A year after opening, the eastside grocery store is under new management and facing customer complaints.
Author Archives: Darian Benson
Darian Benson is an Indianapolis native and spent the past few years covering local government and regional health at WFYI. There she reported on the intersections of policy and health with a focus on substance use and maternal health.
Her work has aired nationally on NPR and Here & Now and has appeared in KFF Health News.
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This park was falling apart. Indy skaters are banding together to fix it.
Eastside skateboarders are cleaning up and repairing Lawrence Community Skate Park with the help of local graffiti artists.
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Eastside nonprofit offers loads of help at the laundromat
Laundry & More started as a way to wash clothes free. Now, it’s transforming lives – and even saving one.
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Work begins on Washington Park improvements
The project is expected to be completed summer 2025.
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The Girl Scouts ended Far Eastside programs. Residents want answers.
Community members say lack of communication and awareness about the Far Eastside has broken their trust in the organization.
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Kids’ clothes are expensive. This far eastside community closet wants to help.
BarrCode5 Closet helps families get year-round access to the clothes they need for growing children.
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80 kids are published authors thanks to this summer project
Musician and author Tevin Studdard created the Literacy Entrepreneurship and Dreams program.
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IndyGo adds charging station to transit hub for Purple Line
IndyGo expects the bus rapid transit line to open in October.
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INDOT seeking public comment on I-65 changes
A public hearing is scheduled from 5:30-7 p.m. July 24 at Frederick Douglass SUPER School 19.
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Celebrate the far east side at annual festival
Enjoy a charity basketball tournament, free food and a kids zone.
