South side of Soldiers and Sailors Monument closes for repairs
The fixes are part of a $60 million-plus restoration project that will focus on supporting the monument’s crumbling base, IBJ reported in 2022.
The fixes are part of a $60 million-plus restoration project that will focus on supporting the monument’s crumbling base, IBJ reported in 2022.
Dan Parker, chief deputy mayor of Indianapolis, revealed at an IBJ event on Tuesday that he has pitched Purdue officials on locating some of its downtown operations in one of the two available buildings on the Circle.
Sushi Boss will follow Green District and Au Bon Pain Cafe as the tenant at the southwest corner of Monument Circle and Meridian Street.
The temporary public park that occupied a quarter of Monument Circle for four months last year is coming back for longer stay this summer in a slightly different location.
Public spaces including Monument Circle and Georgia Street will see an abundance of activity starting Thursday for NBA All-Star Weekend, prompting some traffic restrictions.
The biggest shift will be the closure of the southern half of Monument Circle to vehicular traffic.
Opinions are mixed on a temporary pop-up park that has closed the southwestern quadrant of Monument Circle to traffic for the past four months.
The Republican candidate for mayor said on X and Facebook that he would “do everything in my power” to stop a pro-Palestine group from “assembling on property dedicated to Americans who have died for our country.”
The group has used Placer.ai, an artificial-intelligence-based software system that partners with a wide range of mobile apps companies to measure movement using anonymous phone-tracking software.
The seven-story, 140,000-square-foot structure at 40 Monument Circle was built in 1998 as a dedicated home for Emmis, then a growing media company.
Command Coffee has signed a long-term lease for the space, which Starbucks vacated late last year, citing concerns about the safety of its employees.
Chicago co-working company Expansive bought the landmark building on Monument Circle before the pandemic. Centier Bank says Expansive still owes $12.9M on its loan and has fallen behind on payments.
The Monument Circle quadrant outside of the Emmis Corp. headquarters and South Bend Chocolate Co. will serve as a pedestrian-only experience in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Wednesday announced plans for a four-month closure to vehicles in a quadrant of Monument Circle and a pedestrian-focused redevelopment of Georgia Street.
In 1926, the Indianapolis Light and Heat Co. strung lights on its building, decorating it for Christmas.
The 18-month effort is expected to boost the number of bike patrol officers, security cameras, cleaning crews and those helping the homeless in the Mile Square.
The company said in a statement sent to IBJ that its first priority “is to make sure our partners are safe at work.”
A circle seems like a simple shape, but this is a very complex puzzle for city officials. For this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Dan Parker, director of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, talks with host Mason King about the direction the city is taking and what roadblocks could be in the way.
Officials are working on finding the $60 million, which will likely include federal funding, to pay for it.
Jeff Smulyan, chairman, CEO and founder of Emmis, said the company is weighing all its options for what could be done with the prominent downtown property.