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City bicentennial celebrations ramp up despite pandemic

October 2, 2020

The city of Indianapolis is turning 200 and, although the pandemic has altered some plans, celebrations are underway and residents have plenty of opportunities to engage.

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Work on five-story downtown mural for Indy cycling legend to start next month

April 12, 2021 |

Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

A mural honoring Indianapolis native Marshall “Major” Taylor, the first Black world champion cyclist, will begin going up in mid-May on a downtown building a block from Monument Circle, the Arts Council of Indianapolis said Monday.

Holcomb: State won’t seek new bidder to replace failed Agile cell tower deal

March 31, 2017

The state will instead pursue individual leases of state cell towers.

Funding for state archives building may have to wait until 2019

February 24, 2017

Advocates of constructing a new archives building say the current location, on East 30th Street, is falling into disrepair and that the situation is getting dire.

State seeks new funding for Pence’s bicentennial projects

February 10, 2017

The dilemma comes after Gov. Eric Holcomb said Thursday he would terminate a tentative deal to lease the state’s cellphone towers for potentially $260 million over 50 years.

Holcomb cancels Pence’s $260M cell tower contract

February 9, 2017

The Pence administration in September said it had agreed to lease the state’s existing cell towers to help the state fund its bicentennial projects and expand broadband capacity.

Indiana’s bicentennial torch finishes 3,200-mile journey

October 16, 2016

The last day of the five-week torch relay began at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher took the torch on a two-lap spin.

Work nearing completion on Indiana Bicentennial Plaza

September 15, 2016

The $2 million plaza project is converting what had been a street west of the Statehouse into a pedestrian mall with a fountain and a 25-foot-tall sculpture inspired by the torch on the state flag.

HOOSIER BEACON: Herman Wells dedicated his life to IU

July 28, 2016

Wells sought to internationalize IU, strongly supporting education in foreign languages and cultures. Yet he never forgot that IU is Indiana’s University.

State archives building headed to IUPUI campus

July 7, 2016

Indiana’s bicentennial year is more than half over, but several construction projects commissioned to celebrate the occasion are still developing—with announcements coming soon.

HOOSIER BEACON: C.J. Walker raised up women, charities

June 2, 2016

Walker’s Indianapolis legacy remains strong. The Madam Walker Theatre Center in the 600 block of Indiana Avenue, once the headquarters of her business empire, is now a cultural center listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Media

December 7, 2015

Ardath Burkhart, John H. Holliday, Eugene C. Pulliam and Jeff Smulyan have played significant roles in Indianapolis media.

BICENTENNIAL: Indianapolis sees evolution from print to broadcast to digital

December 7, 2015

A long line of newspapers, radio, television icons came and went in Indianapolis.

BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Not-for-profit

December 7, 2015

Herman C. Krannert, Allison Melangton, Henry J. Richardson and May Wright Sewall have played significant roles in Indianapolis not-for-profits.

BICENTENNIAL: Central location turned Indy into not-for-profit hub

December 7, 2015

Indianapolis has served as headquarters for state and national not-for-profit, performing arts, women’s, and trade and professional organizations for nearly two centuries.

BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Technology

December 7, 2015

Dr. Donald E. Brown, Angie Hicks, Scott A. Jones and W. Scott Webber made significant contributions to Indianapolis technology history.

BICENTENNIAL: Technology startups proliferated into sprawling Indy industry

December 7, 2015

Sales of companies seeded the Indianapolis area with a cycle of reinvestment.

BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Office Products/Services

December 7, 2015

Harry Alpert, Robert W. Poorman Jr., Oscar K. Van Ausdall and Samuel Merrill played significant roles in Indianapolis office products and services.

BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Finance & Professional Services

December 7, 2015

Stephen C. Hilbert, Dr. Amelia R. Keller, Eli Lilly and Dr. William N. Wishard made significant contributions to Indianapolis financial and professional services.

BICENTENNIAL: Technology revolutionizes office experience in Indianapolis

December 7, 2015

Rapid-fire changes altered how people work and communicate.

BICENTENNIAL: Health care offerings in Indianapolis proliferated with growth

December 7, 2015

Eli Lilly, device makers joined burgeoning hospital systems to build expansive health care system.

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