The marketplace and food hall has emerged as a welcome home for businesses owned by people of color and women.
Category: Business
Posted inNeighborhoods
Brazilian immigrant turns love of racing into a successful mechanic shop
David Neves, owner of Dave’s Mechanic Shop in West Indy, found his break in 2021.
Posted inArts & Culture
City Market to close for two years, leaving vendors with unanswered questions
Renovations force vendors out of the 138-year-old downtown building.
Posted inEducation
Eli Lilly to pay some IU Indianapolis students to work for college credit
The cooperative program is part of a new initiative from the Kelley School of Business to get students into the workforce.
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‘Hey, we’re here, too’: Indy’s Global Village celebrates the city’s international population
The unofficial museum is located in the International Marketplace neighborhood on Indy’s west side.
Posted inArts & Culture
Small bites: urban farming helps everyone
Mad Farmers Collective is a small part of a larger food ecosystem.
Posted inGovernment
Virginia group opposing Mile Square district has ties to large dark money network
New lobbying disclosures revealed that the representative of DefendDowntown.com is actually a paid lobbyist for the Virginia group.
Posted inGovernment
Downtown funding district received overwhelming support during House hearing
While proponents of a bill to dismantle Mile Square’s economic enhancement district railed against cost and transparency, more than two dozen people came out to support the tax.
Posted inNeighborhoods
A West Indy pizzeria has thrived for 40 years. It must be the sauce.
A West Indianapolis staple says a unique sauce and a focus on serving its neighborhood has helped it stay open.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business
Listeners mourn death of ‘Loverman’ DJ Jerry Wade
Long-time listeners of “The Quiet Storm with Jerry Wade” felt like they lost a friend when news broke that he died this week.
