Mass Ave project has character
Schmidt Associates is pushing Indianapolis’ building facades into 21st century leadership.
Schmidt Associates is pushing Indianapolis’ building facades into 21st century leadership.
The recession affected some older Indianapolis neighborhoods differently than it did the larger metro area housing market, with areas of Marion County taking particularly hard hits.
Nov. 16
Multiple Fountain Square locations
This year, the annual multi-stage music bash benefit for Second Helpings features the music of U2, the Kinks and Stevie Wonder played by a who’s who of Indianapolis-area musicians. Details here.
Oct. 26-Nov. 4
Wheeler Art Center
One of the unexpected surprises of last season was the intense straight-faced gore fest, a stage production of “Night of the Living Dead” offered by newcomer Acting Up Productions. This year, in addition to a full season of more conventional fare, such as “Our Town” and “Twelfth Night,” the group returns for a follow-up not for the squeamish. Returnees should note the location shift this year to Fountain Square. Details here.
I am sitting on a plane with 90 representatives of Indianapolis returning from a leadership exchange to Portland, Ore., trying to puzzle out what we can learn from a city that is so different from our hometown. Portland is similar in size and has a blue-collar history like Indianapolis, but it followed a very different path the past 30 years.
Teagen Development Inc. has a purchase agreement for the 6,600-square-foot building at 1101 N. College Ave., rescuing it from an attempt—since withdrawn—to demolish the structure.
CityWay’s design does a lot of things well. Its site plan is woven into the Indy grid, providing active street edges.
What most people consider Fountain Square is actually a combination of three neighborhoods: Fountain Square, Fletcher Place and Holy Rosary. In 2005, I started working on my first project in this area, and it has changed the direction of my professional path in just about every way possible.
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said Wednesday that he is filing multiple charges against more than a dozen members of two competing south-side Indianapolis gangs, the “Problem Child Gang” and “Fountain Square Boyz.” Charges range from criminal gang activity to battery and corrupt business influence. Investigators said the gangs are behind a series of crimes, including robberies, drug sales, graffiti and gun crimes. Many of the gang members are juveniles.
Earth, Wind and Fire performs Sept. 26 at the Murat. Details here.
Lotus Fest, Bloomington’s annual arts celebration, includes performances by Richard Thompson, Chris Smither, Ben Sollee, Dehli 2 Dublin, Global Rhythms and much more at various locations Sept. 20-23. Details here.
Visual artists and writers are challenged to create new work in a limited time for Masterpiece in a Day in Fountain Square. The competition, along with the Fountain Square Art Fair and Art Parade, makes up Art Squared, Sept. 22. Details here.
Storyteller Clare Murphy performs “Away with the Fairies” for family audiences Sept. 21 and “The Mad Myths of the Irish,” for adults Sept. 22 at the Indiana History Center. Details here.
The Punkin Holler Boys play as part of the Indy Folk Series at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis Sept. 22. Details here.
Acting Up Productions stages the Thornton Wilder classic “Our Town” Sept. 21-30 at the HJ Ricks Center for the Arts in Greenfield. Details here.
A highly selective, very subjective guide to the most promising arts and entertainment events on the way in the 2012-13 season.
Forrest and Charlotte Lucas kept original touches including a painting with original owner Steve Hilbert holding a spear, but otherwise aimed to make the mansion more casual. (with 360-degree photos)
Indianapolis police are investigating a stabbing on the city's near-east side. Officers dispatched to the 1600 block of Woodlawn Avenue, near Fountain Square, about 1:45 a.m. found a man suffering stab wounds to his chest. The victim was taken to Wishard Hospital in critical condition. Police said a dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend turned violent, resulting in the stabbing.
First in a month-long series of colorful restaurants. This week: Bluebeard.