Indianapolis’ urban design guidelines are intended to create an environment that is appealing to those who live, work and shop here. That, in turn, creates demand, providing an opportunity for future investment while protecting investments already in place.
The Indiana Pacers have returned to relevance in the NBA and in the eyes of local fans.
It’s great to see such an impressive team of corporate and civic heavy-hitters working together to ensure a bright future for one of central Indiana’s most iconic businesses.
We were never of the opinion that Sen. Richard Lugar was out of touch with Hoosiers, or that his ability to reach across the aisle to solve a problem was a strike against him.
A conversation is starting about the health of this city’s urban core that everyone in the region should join.
Gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence should take the high road and lay out his full agenda … because Hoosiers deserve to know how he would lead the state following eight years of sweeping reform under Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Indianapolis Public Schools chief Eugene White projected a defiant tilt toward the status quo.
The Indianapolis jobs picture is brighter than previous reports indicated. Revised data provided by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics last month revealed the metro area had about 15,000 more jobs than previously reported and ended the year on a roll.
No one benefits when unprepared or disinterested students are herded into colleges.
If our region is to compete effectively, it needs to present—at least to outsiders—a unified front.
If Eugene White leaves Indianapolis Public Schools—maybe not so coincidentally near Jason Kloth’s April 1 move into the City-County Building—the city has an even better opportunity to signal it’s a place where reform-minded educators can thrive.
The lavishness of the trips smacks of a culture of indulgence and raises questions about whether airport CEO John Clark III is making the best use of his time.
Like it or not—and most of the time we like it—technology has changed the world we live in.
The statewide smoking ban approved by the Indiana Senate Feb. 29 was riddled with exemptions, seeming to prove what many people have already concluded: The majority of our lawmakers aren’t concerned with public health; they care far more about the right of business owners to operate without government intrusion.
TIF proponents argue that the new private-sector developments—from the JW Marriott downtown to the Dow AgroSciences expansion on the northwest side—wouldn’t happen without the incentives.
We hate to think what Indiana’s economic future might be if no one had made a point of putting the state’s life sciences assets to work in a coordinated, strategic way.
The close of a landmark event like the Super Bowl coupled with the pressing need to update Indiana Sports Corp.’s long-range plan offers the organization a prime opportunity to rethink the city’s sports strategy.
It’s a predicament dripping with hypocrisy. This is a state, after all, where politicians routinely complain about the power of the federal government.
Welcome to Indianapolis, home of Super Bowl XLVI, the greatest spectacle in football and the biggest party this city has ever seen.
A flawed but ultimately acceptable ordinance that would strengthen Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban is now headed to the City-County Council. The council should pass the ordinance and Mayor Ballard should sign it.
