Indy Parks Splash Pads Now Open
Warmer weather means Indy Parks is providing options for keeping cool at parks with splash pads that are now open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Midtown parks featuring splash pads include: Andrew Ramsey Park, […more…]
May 2021
Celebrating 50 Years, Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Transformation
By Jim Grim A lot can change in six years. Six years ago the Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Service Center had ceased public services and operations for months. Major donors were concerned and reluctant to […more…]
Biden’s Proposed Budget Includes Funding for IndyGo’s Purple Line and Blue Line Construction
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today that $2.5 billion is recommended in President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget to advance the construction or completion of 25 rail, bus rapid transit (BRT) and streetcar […more…]
Transit-Oriented Development Includes Affordable Housing
Redline Holdings VI LLC has received approval to construct Broadway Apartments, a mixed-use development on 38th Street in Watson Park across from the Park Avenue Red Line station. The 48,900 square foot proposal would replace […more…]
Broad Ripple Mixed-Use Project Moving Ahead
Midtown Development Partners LLC has gained City support to secure a developer-backed bond not to exceed $3.5 million for the Eight Eleven Group’s corporate headquarters project in the 6200 block of North College Ave. on […more…]
Making Midtown Safe for Seniors
by Thomas P. Healy After years of stagnation, many Midtown neighborhoods are celebrating increased residential property values, but long-time residents on fixed incomes may find themselves being priced out of their homes by rising property […more…]
Office Building Approved for Broad Ripple Site
Gershmon Partners has received City approval for construction of a 43,672 square foot office building on four lots in the 6400 block of Ferguson Street in Broad Ripple. The all-timber construction will be unique for […more…]
Basile Opera Center Capital Campaign Underway
The Indianapolis Opera has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to affirm and expand its commitment to Central Indiana audiences and partners by securing the Basile Opera Center, 4011 N. Pennsylvania, as a permanent and sustainable part of IO’s future. The […more…]
Multi-Family Housing Builds Community and Intergenerational Wealth
A Butler-Tarkington couple are developing housing that stabilizes neighborhoods, promotes aging in place, and builds intergenerational wealth while retaining neighborhood residential character. Brenda Vance and her husband Prinest, designed, built, and sold what’s called a […more…]
Winter Farmers Market Has New Location
For the 2021-22 season (November through April,) the Broad Ripple Farmers Market (BRFM) is indoors at Glendale Town Center, 2615 E. 62nd St. in the former Macy’s location. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon. (Closed […more…]
