Kathryn Casteel
@kcasteel.bsky.social
Editing at Mirror indy. Southern 🌈 She/her. Tips and things to kathryn.casteel@mirrorindy.org
I definitely wasn't expecting last weekend's flooding in Indianapolis after moving from Charleston! Some good reporting from @mirrorindy.org on what folks saw out there, and how weather patterns are changing. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Floods, droughts and heat domes. Is this the future?
Hoosiers should expect more extreme weather events like this Saturday’s severe storms and flooding.
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Raise your hand if you have still things you bought because you needed it once and never used it again 🖐️ Instead of buying that karaoke machine, fishing pole set or power tool, you can check it out from our public libraries: https://bit.ly/4w7KbK9
During his first mayoral campaign, Joe Hogsett said he would take on “downtown insiders.” Over a decade in office, his campaign has worked behind closed doors to advance donor interests. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Hogsett vowed to fight insiders. His campaign advanced their interests behind closed doors
Here’s how Hogsett’s campaign machine infiltrated city government starting in the mayor’s very first term.
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I love graduation season! There's something about watching people celebrate their accomplishments that gets me in my feels every time. This year, I wanted to find a way to celebrate Indy graduates for @mirrorindy.org. The result is these gorgeous portraits from Brett Phelps and audio interviews.
Eastsiders, you can learn more about a proposed data center project in Warren Township. City-County Councilor Michael-Paul Hart will host a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Warren Township Administration Building, 975 N. Post Road. https://bit.ly/49ukD15
Eastsiders have another chance to learn about a proposed data center
City-County Councilor Michael-Paul Hart will host a community meeting on the proposed data center in Warren Township May 21.
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Exciting news: @mirrorindy.org and I are launching a new text line!! It's called The Jobs Line and it's focused on helping people learn about job fairs, free and low-cost trainings and employment resources in Indy. Text 317-676-4163 to sign up! Not spam! mirrorindy.org/mirror-indy-...
Sign up for Mirror Indy’s new text group, The Jobs Line
Find information about jobs in Indianapolis from Mirror Indy’s new text group called the Jobs Line with higher ed reporter Claire Rafford.
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An influx of SC law enforcement agencies are joining ICE's 287(g) program, including the previously defunct task force model with a history of civil rights abuses. Mitch Black & @kadissem.bsky.social broke down a troubled history and murky future in the state. www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-sled...
More SC law enforcement agencies are joining an ICE program aimed at accelerating deportations
SLED and SC local police agencies are helping execute Donald Trump's deportation goals by joining immigration and customs enforcement partnership program.
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Really great accountability reporting from The Post and Courier's Ali Rockett and Anna Sharpe today. South Carolina Sen. Matt Leber's sailboat has been stuck in Charleston waters for months, but SCDNR says it's not technically "abandoned." www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
SC Senator's boat has been stuck in Charleston waters for months. State says it's not abandoned.
South Carolina Sen. Matt Leber's sailboat, Rebellion, is stuck in the marsh of New Cut Creek on Johns Island, though SCDNR says the boat is not abandoned.
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A couple housing stories from the @postandcourier.bsky.social Charleston metro team this Monday Via Anna Sharpe, folks who work on Folly Beach have a hard time finding housing. City officials are considering a new program to help them find affordable options. www.postandcourier.com/news/folly-b...
People who work on Folly Beach struggle to find housing there. This new program may be the solution.
Folly Beach city council will consider using Lease to Locals, a program that pays operators to turn short-term rentals to long-term rentals for local employees.
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A nice feature from one of The Post and Courier metro reporters here in Charleston, Anna Sharpe, about Blue Christmas church services, a space for folks celebrating alone or that may have lost a loved on to come together. www.postandcourier.com/news/blue-ch...
Blue Christmas services offer healing, community for those struggling this holiday season in SC
Blue Christmas services are quiet, contemplative offerings from several Lowcountry churches to those who are grieving or struggling during the Christmas season.
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Libraries FTW! Story from Maddy Quon. www.postandcourier.com/news/charles...
Need a telescope? You can check one out at Lowcountry libraries. Here's what else you can get.
At public libraries in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, card holders can check out Chromebooks, acoustic guitars, telescopes, aquarium passes.
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Remember in October when @nymag.com published its annual Power Issue with members of the “media elite?" Well, @nymagunion.bsky.social thought you might want to hear from media workers themselves. Introducing our union Power Issue: MEDIA WORKERS TELL ALL!
"There's always going to be a scapegoat because I think, in a lot of ways, that's how people are," Lee said. "But I don't think that it has to be children, and I don't think that it has to be queer children — because they exist." Story from me and Kenna Coe. www.postandcourier.com/news/lgbtq-s...
SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump's White House return has them worried.
South Carolina LGBTQ youth saw state ban gender-affirming care and bathroom access. Uncertainty remains with Donald Trump's anti-trans agenda in White House.
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I am “competitive cooking shows are all that gives me comfort” years old.
A few great recent things my team in Charleston to re-intro myself here- The mayor of Charleston asked regional leaders for buy in on his rapid housing plan for homeless back in October, hoping to hit a Dec. 1 deadline. Folks still haven't heard the details. www.postandcourier.com/news/charles...
Charleston mayor asked local leaders to help with a shelter plan. They're still waiting for details.
Charleston Mayor William Cogswell pitched a regional homeless shelter on Oct. 1, but none of the 30 Lowcountry localities have heard from his administration.
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If South Carolina soon resumes executions, Spartanburg's Richard Moore is likely the first to receive a notice. His attorneys petitioned an international human rights group presenting claims of human rights violations as a likely final attempt for relief. www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/l...
Attorneys for Richard Moore levy human rights group in push for relief from SC death row
Spartanburg's Richard Moore could be the first person issued a death notice if SC resumes executions. Can an international human rights group help?
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How are we doing over here? I heard all were welcome now.
Can’t explain why but Threads feels like when a local restaurant you like opens at an airport
i hope every body finds the social media home they truly deserve
My mom told me the Falling Rock road signs around mountain areas were for an elf named Falling Rock so I wouldn’t be scared of rocks potentially falling on us.
nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir)@nora.zone · 3y agotell me a silly thing you believed as a kid
So what’s the vibe over here, are we serious people or elder millennials still trying unsuccessfully to be funny?
