Hendricks Commercial Properties has begun preliminary discussions on phase two, but hasn’t decided whether to stick with its original plan that emphasized office space.
The project, set for completion by next summer, will include additional outdoor seating for both Bru Burger and Starbucks. Also this week: 3 Days in Paris, The Tamale Place, Champp’s, Greeks Pizzeria
The annual Museum Store Sunday event, to be held on Nov. 29, is expected to have extra impact this year because many other sources of museum revenue, including admissions and special events, have been disrupted due to the pandemic.
The new Chick-fil-A will occupy the cellar and ground floor of 10 E. Washington St., which has been vacant since the menswear chain Jos. A. Bank closed its store there in 2017. Also this week: The Exchange Whiskey Bar and Dave & Buster’s.
Roberts Park United Methodist Church, 401 N. Delaware St., has planned for more than a year to build a five-story building with a day-care facility, parking, health clinic and office space atop the parking lot directly east of the church.
Dollar General launched its DGX concept in 2017. It now has 14 locations around the nation, including one that opened this summer on Mass Ave.
It will be the second location for Moonshot Games, which opened its Noblesville location in 2018. The company says business is booming despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The owner, who has operated toy stores for more than 40 years, said she closed the shop so she could retire.
Several business owners in the city’s central business district and others along Massachusetts Avenue have enlisted staff members and local artists to paint murals and messages on the plywood covering the facades of riot-damaged buildings.
Also this week: InCycle Strength, Rise ‘n Roll Bakery, Dancing Donuts, WB Pizza, The Mug, City Way Animal Clinics, Pet Wellness Clinics.
They are working through a multitude of logistical details as they prepare to reopen for dine-in service for the first time in more than two months. They’ll be limited to outdoor seating until July 4.
A group of 23 local restaurant, retail and not-for-profit leaders has gone on record to oppose the city’s plan to close Massachusetts Avenue to traffic through July 4 to allow for more outdoor dining.
Slapfish, a California-based chain of fast-casual seafood restaurants, plans to open its first Indianapolis location, at 345 Massachusetts Ave.
The shop, which will sell handmade items from artisans in the United States and abroad, is taking the space formerly occupied by the gift shop Pumkinfish. Also this week: MAC Cosmetics, Burlington Stores, Aldi.
The closure marks Louie’s Wine Dive’s exit from Indianapolis. The company closed its Broad Ripple location in September.
A chef, a restaurateur and two restaurants were named as semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, which are often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant industry.
The Indianapolis Public Library has reached an agreement in principle to close its Fountain Square branch in May so the not-for-profit literacy organization can move its bookstore to the space this summer.
If successful, the Keep Ann Dancing fundraising campaign, announced Thursday morning, will pay for hardware and technology upgrades and a maintenance fund for Ann Dancing by British artist Julian Opie.
The financing plan for the two-site $40 million project near the Athenaeum was advanced by a City-County Council committee just days after a group opposed to the project accused the developer of unprofessional conduct.
Stenz Construction Corp. bought a two-story office building in the Mass Ave District and is seeking to demolish it to make way for the development.
