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Notes from the Broad Ripple Art Fair: Hilty on stage, 'Carrie: The Musical,' etc.
Lou HarryMay 19, 2013
Comment(1)It's not just about buying art and scarfing down truck food. The annual event also is a great opportunity to catch up on what's
next for arts groups.
MoreFriday fun: Master gardeners dig annual sale
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 17, 2013
Comments(0)Dirt has been flying throughout Hamilton County as hundreds of master gardeners prepare for their annual sale. The green thumbs
produced more than 12,000 plants to raise money for scholarships and other programs.
MoreFarmers markets usher in suburban summer
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 16, 2013
Comments(3)Forget Memorial Day. Summer unofficially arrives in the suburbs this Saturday—opening day for high-profile farmers markets
in Carmel, Noblesville and Zionsville.
MoreClowes lineup: Whoopi, The Onion, Mellencamp musical
Lou HarryMay 16, 2013
Comment(1)Upping its game for its 50th anniversary season, Clowes Hall has populated its 2013-2014 lineup with returning high-profile
acts and some newbies to the Butler University stage, including Martha Graham Dance Company and Blue Man Group.
MoreIBJ A&E priority list picks for May 16-22
Lou HarryMay 15, 2013
Comments(0)Weekend events include the Broad Ripple Art Fair, new work from Dance Kaleidoscope, and a songwriting legend at the Palladium.
MoreSneak a peek at Noblesville's long-awaited Riverwalk
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 15, 2013
Comments(2)Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a pedestrian path along the White River in Noblesville—a $2
million-plus project that took more than a decade to come to fruition.
MoreDeveloper of Star building dubs project Pulliam Square
Scott OlsonMay 15, 2013
Comments(13)The buyer of the Indianapolis Star building has tapped into the newspaper's rich history by naming a mixed-use
development to be built on the property Pulliam Square. Eugene C. Pulliam bought the newspaper in 1944 and his family led
it for more than 50 years.
MoreTicket giveaway: Tim McGraw at Klipsch
Lou HarryMay 14, 2013
Comments(26)Win tickets to the Two Lanes of Freedom tour, rolling into Noblesville May 30.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?