December 26, 2012
Dan HumanThe former post office at Washington Street and Ritter Avenue once anchored a commercial hub in the historic neighborhood.
About $400,000 in repairs are expected before the groups attempt to flip the property for a new use.
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May 8, 2012
Tom HartonThose seeking the historic designation hope the four-acre industrial complex will be a catalyst for redevelopment of a stretch
of East Washington Street.
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March 20, 2012
Tom HartonTwo significant construction projects are closer to starting in Irvington, where the district’s East Washington Street
commercial corridor is bouncing back even as one of its key buildings faces demolition.
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December 3, 2011
Francesca JaroszResidents of an area near the intersection of Central Avenue and 16th Street are sparring with owners of a site on its northwest
corner who want to build a gas station there. The neighbors had other hopes for the spot, as part of their plans for a pedestrian-friendly
16th Street corridor.
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September 27, 2011
Tom HartonA developer that wants to replace a vacant Irvington motel with an $8.7 million apartment building could get permission as
early as next week to clear the site for redevelopment.
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August 16, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe architecture firm A2SO4 plans to spend about $1 million to renovate a long-vacant former Catholic church near the Lockerbie
neighborhood as its new headquarters.
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June 21, 2011
Tom HartonA provisional settlement in a federal lawsuit filed last September against the city by St. John United Church of Christ gives
parties in the case six months to find a buyer for the nearly 100-year-old church.
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February 22, 2011
Tom HartonA movement to protect historic buildings in Broad Ripple could target as many as 60 properties.
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November 30, 2010
Tom HartonDLZ Indiana closed in September on the century-old building at 157 E. Maryland St. and plans to spend nearly $2.3 million
renovating it.
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October 6, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinResidents of Irvington are split over whether to support turning the former Indy East Motel into housing for homeless families.
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September 18, 2010
Greg AndrewsThe designation scotched a deal with CVS that would have funded construction of a new church at another location.
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May 8, 2010
Tom HartonWork could begin this fall on $10 million Trail Side complex.
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February 27, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana plans to acquire the Romanesque Revival former church and is considering moving
its headquarters there.
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February 11, 2010
Cory SchoutenSen. Patricia Miller will put on hold a bill that would have have stripped the Indianapolis Historic Preservation
Commission
of much of its authority. The bill was
prompted by incidents including a dispute over St. John United Church of Christ.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.