• Yippee! Patio seating at Los Cuates is opening shortly, and we fully expect other “locals” with patio seating to be able to offer outside dining on a limited basis. Manley’s Irish Mutt has a full menu available for curbside pick-up (visit manleysirishmutt.com to order online), as well as Jockamo (visit www.jockamopizza.com to order online). If you are more comfortable staying in your car, carhop service at Steer-In has taken off like gangbusters! Edwards Drive-In also opened for car service and has been very busy. Please tip your servers generously when you visit.
• Not too far away, the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville is open and showing flicks! Until May 24, they will show family favorites Shrek and The Wizard of Oz, then the 29th-31st, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom. On June 5-7 they will show World War Z and Escape From New York. The theater opens at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 9:15 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for kids 3-11. There is a limit of 150 cars, and cars will be parked every other space to ensure proper distancing. The Skyline is one of the few drive-in movie theaters left in Central Indiana, and is located at 3986 E. Michigan Rd. in Shelbyville (just off 421).
• The city of Indianapolis, in an effort to help local restaurants get back up and running, will close down certain streets in commercial areas so that they can offer outdoor seating in the parking spots on the street. Mass Ave. from Delaware to College will be closed and offer a 24 ft. walking path to pedestrians. Major cross street intersections will remain open. The southern half of Monument Circle, Georgia St. from Illinois to Penn., and Illinois from Georgia to Market, and Broad Ripple Ave. from the Monon to College are also slated to close temporarily. They will be creating a special permit to help speed things along. Bars that don’t serve food will not be able to open, and there will be other restrictions. The street closures and outdoor street seating could go on through July 4 at the latest. Closures start May 22.
• Memorial Day weekend will be strange this year, with no race, limited public spaces open, and physical distancing measures keeping many at home. Perhaps this is for the best, as Memorial Day started off as a somber day of remembrance for those who have lost their lives in defense of our freedom. Let’s all take a moment to remember the ultimate sacrifice made on our behalf.
• The Weekly View office will be closed May 25-29 as we take our twice yearly “vacation.” We’d like to thank our advertisers, readers, subscribers, columnists, and contributors for their support of the newspaper. We’ll be back for the June 5 issue raring to go!