This is the first post in a weekly series focusing on each of the College Avenue Business Nodes. Â On Saturday, February 25th, I met with Mary Owens, who is the head of the Land Use Committee for the Meridian Kessler neighborhood. Â I would like to thank her for the helpful information that she was able …
I’m going to keep posting these, as it seems like there was good turnout for the last meeting. Â This one will focus on College Avenue from 49th Street southwards towards 40th Street. Â Next week, this site will look at each of the College Avenue corner nodes in detail for a new series. Â The notice …
I just received this in an e-mail. I am planning on attending, and I hope to see others there. Come participate in a Neighborhood Discussion: “How will Meridian-Kessler look and feel in the next 20 years?â€Â                            Topics Include:   Neighborhood Planning Discussion for New Zoning Overlay   Dialogue regarding non-residential properties along College Avenue between …
Indianapolis has pulled off a nearly-impossible task: hosting a Super Bowl in a cold weather city without a week-long barrage of complaints from sports journalists. A notoriously fickle bunch had glowing reviews, and left them wondering how we did it. That was a surprise to me, as my initial reaction when Indy won the rights …
This article was originally posted on the Columbus Underground website on August 1st, 2011. I have updated it to be more helpful for all visitors, as well as adding a few important new bits of information as the city prepares to host Super Bowl XLVI. Indianapolis is a great place to visit for a weekend …
6 Mid-Northside neighborhoods have been working on a quality of life plan, and the plan’s unveiling takes place tonight at the Children’s Museum at 5:30 PM. For more information of the scope of the plan, the group has put together a video. Here is a map of the neighborhoods taking part in this effort to …
On Saturday, January 21st, join Urban Indy bloggers Saturday Graeme Sharpe, Joe Smoker, and I for a one-of-a-kind excursion to promote Mass Transit and responsible beer tasting (ok, so there will be some beer drinking, not just tasting) in advance of the upcoming Super Bowl. IndyGo is FREE during Super Bowl weekend, so this is …
The Urban Times has posted a story regarding the possible creation of TIF districts at 2 important projects along Mass Ave. For the purposes of this post, I will focus on the parcel that contains the bulk of the discussion in the article, the northwest 500 block. A sticking point for any development in this …
Man, what a difference removing a tacked-on facade from the 1970’s can make! The revitalization of a few long-downtrodden blocks along East Washington Street is one of the more interesting developments of the past few years. The Cultural Trail along here seems to be helping draw more foot traffic as well. Here’s a reminder of …
Northside neighborhood group Midtown Indianapolis, Inc (formerly Harmoni) has been instrumental in helping to stem potential decline and promote community reinvestment. A place where this could have a great impact is the newly proposed North Midtown Economic District. A map of the boundaries (which includes the homestead of yours truly) is shown below: I asked …