The Village Sampler

The community was named after a poem by Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley titled "Broad Ripple".

[7] After graduating, utilizing her degree and her previous publishing experience, Barcio founded the Village Sampler Newspaper and became its editor in chief.

[8] The newspaper continued operating until December 1998, when it ceased publication due to Barcio's declining health.

[9] Throughout its run, The Village Sampler took special care to document the history of Indianapolis,[10] publishing hundreds of articles and interviews on the subject with a special focus on the Broad Ripple community, where the paper was published out of Barcio's basement in a house at 6026 Indianola Avenue.

[11] A complete set of back issues is in the permanent collection of the central branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.