The not-for-profit is slating its second Indy-area Vintage Vogue boutique and a more traditional thrift center for prominent locations in the hip neighborhood.
As an anchor at a central intersection—and with a raised stage, windows overlooking the fountain and the outdoor plaza, and plenty of seating both in the dining room and at the bar—it’s clear that Pioneer is primed to help redefine Fountain Square.
Marrow opens Tuesday evening while Frona Mae began serving customers Monday from its East Washington Street space. Also, Hoaglin to Go plans second downtown location, in new YMCA.
Deylen Realty is requesting the abatement to offset the cost of building Forte, a 64-unit apartment-and-retail project on part of a surface lot that had been owned by the city.
Fine artist Kyle Ragsdale grew up in Texas and spent years in New Mexico. But when it came time to put down roots in Indianapolis, where he’s lived since the 1990s, he chose the Fountain Square neighborhood.
Also a tastemaker at Plow & Anchor, John Adams now is teaming with retail broker Brian Epstein to open Marrow in Fountain Square, where Maria’s Pizza was located.
Commercial real estate prices are skyrocketing in Fountain Square, where property owners seem emboldened by a resurgence of interest in the historic neighborhood southeast of downtown.
Bryce Caldwell plans to open an Italian restaurant called Pioneer on June 1, more than three years after his original plan to launch on New Year’s Day 2012.
The game has become a must-have-reservations attraction in the historic Fountain Square neighborhood and one of Indy's most original activities for corporate team-building, date night or a fun time out with friends.
City officials have selected Deylen Realty’s proposal to build a five-story apartment-and-retail project on a surface parking lot the city has owned for years.
Three proposals to develop a city-owned parking lot come with the caveat that they’ll likely need city assistance ranging from “very little” to “a lot.”
Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Fountain Square man. Keith Brown, 22, of Indianapolis, was arrested in Detroit on Saturday and charged with the June 28 murder of Jimmy Fesler, 37. Fesler was shot in his home while celebrating his birthday with his family.
A 79-year-old Indianapolis man said three people burst into the back door of his Fountain Square-area home Sunday about 10 p.m. before beating him up and stealing his wallet. One intruder hit the victim in the chest with the barrel of a rifle and threatened to kill him while the other two searched the home in the 1600 block of Draper Street. The man suffered cuts to his hands and needed treatment at an area hospital.
A man rushing to the airport in his van Tuesday night missed his turn and hit two pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing one. Joseph Anthony Scott Crandall, 20, was driving south on Shelby Street in Fountain Square about 8:30 p.m. when he tried to turn onto Prospect Street and jumped a curb. One pedestrian died on the scene. The other, Aaron Schaler, 35, was taken to Wishard Hospital in stable condition. Investigators don’t believe drugs or alcohol played a factor, but said Crandall told them he was in a hurry because he had eight minutes to get to the airport.
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.
A fire damaged two homes and displaced seven Fountain Square residents Sunday afternoon. Indianapolis firefighters were called to the 800 block of Dawson Street about 4:15 p.m. Two homes were already on fire when fire crews arrived and they had to aggressively battle the blaze to prevent it from spreading to other homes. Firefighters rescued multiple pets, including two snakes, two dogs, and a bird, from one of the homes. No injuries were reported. Officials are still investigating a cause of the fire.
Fountain Square Academy, a charter middle and high school with about 270 students, will remain open after Ball State University decided to grant it a charter to continue operating after this school year.
