Monon Trail

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The commercial zone straddling the Monon Trail is an errand warrior’s paradise.

“If we want our neighborhoods to change, it won’t happen until our hearts change. We can’t have more inclusive neighborhoods until we as individuals decide to be more inclusive.”

“It created a crisis that prompted us to move faster so we could get control of the situation before it got out of control.”

When you fuse the smoke of Texas barbecue with the rib-sticking classics of German cuisine, you get Liter House.

If you don’t clean up Fido’s poop, you deserve to get bopped on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper.

“Trails have shifted from a want to a need in the last 15 years,” says Urbanophile blogger Aaron Renn. “Now, a great trail is an amenity and a new form of infrastructure your city and community have to have.”

How popular is the Monon Greenway in Hamilton County (and Carmel in particular)? Some 450,000 people biked or walked it last year, so it’s no surprise that about $500 million in new development projects have broken ground—or will shortly—adjacent to the trail.

We go weak in the knees for the The Gallery Pastry shop’s crumbly, ganache-filled French macarons.

With hammers and nails, an immigrant family builds a dynasty. From Vonnegut Hardwares stems an award-winning bike trail, a Ben Affleck flick, and one of 20th century’s most important writers.

“Coming into office, I knew we were way behind many other cities,” Ballard says.

There’s something about running along the Canal that makes me want to give everyone I see a big thumbs-up.

The best places to refuel along the Monon.

While it doesn’t yet rival the likes of Fletcher Place, Holy Cross may soon be pushing boundaries—quite literally.

Eddie Sahm will put into play an approachable, beer-friendly menu and a selection of concession-stand classics to serve to Monon Trail users.