Street Savvy

This historic neighborhood has our attention with its new farmers market and emerging art scene.

Hip shops and new restaurants revitalize the courthouse square in downtown Franklin.

Once known as Tinker Street, Herron-Morton’s main artery makes a creative comeback. Take an interactive tour of 16th Street.

“Broad Ripple is so much more than a late-night drinking destination. I see the Monon Trail and the development alongside as the true sign of the health of the neighborhood.”

Places to go, things to see, and food to eat in Irvington.

Here’s where to go to explore this laid-back slice of small-town life.

“Gandolfo’s is my new go-to spot,” says CityWay resident Zachary Lockett. “You feel like you’ve walked into a corner deli in New York.”

“There are quite a few homes on the national historic registry right off the courthouse square, and I love to walk around that neighborhood with my dog,” says jewelry designer Sarah Stogsdill.

“This is probably the mecca for people-watching in Indianapolis,” says Scott Pallikan, an IFD Station 32 fireman. “You’re going to see pretty much everything the city has to offer.”

Where to find peace and quiet, exclusive concerts, and the best lunch in the heart of downtown.

A hilly spot with a skyline view perfect for watching the Fourth of July fireworks over downtown, and the edge Flat 12 Bierwerks has on Sun King.

In Pioneer Park, the new Soaring Eagle Zip Line gives riders two thrills for the low $5 cost of one: load at the bottom, slide up the 600-foot cable, then zoom back down.

“This corner of Herron-Morton feels like Fountain Square when I opened the original Peter’s—and look what happened to that neighborhood,” says Peter George, co-owner of proposed restaurant Tinker Street.

The city’s only hot-sauce tasting bar, homesteading boutique, and moto-style men’s shop fill out Recess’s corner.

Regulars at scrappy little Tin Comet Coffee leave their favorite mugs—dated vessels touting IHOP, Florida travel, The Far Side, and so on—hanging on a wall for use on return visits.