by Thomas P. Healy Adam Schmutte, urban naturalist manager at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, leads a team that completed a major habitat restoration project along Fall Creek’s 30th Street bridge embankment. Once overrun by honeysuckle and […more…]
by Katie Grieze Just because something’s green doesn’t mean it’s necessarily good, says Rebecca Dolan, who retired in 2018 as director of the Friesner Herbarium at Butler University. Some plants invade areas in harmful ways, […more…]
by Michael McKillip While every community in Indy is unique and has a distinctive set of assets, Midtown is a singular collection of neighborhoods and institutions of art, culture, and learning. These assets help Indianapolis […more…]
by Doug Day Destination Fall Creek (DFC) began in 2011 as part of a working plan to implement the Mid-North Quality of Life Plan. Leigh Riley Evans, CEO of the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation (MFCDC), […more…]
Until April, the 1911 Capitol Avenue bridge across Fall Creek carried more than 17,000 vehicles daily. Closed all summer for long-overdue repairs, it is once again open to traffic. At a November 27 press conference, […more…]
by Kris Butler Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) flows from an Eli Lilly and Company strategic initiative on resources, investment, and overall long-term impact through its Global Day of Service. In Indianapolis, the event brings […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Fall Creek serves as Midtown’s southern edge, a green and brown buffer that was once enhanced by the adjacent parkway and greenspace as part of George Kessler’s early 20th century Parks […more…]
