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• Restaurant plan emerges for Mass Ave building
  The two-story structure at 646 Mass Ave was built in 1996 as the home of Dean Johnson Design and Dean Johnson Gallery. Bill Pritt, who already operates three Downtown restaurants, has announced plans to convert the former home of Dean Johnson Design [Read More...]
• Pronto brings coffee, food and more to Stadium Village and Old Southside
  The chopped Italian sandwich (left) and chicken salad sandwich are among the menu items at Pronto by Iozzo’s. Katie Harris, founder and CEO of Iozzo’s Garden of Italy, knew the neighborhood surrounding the highly rated Italian restaurant lacked a [Read More...]
• The Harrison Center’s Bloombox Festival to turn 25 in June
  Live music will be featured on two stages during the 25th annual Bloombox Festival (originally known as the Independent Music and Art Festival). The festival also features an Artisan Market as well as food vendors and art exhibitions in the Harrison [Read More...]
• Feb. 21 public meeting to launch vision plan for Mass Ave
  The NEXT Vision Plan will provide a framework for community-based initiatives that foster cultural vibrancy, economic empowerment, livability and long-term sustainability for Mass Ave. Leaders of the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District have unveiled the [Read More...]
• Mass Ave gains a new eatery and bar / Milktooth’s days are numbered / Baked treats offered on Mass Ave
  Confectioneiress Cupcakes and Sweets offers a variety of baked treats at 755 Mass Ave. * With a menu ranging from burgers to salmon and New York strips, The Knotted Spoon Bar and Kitchen has opened at 575 Mass Ave, the space once occupied by Nine [Read More...]
• Indianapolis Ballet’s founder no longer associated with the company or school
  Victoria Lyras founded the Indianapolis School of Ballet in 2006 and the Indianapolis Ballet professional company in 2018. The woman who founded both the Indianapolis School of Ballet and the professional company, Indianapolis Ballet, is no longer [Read More...]
• A bakery opens on Mass Ave / a coffeehouse closing on Near Eastside / Knotted Spoon opening seems imminent
  The inventory at Confectioneiress includes a wide variety of baked desserts on Mass Ave. * Confectioneiress Cupcakes and sweets is now open at 755 Mass Ave, offering a variety of desserts including cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, French macarons, cream [Read More...]
• City Market plaza plans continue – but delayed by change of partnership
  When city officials updated their comprehensive plan to redevelop the historic City Market and surrounding properties earlier this year, the plan included uncovering the catacombs beneath Whistler Plaza to create a below-level garden space. That’s [Read More...]
• What’s next after YMCA leaves the historic Athenaeum?
  The YMCA at the Athenaeum will cease operations on March 28 When the Irsay Family YMCA at CityWay opened in December 2015, many thought the end was near for the YMCA at the Athenaeum. Took nine years, but the end is here. The YMCA of Greater [Read More...]
• No plans, yet, for drinking zone along Mass Ave
  The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District and its committee, the Mass Ave Merchants Association, has no immediate plans to create a Designated Outdoor Recreation Area, which would allow open-carry of alcoholic beverages as defined by the district. The [Read More...]
• Invoke Yoga Studio marking its 20th year of fitness and wellness
  Invoke Yoga Studio is located in the historic building at 970 Fort Wayne Ave. just south of the southern end of Central Avenue. Two decades ago, Amy Peddycord founded Invoke Yoga Studio, a staple of the St. Joseph neighborhood at 970 Fort Wayne Ave. [Read More...]
• Business update: A new toy store on Mass Ave / a new coffee shop in Kennedy- King / Global Gifts to move up the Avenue / A farewell to Nine Irish Brothers
  Goodies & Giggles brings toys back to Mass Ave, several years after the demise of Mass Ave Toys, which was located in the 400 block. – Old Northside resident Gwen Chastain has opened Goodies & Giggles, a toy store located at 811 Mass [Read More...]
• Two stations coming to Holy Cross as Pacers Bikeshare ridership breaks records
  The Holy Cross neighborhood is gaining two Pacers Bikeshare stations, soon to be located near Elevator Hill, the site of the former Angie’s List campus. That news comes at a time when the overall Bikeshare numbers have hit new highs over the last [Read More...]
• Cover story: A different kind of destination
  North Mass: off-the-path area is blossoming [Read More...]
