Macaques to splash in zoo later this month
A unique monkey species will make a splash in their brand-new Indianapolis Zoo exhibit – Sharing One World: Long Tailed Macaques – on Memorial Day weekend. Zoo members can enjoy …
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This just in… Pacers Bikeshare to expand with help from federal grant
When news of the Pacers Bikeshare program first emerged in 2014, residents of Urban Times neighborhoods such as Cottage Home, Woodruff Place and The Old Northside wanted a piece of …
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Super Stops will aim to speed transit service
By Kelli Mirgeaux As IndyGo kicks the Marion County Transit Plan into high gear with the construction of three rapid transit lines, the bus service has proposed another innovation: Downtown …
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Historic home’s renovation results in a new meeting space for community
In 1920, noted architect Anton Scherrer wrote a short piece titled “The Three Best Houses in Indianapolis, Indiana” for House Beautiful magazine. Among the choice subjects receiving his praise was …
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Frozen Reign: When Indiana’s landscape was sheets of ice and oversized animals
By Peggy Fisherkeller, Curator of geology, Indiana State Museum and Ron Richards, Senior research curator of paleobiology Fifth in a series on major changes being made to the Indiana State Museum as …
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Health and fitness at heart of Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience at Children’s Museum
Saturday, March 17, will be a game-changing day for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, which will unveil its new, expansive Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience – with a dozen …
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Interstate Growth Spurt
Mayor, Chamber Join Effort To Interstate Plans The coalition working to change plans to dramatically change the Downtown interstate system has gained two important partners since the February issue of …
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Beginning this month: More local bus service
Red Line construction to begin in March By KELLI MIRGEAUX and LAUREN DAY, IndyGo It has been 14 months since nearly 60% of Marion County voters supported a dedicated tax …
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Bottleworks now poised to become reality
RENDERING BY DCOX Numbers on slide show indicate location on map. A version of this report was posted on the Urban Times Facebook page on July 20. The July 19 …
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Handsome repository for Black Literature and Culture
The response has been positive to the Central Library’s newest space, the Center for Black Literature & Culture, which opened in late October in the historic Cret Building’s R.B. Annis …
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