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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
Renderings: The Collegian at Michigan and Capitol
Trinitas Ventures has started work on its $40 million, 11-story downtown apartment and retail project–the latest in a handful of projects targeting IUPUI students.
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11-story hotel proposed for downtown on South Meridian Street
Plans filed with city historic preservation officials call for a 193-room Cambria hotel built on a surface lot just south of Station Place.
Roundup: Tap House coming to Greenwood; The Tap opens downtown
The owner of Indiana State Fairgrounds caterer Barto’s has plans for a restaurant and bar in Greenwood in the former Melting Pot location. Also, downtown newcomer Bacon Legs & Turntables has closed “temporarily.”
Two downtown office buildings hit the market
Station Place on South Meridian Street is listed for $10.5 million, and the Indiana University Research & Technology Corp. is accepting bids for its building on the Central Canal.
Developers pitch two more downtown apartment projects
Buckingham Cos. is proposing to build a 111-unit apartment project on a surface lot north of the Central Library, while a group called Citadel Holdings Co. wants to construct an 80-unit development to the east.
Large games-oriented bar close to scooping up Circle Centre space
Denver-based Punch Bowl Social, which features old-school pursuits like bowling, billiards, skee-ball and Pac-Man, is nearing a deal to take up to 30,000 square feet of former Nordstrom space.
Roundup: Cidery in the works; Big Lug opening next month in Nora
Ash & Elm Cider Co. plans to open early next year in space along East Washington Street on the near-east side, while Big Lug Canteen should start serving beers next month from the old Snooty Fox building in Nora.
Tini bar on Mass Ave expanding into space above
The once-tiny cocktail bar is expanding again–this time into space above its street-level storefront to free up room for dancing during the weekends.
Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee planning big Indy-area expansion
A franchisee of the coffee and doughnut chain that owns all 14 area stores is preparing to open 31 additional locations within the next seven years.
Roundup: East-side Habig closing; Rabble Coffee and Love Handle open
The family-owned Habig Garden Shops, which opened its first store in 1955, plans to close its Arlington Avenue location by the end of the month, but will keep its other three stores open.
Escape-room entertainment venue set to open downtown
Simply called The Escape Room, the venue will offer five themed rooms from which participants can attempt to escape by solving riddles. The gaming trend is becoming popular in the United States.
Micro-brewery commits to new downtown events center
Round Town Brewery Co. has shelved plans to open on North Pennsylvania Street and instead is taking 16,000 square feet in Biltwell Event Center on the southwest edge of downtown.
Mass Ave restaurateur corrals new project with The Livery
The owner of Mesh, Bru Burger and Union 50 has agreed to lease the historic but dilapidated building at 720 N. College Ave., set for a major revamp as a dinner-only restaurant.
Roundup: Downtown dessert cafe, lots of new pizzerias
Frona Mae Dessert Cafe is coming to East Washington Street in space formerly occupied by an upscale bar, and several pizza joints are in various stages of opening in the metro area.
Downtown hardware store in bankruptcy feud
North Meridian Hardware seeks to reorganize to stave off lender’s attempt to liquidate the store’s inventory to help satisfy a debt. But the store owner said he’s confident the dispute will be settled.
Preservation groups seeking ideas for vacant Beth-El Temple
Indiana Landmarks and Temple Heritage Center are inviting the public to tour the building on the city’s near-north side and offer suggestions on how it should be repurposed.
Save-A-Lot commitment brightens Avondale Meadows hopes
The grocery store chain’s announcement that it will build along East 38th Street could help spur more development in an urban area showing signs of a rebound.
Roundup: Luciana’s opening in Broad Ripple, Bar Louie coming to Greenwood
A Mexican eatery replaces Taverna on Broad Ripple Avenue, while a bar chain takes the Bravo space at Greenwood Park Mall. Also, Discount Tire is building where Chinese Ruby once stood.