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Local soul food favorite hopes to build new restaurant
Scott OlsonMay 9, 2013
Comments(19)Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place is seeking to build a new restaurant just south of its current location. Plans call for a
two-story structure, large enough to hold banquets, to be constructed on a vacant lot near College Avenue and 19th Street.
MoreCarmel developer plans rooms with a view
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 9, 2013
Comment(1)Construction is expected to begin this summer on a $6 million development at Carmel’s City Center that includes luxury
apartments overlooking the Monon Trail.
MoreThoughts on Civic's 'Into the Woods'
Lou HarryMay 8, 2013
Comments(2)The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical fairy-tale mash-up gets a strong production at the Tarkington thanks, in part, to
a stand-out Cinderella.
MoreReynolds moving HQ, farm-equipment sales
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 8, 2013
Comments(0)Fishers mainstay Reynolds Farm Equipment is building an $8 million headquarters on U.S. 31 north of Westfield, moving the
company’s agricultural operation closer to its rural customer base.
MoreTicket giveaway: ISO's 'String Evolution'
Lou HarryMay 8, 2013
Comments(30)Schubert, Bach and Tchaikovsky on the bill for the May 16-17 performances. And you could score a pair of seats.
MoreA&E priority list for May 9-15
Lou HarryMay 7, 2013
Comments(0)This weekend's A&E is dominated by the festival marking the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. But that's not
all that's happening. Read on....
MoreOutback, Olive Garden slated for Michigan Road
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 7, 2013
Comments(5)The Carmel City Council on Monday agreed to pave the way—literally—for commercial development planned for the
west side of Michigan Road south of 106th Street.
MoreThe 'burbs: culinary wasteland or undiscovered territory?
Andrea Muirragui DavisMay 6, 2013
Comments(6)Local food writer's "Taste of Indy" feature got me thinking about destination dining in the northern suburbs. What would make
your list?
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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?