Carmel’s Ragin’ Roundabouts
Carmel’s plans for a total of 60 roundabouts by 2011 drew gasps of admiration from the crowd at this year’s National Roundabout Conference. And ultimately,…
Cory Schouten
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Is retractable roof waste of money?
It was partly sunny, and in the mid to high 70s yesterday in Glendale, Ariz. And the roof on the Arizona Cardinals’ football stadium was closed for the NFC Championship game against the…
Mass Ave redevelopment reaches a roadblock-WEB ONLY
Indianapolis Public Schools is looking for a new redevelopment strategy for its 11-acre facility on Massachusetts Avenue after an ambitious proposal for the historic former Coca-Cola bottling plant fizzled. A development team consisting of locally based not-for-profit Riley Area Development Corp. and California-based Panattoni Development Co. had pitched a $100 million mixed-use replacement for the […]
Old St. V may be rescued-WEB ONLY
Ivy Tech Community College is working with private developers on a plan to turn the old St. Vincent Hospital on Fall Creek Parkway into a housing complex for Ivy Tech and IUPUI students. The developers, Paramount Realty Group and Alboher Development Co. Inc., would get the building and a 100-year land lease on the property […]
Mystery: A new city is coming?
Does anyone have an explanation for the window display in the building at Pennsylvania and Georgia streets across from Conseco Fieldhouse?…
Archie has no reason to complain
Peyton and Eli aren’t the only Mannings raking in the dough from marketing and advertising deals. Their dad, Archie, who retired as a player in 1984, is also doing just fine. In recent…
Manning: ‘It’s on like Donkey Kong’
You may not take the Jan. 18 lick-off between Peyton and Eli Manning and Venus and Serena Williams seriously, but you can bet the folks at Kraft, who own the Oreo brand, are.
This…
Neighbors plot firehouse rescue
Concern over the future of Broad Ripple Fire Station No. 32 is heating up as the Indianapolis Fire Department weighs whether to close…
Little cars big deal for IRL
Indy Racing League officials are finalizing a deal with Mattel’s Hot Wheels to roll out a line of replica open-wheel cars this spring. As little cars go, this is a pretty big deal….
Eli’s take to pass Peyton’s pay
It’s long been debated which of the Manning brothers is the better quarterback, Peyton or Eli. Which is the highest paid has never been a debatable point. In Indianapolis—and in New York, it…
BREAKING: Chase Tower put up for sale-WEB ONLY
The Australian owner of Chase Tower has put the building up for sale with an asking price of $180 million. The 48-story tower, the city’s tallest, is about 98-percent occupied. The offering also includes the adjacent 12-story Circle Building, for a total of 1.1 million square feet. The building is hitting the market at a […]
Siegel leaves DEI, returns home
Max Siegel, former president of global operations for Dale Earnhardt Inc., is coming back to the local law firm where his career began. As reported in the IBJ in November, Siegel began contemplating…
Historic farmhouse in danger
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana is racing to save the Cotton-Ropkey House at 79th Street and Marsh Road just west of I-465. The owner of the…
Hunter stunned by Crocs aid
IUPUI basketball coach Ron Hunter got a big surprise this morning. While on the Mike & Mike Show on ESPN Radio, a staffer with Crocs told Hunter the footwear company was donating 50,000…
Can historic home be saved?
If the c.1850 house stays put, it faces certain demolition. The owners sold the acreage to developers, but not the dwelling. Historic Landmarks is looking for a new owner who’ll move the house so it can be saved.The developer’s site…
Colts brand bigger than Dungy
Maybe it was the team’s experience with Eric Dickerson. Maybe it was a string of flame-out first round draft picks shortly before the days of Peyton Manning. Heck, who knows, maybe it was…
Dollar General extends Fisher deal
Dollar General will extend its sponsorship of Sarah Fisher Racing into 2009 by serving as Fisher’s primary sponsor for four races; Kansas, Indianapolis, Kentucky and Chicago.
Dollar General sponsored SFR for two events in 2008…
Colts’ Caldwell now on hot seat
Now that Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s retirement is upon us (it’s expected at a 5 p.m. press conference today), it’s time to contemplate this one very important question; Who is Jim Caldwell?…
IMS replica racing to Whitestown?
A group planning to make a movie about the very first Indianapolis 500, is eyeballing more than 200 acres in Whitestown to build a replica Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Justin Escue, a locally based movie…
Scholar’s Inn Bakehouse closes
Scholar’s Inn Bakehouse has closed its cafe at the corner of College and Broad Ripple avenues. The locally based chain still is operating…