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1 week ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
If you find yourself aimlessly doomscrolling through political and environmental news, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful CEO Jeremy Kranowitz says, why not spend your Earth Day weekend with hundreds of neighbors picking trash out of a major Indianapolis waterway? The local environmental nonprofit is spearheading a major cleanup this Saturday along more than five miles of the 27-mile Pleasant Run.
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1 week ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
Indianapolis residents created a temporary multi-use path on the Calvary Street bridge to enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety. The $13,000 project, partially funded by the city, aims to better connect the Fletcher Place and Fountain Square neighborhoods. Neighbors also implemented traffic-calming measures on McCarty Street due to speeding concerns.
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1 week ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
A new Airbnb at David Letterman's childhood home in Broad Ripple might be the closest thing his hometown has to a public landmark honoring the longtime late-night host. As monuments go, the 1,122-square-foot, 3-bedroom home at 5520 Indianola Ave. is modest. Real estate agent Krystin Wiggs had hardly noticed the 1942 bungalow until the couple she helped to buy the home next door asked her a question.
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2 weeks ago | 
jconline.com | Ron Wilkins |Sarah Nelson |Kristine Phillips |Jordan Smith
Jenny Porter Tilley Ron Wilkins Sarah Nelson Kristine Phillips Jordan SmithUSA TODAY NETWORKBefore Richard Allen was convicted of the murder of two teens from Delphi, Indiana, the public had heard a voice that some believed to be the suspect saying what sounded like "Guys, down the hill."It wasn't until his trial was almost over that jurors got to hear Allen speak and compare it to the infamous audio clip that came from video footage on one victim's cellphone.
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2 weeks ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
By a unanimous vote, councilors approved a new snow removal policy that calls for the Department of Public Works to plow all streets once 4 inches of snow accumulate. The policy also establishes three tiers of plowing priority for smaller snowfalls:First-priority streets — major city thoroughfares used by first responders and the largest volume of commuters — will be plowed first. Streets like Keystone Avenue, Washington Street and Fall Creek Parkway fall into this category.
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2 weeks ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
New walkways, landscaping and a gateway plaza featuring a famous Martin Luther King Jr. quote are all part of a $6.8 million expansion of the Indianapolis park where Robert Kennedy made a historic speech on the day of MLK's assassination in 1968. The city will transform the southern portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the near north side with a new plaza displaying King's quote, "Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that," according to renderings.
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4 weeks ago | 
popularmechanics.com | Jordan Smith
Despite a lack of evidence, the possible existence of legendary creatures such as the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot has piqued human curiosity for centuries. But there’s another ancient, lesser-known cryptid to the Western world whose sightings have also stretched back for centuries, mired in folklore. This dinosaur-like beast is said to resemble a long-necked, rotund sauropod.
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4 weeks ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
A new owner bought the former Circle City Industrial Complex in 2015. In the past decade, the site has welcomed more than 100 new tenants and been rebranded to the Factory Arts District. Viewed from the outside along 10th Street, the southern end of the former Circle City Industrial Complex looks more or less the way it's looked for the past six years: under construction. As of this spring, however, the building at 1011 Massachusetts Ave.
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4 weeks ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
A new owner bought the former Circle City Industrial Complex in 2015. In the past decade, the site has welcomed more than 100 new tenants and been rebranded to the Factory Arts District. Viewed from the outside along 10th Street, the southern end of the former Circle City Industrial Complex looks more or less the way it's looked for the past six years: under construction. As of this spring, however, the building at 1011 Massachusetts Ave.
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4 weeks ago | 
indystar.com | Jordan Smith
Indiana homeowners face the third-highest rate of foreclosure filings in the nation, and the problem is growing worse in Marion County, new data shows. Foreclosures in the county are rebounding to pre-pandemic heights after years of relief through government moratoriums and subsidies. Filings dropped nearly 70% from 1,795 in 2018 to 544 in 2021 and then nearly tripled to 1,630 in 2024, according to a new Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana report.
