June 15, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloPosters highlighting the top 12 proposals will be on display in Monument Circle storefronts until June 26 so members of the
public can vote for their favorite. The ideas could be used by planners plotting the future of the downtown space.
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June 13, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe structure planned for the southwest corner of Broad Ripple and College avenues also would include first-floor retail space
and a police substation. Construction is set to begin this summer and be complete by mid-2012.
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June 11, 2011
Francesca JaroszThree years after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard launched a city office designed to help ex-offenders avoid a repeat prison
visit, some of those original supporters say the city’s Office of Re-Entry Initiatives not only has fallen short of
that goal but has accomplished little else.
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June 11, 2011
IBJ StaffAmong Melina Kennedy’s priorities is educating residents and businesses about recycling and making it more convenient.
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June 6, 2011
Indianapolis' Community Crime Prevention Board awarded a total of $1.7 million in grants, down from $4 million last year,
due to the city budget crunch.
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May 28, 2011
Francesca JaroszA dormant plan to redevelop the 150-acre former Central State Hospital campus is starting to get momentum. Developers anticipate
spending $100 million to $150 million to revamp the site.
With online photo gallery
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May 28, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe city’s mounting legal bills to cover lawsuits involving Indianapolis City Market are adding to the taxpayer cost
of subsidizing the venue and making it tougher for the market to become self-sufficient.
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May 21, 2011
Francesca JaroszIndianapolis leaders have targeted four core urban areas for renewal, taking steps to create new tax-increment-financing districts
to seed economic development there.
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May 20, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinA smaller budget and new selection process for Indianapolis’ crime-prevention grant program has thrown some local not-for-profits
for a loop.
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May 18, 2011
Scott OlsonCity-County Council grants approval for the city to enter into a 25-year lease with the owner of the former Eastgate mall
to take 76,000 square feet for a Regional Operations Center.
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May 18, 2011
A proposed ordinance would crack down on "predatory" towing practices by requiring tow-truck operators to adhere to several
rules meant to protect consumers.
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May 17, 2011
Tom HartonThree bills with implications for owners of commercial real estate were approved by the General Assembly and have been signed
by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
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May 16, 2011
Associated PressThe City-County Council in Indianapolis has voted to spend $4 million to demolish the abandoned 15-story Keystone Towers and
the long-vacant former Winona Hospital.
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May 14, 2011
IBJ StaffThe hour-long film, dubbed “Green Building in Indianapolis: Creating a Sustainable Future,” was released on You
Tube last month.
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May 10, 2011
Tom HartonLifeline Data Centers, which bought Eastgate in 2008, plans to invest $10 million into the property this year if the Department
of Public Safety moves forward with plans to lease 78,000 square feet.
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May 9, 2011
Cory SchoutenCity officials are seeking bidders for the first phase of Indianapolis' largest-ever public works project, an underground
tunnel system equipped to store millions of gallons of raw sewage and prevent the excrement from flowing into local waterways.
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May 7, 2011
IBJ StaffCity gets high marks for efforts to encourage financial literacy among residents.
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May 4, 2011
Four-term incumbent Charles Henderson was defeated, in part because of his plan to revitalize the city's downtown by destroying
several historic buildings. Most other incumbent mayors in the Indianapolis metropolitan area were winners.
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May 3, 2011
Associated PressFormer Indianapolis Deputy Mayor Melina Kennedy has easily won the city's Democratic mayoral primary and will face first-term
GOP incumbent Greg Ballard in the November general election.
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May 2, 2011
Associated PressDemocrats will choose their candidate Tuesday to run against Indianapolis Republican Mayor Greg Ballard, while voters statewide
pick nominees for city offices.
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April 30, 2011
Francesca JaroszA group of local power brokers is quietly assembling a plan that would transfer control of Indianapolis Public Schools to
the mayor.
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April 30, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe new sidewalk and curb material is easing strain on storm sewers on Ohio Street.
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April 23, 2011
Cory SchoutenSixteen years after the former Essex Hotel was razed, the site remains a parking lot although a 1990 agreement with the city
required its owner to develop the space within five years if the building were torn down.
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April 16, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe $156 million North of South project is a complicated, risky and potentially transformative bet on downtown.
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April 7, 2011
IBJ StaffMarian University will assume management of the Major Taylor Velodrome and the surrounding Lake Sullivan Sports Complex under
a partnership announced Thursday morning by Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.