much of our grocery budget as possible from regional supermarkets [...]

Emma Overman: Symphonies & Dirges
Check out the video I produced on a local artists. I am still trying to get the embed to workin WordPress.

Rodeo rider Bandy Murphy: “Tell me, what would you do if someone tied up your balls?”
Me: “Lay down and cry.”
Murphy: “That’s exactly what a bull would do.”
Thanks for that clarification, Bandy.

“At one point I wanted to be a race car driver or a fireman.” Check out this interview with talented local artist Casey Roberts and see more of his work here. [Big Car]
The Music Mill is closing – can’t say I’ll miss it but losing live music venues is not a good thing. [Indianapolis Business [...]

I really have no idea how this flew under my radar, but folks are working to establish a co-op grocery on the near east side of Indianapolis. Not only would the project provide a brick and mortar business for an area of town that has little but gas stations and fast food, but it could [...]

Indy.com: Burlesque, bathrooms and more from Neal Taflinger on Vimeo.

Barrel racer Mindy Edwards.
The rodeo is coming to town this Saturday. Check out my profile of local barrel racer Mindy Edwards.