Arts & Culture

Local Organization Offers Free Digital Historic Walking Tours

By Jill Ditmire

Published July 13, 2020 at 12:00 AM EDT

Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis Digital Tours Project Manager Lorraine Phillips Vavul.

Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis, or HUNI, now offers free, digital historic walking and biking tours through an app. Maps of eight of the 23 historic neighborhoods are now available.

From our Arts and Culture Desk, WFYI’s Jill Ditmire spoke with HUNI Digital Tours Project Manager Lorraine Phillips Vavul about how the tours work and who HUNI hopes will find them valuable -- including students in those neighborhood schools.

You can learn more at the HUNI website.

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Jill Ditmire was no stranger to the broadcast world. Her face and voice were a daily part of the lives of viewers and listeners in the Midwest for 25 years. She was the local news anchor during "All Things Considered" and a contributor to "Morning Edition," "Sound Medicine," "Art of the Matter “Curious Mix” and "Wednesday Live at 5:44." Jill's broadcast experience included anchoring and reporting news at television stations in Indianapolis, Detroit and Lafayette, including WTTV, WRTV, WLFI, WJBK, WTHR, WISH and the Ford Motor Company News Network. She produced her own television series on Indiana Public Television for eight years called “The Good Life” which showcased independent chefs, restaurants and local wineries.

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