OCT. 21-27, 2022
Peter Blanchard reports that state officials are exploring the idea of tapping into the aquifer along the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County to meet the water demands of a new innovation district planned for Boone County. Experts say the concept is feasible, but execution would be very expensive. Also in this week’s issue, Dave Lindquist sheds light on the eclectic music venue and art space Healer that’s beginning to shed its reputation as one of the city’s best-kept secrets. And John Russell explains how the IU School of Medicine is using mouse brains to try to solve the riddle of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Wabash River could be solution to Boone County’s development needs
To meet the water demands of an innovation district planned for just north of Lebanon, state officials are exploring the idea of tapping into the Wabash aquifer in Tippecanoe County.
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Approach to fighting crime divides candidates for prosecutor
Marion County voters will have a distinct choice to make on Nov. 8. Democratic Prosecutor Ryan Mears and Republican challenger Cyndi Carrasco couldn’t be further apart on some key issues.
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Funding perpetuates surprises at city’s most unusual venue
In September, music and art venue Healer received one of 10 Power Plant Grants distributed by Indianapolis-based Big Car Collaborative and funded by New York’s Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Read MoreCandidates for new House seats in suburbs make their pitches
Three Indiana House districts—new or heavily redrawn by the Legislature in 2020 because of population growth north of Indianapolis—are being contested for the first time.
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Q&A with Benedict Polizzi, an Indy comedian just getting started
Polizzi, 31, started making videos on TikTok last year, which caught the attention of the producers of HBO Max’s “FBOY Island,” a kind of self-parodying, in-on-the-joke reality TV show.
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Mike Lopresti: Remembering the final mythical state champions
The Panthers began that season with a 41-game winning streak. They would end it with the streak at 51 and the undisputed mythical state champions.
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Keystone planning $70M, 248-unit apartment complex in Fort Ben area
The Fort Harrison Reuse Authority has offered a 3.8-acre parcel of land to developer Keystone Group for $10 as an incentive to go ahead with the project.
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Starbucks on Monument Circle to permanently close
The company said in a statement sent to IBJ that its first priority “is to make sure our partners are safe at work.”
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IU School of Medicine researchers study mouse brains to learn about Alzheimer’s
The IU School of Medicine announced won a five-year, $48.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to create in mice genetic mutations similar to those found in people with late-onset Alzheimer’s.
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Editorial: It’s time to cast your vote
Go to indianavoters.in.gov to check your voting status, find out where to vote and see when polling sites will be open in your area. You can even ask for an absentee ballot by mail from the site.
Read MoreNate Feltman: Ukraine’s courage unites the west
America and its allies must continue to prioritize Ukraine. After eight months of war in Europe, there is cause for optimism.
Read MoreGary Gibson: Revamp drug program to correct lack of oversight
The 340B Drug Discount Program is meant to serve those who need it most, but contract pharmacies have taken advantage of the program.
Read MoreLuke Kenley, Dr. Judith Monroe and Dr. Kristina Box: Indiana must level disparities in public health funding
Building a stronger public health system is the next step to ensuring that Indiana continues to stand out as a place where people want to live and work.
Read MoreTim Cook: It’s time to hush the quiet quitting catchphrase
As destructive as I find the stereotypes it promotes, the idea of quiet quitting seems to align a bit too cozily with a post-COVID world.
Read MoreJalene Hahn: Planning for lifetime tax minimization has benefits
In addition to annual tax planning, one concept to consider is looking at lifetime tax implications and trying to achieve lifetime tax smoothing.
Read MoreBohanon and Horowitz: Most public-sector decisions are best left to lawmakers
Not much is newsworthy about a common-sense bill that passes with unanimous support.
Read MoreLetters: Law was solution in search of problem
In Indiana, there are no known reports of health care professionals falsely marketing themselves as something they are not.
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Costco receives liquor license approval for potential Noblesville store
The Issaquah, Washington-based wholesale club chain wants to construct the store near a busy intersection on the south side of the city, according to the license application.
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City-County Council approves $1.4B budget for 2023
The budget includes a record $300 million in public safety spending, along with $288 million for roads, bridges and greenways, and $157 million in storm-water improvements.
Read MoreIndiana monthly revenue falls short of projections for first time in year
The last time monthly revenue didn’t meet expectations was September 2021, when collections missed the mark by 0.1%.
Read MoreGirl Scouts of Central Indiana gets $2.4M gift from MacKenzie Scott
The gift was part of an overall $84.5 million donation Scott made to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches.
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