Monthly Archives: July 2016

Discussion Continues on Gentrification

INDIANAPOLIS — Gentrification is a real economic and cultural force acting on Indianapolis’ urban neighborhoods, which are predominantly low-income and many predominantly African-American. According to Indianapolis census data compiled by governing.com, the number of census tracts gentrifying quadrupled from 1990-2000 to 2000-2010 (defined by percentage increases in home value, education … Read More

Church Basement Ladies at Beef & Boards

INDIANAPOLIS — After the tasty buffet, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre serves up heaping helpings of laughs this summer with the return of Church Basement Ladies, the show that got the hilarious series cookin’! This fun celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there is now … Read More

Eskenazi Health Receives Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

INDIANAPOLIS — The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has awarded Eskenazi Health a grant to support an initiative that provides work experience for students with disabilities in their fields of study, experience that could potentially aid them in securing a job in the future. The funds will provide support for … Read More

Summer Neighborhood Summit Mash Up on July 28

INDIANAPOLIS — What do the Mass Ave/Brookside Industrial Corridor Revitalization initiative, the IndyEast Promise Zone, and the proposed Promise Neighborhood application all have in common? They all overlap with the neighborhood to the north — Martindale-Brightwood. The Near Eastside Summer Neighborhood Summit will host a special 30 minute Mash-Up of … Read More