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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
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Roundup: Salesforce Tower gets big breakfast joint; Mass Ave snags game room
A Chicago-based chain is taking a crack at the street-level space in Salesforce Tower previously occupied by Paradise Bakery & Cafe.
Massive $90M Greenwood retail project facing delays
Gershman Partners had hoped to start construction late last year, but the mayor of Greenwood says large retailers have been slow to commit to the project, causing the delay.
New entertainment venue taking former Latitude 360 space
Main Event Entertainment hopes to open in the Lake Clearwater area by the end of February. And nearby, J. Crew Mercantile is coming to the Rivers Edge Shopping Center.
Oregon-based juice bar, organic nosh spot opening near Monument Circle
Developments downtown are drawing a Portland entrepreneur and Hoosier native back to the city, where Greenleaf Juicing Co. in March will open its first store outside of the Pacific Northwest.
Roundup: New taqueria to replace Plow & Anchor downtown
The owners of the former Plow & Anchor restaurant, which closed Jan. 2, hope to have the Mexican eatery open within the next month.
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Apartment project by Athenaeum delayed by neighbor challenge
Nearby residents say the $15 million multi-use development shouldn’t be allowed and have asked a judge to review a decision to approve the project by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission.
Starbucks ends ‘Evenings’ alcohol program
The Seattle-based coffee chain will no longer sell beer and wine at more than 400 U.S. locations, including as many as nine in central Indiana.
Roundup: Another Musk eatery coming; BurgerFuel commits to Broad Ripple
Kimbal Musk is nearing a deal to take over the former Double 8 Foods building on College Avenue, and New Zealand-based chain BurgerFuel has chosen Indiana for its first restaurant in the United States.
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Developer pitching big commercial project by Keystone at the Crossing
Keystone Realty Group wants to rezone a 12.7-acre parcel at the northwest corner of East 86th Street and Keystone Avenue to construct the combination retail-office building.
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Revamp of Broad Ripple Steakhouse building in works, plus office project
The owners plan to renovate the building to attract a new restaurant and demolish the site of a hookah bar to the south to construct an office building.
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Owner of historic Rivoli Theatre hits revival milestone
The Rivoli Center for the Performing Arts says it has raised more than $500,000—hopefully enough to cover the cost to replace the rest of the structure's roof.
Enterprise gets OK to rent cars from unlikely Broad Ripple location
The company received approval Tuesday from a city zoning board to establish an outpost atop the underutilized parking garage at College Avenue and Westfield Boulevard
Broad Ripple jeweler finishes $3.6M renovation of historic downtown building
Nick Blum had planned to occupy the ground level but has changed course after several restaurateurs began expressing interest in the space.
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Prime downtown lot poised for five-story apartment project
Two local developers have slated the 124-unit project for the same block as one of downtown’s most iconic office towers.
City exploring unusual financing option for $18M Fountain Square project
The 94-unit apartment development, which would be built at the southwest corner of Prospect and Spruce streets, would help extend Fountain Square’s core to the east.
Broad Ripple bonanza: Four new shops slated for same block on main drag
The 900 block of Broad Ripple Avenue is about to get a makeover with a slew of new retail and restaurant tenants, including a pizzeria, sandwich shop and women’s boutique.
Long Branch in Fall Creek Place, Joella’s set for openings
Long Branch, an Asian-inspired eatery, plans to begin serving entrees at 22nd and Delaware streets on Saturday, while Joella’s Hot Chicken prepares to open on East 96th Street early next month.
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Two projects on main drag could add more housing to hot neighborhoods
One development on Virginia Avenue calls for 74 apartments in Fountain Square while the other would bring ritzy condominiums to Fletcher Place.