The city welcomed St Patricks Day on Thursday by dyeing the canal green and holding festivities around town. Judging from my scenes out of my window, the revelers started early and kept going late into the night. I’m sure the fact it fell on a Thursday and featured beautiful spring weather helped the turnout. I …
I was recently contacted by Railvolution to help spread awareness about this year’s event. Specifically, to help spread the word here in Indy. We may not have a world class transit system, but there are some topics worth talking about at the national level and the organizers of Railvolution are looking for you. If there …
The latest Census figures tell us that the southern heart of Broad Ripple lost population last year: Here is a look at new buildings that have been constructed in this region. Lines in red indicate a change from 2001 to 2011: Not much going on here. A few new condos near the Monon Trail, but …
In 2010, Mayor Greg Ballard used bonding capacity against equity in our water/sewer utilities as well as future rate increases to fund a program that is called, Rebuild Indy. The first injection of funds came in to the tune of $55 million. It was used to jumpstart the program and largely includes resurfacing streets, repairing some …
Here is the March 2011 Wallpaper. I took this on an evening date with my wife who borrowed me her D700 camera to nab this shot. Hope you all enjoy 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768
I’m always intrigued by buildings that have barely survived removal via eminent domain. Â They give a fair indication of other structures that were not so lucky. Â One of the most handsome in the city is the former Standard Oil Company Building, now home to Entheos Architects on Lord Street in Fletcher Place. The structure stands …
My interests in cities led me to enroll in Ball State University’s Master of Urban Design (MUD) program at their Indianapolis Center (CAP:IC). Urban design focuses on the public areas of our cities, including parks, plazas, transportation, and zoning/land use policy. The MUD program and CAP:IC are part of an effort to bring new ideas …
The recent announcement that the downtown Borders location would be among those that the bookseller would be shuttering in the near future is a reminder that we live in a fast-changing world with emerging trends that don’t necessarily benefit the strategies Indianapolis has employed to drive the growth in its downtown sector.
The data is in, and it is concerning.  A quick look at our city’s recent census data release proves that most of the city’s urban core is still depopulating.  We can not afford to say as a state that certain segments of the population are no longer welcome.  In fact, we should be taking the opposite …
This Valentine’s Day season the internet world will be flooded with stories like “The top 10 cities for single people to find love” or “The best cities for a romantic getaway.” These stories are all based on the same premise – that finding a great match and maintaining a strong relationship is much easier in …