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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
Construction set to begin on $17M downtown hotel
The project has been in the works for two years. A ceremonial groundbreaking is set for Wednesday at the site, two blocks east of Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Roundup: Crispy Bird taking flight, Japanese-inspired Blue Sushi and Ukiyo to follow
Martha Hoover’s latest creation, a Southern-style fried-chicken joint, begins serving Thursday, while the new eatery from local tastemaker Neal Brown prepares for a January debut.
Lee & Associates lands billion-selling real estate veteran
Rebecca Wells jumps ship from JLL to help Lee & Associates grow its capital markets team in the Midwest.
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Developer of $30M downtown hotel project updates design, reveals brands
The local hotelier is tweaking the design of the project, which will feature two major lodging brands and incorporate a historic African-American church.
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Keystone closes on downtown AT&T tower, plans to add parking garage
The local developer has a solution to a problem that vexed the building’s previous owner. It includes converting four floors to an unusual use.
Roundup: Kroger opens downtown grocery; Broken English debuts
Downtown gets a new grocery and taco restaurant; a seafood restaurant makes a move in Zionsville; Keystone Crossing lands new pizza place; and a midtown diner closes after four months.
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Keystone at the Crossing restaurant closes after 22-year run
The high-end, sports-centric bar and eatery shut its doors on Sunday, but its downtown location at Circle Centre mall remains open.
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One Fountain Square apartment project opening, another progressing
The five-story Forte on Shelby Street is set to welcome its first tenants next month, while the developer of a similar project five blocks east prepares to get under way.
Sun King adding sausage-centric restaurant to downtown brewery
Oca, which opens Friday, is operated by a familiar name and will feature a variety of house-made game, vegetarian and seafood sausages.
Roundup: On south side, Whiskey Business stakes out site while Portillo’s progresses
Owners of the east-side hangout hope to replicate their success on Southport Road, albeit with more burgers. Meanwhile, Portillo’s has vaulted a hurdle for its location on U.S. 31 South.
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Parapet atop apartment tower generating debate about finished product
Some onlookers have noticed a difference between renderings for 360 Market Square and what’s being built atop the apartment tower. It turns out the developer has switched a prominent material.
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Roundup: Distillery debuting near East 16th; BurgerFuel revving up for Mass Ave
West Fork Whiskey looks to complement Cannonball Brewing on Bellefontaine, and the New Zealand burger joint nails down its second Indy locale. Plus, pancakes in Irvington.
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Century-old men’s clothing store going out of business
The store, which has been at its current location in Glendale for 45 years, is in its third generation of ownership.
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Kroger sets debut for former Marsh store downtown
The chain is sinking nearly $2 million into revamping the location. The turnaround will be finished soon, and Kroger’s other former Marsh stores should be open by late March.
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Plans finally catching fire for downtown cigar lounge
Burn by Rocky Patel announced last November that it had committed to taking space in Circle Centre mall. Nearly a year later, a city commission has approved design changes for the space.
Roundup: Starbucks snags tower’s remaining retail space; Mo’s closed for ‘remodeling’
The Mile Square is set to get another jolt of Seattle-based caffeine. Meanwhile, a sign on the door at Mo’s gives no indication as to when the steakhouse might reopen.
Portillo’s files plans for second Indy-area restaurant
After opening a restaurant in Fishers last week to great fanfare and huge crowds, the Chicago-based chain is eyeing a site farther south for its next location.
Roundup: Retro arcade bar coming downtown; Love Handle relocating to Mass Ave
Ohio-based 16-Bit Bar+Arcade has committed to space in a downtown apartment project under construction, while east-side eatery Love Handle prepares to set up new digs.