Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis neighborhood makes final push to prevent commercial development

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1 year ago

July 20, 2023

Indianapolis neighborhood makes final push to prevent commercial development

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A neighborhood in the northwest part of Indianapolis is making one final push to stop a 200-acre commercial development essentially in their back yards.

News 8 shared residents’ story in March and again last week. The development, the Crossing at Traders Point, would include high-end restaurants, retail shops, health care facilities, hotels, and office space. The development would be situated between I-465 and Conarroe Road, bordered by 86th Street to the north and 79th Street to the south. The initial plans called for extending Marsh Road from 79th Street through the development up to 86th Street.

With the important rezoning vote looming seven days away, I-Team 8 went to the Traders Point neighborhood.

I-Team 8 found dozens of signs lining roads opposing the commercial development in the neighborhood.

The sounds of nature filling the air plus the quiet and tranquility are what people in that area want to preserve.

“We moved here because of the peace and quite,” said Samantha Clubb, who is concerned that peace and quiet could be at risk if the developer, Cornerstone Cos., is allowed to rezone 200 acres of woods into a commercial zone.

Cornerstone shared statements with I-Team 8,

“We envision high-end restaurant & retail coupled with quality housing, state of the art healthcare, hotel, life sciences, office space and substantial greenspace and trails for the community.”
“We are working with the neighborhood groups to hear their concerns and help navigate those issues as future stakeholders in the Traders Point area.”

Clubb said, “I just don’t know how putting in retail space, apartments, condominiums, offices, and a potential hotel is going to bring any sort of positive change to this neighborhood.”

Outside of those concerns, some people in the area are also concerned about the environmental impact.

Jerry House, who has lived in the neighborhood for 40 years, said, “My main concern is the drainage because once there is additional area of pavement then we’ll have more runoff into the two creeks that feed into this area which in turn is the water supply to Eagle Creek Reservoir.

Asked if the was “a happy medium where both sides can be happy,” Clubb said, “I think potentially if they were willing to work with the residents who’ve lived here for a long time.”

House said, “I think that we’re not totally anti-development. It’s just that we need to have some assurance that it’s more in harmony with the existing single-family homes in the neighborhood and not large commercial development.”

A rezoning vote is set for July 27.

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Indianapolis, IN

Indiana Grown: 8th Day Distillery

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3 hours ago

August 3, 2024

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown.

This week, Jaime and Matt Lamping with 8th Day Distillery in Indianapolis joined News 8 at Daybreak.

The Lampings share with News 8 what started their passion for the distillery, and elaborate on how Indiana’s state laws at the time impacted their plans.

They also share more about their Bottle Shop & Cocktail Bar, which recently celebrated its sixth anniversary. They discuss their various workshops and show off new releases ready to hit your shelves this year.

Watch the full interview above to learn more.

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Report: Pirates Promote Top Pitching Prospect to Indianapolis

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10 hours ago

August 3, 2024

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Report: Pirates Promote Top Pitching Prospect to Indianapolis

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly promoting one of their top pitching prospects in their minor league system, getting him closer to the MLB.

Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that the Pirates will promote right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler from Double-A Altoona Curve to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.

Sources: Top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler is being promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Chandler tossed seven innings of one run ball tonight for Altoona. He has pitched to a 2.61 ERA with 10.6 K/9 since the start of June.
Chandler is ranked as @MLBPipeline‘s No. 49 prospect.
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— Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) August 3, 2024

Chandler played for North Oconee High School in Bogart, Ga., 60 miles east of Atlanta. He starred in multiple sports, including basketball, golf, football and baseball. He originally committed to Georgia to play baseball, but then decommitted and committed to Clemson to play both football and baseball.

He had a fantastic senior season for North Oconee, going 8-1 with just a 1.25 ERA, plus 96 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched, while hitting .411 with eight home runs, 12 doubles and 35 RBI.

The Pirates would select Chandler with the No, 72 overall pick in the Third Round of the 2021 MLB Draft and signed him for $3 millon signing bonus, an over slot signing.

He pitched and also played shortstop for the Rookie-Level Florida Complex Pirates in 2021 and 2022 and then earned promotion to the Bradenton Marauders in the Single-A Florida State League.

Chandler chose to focus on pitching heading into the 2023 season, which would show his best talents. He started 24 games for the Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A, with a 9-4 record, 4.75 ERA in 106.0 innings pitched, making 120 strikeouts to 51 walks and holding hitters to a .265 batting average.

He made it up to Altoona for just one game in 2023, allowing just one hit in five innings of work and getting the win.

Chandler has played all of 2024 in Double-A, starting 16 of 19 games, a 6-7 record, one save, one shutout. He also had a 3.70 ERA in 80.1 innings pitched, allowing 55 hits, 33 earned runs and 26 walks, while making 94 strikeouts and holding hitters to a .192 batting average, along with having a 1.01 WHIP.

His last start came Friday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, allowing just two hits and one run in 6.0 innings pitched, while making six strikeouts on 80 pitches.

Chandler has also pitched great since the start of June, with a 2.61 ERA and 10.6 K/9.

MLB Pipeline ranks Chandler as the No. 49 prospect in their top 100 across baseball, the No. 9 right-handed pitcher and No. 12 pitcher. They also rate him as the highest Pirates prospect.

Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Indianapolis, IN

National discount retailer to make it's way to downtown Indianapolis

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17 hours ago

August 2, 2024

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National discount retailer to make it's way to downtown Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — The downtown Indy building Claypool Court is getting a new retailer.

Officials hope major names like Burlington will bring more Hoosiers and visitors to Mile Square.

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“There’s definitely a lot of higher-end restaurants right around this area, so I think bringing in some retail stores isn’t a bad idea,” Wesley Slaughter, who lives downtown, said.

The store will sit at Washington and Illinois Streets, an area Slaughter says will be a good fit because it’s a heavily trafficked intersection.

“I could see it being beneficial to get more people in the area because otherwise you have to drive outside of 465 just to hit one of those stores,” Slaughter said.

TJ Maxx has been a big part of the downtown retail scene for many years, but now there is some competition with the Burlington that’s going to be a couple of doors down.

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“We’re excited anytime that there’s a new addition to the retail landscape here in downtown Indianapolis,” Taylor Schaffer, with Downtown Indy Inc., said.

Schaffer says this is just part of a pipeline of new projects and development coming to the area.