Haven’t been able to snag tickets to see Taylor Swift in Indy?

There’s hope yet. Several organizations and businesses are still holding sweepstakes to give away tickets to the star’s sold-out Nov. 1-3 stop at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here are a few ways you can enter sweepstakes to win tickets to the Eras Tour in Indianapolis.

Win Taylor Swift Tickets in Indianapolis

IU Health Foundation

IU Health Foundation is giving away four pairs of tickets to either the Nov. 1 or Nov. 3 Eras Tour to a few lucky donors. And they’re not just any seats — winners will watch the show from Lucas Oil Stadium’s Quarterback Suite, which includes buffet catering and a full-service bar.

To enter, go to bit.ly/3U2uhAc and donate at least $100 for your chance to win. Every $100 donated (up to $500) gets you another entry. All contributions made during the sweepstakes will go to the foundation’s Healthier Women campaign, supporting efforts in areas like oncology, maternal and infant health, bereavement and primary care.

The entry period ends Oct. 13 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET, and winners will be notified no later than Oct. 23.

For full rules and terms, visit bit.ly/3Yj1XMz.

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Condado Tacos

What’s better than tacos? Perhaps two tickets to Taylor Swift and tacos. Condado Tacos is giving away a pair of tickets for the Nov. 3 show plus a $100 gift card to one lucky Instagram follower. Here’s what you have to do:

• Follow @CondadoTacos on Instagram
• Like Condado’s Eras Tour sweepstakes announcement post
• Share the post on your Instagram story with the hashtag #Condado_Sweepstakes
• Tag a Swiftie you follow — or several — by adding their Instagram handle to the post. You’ll get one entry per tagged Instagram handle.

The entry period ends Oct. 18 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.

No purchase is necessary. Participants must be U.S. residents 18 or older as of Sept. 25. A random drawing will be conducted around Oct. 21, according to the terms and conditions, and the potential winner will be contacted via direct message.

For full rules and terms, visit condadotacos.com/erasgiveaway.

European Wax Center Lavender Days Giveaway 

European Wax Center is also giving away a pair of tickets to the Nov. 3 show. Simply go to the sweepstakes page, waxcenter.com/pages/lavender-days-giveaway, and enter your email address for a chance to win.

The entry period ends Oct. 18 at 11:59 p.m. CT.

European Wax Center lists several locations in the Indianapolis metro area:

• 2902 W. 86th St., Suite 120
• 1340 E. 86th St.
• 2772 E. 146th St. in Carmel
• 13170 Harrell Parkway in Noblesville

For full rules and terms, visit waxcenter.com/pages/lavender-days-giveaway.

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INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday, the city of Indianapolis unveiled two new houses on the near west side that were built to provide homeownership opportunities.

Construction started in May and Mary Anderson has watched the two houses go up across the street from hers.

Anderson has lived in the Haughville neighborhood for more than 60 years.

“It’s getting much better, it really is. I know one thing, our taxes are outrageous,” said Anderson.

Home prices are also going up.

“Everybody’s not rich, you know what I’m saying?” said Anderson.

The two new houses are part of the city’s Vacant to Vibrant program. Last year, the city allocated nearly $6 million to turn vacant lots or properties into homeownership opportunities.

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“I happen to be a resident in this area and have driven by these vacant lots for years and years. It was nothing but accumulating trash and just being a nuisance to the community,” said Beverly Mukes-Gaither, the CEO of the Westside Community Development Corporation.

Mukes-Gaither says not only the west side but other neighborhoods in Indianapolis are struggling to provide affordable housing.

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“We have basically been victims of equity investors that do not provide quality rental housing and then the overall shortage of quality home ownership,” Mukes-Gaither said.

The Westside CDC is focused on homeownership rates. Mukes-Gaither says for over 10 years, the rate of home ownership has dropped. It’s now below 40% on the west side.

“Any community that is vibrant and thriving needs a high percentage of home ownership,” said Mukes-Gather.

The houses are expected to be done in November and are on the market. Families making less than 80% of the area’s median income qualify.

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Mukes-Gaither says they would also like families to go through a home-buying education or counseling program. Those interested can fill out this form.

WCDC was given $300,000 from the city. They also leveraged funds through the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative (IAAQLI) and a low-interest line of credit from Citizen’s Energy Group to redevelop the previously city-owned lots into high-quality, affordable homes.

That funding will allow them to build 15 additional houses over the next two years.

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The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP) also provided a small grant in support of the WCDC’s affordable housing program and is working with the WCDC and the listing realtor on referrals of qualified buyers and a potential mortgage lender.

Both homes are included in the upcoming INHP posted tour of available properties for sale to low-and-moderate income buyers.

INDIANAPOLIS — 29th and 30th Streets have served as twin three-lane one-way roads through Indianapolis’ west side for generations. The Department of Public Works is now ready to place these roads on a permanent diet.

DPW will soon convert both streets into two-lane, two-way roads between Meridian Street and the White River. The agency said it will start the transformation after Citizens Gas removes lead pipes beneath the roads later this year.

“It’s important that their neighborhoods feel like neighborhoods and not highways,” said Indianapolis Department of Public Works spokesperson Kyle Bloyd. “Over time, that roadway has become disrespectful to the people who live there. Would you want to walk out of your house and have people doing 60 miles an hour outside of your home?”

The conversion project is estimated to cost $22 million. Its first phase will focus on 29th and 30th Streets between the White River and Interstate 65.

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Margo Groves lives near the affected area and has to cross 29th Street to go to church every Sunday. She said she’s ready for any change to help slow drivers down.

“The cars, they race up and down the street every day, every night all day long,” Groves said.

The plans for 29th and 30th Street are a small piece of Indianapolis’ strategy to convert one-way roads. The Department of Public Works received a series of federal RAISE grants to eventually convert most of the one-way streets that feed in and out of downtown.

The 29th and 30th Street project is not included in the federal funding.

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College Avenue between Massachusetts Avenue and Market Street reopened as a two-way road this January and work is underway to convert Michigan and New York Streets through the Near East Side.

“Changing the physical infrastructure, that is one thing DPW can do to help make streets safer for everyone.”

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One critical piece of 30th Street’s infrastructure is still in progress. The 30th Street Bridge over the White River, which was initially estimated to reopen this season, will not finish reconstruction until at least the end of 2025.