The Omaha-based fashion and home decor store Gordmans plans to open its first Indianapolis-area store in Avon in the Gables Crossing shopping center.

Two vacant big boxes are getting new users: Burlington Coat Factory at the northeast corner of 82nd Street and Allisonville Road, and The Tile Shop along U.S. 31 just south of Stop 11 Road.

Our roundup of new fast-food and fast-casual restaurants including Dairy Queen, Wendy’s and McAlister’s will provide plenty of fodder for the anti-chain crowd.

The owner of Aristocrat Pub & Restaurant fought all the way to the Indiana Supreme Court against a parking variance for a proposed competitor, but now he’s seeking a similar variance of his own.

The deteriorating Thomas Taggart Memorial in Riverside Park is the only Indianapolis property on this year's 10 Most Endangered list from Indiana Landmarks.

Milhaus Development is scheduled to begin demolition next week on an old BMV branch to make way for the $6 million Mozzo Apartments along Virginia Avenue.

Several big changes are in the works at the state’s largest shopping mall, including major expansions for fast-growing chains Forever 21 and H&M.

A proposal more than a year in the works for an apartment tower along the Central Canal could be nearing a groundbreaking.

A partnership of north-side neighborhood groups is developing a plan to clean up and revitalize Fall Creek with a goal of reestablishing the waterway as a community asset.

A group led by developer Christopher Piazza has acquired the Piccadilly Apartments at 28 E. 16th St. and is planning a renovation of the 1928 building.

Restaurant roundup highlights: Daytime chain First Watch is headed downtown; Ohio favorite Matt the Miller’s Tavern is expanding to Carmel; and local owners are preparing to debut a new cigar and cocktail bar in Broad Ripple.

Several new restaurants are poised to open in central Indiana, including Brewstone Beer Co., Toppers Pizza, Ocean Prime and Wings Etc.

Indiana Landmarks is trying out a new approach to saving endangered residential properties: It renovated and is offering for sale a move-in ready historic home along East Tenth Street.

The latest retail roundup includes a new Forever 21, a shuttered Hollister, new Staples and United Package Liquor stores, and new locations for Cheddar’s Casual Cafe and Jack in the Box.

The bank that now owns the troubled Di Rimini apartment project wants to repair the building in an attempt to recoup some of the millions it stands to lose on the deal.

An $85 million project anchored by a new Marsh grocery store would transform an expanse of surface parking lots in the northwest quadrant of downtown.