Martindale-Brightwood tagged for program boosting business ownersSeptember 22, 2023
The Martindale-Brightwood Community Development Corp. is one of four “community-serving sites” which the city has selected as it expands its Microenterprise Navigator Program. The Local Initiative Support Corp. created the Microenterprise Navigator [Read More.…]
Fires fuel the mission to work locally to achieve a global impactSeptember 22, 2023
By Cliff Chapman / president and CEO, Central Indiana Land Trust This summer I attended a concert at a venue I’m old enough to still call Deer Creek. I’ve seen dozens of shows there through the years. This was one of the best. But it will stand out [Read More.…]
New park opened next to Fall Creek, with a connection to the Monon TrailSeptember 22, 2023
By Isabel Ramsey / public information officer, Indy Parks We are excited to announce our newest park, which features amenities for all ages and abilities. Rev. Charles R. Williams Park is located at 3242 Sutherland Ave., which sits adjacent to Fall [Read More.…]
Indiana Landmarks announces annual list of ‘10 Most Endangered’August 25, 2023
This year’s list of the 10 Most Endangered Hoosier landmarks includes an architect-designed industrial building and a threatened Victorian neighborhood. Other sites on the Indiana Landmarks list include historic fraternal lodges; a significant Queen [Read More.…]
Indy Parks offers wide variety of fall programs and activitiesAugust 25, 2023
By Isabel Ramsey / Public information officer, Indy Parks This fall at Indy Parks, we have hundreds of programs lined up for you and your family to enjoy. Did you know that we host over 2,400 programs throughout the year across the city that come at [Read More.…]
Report from the Land Trust: Meltzer Woods: A national natural landmark for 50 YearsAugust 25, 2023
By Bridget Walls, Central Indiana Land Trust communication and outreach intern This year marks the 50th anniversary of Meltzer Woods’ National Natural Landmark designation. This beloved old growth forest near Shelbyville is the legacy of the Meltzer [Read More.…]
Beneficiary of first ROWforward grant was once home to orchards and forestsAugust 25, 2023
The grant application was submitted by longtime Norwood resident William Malone, whose ties to the community grew deeper after his family began a community garden in the middle of the neighborhood. “If you get something, pull something,” Malone said of his approach to maintaining and keeping up with the garden. [Read More.…]
Community development corporation to celebrate 40 years of impact on Southeast sideJuly 27, 2023
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Southeast Neighborhood Development – SEND, to most – will host a series of activations from Aug. 19 through Aug. 24 as part of its fourth annual week-long event, Six Days with SEND. Just a few of the local [Read More.…]
Purdue University programs coming to East End of Mass AveJuly 27, 2023
Key elements of Purdue University in Indianapolis will be housed at High Alpha’s headquarters in the rapidly expanding Bottleworks District on the East End of Mass Ave. Purdue University’s recent announced severance from the IUPUI partnership with [Read More.…]
Bottleworks District honored for ‘Outstanding Restoration’July 27, 2023
Indiana Landmarks, impressed with the revitalization of the historic Coca-Cola Bottling Plant into what is now known as the Bottleworks District, has given the complex project its prestigious Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration for 2023. The [Read More.…]
Phoenix Theatre’s new season boasts a wide variety of offeringsJune 23, 2023
The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre has unveiled its highly anticipated 2023/2024 season, marking the 40th anniversary of the downtown theatre. With a lineup of exceptional plays and productions from our Cultural Centre Collectives, “this [Read More.…]
Let’s honor those who have protected Indiana’s natural placesJune 23, 2023
By Cliff Chapman, President and CEO, Central Indiana Land Trust Among the many ways that Len Betley, who passed away late last year, made a difference in Indiana was through his drive to conserve our natural areas. In addition to directly [Read More.…]
Fueling a passion for learning through Future Presidents programJune 23, 2023
By LYDIA LEAL / Shortridge High School Near the end of my freshman year, I was taken out of class by my school’s principal and pulled into the hallway. Like any student, I was thinking about what I could have possibly done wrong or right for [Read More.…]
Land Trust report: Golden Hour Summer Series Looks at Preserve’s CrittersMay 20, 2023
By Shawndra Miller, communications manager, Central Indiana Land Trust Just before sunset, there’s a golden hour when the light is soft and warm – ideal for nature studies, outdoor photography, and reverie. A new summer series at [Read More.…]
Not shortage of opportunities for summer fun in Indy ParksMay 20, 2023
By Isabel Ramsey / Indy Parks public information officer With temperatures warming up and the sun making an appearance, the parks are coming to life with nature blooming and people venturing outdoors more. Splash pads are one of the best ways for [Read More.…]
Report from the Land Trust: Saluting Black Leaders in ConservationJanuary 22, 2023
By Shawndra Miller, Communications manager, Central Indiana Land Trust In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to lift up some Black voices of the American environmental movement. Though often unsung, these and many other individuals deserve our [Read More.…]
More details: The Indianapolis Zoo’s major expansion project, complete with chimpanzeesDecember 6, 2022
On Friday, Urban Times posted news of a major new development at the Indianapolis Zoo – the creation of not only a new Welcome Center and Global Center for Species Survival (both opening this coming Memorial Day), but also the International [Read More.…]
Community Food Box Project fights food insecurityDecember 2, 2022
By Dale Ogden,Contributing editor When Marsh Supermarkets closed its remaining 44 stores in 2017, many of us got a small taste of what Indy’s underserved residents have endured for years. In 2015, Double 8 closed its last stores on Sherman Drive, [Read More.…]
Support buildings ‘designed to mesh’ with new IU Health complexNovember 29, 2022
Indiana University Health has outlined design plans for a multi-use support building and a utility plant to serve its new Downtown Indianapolis hospital under construction at its expanding healthcare campus south of 16th Street. Filed recently with [Read More.…]
40 years: Reflecting on an essential Indianapolis institutionNovember 18, 2022
By Karin Ogden / CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana and Karen Campbell / Founding board member In the 1970s and ‘80s, medical technology was rapidly advanced in the U.S., causing major breakthroughs in the treatment of childhood [Read More.…]
Land Trust: Help create a timelapse of urban waterwayNovember 18, 2022
By Shawndra Miller, communications manager, Central Indiana Land Trust Want to help document changes in the natural world in real-time? Chronolog, a nationwide citizen science project, has a new site along the White River in Indy. And all that’s [Read More.…]
Major improvements under construction at five city parksNovember 18, 2022
By RONNETTA SPAULDING /Chief communications officer, Indy Parks From groundbreakings, construction sites and newly designed family centers, Indy Parks is reshaping park spaces inside and out. It continues to be a joy to jumpstart development efforts [Read More.…]
Library’s Digital Collection now includes treasure trove of IPS imagesNovember 18, 2022
ALSO: Help sought to identify photographs of city parks Thousands of blueprints, drawings, photographs and other documents detailing the architectural environment of the Indianapolis Public School system are now available to view on The Indianapolis [Read More.…]
Land Trust report: Growing tomorrow’s environmental professionalsOctober 21, 2022
By Shawndra Miller / Communications Manager, Central Indiana Land Trust If you’ve seen a crew of young people out pruning trees, caring for native plant installations, or pulling invasive plants on city property, you may have encountered an Urban [Read More.…]
Marcus Hatcher demonstrates worth of Public Allies programAugust 29, 2022
By Holden Hartle / Public relations intern, Butler University Marcus Rodney Hatcher epitomizes what it means to be an underdog. Some may say that comes from his roots which are embedded deep into the Indianapolis concrete. He, just like his dad, and [Read More.…]
