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Celebrate the city’s certification of a quality of life plan for Martindale Brightwood at a free event 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Polk Stables, 1533 Lewis St.

Activities include a parade down the Monon Trail, a history tour and live music.

The neighborhood’s five-year quality of life plan focuses on 10 areas:

• Arts and culture
• Education
• Economic development
• Environmental justice
• Youth engagement
• Neighborhood engagement
• Health and wellness
• Public safety
• Workforce development
• Housing and infrastructure

More information can be found online. 

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Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Martindale Brightwood to celebrate quality of life plan

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
August 25, 2025

<h1>Martindale Brightwood to celebrate quality of life plan</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />August 25, 2025</p> <p>Celebrate the city’s certification of a quality of life plan for Martindale Brightwood at a free event 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Polk Stables, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/HBUuqb6rJ7xrXKR9A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1533 Lewis St</a>.</p> <p>Activities include a parade down the Monon Trail, a history tour and live music.</p> <p>The neighborhood’s <a href="https://ednamartincc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1.-Final-Martindale-Brightwood-Quality-of-Life-Public-Document-November-2024-1-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">five-year quality of life plan</a> focuses on 10 areas:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Arts and culture</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Economic development</li> <li>Environmental justice</li> <li>Youth engagement</li> <li>Neighborhood engagement</li> <li>Health and wellness</li> <li>Public safety</li> <li>Workforce development</li> <li>Housing and infrastructure</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preenact-polk-stables-tickets-1510445937459">More information</a> can be found online.&nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-quality-of-life-plan-east-side-indianapolis/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=60406&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-quality-of-life-plan-east-side-indianapolis/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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