by Melissa Cyders, Kevin L. Ladd, and Melissa S. Fry The closures of businesses and states throughout the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been stressful, costly and challenging for many. But the restrictions […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy UPDATED JUNE 28. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) provides the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s “front line” responding to more than 110,000 calls for service each year. As of June 28, […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Updated June 16 –Using his authority to temporarily close roads in an emergency, Indianapolis Department of Public Works Director Dan Parker issued an executive order [PDF] May 19 closing portions of […more…]
UPDATED May 21 In a unanimous vote, the City-County Council Parks & Recreation Committee will send a do-pass recommendation for Proposal 86 [PDF] to the entire Council. The Council will take up the matter at […more…]
by Deborah Widiss As the public health crisis has unfolded, pregnant women have been forced to work without proper protective gear, with some choosing to quit rather than risk exposure to the coronavirus and contracting […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Beginning May 15, some Marion County businesses will be able to resume operations as local leaders begin implementing portions of Phase 2 of Governor Eric Holcomb’s Back on Track plan to […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Mayor Joe Hogsett, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor, and City-County Council President Vop Osili announced several policing reforms during a May 12 joint virtual press conference. “Every resident of […more…]
by Jay Colbert Many sources, both nationally and locally, have noted the disparities that exist in who is contracting COVID-19. All of the charts below use only three numbers: total count of COVID cases; percent […more…]
Indy Midtown Magazine has been posting regular updates about the state’s response to the public health emergency. This post archives all May 2020 updates. View updates from March 2020 or April 2020. UPDATED May 31 […more…]
Beginning on March 14, 2020, Indy Midtown Magazine has been posting regular updates about the response to the public health emergency by the City of Indianapolis as well as Midtown-related organizations. This post archives all […more…]
