INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Aloft Hotels, Marriott’s lifestyle brand, is opening a new location in downtown Indianapolis this February.

Located two blocks east of Monument Circle on Market Street, the Aloft Indianapolis is a short walk away from Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Convention Center, and Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

“We are absolutely thrilled to open our doors and welcome guests to the Aloft Indianapolis Downtown,” General Manager Ryan Niketh said in a press release. “With a focus around local culture, crave-able food and beverage and purpose-built design; the Aloft Indy is the ideal choice for travelers in search of a boutique hotel with bold design elements, but who still want the confidence of a Marriott Brand as well as the Marriott Bonvoy rewards program.”

Aloft Indianapolis will have 128 urban loft-style guestrooms, with nine-foot ceilings. Guests will have access to the Arf pet program, which provides lodgings, toys, and treats for your dog, and Camp Aloft, a program designed to entertain children.

In homage to the building’s original tenant, a bank vault in the lobby was renovated as a lounge for private dining and as an event space.

WXYZ Bar, a new cocktail bar, can be found at home in the Aloft. The mixologist-inspired bar will offer weekly live music.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Cathedral finally got the Tigers off their back.

For the third straight year, the Cathedral Fighting Irish faced the Crispus Attucks Tigers in the Indianapolis City Championship Monday night at Arsenal Tech High School. The Tigers owned the bragging rights from the last two seasons, but the Irish aren’t strangers to hoisting the city tournament trophy. The two programs have won the title the last eight years.

This year belonged to the Irish, though. Led by 19 points from Brady Koehler, Cathedral held off a late Attucks surge to be the city champs once again, beating the Tigers, 71-63.

“Just really proud of our guys, how they just battled,” head coach Jason Delaney said postgame. “We didn’t play a perfect game tonight, but they found a way to win and made some veteran plays when it mattered.”

“It means a ton. We haven’t won the last two years. I haven’t won since I’ve been on varsity, so I mean it’s great to contribute and get a win,” Koehler said. “We’ve been on a little drought in the city, so just nice to get a dub and I’m doing it with the guys I’ve been playing with for a long time, so it’s great. It feels great.”

Cathedral now moves to 12-4 on the season, holding strong to the No. 5 ranking in Class 3A. The Irish play Winton Woods of Ohio next. Meanwhile, the No. 9 Tigers drop to 10-6 and will host Indianapolis Washington on Wednesday.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Joella’s Hot Chicken opened its doors in Broad Ripple in October 2018.

Sunday the business closed its doors for good.

In a Facebook post, Joella’s Broad Ripple said “It is with heavy hearts that we announce our Broad Ripple location closed its doors for the final time on 1/26/25. We want to thank our team and guests who we have been fortunate to serve since we opened.”

Joella’s Hot Chicken is a national chain, who’s website proclaims: “The place where hearts are always warm and the chicken is spiced just right. At Joella’s, we’ll spice our 100% antibiotic-free, hormone-free, all-natural chicken just the way you like – from just enough heat to bring out the flavors and warm your heart, to Fire-In Da-Hole, bless your heart.”

The restaurant was located at 1072 Broad Ripple Avenue.

No reason was given for the closing, but competition in the hot chicken market has heated up in recent years with several competitors vying for a slice of the industry.

Joella’s operates another location on 96th street, which is not affected by the closure.