The buyer of the Indianapolis Star building has tapped into the newspaper's rich history by naming a mixed-use development to be built on the property Pulliam Square. Eugene C. Pulliam bought the newspaper in 1944 and his family led it for more than 50 years.

The downtown hot dog joint has begun offering Sun King brews and has expanded its hours, while South of Chicago on Virginia Avenue is looking to take its deep dish pizza to Hamilton County.

Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place is seeking to build a new restaurant just south of its current location. Plans call for a two-story structure, large enough to hold banquets, to be constructed on a vacant lot near College Avenue and 19th Street.

Milhaus Development is set to begin construction this summer on a $26 million apartment project on College Avenue that will include 236 units. The first ones should be available next spring.

A state filing shows Meijer may be ready to begin constructing a store within Duke Realty Corp.’s Anson development near Whitestown.

The Egg & I joins national chains such as Another Broken Egg and First Watch that have found the Indianapolis area to be an attractive breakfast market.

New to this year’s lineup, announced Thursday morning by Indiana Landmarks, are the Flanner House Homes Historic District and Phillips Temple. Several homes in the district, in addition to the temple, are in danger of being demolished.

Castleton Square Mall is set to welcome a couple of new entries to its food court lineup, including a restaurant that made its Indianapolis debut just last year. Also, the yogurt craze continues.

The renewed interest in the site, where previous attempts at redevelopment in 2004 and 2007 failed, comes after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard called for new proposals during his State of the City speech in March.

Local developer Browning Investments is pushing forward with a new rendering for its plans to build a mixed-use development on land it previously pitched as a potential site for the Broad Ripple parking garage.

The area near Lafayette Square Mall hasn’t exactly been a magnet for redevelopment lately. But city officials hope to change that with a plan to reposition the area as International Marketplace.

Franklin officials are soliciting bids to purchase and renovate the “Old City Hall” building in the downtown area of the city south of Indianapolis. The starting offer is $212,500 for the former U.S. Post Office built in 1936.

Indy Swirl, the latest offering from South Bend Chocolate Co., is set to open early next month.

With an asking price in the neighborhood of $4 million and no serious offers, the listing agent attempted to generate additional interest through a “call for offers.”

The local developer said it plans 60 to 70 apartments on the northeast corner of College Avenue and the Central Canal as part of a mixed-use development.

A Carmel-based developer plans to break ground soon on a $17 million senior-living community south of Keystone at the Crossing dubbed Traditions at Solana.