Hustling Beyond the Classroom
By Cristal Mariano / February 26, 2025A Ball State student channels her passion for crochet and beading into a small business.
A Ball State student channels her passion for crochet and beading into a small business.
Whimsies Boutique aims to provide a safe and welcoming shopping environment for all.
Authentic Filipino restaurant in Muncie is enjoyed by locals and has attracted people from surrounding states.
Three women leaders in Muncie are championing empowerment and change.
Meditate Muncie is a space to learn meditation techniques to cope with stress.
The business began out of owner Keeley Malone’s passion for offering representation to all authors.
Named after the deep dish styled pizza, Little Chicagos aims to help the downtown community grow with an emphasis on family and scratch cooking.
Based out of their store on Granville Avenue, Pumpkin Pulp sells hand-creafted horror masks year round.
Muncie's local pottery store offers artistic opportunities for residents.
Muncie’s Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU) Branch is a networking resource for women across East and Central Indiana, paving the way for a more equitable and empowering workforce.
The roll of dice. The fwip of cards. Jokes, taunts and laughs exchanged alongside strategies and plans. Bonds are formed and made stronger simply by playing games.
The Cup’s patrons might take their beverage into the seating area to the tune of an indie-alternative song and like Jessica Wolfe, a 2023 graduate of Ball State University, they might notice new additions to the walls since their last visit.
Hot Heads Hair Salon celebrates 34 years of excellence at Ball State University.
Fred Timberlake often spends his days in downtown Muncie listening to the sound of trains driving past, or listening to the sound of water running down by the White River.
The smell of freshly ground coffee. A pulpit with no pews but booths instead. A unique history makes up Gaston Community Church.
The organization has created a family and is bettering Muncie.
Sasha Donati was going to leave Muncie a year ago. She was not feeling herself. She was in a dark place, and she did not feel like Muncie understood her.
Kat’s Crystals and Curiosities is a place full of hidden gems, from crystals and bones to local artists who have their work displayed for sale.
The smell of baking surrounds the small kitchen in Susan Danner’s home, encasing it in warmth.
With Fall Commencement comes a great deal of ceremony: cap and gown, “Pomp and Circumstance” and the speeches of proud faculty and peers. It’s a thoroughly fancy affair – a dignified send-off to four long years of hard work and memories. While it marks the end of the class of 2023’s college years, it’s only the beginning of a life of formalities.
