Circle City

The Moore family started Urban Patch—and revitalizing their neighborhood—by purchasing an abandoned house with a credit card.

Avoid community-garden growing pains with these expert tips.

The turning point for Broadway reverend Mike Mather: when he stopped thinking of people as needy, and started thinking of them as needed.

Through a print publication and a website with stories celebrating Indy’s quirky residents, neighborhoods, and attractions, No Mean City aims to inspire more people to live in Marion County.

What the heck is Big Car Collaborative, anyway? Founder Jim Walker thinks the more important question is, what has Big Car done?

When the dust settled, all the grant dollars gone and the final report submitted, I still had no plan on paper. Had I chosen the right path?

“What the hell
 difference does it make?” says Knight. “So I’m 50.”

“The band, for all intents and purposes, from the beginning, was me and a gang of buddies here and there that would change and morph,” Edwards says. “My 20s had ended, and that band kinda felt like my 20s.”

One of Irvington’s original arteries makes a comeback.

“A house with this sort of stuff in its background is called a ‘psychologically affected property,’ because unlike a cracked foundation or bad electrical repairs, its impact on a buyer’s decision is purely psychological—unless there’s a big bloodstain on the living room floor that needs to be sanded out.”

Rent Directly across from Mass Ave, Circa Apartments is no cookie-cutter complex. A local design studio created a hip lounge area with garage doors and a makerspace for residents. 617 N. College Ave., 317-668-4042, liveatcirca.com Rummage A strip of warehouses has become an under-the-radar retail niche. One of the businesses is Reclaimed Vintage Industrial, where […]

“Through these portals Pass the World’s Best Musicians.” Thus proudly proclaimed a sign over the door of Henri’s Cafe Lounge, in its day a hotspot on Indiana Avenue. The musicians pictured above are among the legendary ones who took the stage there: Wes Montgomery on guitar, Willis Kirk on drums, Monk Montgomery on bass, and […]

Don’t expect to score a parking spot in the attached lot. And don’t get creative with the unmarked areas on the outer edges. Stick with your chosen seat at the community table, even if a more desirable end spot becomes available. It says it right there on the menu: “Modifications politely declined.” Free refills on […]

“The Hoosierist figured he would need to chat with two or three government wonks to find a definitive answer for this one. Instead, he discovered the City of Indianapolis’s municipal code absolutely obsesses over tree maintenance.”

For an outfit that keeps some 31,000 plant specimens on its property (someone, probably an intern, actually counts them), the Indianapolis Zoo is pretty discriminating when it comes to donations.