March 2016

“Property crimes are the most common type,” says district commander Karen Arnett, “specifically thefts from vehicles.” Not surprising, given the 90,000-plus parking spaces downtown.

“I get it. Indy’s brand is friendliness, cleanliness, and safety. But we’re also a caring community.”

Get to know downtown Indy apartments not by features or floor plans but by these fun nicknames.

Every house does claim a “point of difference”—whether the location is close to a running trail, near shops and restaurants, or has a floor plan made for entertaining. Pinpoint that difference and emphasize it.

If you’re looking to soak up some peace and quiet—and who isn’t?—then take the plunge and float your cares away.

“Union Station is not vacant. Most of it is leased. However, it’s been difficult to find a use that both pays for the building’s upkeep and, perhaps, showcases its unique qualities.”

Downtown’s new playspace? Rooftops. Here’s where to take your leisure time to another level.

It’s a gutsy move, serving fried chicken to a Hoosier audience raised on Hollyhock Hill and Gray Brothers Cafeteria, but this bird—Amish-raised on an Ohio farm before being brined and dredged in a proprietary dusting that gives the pieces a hint of delayed heat—might as well hail from a Hendricks County church pitch-in.

The Best Day Out. Best Sexy Bar. Best Pocket Park. Here are seven new reasons to love the new downtown Indy.

Order secret cocktails. Ditch the sports crowd. Find an instant squad. A few insider tips for winning the weekend in downtown Indianapolis.

“These are all bones for great cities. You pity the cities that don’t have those things. Indianapolis definitely has them. It just needs a little fertilizer, a little water.”

In the next two years, the area’s population will increase by a few thousand people once the Downtown Transit Center, a Cummins headquarters, 360 Market Square tower, Whole Foods, and the 21c Museum Hotel all cut their ribbons within a few blocks.

With ground breaking on a seven-building addition later this year, the young-adult playground will grow even bigger by the end of the decade.

The compact balls of soil and seeds can be launched into neglected lots to create pop-up plots.

Veteran interior designer Stephen Taylor wielded the rainbow to outfit his posh northside condo, culminating in this vibrant entertainment room.