Latest Posts for The Downtown Lowdown
A ‘futbol’ league for neighborhoodsIndy City Futbol has added six expansion teams – all covering the city’s urban core neighborhoods – and added a plan for non-playing neighbors to add volunteer, transit, social and challenge points to help their neighborhood team take home the [Read More…]
Wanted: ‘Public Allies’ to learn how to be community leadersBy Vicki Rubio / Public Allies program director, Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center We are now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Public Allies Indianapolis program. Public Allies is an AmeriCorps program which builds the capacity of [Read More…]
Dramatic enhancements coming to Benjamin Harrison Presidential SiteConstruction will begin by early May on a $6 million project to transform the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site into a gathering place in the heart of the Old Northside, complete with expansive greenspace. The project is the result of a $6 million [Read More…]
Historic fire station donated to IMPD as a Near Eastside substationCity police officers have a new space to take a breather, fill out reports, workout or regroup after an incident – and it’s not costing taxpayers a dime, thanks to a donation by the owners of the historic former fire station in the 1000 block of [Read More…]
Full closure at the North Split to begin in MayOnline resources added to project website to help motorists navigate significant traffic changes during reconstruction of central Indiana’s busiest interchange The 18-month closure of the North Split interstate interchange is only two months away, [Read More…]
$1 million grant boosts expansion of Indianapolis Cultural TrailThe plan to extend two legs of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail has received a $1 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation. Currently in design, the expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: COVID-19 vaccine has arrived / Other city newsThanks to Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate Fabico Yatico and Mass Ave Merchants Association coordinator Chantel Stone, we’re able to pass along the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine procedures. The vaccination of Hoosiers against COVID-19 has [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Herron High School system adding an elementary school next yearHerron Preparatory Academy will be launched with 120 students in kindergarten through second grade, to be housed in a modular building containing 10 classrooms on the north parking lot of the charter school which sits at the corner of 16th and Pennsylvania streets in the Herron-Morton Place neighborhood. [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: City wants to know your ideas for BlueIndy charging sitesCity officials have unveiled details of the “Reimagining the Curb” public engagement effort, which invites resident feedback on ideas for repurposing the underground connections to power available at former BlueIndy sites. The public engagement [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Matching grant program targets infrastructure projectsNot-for-profit and community-based organizations have until Jan. 29 to submit their project proposals as part of the Indy Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership Program, a matching grant program transportation infrastructure projects that [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Volunteers sought for Cultural Trail cleanupTHIS JUST IN: Volunteers sought for Cultural Trail cleanup Officials with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail are inviting the Indy community to join in a fall cleanup on the Cultural Trail, taking place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17. Sixty [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: City discourages door-to-door trick-or-treatingCity officials and the Marion County Public Health Department say parents should not take their children door-to-door trick-or-treating or “trunk-or-treating.” Also discouraged is leaving bowls of candy for others to grab are not recommended, [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Fight against homelessness gets a $7.1 funding boostThe pandemic and its subsequent impact upon Downtown has brought the homelessness issue to the forefront – including its impact on the perception of public safety. And much of the resulting frustration has been directed at the Hogsett [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Market Street closure to begin between City Market and City-County BuildingThe Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) expects to close East Market Street between Delaware Street and Alabama Street on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to begin work on $7.4 million street and pedestrian infrastructure [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Voter Headquarters to offer variety of services on Near EastsideThe John Boner Neighborhood Center has led an effort to create a one-stop shop for citizens who want to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. Beginning Saturday, Sept. 5, the temporary 10 East Voter Headquarters will open at 2301 E. 10th St. (the [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Mass Ave to reopen to vehicles, amid some concern about social distancing issuesCity officials have announced that the big orange barricades blocking traffic from most sections of Mass Ave will come down the week after Labor Day – opening the street for the first time since late May. The street-side patios won’t all disappear, [Read More…]
Two reports of programs in response to Black Lives Matter1. Library Foundation gets funds for materials exploring race and racial equity 2. indiana Humanities offers fellowships for research into racial injustice BONUS COVERAGE: Library Foundation gets funds for materials exploring race and racial equity [Read More…]
BONUS COVERAGE (A COVID-19 UPDATE): Federal funds will help find emergency housing amid pandemicThe city’s efforts to curb homelessness have been boosted by over $2 million in funds distributed to seven local organizations with a focus to rapidly rehouse persons living in temporary non-congregate shelter/housing, help operate emergency [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: City teaming with Downtown Indy, Inc., to confront Downtown safety issuesThis report is an addendum to the September edition of Urban Times, which went to press just prior to the funding announcement. In the September edition, editor Bill Brooks opines on the current situation faced by Downtown, and the challenge faced [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: City Market hosting Makers’ Market on Wednesdays through OctoberThe Indianapolis City Market has launched its first Makers’ Market, which will run on Wednesdays through October on the City Market’s West Plaza. The second installment will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Makers’ [Read More…]