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Smoking Ban
Indy Chamber of Commerce endorses smoking ban
October 26, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce is throwing its weight behind a tougher workplace smoking ban up for consideration tonight
by the City-County Council.
MoreTougher smoking ban passes committee
October 15, 2009
IBJ StaffAn ordinance that would prohibit lighting up in bars, bowling alleys and nightclubs, and nearby outdoor seating areas as well,
was endorsed 4-2 by a City-County Council committee Wednesday night.
MoreEDITORIAL: Another blow to a deadly habit?
October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffAn ordinance that would ban smoking in enclosed spaces where it’s still allowed—primarily bars and bowling alleys—is
once again being considered by the City-County Council. And again we urge councilors to adopt the measure.
MoreHETRICK: Will healthy workplace hopes go up in smoke?
October 10, 2009
Bruce HetrickI can predict as well as any seer what witnesses will say as the City-County Council considers a workplace smoking ban.
MoreCouncil to hear plan for stricter smoking ban
October 5, 2009
Scott OlsonA proposal that would prevent smokers from lighting up in all indoor public places in Marion County is expected to meet fierce
resistance from bar owners who oppose a stricter smoking ban.
MoreWestfield makes smoking illegal in most public places
September 15, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Westfield City Council passed a smoking ban 7-0 last night that will prohibit smoking in most public places, including
outdoor arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters.
MoreBowling centers limit smoking voluntarily
July 13, 2009
In 2006 the Indianapolis member centers of the Central Indiana Bowling Centers Association Inc. went
smoke-free voluntarily everywhere in their centers, except the bar.
MoreClean air strategy: Some nightspots opt to tighten smoking rules
June 29, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinCoaches Tavern, MacNiven's Restaurant and Bar, and The Jazz Kitchen are among Indianapolis bars that recently limited or banned
smoking. Those establishments join a short list of bars that already buck the trend in Indianapolis. Smoking in public places,
including restaurants, has been banned in Marion County since 2006, but it's still OK to puff away in places that don't admit
minors.
MoreWhole-hog health scare: A deadly double standard
May 11, 2009
Bruce HetrickBecause secondhand smoke is a longer-term health threat—rather than something quick like the flu or food poisoning—too
much of society, including the media, overlooks its danger with nary a second glance.
MoreFranklin ban snuffs out smoking
May 11, 2009
Tavern owners in Franklin will mothball their ashtrays next month following the passage of a smoking ban May 4. City councilors
voted 6-1 to make the ban one of the most restrictive in the state.
MoreStudy: Smoke-free policies aren't an economic drag
March 30, 2009
A team of Indiana University health researchers has concluded that smoke-free-workplace laws do not have a negative economic
impact.
MoreLet's finally pass no-smoking bill
March 30, 2009
Thanks for having the courage to take the flak from the smokers who think it is their right to kill us by allowing smoking
in bars and casinos.
MoreWorkplace smoking policies move backward
February 9, 2009
Bruce HetrickThe bill in question seems like a long shot. It would abdicate government's responsibility for protecting citizens' health
and safety, and place it in the hands of individual business owners.
MoreYear after smoking ban, only 9 businesses have been fined
March 19, 2007
Chris O'MalleyCounty health inspectors have hardly blown the door down on huffers and puffers a year into the city's smoking ordinance.
The Marion County Health Department took 209 complaints and issued citations against only nine businesses for fines totaling
$1,000 during the first year of the law.
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As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.
I thought everyone was innocent until guilt was proven. Seems people have already convicted Reggie in the press. My nephew was a good kid and is a good man, more to this story im sure
Going by the Marion County population only is of little use. 13th largest? No Way! To judge the real size of a metro area, the easy way is to look at the Arbitron rating list. Indianapolis hovers around 40th largest in the nation--sometimes more, sometimes less. Advertisers want to know exactly how large the population is before they buy radio advertising. Arbitron figured it out long ago. Indianapolis is estimated at 1,427,500. The real #13 is Seattle-Tacoma with a metro population of 3,470,400. So, the population of just Marion County is completely irrelevant to anything useful as far as metro area planning.