Series of outdoor murals to appear on walls around Muncie. Here's where the first one is

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A mural outside the Common Market, 900 W. Eighth St., is the first in a series of such project around Muncie courtesy of Cornerstone Center for the Arts.
A mural outside the Common Market, 900 W. Eighth St., is the first in a series of such project around Muncie courtesy of Cornerstone Center for the Arts.

MUNCIE, Ind. — Anyone traveling around Muncie might start to notice outdoor artwork appearing in new places.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts has embarked on an project to paint a series of outdoor murals throughout Muncie, according to a release. The murals are a collaboration between students and Cornerstone artists led by Leon Crosby, a member of the Cornerstone staff and a teaching artist.

The first mural has been painted outside the Common Market, 900 W. Eighth St. The market has been nationally recognized for helping the residents of South Central Muncie, where residents live in a food desert with little immediate access to groceries.

The theme of the Common Market mural is: “Be the Change You Want to See.” The Common Market supplied the paint and other materials.

The next mural is planned for the Rosebud Coffee House, 1805 S. Hoyt Ave., the release stated.

The murals are designed in Crosby’s Cornerstone class and are submitted and approved by the facilities hosting them.

Cornerstone is in discussion with the city on other mural sites around town.

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Job fair set for Thursday at Ivy Tech

MUNCIE — A regional job fair, sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College and the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, will be 1-6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Ivy Tech Cowan Road Building, 4101 S. Cowan Road.

Job-seekers can meet with local employers — including CANPACK, Element Resources, Magna Powertrain, Spartech, Ken-Bar, Muncie Power Products, North American Stamping Group, Mursix, GKN Aerospace, Honeywell, Arrowhead Plastics and Clearline — have on-site interviews and enter to win door prizes, according to an announcement.

United Way campaign raises $17K for food pantries

Heart of Indiana United Way’s first Feeding Our Neighbors fundraising campaign during April collected $17,207 to support local food pantries.

The campaign was designed to address the region’s increased need for healthy food during a challenging financial time for many families, according to a release. A significant factor in the campaign’s success was Northwest Bank's match on all donations made during the campaign up to $5,000. the release noted.

Funds raised through the “Feeding our Neighbors Campaign” will be distributed to 17 local food pantries across the five counties (Delaware, Henry, Fayette, Madison and Randolph) served by Heart of Indiana United Way, including: Christian Ministries, Community Shepard’s Food Pantry-Gaston United Methodist, Friends Church Pantry, Henry County Salvation Army, Inside Out, Parker Community Food Pantry, Second Harvest, Union City Community Help Center, Whitely Community Council, and Winchester Area Churches and Community Food Pantry.

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