Indy Midtown Magazine

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April 9, 2018 in On the Horizon // 2018 Decorators’ Show House and Gardens Tours – April 28 through May 13
April 5, 2018 in Arts // Artists in Place for Cultural Corridor Transformation
March 28, 2018 in Developments // Updating an Edward Pierre Building
March 21, 2018 in On the Horizon // National Crime Victims’ Rights awareness celebration at MLK Center – April 11
March 21, 2018 in Developments // The Bike Line Grows Again

Big Plans Ahead for Two Midtown Parks

Expect 2018 to be a transitional year for two of Midtown’s most popular public spaces: Tarkington Park, 45 West 40th St., and Broad Ripple Park, 1550 Broad Ripple Ave. [...more...]
Flood Control Legislation Buoys Rocky Ripple and Warfleigh

On March 13, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 386, which provides a financing mechanism for flood control improvements in Marion County—including Rocky Ripple. [...more...]
Artists in Place for Cultural Corridor Transformation

Transit Drives Indy (TDI), a coalition of local transit advocates for implementation of the Marion County Transit Plan, is partnering with the Indy Chamber and the Arts Council of Indianapolis on a Cultural Corridor Consortium called 3C Indy, that seeks to use the arts to help create a new culture of public transit in Indianapolis. [...more...]
Community Development: 2.0 – Places Make the Project

Community development corporation (CDC) leaders serving Midtown are adapting to the rapidly changing economic, political, and cultural climate by embracing a new framework for their activities: Community Development 2.0 (CD2). [...more...]
Edward Pierre: Architect of Midtown’s Character

If you live in Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, Historic Meridian Park, Washington Park Historic District, or Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhoods, there’s a good chance that you’re within an easy walk of an Edward Pierre–designed building. [...more...]

On the Horizon

Meaningful Conversations Around Race and Reconciliation – April 29

Sunday, April 29 5–8 p.m. Fairview Presbyterian Church 4609 N. Capitol Ave. The Butler-Tarkington Faith Community hosts Christian Theological Seminary dean Leah Gunning Francis, author of Faith and Ferguson, as keynote speaker for this community-building [...more...]
On the Horizon

2018 Decorators’ Show House and Gardens Tours – April 28 through May 13

The Wainwright–Cochran House 4140 North Illinois St. 2018 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Mondays Each year volunteer members of St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild identify a striking Midtown home to refurbish inside and out, relying [...more...]
On the Horizon

National Crime Victims’ Rights awareness celebration at MLK Center – April 11

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be observed April 8 – 14. The theme — Expand the Circle: Reach All Victims —emphasizes the importance of inclusion of all victims in providing services and support.. The [...more...]
On the Horizon

Historic Meridian Park Tree Planting – April 14

9 a.m. – noon Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and neighbors are planning to plant 50 large shade trees in the tree lawns along North Pennsylvania and East 32nd Streets. A total of 55 volunteers are needed. [...more...]
On the Horizon

Available through April 11

IndyParks partners with United Way to provide this IRS-sponsored program that provides tax preparation assistance to individuals and families with a combined household income of $66,000 or less. Contact the Broad Ripple Park office at [...more...]