Trinity Haven, Indiana’s first transitional housing sanctuary for LGBTQ teenagers, has received a Change-Maker grant of $100,000 from Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis. A charitable women’s giving circle, Impact 100 targets arts and culture, education, environment, […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Slowly but steadily, the Midtown TIF has been building its fund balance as a result of continued commercial redevelopment and infill construction within the district. “It’s actually become much more healthy […more…]
by Cheryl Reed If you’re called into the principal’s office at Mary E. Nicholson Center for Inquiry School 70, 510 E. 46th Street, you may be surprised by what feels like a cozy family room. […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Last year’s vote by the Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Commissioners to accept the IPS administration’s recommendation to “reinvent” the number and location of its high schools resulted in the shuttering […more…]
by Marion Simon Garmel “Art,” she said. “There is something in art that cracks that hard shell in a way that a lot of other things are not able to do.” Teresa Vazquez speaking. She […more…]
Artists with the Indy Cultural Corridor Consortium (3CIndy) have begun placing installations along the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors in Midtown. A grouping of purple whirligigs in front of the Concord building at 38th and […more…]
A multi-million-dollar investment in the former Double 8 headquarters at 2201 E. 46th St. has resulted in Refinery46, a unique co-working and business incubator space. Partners Brian Schutt, Jesse Cross, and Tom Lazzara took a […more…]
by Dan Carpenter What does a $150 loan to a family in a fix have in common with a house of refuge for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth who’ve been kicked onto the street […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Social entrepreneurs seek to solve broad social, cultural, and environmental problems by establishing enterprises that measure success by the change they foster. Christopher Gergen’s career in education, media, arts, and public […more…]
The City of Indianapolis has established an online resource for citizens to check on the status of efforts to address vacant, abandoned, and distressed properties in neighborhoods. Mayor Joe Hogsett announced the 2,000 Homes Initiative […more…]
