Editorial: Broad Ripple business leaders show what true cooperation looks like
Kudos to businesses that agreed to close early, despite the financial impact.
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Broad Ripple biz owners optimistic about safety at curfew’s end
Bar owners agreed a self-imposed 30-day curfew under which businesses closed earlier wasn’t financially sustainable, especially as they continued to suffer from reduced foot traffic due to ongoing road construction.
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Groundbreaking set for Broad Ripple mixed-use project
Known as Versa, the project will include more than 230 apartments, a 245-space parking garage, and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
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Ohio firm acquires The Coil apartments in Broad Ripple for $57M
The purchase comes just three years after the 151-unit complex on the Central Canal was sold for $40.7 million to Chicago-based Promus Holdings LLC.
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Purdue Polytechnic seeks deal to stay permanently in former IPS high school
The school’s change in plans comes as IPS prepares for a multitude of changes under its Rebuilding Stronger plan, which would close seven schools and reconfigure grade levels throughout the district.
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Broad Ripple parking lots to be restricted and receive lighting, cameras
It’s another step toward crowd control following a shooting incident in the village on Sunday that killed three people and injured another as 400 to 500 people gathered in the area.
Broad Ripple businesses to close earlier in wake of fatal shootings
The Broad Ripple Village Association said the village’s late-night business owners met Wednesday and “agreed unanimously, that effective immediately, all bars and restaurants will shut their doors at 1 a.m. every day until further notice.”
After shootings, Broad Ripple leaders ask city for gun-free zone
Following fatal shootings early Sunday, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city would work with the Broad Ripple Village Association to create a temporary gun-free zone in the village’s entertainment district.
Broad Ripple merchants, residents request city support in crime-fighting efforts
After a recent weekend in which three separate shootings occurred, the Broad Ripple Village Association began asking the city to bolster crime-fighting efforts.
Keystone moving ahead with Broad Ripple project despite high school’s exit
With Purdue Polytechnic High School now planning to stay in the Broad Ripple High School building long-term, Keystone Group is redesigning the project it planned next to the village’s parking garage that would have contained Purdue Polytechnic’s campus.
Broad Ripple’s Alley Cat Lounge to expand space, dining options
The Alley Cat will take over the Egyptian Cafe’s previous location, in a move that will transform the schedule and perhaps the identity of one of the city’s signature dive bars.
Neighbors fight dense White River development near Broad Ripple
The siblings who own soon-to-close Willows Event Center on Spirit Lake want to redevelop the site into more than 250 apartments and town houses.
Local developer plans new headquarters, restaurant in Broad Ripple
Avenue Development plans to construct a four-story office structure in the middle of the 6500 block of Cornell Avenue, directly west of the Monon Trail. The building would include a first-floor restaurant from a well-known local operator.
Fire department planning to vacate Broad Ripple station for new firehouse on College
City officials plan to get public input on potential reuses for the 100-year-old home of Fire Department Station No. 32 at 6330 N. Guilford Ave.
Developers planning $61M residential project for Willows property, but Nora neighbors unswayed
Opponents say the size and scope of the proposed complex, which would replace the Willows Event Center, don’t jibe with the rest of the neighborhood.
Broad Ripple booms with new developments that are attracting residents
A six-story, $65 million, multifamily planned redevelopment of the former Kroger store in the heart of Broad Ripple is the latest in a series of substantial projects.
Business owners see short-term pain, long-term gains in year of construction
Work to improve stormwater drainage, plus bridge repair and additions of a trail and elevated crosswalks, will disrupt Broad Ripple through next spring.
Gershman, Citimark partner with Milhaus on $65M Broad Ripple project
The project at the site of a former Kroger store is expected to consist of about 234 apartment units, a 240-space parking garage and 3,600 square feet of street-level restaurant space.
Developer of timber-built office project in Broad Ripple seeks abatement
The project would occupy four parcels between 6407 and 6419 Ferguson St., which are occupied by four residential-style buildings that have housed short-term rentals and small businesses.
Parking meter rates going up in downtown’s core, Broad Ripple
The partnership of private firms that operates Indianapolis’ parking meters plans to raise the hourly rate for nearly half of its 4,211 spaces.
Construction to close College Avenue in Broad Ripple for 2 months
The one-block stretch of College Avenue will be closed to traffic at 6 a.m. on Jan. 1 and isn’t expected to reopen until early March, weather permitting.
Local firms set to redevelop former Kroger store in Broad Ripple
Gershman Partners and Citimark plan to raze the grocery to make way for a new mixed-use project, though plans for the development are still in the works.
After two years in Broad Ripple, Sun King to close taproom
The brewery’s co-founder said increased rent and upcoming road construction factored in the decision to exit the neighborhood known for its nightlife.
Vegas Lounge & Bar planned for former arcade site in Broad Ripple
The new nightclub owner wants to bring visual opulence associated with Las Vegas to building that was home to One Up Arcade from 2018 to 2020.