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JOSEPH: Don't repeat Marsh's mistake
August 17, 2009
Marsh Supermarkets quickly realized it could not honor the flood of redemptions of the $10 coupon it recently offered to its
Facebook friends.
MoreToll road was good deal for state
August 17, 2009
I cannot help but agree with the author’s assessment:
the state of Indiana got a pretty good deal on the lease-sales agreement.
MoreIndiana is lucky to have toll lease
August 17, 2009
The facts are that toll increases are strictly limited
in the contract and cars using electronic tolling have had no increase and are still paying the $4.65 toll rate set in
1985, one of the lowest per-mile tolls in the nation.
MoreHigher-ed chief Lubbers is up to task
August 17, 2009
In her short tenure thus far as commissioner, she has already helped me personally with an issue I was experiencing as a law
student.
MoreEDITORIAL: Partisan games plague council
August 17, 2009
The City-County Council wisely averted disaster for the Capital Improvement Board Aug. 10 by voting to raise the city’s
hotel tax from 9 percent to 10 percent, but the razor-thin vote was another disappointing case of elected officials making
decisions based on partisanship rather than good judgment.
MoreDAVIS: Looming deadline not so big now
August 17, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe exact words the doctor used that day are forever lost in a blur of
hospital gowns and ultrasound gel and post-biopsy instructions.
MoreEDITORIAL: An economic silver lining
August 17, 2009
The local eateries are suffering along with everyone else, but those that have
the wherewithal are taking a chance by expanding into bargain-priced locations.
MoreHICKS: Health care experts make poor economists
August 17, 2009
Mike HicksIn almost every place that two or more Americans gather, health care is debated. Because the bills before Congress are
inaccessible, the debate has shifted instead to principles such as the role of government and individual freedoms. I think
this a healthy thing.
MoreBENNER: Time will prove the wisdom of building stadium
August 17, 2009
Bill BennerA year ago, we opened Lucas Oil Stadium. We've been arguing about it ever since.
MoreSKARBECK: Tax-haven crackdown starts getting serious
August 10, 2009
Ken SkarbeckIf you never got around to opening that Swiss bank account, you might want to wait a bit longer—at least until after
Sept. 23. That is the date the IRS has set for any tax-evading American to come forward regarding 52,000 accounts held at
Swiss banking giant UBS under a Voluntary Disclosure program.
MoreHICKS: Indiana State Fair offers fun kind of economic stimulus
August 10, 2009
Mike HicksThe Indiana State Fair is a great treat, but there’s a lot more to it than the food and fun. In
2008, more than 859,000 folks visited the fair. According to our estimates, spending at the fair last year led to more than
$63 million in total economic activity.
MoreHETRICK: A health insurance beneficiary pleads for reform
August 10, 2009
Bruce HetrickAs a hearing-impaired, migraine-suffering, diabetic cancer survivor who's also the father of a cancer survivor and the widower
of a cancer victim, I've experienced more than my fair share of American health care.
MoreDINING: Iaria's name may provide jokes, but Italian classics satisfy
August 10, 2009
Lou HarryIaria’s Italian Restaurant has been around since 1933, but that’s no reason to feel guilty
about making fun of its name. Go on, chuckle about how it’s only a slightly better name than “Isintary.”
You are forgiven.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Leguizamo tries out Indy
August 10, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, a film and theater star uses Indianapolis as a test market, Shakespeare holds a rain-soaked mob, and a somber ISO
plows
through a Beatles afternoon.
MoreEDITORIAL: Restore Winona to city tax rolls
August 10, 2009
IBJ StaffIf Denver-based Ecolonomic Realty Group decides it wants to pursue a $25 million redevelopment of the old Winona Memorial
Hospital site and presents a solid proposal, the city is in no position to turn down the tax revenue
it would generate.
MoreMAURER: Live like humans and die like dogs
August 10, 2009
Mickey MaurerWe lost a member of the family last month. Casey Elizabeth Maurer died a peaceful death at her age of 105. At the end,
her hearing and eyesight were vastly impaired and she was in constant pain. Her time had come.
MoreMARCUS: A feast of perceptions about health care
August 10, 2009
Morton MarcusLots of people are
without health insurance, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they go without health care. Others have insurance that
doesn’t cover their needs. Either they don’t get the care or they go broke in the process.
MoreKOVACS: Time is now for health care reform
August 10, 2009
One of the biggest challenges facing our nation is health care reform. Despite development of the most innovative and significant
advances in medical treatment, our ability as health care professionals to provide high-quality, cost-effective and continual
patient care too often falls by the wayside as a result of misalignments in our health care system.
MoreSusan Bayh has major conflicts
August 10, 2009
Your editorial last week on Susan Bayh’s memberships on health care company boards was remarkably restrained. There
are SCREAMING conflicts.
MoreNeighbor input needed in revitalization efforts
August 10, 2009
Local Initiatives Support Corp. wanted to take a moment to second the ideas expressed last week
in AIA Indianapolis President Sanford Garner’s Viewpoint column. Garner expressed concern that current residents
benefit from revitalization and pointed out the importance of community dialogue as part of the process.
MoreEDITORIAL: Susan Bayh's tangled web puts cloud over senator husband
August 3, 2009
IBJ StaffCorporate boards need more women, but not people such as Susan Bayh, wife of Sen. Evan Bayh. It’s not
that she isn’t up to the task. The former attorney at Eli Lilly and Co. and visiting professor at Butler University
is by all accounts capable. So we’re not surprised she regularly receives invitations to serve on boards. But
we are surprised she accepts.
MoreKATTERJOHN: Where's Mr. Wizard? We need him
August 3, 2009
Chris KatterjohnWe don’t have enough kids interested in science and math
who will grow into the kind of skilled employees Indiana will need in the future.
MoreMARCUS: Economic slump inspires platitudes galore
August 3, 2009
Morton MarcusIf the problem is that consumers and businesses
are not spending because banks aren’t lending, then government making it easier for banks to lend and consumers to spend
is a good thing. The stimulus plan is right on target.
MoreGARNER: Urban redevelopment requires dialogue
August 3, 2009
Sanford GarnerLater this summer, architects, urban planners, economists and hydrologists from around the city and around the nation will
come to Indianapolis to begin planning for the redevelopment of the area near 22nd Street and the Monon Trail. Known
as the American Institute of Architects Sustainable Design Assessment Team, it will work with neighborhood organizations
and city leaders to develop a renewal plan to turn this blighted area into a thriving neighborhood.
MoreOfficials should redevelop prison property
August 3, 2009
After outcry from the community, the plan to turn the current Women’s Prison on the near east side into a work release
facility for male prisoners was modified to make it barely palatable. However, there’s a larger point that shouldn’t
be overlooked.
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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?