• Fall openings targeted as long-awaited work at CCIC proceeds
  Now rebranded as a separate building from the Circle City Industrial Complex, 1011 Mass Ave sits along East 10th Street just east of the interstates. Two eateries are among eight tenants slated to occupy a portion of the Circle City Industrial [Read More...]
• Coming Sunday: Vendors, artists and performers on Mass Ave
  The 600 block of Mass Ave will be closed to vehicles for the July 30 festival. The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District will host at lease 40 vendors at its inaugural Mass Ave Mile Summer Festival, taking place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 30. The [Read More...]
• Purdue University programs coming to East End of Mass Ave
  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’
  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...]
• Powell to lead Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center as search begins for its first full-time CEO
  The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre has embarked upon a mission to hire its first chief executive officer by Jan. 1, in the meantime naming an interim CEO. William Powell, a long-time business leader and arts management consultant in Indianapolis [Read More...]
• What IndyFringe is looking for in its next CEO
  IndyFringe is in the market for somehow “to carry out our mission – advancing the performing arts year-round by creating access to a multitude of opportunities for artists, audiences, and our community to thrive.” That person is needed following the [Read More...]
• Two development firms playing musical chairs with headquarters
  Renovation work is currently under way at the former Harrison College building – work which will allow Milhaus LLC to move its headquarters from Fletcher Place by the second quarter of 2023 to accommodate its expanding staffing needs. At the same [Read More...]
• Business updates: Botanical Bar opens, Fountain Room on the way
  The Botanical Bar: Victoria Lyras has opened the shop at 1103 N. College Ave. offering offers a curated selection of high-quality houseplants, along with uniquely designed lifestyle and wellness products made by people of color and women-owned [Read More...]
• Cornerstone seeking women vendors for new Friday ‘happy hour’ market / Lockerbie event center adds a coffeehouse / a new space at the Indiana State Museum
  REPORT ONE: Market for women vendors. Cornerstone Bread Co. has put out the call for women vendors to take part in a new market.  The Faire-Share Market, which will feature only women vendors, will begin Friday, May 20, and continue from 3 to 6 p.m. [Read More...]
• Openings pending for Sidedoor Bagels and Botanical Bar; plus more business news
  When former Amelia’s baker Josh Greeson couldn’t keep up with the demand for the bagels he was producing for delivery, he started looking for a brick-and-mortar location. He settled on a prime spot at the corner of East 10th and Dorman streets in [Read More...]
• Business update: Openings and closings in the Urban Times area
  *Housed for a decade in the Murphy Art Center, PURE EATERY will close its doors by the end of the monty, owners Dave Andrus, Courtney Andrus and Jason Jacobi have announced in a Facebook post. “It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing the [Read More...]
• Modern Italian cuisine now served at new Fall Creek Place eatery
  Main courses with titles such as Della Casa and Orrecchiette dot the menu at Bocca, the newly opened “modern Italian” restaurant in the former Fall Creek Place home of Shoefly Public House. Bocca is the brainchild of Dan Cage, who operates Ambrosia [Read More...]
• Updated: Indy Reads Books to open in Fountain Square on Nov. 5
  Delayed over a year by a certain pandemic, Indy Reads Books will finally open the doors to its new home on Friday, Nov. 5, at 1066 Virginia Ave. in the heart of Fountain Square. The space is no stranger to books, however, having been for many years [Read More...]
• Fletcher Place coffee shop to celebrate 12 years of giving back to community
  Calvin Fletcher’s Coffee Co.and its Charitable Foundation will host the Fletcher Place coffee shop’s 12-year anniversary celebration from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. This year’s silent auction will benefit ProAct Indy. The day will be an [Read More...]
• Major grant will support, boost Downtown Indy’s Street Ambassador program
  The Lilly Endowment has awarded Downtown Indy, Inc., over $1.8 million to continue and expand its Street Ambassador program, which was launched in 2019 to enlist veterans threatened with homelessness into jobs cleaning sidewalks and public spaces in [Read More...]
• Tinker Street to fire up the kitchen in coming weeks / more business news
  One of the city’s most celebrated restaurants – Tinker Street – will open its doors to customers before the end of April, owner Tom Main has confirmed. Yet to be determined are operating hours and how many customers Tinker Street can seat as the [Read More...]