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Conrad Indianapolis adding wine bar, sidewalk dining

Plans are in the works for a wine bar called Tastings that would take the first-floor corner space at the Conrad Indianapolis.
The $1 million project would add an entrance to the luxury hotel at the northeast corner of Washington
and Illinois streets and include a total of 80 outdoor seats along both streets, in the shadow of the
Artsgarden.

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HHGregg accelerates store-opening plans

HHGregg Inc. said this morning that the bankruptcy of competitor Circuit City should enable the company to open more stores
within the next few years than previously expected.

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Steak n Shake sales, traffic rise

Steak n Shake Co. yesterday reported big increases in customer traffic and same-store sales for its fiscal third quarter,
which ended July 1. Customer traffic rose 13.4 percent and same-store sales jumped 5 percent in the quarter compared to the
same period a year ago, it said in a brief Securities and Exchange filing.

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Keystone Construction plans Madison Avenue retail center

A local developer is planning a retail strip center along Madison Avenue just south of downtown in a neighborhood that’s been
begging for investment for years. The plans by Keystone Construction Corp. call for a 25,000-square-foot retail
center at 1400 Madison Ave., across from Sisters’ Place Restaurant.

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Madison Avenue retail planned

A local developer is planning a retail strip center for a run-down parcel along Madison Avenue south of downtown. The plans by Keystone Construction Corp. call for…

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So long, SoDo

The owners of a 1.3-acre parking lot southeast of Meridian and South streets have put the property up for sale, apparently putting an end to the dream…

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Clean air strategy: Some nightspots opt to tighten smoking rules

Coaches Tavern, MacNiven’s Restaurant and Bar, and The Jazz Kitchen are among Indianapolis bars that recently limited or banned
smoking. Those establishments join a short list of bars that already buck the trend in Indianapolis. Smoking in public places,
including restaurants, has been banned in Marion County since 2006, but it’s still OK to puff away in places that don’t admit
minors.

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Bally Fitness locations to close

Two local Bally Total Fitness locations will close today as part of the parent company’s reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Gyms along U.S. 31 in Greenwood and behind…

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Group blasts Trail ‘destruction’

Construction work on a new Kroger-anchored development along the Monon Trail at 86th Street is drawing the ire of Nora neighborhood leaders. They’re frustrated by the removal of trees and bushes along the trail by the project’s developer, locally based…

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Arts vision for Virginia Avenue

A proposed $9 million project called Fletcher Place Arts calls for 56 mostly one-bedroom apartments, 8,700 square feet of first-floor retail or office space, and…

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T-Mobile taking prime corner

T-Mobile has inked a five-year lease for a 2,200-square-foot space at the northwest corner of Washington and Meridian streets. The store will be a corporate-owned “playground” store, a new…

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Kroger eyes Altum parcel

Kroger is looking at land in Zionsville for a new store. The Cincinnati-based grocer is in talks with the owners of Altum’s Garden Center along Michigan Road between 106th and 116th Streets,…

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