Ten tuneful ways to ring in 2025 in Indianapolis
One way to select a New Year’s Eve music event in Indianapolis is to gravitate to your favorite decade. Here are 10 options where music from different eras will accompany the arrival of 2025.
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Nicole-Taylor’s restaurant to rebrand as Corridor in 2025
Owners Erin Kem and Logan McMahan purchased Nicole-Taylor’s, 1134 E. 54th St., from founders Rosa Hanslits and Tony Hanslits in July 2023.
New sports bar Tom’s Watch opens in downtown Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the 13th Tom’s Watch Bar location. The 10,000-square-foot restaurant features 135 screens as well as a full food and drink menu.
Indianapolis courier company acquired by Minnesota logistics firm
Leaders of Indianapolis-based Now Courier expect company growth to continue following the acquisition by Minneapolis-based Priority Courier Experts.
Developer plans $22M apartment, retail project with housing for veterans along Keystone corridor
The 92-apartment development, which would feature one- to three-bedroom units, would consist of market rate and reduced-income housing, with the latter meant to serve homeless veterans.
Mass Ave restaurant Nine Irish Brothers closes
The Irish pub opened in 2014 as the third Nine Irish Brothers location. After a decade of serving shepherd’s pie and bangers and mash, the downtown restaurant is permanently closed.
Roche data shows simple blood test can help determine if someone has Alzheimer’s
Roche is developing the tests in partnership with Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted a breakthrough device designation to the product.
IBJ Podcast: Josef Newgarden, Indy 500 champ and avid investor, also races against S&P 500
Newgarden enjoys being a hands-on caretaker of his financial life, including managing his investment portfolio. He says if he weren’t a racer, “I think I’d be an equity trader or some kind of strategist.”
Economic development overhaul gives Mayor’s Office more control
The plan is meant to streamline discussions among the city, existing businesses and companies considering Indianapolis for expansion or relocation.
Boone County prepares for development at quiet I-65 interchange
County leaders are working to create the 65/47 Economic Development Area, the first step toward spurring business and residential development.
Soaring Medicaid expenses foreshadow tough decisions but Braun says he won’t cut program access
Lawmakers are holding their collective breath in anticipation of Dec. 17 forecasts for tax receipts and Medicaid needs that will determine how they’ll proceed with writing the state’s next two-year budget and funding priorities like education.
Efforts to preserve Indiana music history are catching on
The Indiana Music History Project boasts a 1,000-square-foot gallery of exhibits open five days a week in Broad Ripple.
Keystone at the Crossing office park ownership changes hands
The nearly 1.1-million-square-foot campus, which includes five office buildings and one small retail building, was purchased by Interamar and Typerion Holdings for an undisclosed price.
Commission gives positive feedback on ISO’s Hilbert Circle Theatre plans
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presented its renovation plan Wednesday night in a preliminary review by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, which has purview because both the interior and exterior of Hilbert Circle Theatre are protected as historically significant.
Brazilian steakhouse to open at Fashion Mall Commons retail center
Terra Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse will take over a spot Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar occupied from 2005 to 2020.
Trial shows Lilly’s Zepbound helps patients lose far more weight than competing drug
Eli Lilly and Co. said its weight-loss treatment Zepbound helped patients lose 47% more relative weight than competitor Novo Nordisk’s obesity treatment Wegovy in a head-to-head clinical trial.
ISO planning major facelift for Hilbert Circle Theatre
The overhaul would include construction of a new rooftop event space and outdoor terrace overlooking Monument Circle, a revamp of lounge areas, and a new covered walkway and entryway along the Scioto Street alley.
Indianapolis Airport Authority gets OK from FAA to close heliport
The Federal Aviation Administration has informed the Indianapolis Airport Authority it can move ahead with decommissioning the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport property to make way for the site’s eventual redevelopment.
City set to buy Simon-owned parking lot in proposed stadium district
The site is currently an 80-space surface parking lot operated by Indianapolis-based Denison Parking as well as the Presidential Place pocket park operated by Indy Parks.
Carmel company elevates profile through IndyCar and coffee shops
Ted Gelov, the owner of Carmel-based Heartland Food Products Group, is turning to IndyCar to build the brand of Java House, a cold brew coffee product that debuted in 2018.