Author Archives: Tyler Fenwick

Alma Mater: IUPUI

I got my start as a reporter at the Indianapolis Recorder, where I covered everything from racial justice to education. Most recently, I covered courts and the legal profession at the Indiana Lawyer.

I love sports, especially college football, college basketball and baseball. I'm a youth baseball coach and I also like to read (mostly nonfiction). I listen to a lot of traditional country music from the 1950-70’s.

I love the idea of a journalism model built for people so that’s why I came to Mirror Indy. The profession has a reputation (sometimes earned, sometimes not) of being elitist and stuffy, and this feels like a good way to work against that current.

My phone number is 317-766-1406 and my email address is tyler.fenwick@mirrorindy.org.

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A drawing shows a four-story grey, white and beige building. Some other smaller buildings are visible behind the main building.

New city homeless shelter to break ground this fall

by Tyler Fenwick September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

The 24/7 shelter will open in late 2026 at the earliest after two years of construction.

Calling Home: Sign up for Mirror Indy’s housing text group

by Tyler Fenwick September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

Reporter Tyler Fenwick will share news about housing in Indianapolis, and you can text him directly.

Elizabeth Friedland poses for a portrait in front of a low brick building on a sunny day.

Safe Park Indy offers homeless people spaces to sleep in their cars

by Tyler Fenwick September 23, 2024September 25, 2024

A church parking lot on Indy’s northeast side will serve as an overnight haven.

High demand forces homeownership program to turn away applicants

by Tyler Fenwick September 23, 2024September 20, 2024

More than 350 people applied for four spots in the Homebuyer Choice Program pilot.

A woman leans over a tomato plant in a grassy yard next to a toddler, both smiling. There's a dog running in the background.

AES billing issues linger as company brings back shutoffs

by Tyler Fenwick September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

AES Indiana says its billing system is stabilized after months of issues. Customers aren’t so sure.

An electric meter is mounted on the side of a home with blue siding.

Behind on your AES bill? Disconnections are coming back soon.

by Tyler Fenwick September 13, 2024September 13, 2024

AES paused shutoffs and late fees because of billing problems dating back to last year.

This program offers $100K toward buying a home

by Tyler Fenwick September 10, 2024September 12, 2024

The Homebuyer Choice Program will use a community land trust model.

Jasmine King, who is a young Black woman wearing headphones and a purple tie-dye t-shirt, uses a hoe to work the soil in a garden bed. There are two other people working in the background, one with a rake.

‘Real lives are impacted’: City pauses funding for nonprofits over reporting spat

by Tyler Fenwick August 30, 2024October 17, 2024

Indianapolis nonprofits paused food access and other programs as the city says it hasn’t received adequate financial reports.

Timika Fields, who is a Black woman, gestures while speaking to a woman in an orange shirt whose back is to the camera. Timika is wearing a black and white track jacket and has a wallet and phone on the table in front of her. Behind her, a room is filled with other people sitting in similar pairings.

How an eviction still haunts a single mother

by Tyler Fenwick August 28, 2024November 27, 2024

An Indianapolis mother went to an eviction sealing clinic to see if she can get her case expunged and find stable housing.

Labor Fest returns Aug. 24 as Indiana unions celebrate recent wins

by Tyler Fenwick August 20, 2024August 22, 2024

Indy Labor Fest, Aug. 24 at Garfield Park, is a festival for Indianapolis unions to celebrate their wins and teach the public about organized labor.