The draft Regional Pedestrian Plan is now available for public review from through Wednesday, January 22nd at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) website. Watch video summaries of the plan; download, review, and comment on […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Each year, a National Day of Remembrance commemorates victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Indianapolis event took place Dec. 4 at the Artsgarden downtown. […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Spurred by a nationwide epidemic of gun violence, nearly 250 mayors from across the country have signed a letter urging Congress to enact pending gun legislation. Penned by the U.S. Conference […more…]
The Indianapolis Fire Department and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department urge all citizens to exercise basic safety precautions when using fireworks. In Marion County, fireworks may legally be used from June 28 through July 3 […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy During an early April violence prevention presentation for Public Health Week 2019, Brittany Yarnell, a surveillance epidemiologist at Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD), shared data compiled from the Centers for […more…]
The City’s community-focused violence reduction strategy has expanded to include three new Indy Peacemakers to help disrupt the spread of violence and foster positive community engagement. Jeff Cottrell is one of the new Indy Peacemakers. […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) and Eskenazi Health have teamed up to offer presentations that seek to prevent gun violence among young people. Educating Kids About Gun Violence (EKG) is […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) has cleared the necessary regulatory hurdles to allow it to move forward with streetlight retrofitting and new installations throughout the city. According to Claire Dalton, IPL’s […more…]
by Dan Carpenter After sitting idle for more than a year, the former Fire Station 16 at 5555 N. Illinois has been sold to a developer who plans to serve food and drinks in a […more…]
by Chris Bavender You probably go past the building on College Avenue at 42nd Street and don’t give it a second thought: a small, light blue, nondescript building surrounded by a black wrought iron fence, […more…]
