The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday voted unanimously in favor of a proposal that would prohibit most retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits in the city. The proposed ordinance now heads to Mayor Joe Hogsett, who has 10 days to consider the measure.... Read More
The Department of Transportation is providing $2 million for a study on the south split of Interstate 65/Interstate 70, in hopes of reversing some of the damage done to neighborhoods harmed by the original highway construction. The grant announced Tuesday will fund a study on the possibility of capping the recessed segments of Interstates 65 and 70 in the inner loop.... Read More
Statistics show that downtown remains among the city’s safest places. But city officials acknowledge there’s still work to do to improve safety and security.... Read More
Cook Medical President Pete Yonkman says it’s time for CEOs to get down in the trenches to help their neighborhoods.... Read More
Several Indianapolis City-County Council members are seeking to ban most local retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits in an effort to prevent an expansion of puppy mills and reduce overcrowding and understaffing at the city animal shelter.... Read More
An Indianapolis City-County Council committee passed a group of proposals to set the stage for the $180 million City Market East project. A proposal to provide the project $18.8 million in tax increment financing bonds passed, pending full council approval.... Read More
A group of architects is pushing the Legislature to reestablish Indiana’s historic preservation tax credit for commercial buildings, an effort to create more incentive for developers to rehab vacant, deteriorating institutional structures.... Read More
TD Robinson, the senior pastor of Mt. Paran Baptist Church, has resigned from the Indianapolis Public Library Board amid an ongoing controversy over the selection of a new library CEO.... Read More
The Indianapolis Department of Parks & Recreation will receive $80 million in grants for improvements and updates from the Lilly Endowment, city and parks officials announced Tuesday. The historic donation will provide funding for improvements at 42 parks in the Indy Parks system.... Read More
A letter signed Thursday by 16 Democratic city-county councilors is urging the Indianapolis Public Library Board to offer Nichelle Hayes the position of CEO following community outrage that she was passed over for the job.... Read More
