Latest Blogs
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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
Alabama firm seeks to build student housing complex on downtown IU site
Capstone Collegiate Communities LLC wants to demolish a building at the north end of the Central Canal to make room for a four-building student-housing complex with 285 units and 800 beds.
Downtown roundup: New eatery taking R bistro spot; Rebar, Salt and Jack’s open
Rooster’s Kitchen, featuring bacon-laden comfort food, hopes to open in October in the perch where a longtime Mass Ave favorite once operated.
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Sprawling east-side RCA site finally could be ripe for redevelopment
The city is seeking bids to demolish the remaining building at the northeast corner of Michigan and LaSalle streets, potentially clearing the 49-acre property for reuse.
One of downtown’s oldest buildings has new owner
Pinnacle Solutions is finishing up a $2 million renovation on the structure along East Washington Street and plans to move in on Sept. 1.
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Trader Joe’s Castleton store about to get bigger
The specialty grocer is growing its footprint by taking over neighboring retail space and signing a long-term lease extension.
Roundup: Wine bar uncorking Broad Ripple locale, downtown sub shop closing
Louie’s Wine Dive is poised to take prime space in Broad Ripple that’s been vacant for years, while Penn Station is leaving West Washington Street and heading south.
Renderings detail $30M apartment project under way near Fashion Mall
The apartment project, part of the larger River North development, has a name now and should begin welcoming its first residents late this year.
Roundup: The Boiling, Jack’s Pizza opening downtown; Metro Diner adding third outpost
Seafood restaurant The Boiling is taking space where its oddly named predecessor lasted mere months, while Metro Diner is coming to a college campus.
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Downtown Ruth’s Chris to undergo $2M renovation as stakes rise
The steak house will close for three weeks in early September to allow for updates to the 20-year-old space in Circle Centre. It faces growing competition downtown among red-meat purveyors.
Former funeral home on East 10th Street to become events center
A downtown developer has bought the large, Victorian-style home that was built in 1898 by Fremont Alford, a prominent Marion County judge.
Retail, residential projects to continue East 16th Street surge
The operators of Tinker Street plan to open a Mexican restaurant along the revitalized corridor, while Hotel Tango Whiskey readies to expand operations there. Also, two more residential developments are in the works.
Roundup: Patachou readies for Carmel move; Penn & Palate closing downtown
The Cafe Patachou at 126th and Gray Road will move this fall to a new locale in Carmel. In downtown Indianapolis, sushi joint Asian Harbor is opening while Penn & Palate says goodbye.
Marsh closes east-side store with another in New Castle to follow
The local supermarket chain chose to shut the doors to its East Washington Street and German Church Road store instead of renewing its lease.
Roughly $4.5M in projects near Greenwood’s airport ready for takeoff
The two projects involve construction of an office-warehouse building and renovation of a strip center housing Oaken Barrel Brewing Co.
Fresh design for $22M downtown Cambria hotel takes traditional tack
With a new developer, the hotel to be built on South Meridian Street will feature a red-brick facade to better reflect the surrounding Wholesale District.
Local developer buys downtown building, moves HQ there
Litz Real Estate had leased space on Massachusetts Avenue before purchasing the one-story structure on Central Avenue, which gives the company space for new hires.
Beer magazine taps Koelschip as one of country’s best bars
The Fall Creek neighborhood establishment opened in January and has quickly built a following by offering eclectic beers alongside its own offerings from Central State Brewing.
Roundup: Legal Beagle replacement on tap; longtime Broad Ripple gallery closes
Investors in Rebar Indy say they’re cleaning house at the former Beagle space downtown and setting up a self-serve beer wall.