Photos: Doja Cat shows she’s more than a fair-weather phenomenon
Saturday’s concerts on Monument Circle featured R&B and hip-hop artist Doja Cat and indie pop trio AJR. IBJ’s Mickey Shuey was there to capture the shows in pictures.
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Cold won’t stop Monument Circle shows for championship weekend
Although the game will be played indoors, many big fan events will be outside—including concerts on Monument Circle, an aerial dance troupe, a zipline, and a “Touchdown Bag Jump.”
Aerial dancers on side of Salesforce Tower added to national championship festivities
Fans of Doja Cat and Twenty One Pilots will look up to see dancers descend from the 49th floor to the 23rd floor of Salesforce Tower.
Memory Bank: Ice skating on Monument Circle
The pools of water around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument used to be frozen each winter for ice skating. The practice was halted in the mid-1980s when it was discovered that the weight of the ice was causing damage to the fountain basins.
Memory Bank: Before the Circle of Lights
Christmas trees have been used to decorate Monument Circle since 1918, but the decorations started to grow in number and sophistication after World War II.
Indiana Grown ready to reconnect at Monumental Marketplace
After the pandemic prevented Indiana Grown from putting on its annual Monumental Marketplace in 2020, the one-day event is set return to Monument Circle on June 18. More than 75 vendors are expected to attend the event.
Food Fridays to begin this week on Monument Circle
In a push to bring more revenue to Indianapolis restaurants as they recover from the pandemic, Downtown Indy Inc. is introducing a new event on Monument Circle.
City awards $2.6M contract for next addition to Market Street construction
The contract is part of $10.2 million reconstruction project to Market Street on both the east and west sides of Monument Circle.
New tenants move into historic Monument Circle space
Luxori Salon, a startup, and B. Bliss Spa, which moved to Monument Circle from the Stutz Business and Arts Center, have taken the space formerly occupied by Studio 2000, a longtime salon and spa that closed last summer.
Green District planning restaurant on Monument Circle
Green District plans to take over the space on the southwest corner of Monument Circle that was previously occupied by Au Bon Pain.
Memory Bank: Celebrating the end of the war
In this photo, Hoosiers came to Monument Circle for what the photo’s caption describes as an impromptu celebration.
City to close Monument Circle to homeless camps
Mark Bode, deputy communications director for Mayor Joe Hogsett, said the impetus behind the notice is that “encampments and storage of personal property in the Circle are blocking pedestrian traffic and causing disruption to nearby businesses.”
First Merchants to acquire Indianapolis-based Hoosier Trust Co.
Muncie-based First Merchants plans to acquire Hoosier Trust for $3.2 million in a deal that is expected to close early next year.
Memory Bank: A Hoosier runs for president in 1940
Native Hoosier Wendell Willkie lost a fight against FDR’s Tennessee Valley Authority, which he called a monopoly, but gained the attention of Republicans, who nominated him to run for president against FDR in 1940, despite never having held public office.
Total Wine & More liquor superstore to open in Nora
The 86th Street store, which is set to open next month, will be the first in Indiana for the Maryland-based chain. Also this week: Nada and Downtown Arts Market.
City to spend $750,000 to increase safety measures downtown
The announcement comes after months of complaints from residents, workers and business owners that downtown has become unsafe following pandemic-related shutdowns and protests that turned violent earlier this summer.
Pandemic thrusts downtown’s homelessness problem to fore
For weeks, camps of people experiencing homelessness and those suffering from substance use disorders have settled in on Monument Circle and near City Market.
Owner of vacant Anthem building on Circle now open to multiple tenants
The owner of the 213,600-square-foot office building had hoped to sign a single user for the high-profile property, but its strategy has become more flexible in the year and a half it has remained empty.
Memory Bank: Livery demolished to make way for Circle Theatre
The Wood Livery Stable had been a fixture in the southeast quadrant of Monument Circle from 1834 until it moved in 1915. The spot was then demolished to make room for the Circle Theatre.
Video: A moment of music among the mess
On Sunday morning—just hours after a protest devolved into violence and vandalism in and around Monument Circle—ISO musician Roger Roe came downtown to play his English horn.