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November openings/closings: New retail shops, while one Mass. Ave. boutique said farewell
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Ahead of the holiday shopping season, two stores at the Fashion Mall at Keystone opened their doors before Black Friday sales and a beloved outdoor retail brand welcomed the Indianapolis community inside its first store in the state. Meanwhile, on the west side, a popular movie theater chain brought cinema back to Lafayette Square Mall.
Here are the stores that opened and said farewell around Indianapolis in November.
Openings
L.L. Bean
4030 E. 82nd St., llbean.com, opened Nov. 15
L.L. Bean, the popular outdoor retailer based in Maine, opened its first Indianapolis store last month, moving into the former home of buybuy Baby on the north side. With a dark green exterior and canoes hung outside the front door, L.L. Bean sells everything from outerwear and sweaters to vital camping gear.
The company’s famous Bootmobile, styled after the hunting shoe released in 1912, visited town for the grand opening.
Drybar
14400 Clay Terrace Blvd Suite 150, Carmel, drybarshops.com, opened Nov. 15
The third Drybar location in Indianapolis opened at Clay Terrace in Carmel last month. The no-cut, no-color salon offers blowouts and styling services.
Alamo Drafthouse
3898 Lafayette Road, drafthouse.com/indianapolis, opened Nov. 18
The beloved Alamo Drafthouse movie theater played its first movies last month on the west side of Indianapolis. Located at the site of the former Lafayette Road Drive-In and Georgetown 14 Cinemas, the Texas-based chain is known for its expansive food and drink service. Just be sure not to talk or text — the theater has a strict zero-tolerance policy.
Honey
750 Veterans Wy #222, Carmel, shop-honeyboutique.com, opened Nov. 29
Honey, a jewelry and gift boutique, moved from Carmel’s Main Street into the Wren building at Carmel City Center in late November. Owner Anna Fehribach opened the store in 2022 complete with a bead and charm bar.
Alternate View
750 Veterans Wy Suite 228, Carmel, alternateview.com, opened
Alternate View is “where eye care meets self-care.” The specialty eye care center offers luxury self-care services such as dry eye and facial treatments in addition to glasses and contacts.
Marc Jacobs
The Fashion Mall at Keystone, marcjacobs.com, opened early November
Marc Jacobs is the latest in a string of luxury brands to open at the Fashion Mall right as the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear. The brand sells its iconic Tote Bags as well as the Sack Bag and Mini Bag at its storefront next to Altar’d State.
State and Liberty
The Fashion Mall at Keystone, stateandliberty.com, opened mid-November
State and Liberty sells men’s formal wear with an athletic fit. The store also offers custom suits.
Closings
Boomerang BTQ
845 Massachusetts Ave., boomerangboutique.com, closed Nov. 24
Boomerang BTQ owner Felicia Keisel opened her dream boutique in 2013, but 11 years later, she said she closed the Mass. Ave. store because of “changes in (the) block,” according to a sign posted on the front of the store.
“Unfortunately, with the changes in my block, there are pros and cons and I don’t have it in me to start over in a location,” the letter signed by Keisel said. “My favorite thing over the last 11 years has been building relationships with all of you.”
Alysa Guffey covers growth and development for IndyStar. Contact her at amguffey@gannett.com.
Indianapolis police shoot homicide suspect on South Harding Street
Indianapolis police shot a homicide suspect after a pursuit ended near I-70 on May 28, 2026. The suspect is in stable condition.
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Indianapolis police shot a homicide suspect after a vehicle pursuit that ended west of downtown near Interstate 70.
Just before 8:30 p.m. May 28, 2026 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to a shooting in the first block of North Rural Street. Arriving officers found Patricia Wieber, 65, with gunshot wounds. Wieber was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
Witnesses were able to give police information about the shooter and officers tracked the suspect to the 7500 block of Bullock Court on the city’s south side. The suspect, identified by police as Ronald Cross, 75, got into a different vehicle with another man. While tracking that vehicle officers attempted a traffic stop near West Southport and Bluff roads. The driver, who is not implicated in the homicide, got out of the vehicle without incident and was taken into custody.
Police said Cross then slid into the vehicle’s driver seat and fled. Officers used stop sticks and then in the 1000 block of South Harding Street near I-70 a SWAT officer used a vehicle to perform a PIT maneuver to stop the SUV, said Kendale Adams, IMPD deputy chief of criminal investigations.
After the vehicle was stopped officers shot the suspect, Adams said. Cross was taken to the hospital in stable condition. No officers were injured.
Adams said two firearms were located at the scene.
During a news conference at the scene, Indianapolis police chief Tanya Terry extended her thoughts to the family of Wieber who was killed in what police believe was a domestic violence situation. She also praised her officers’ handling of the situation.
“[Our officers] did exactly what our community expects them do to in situations like this,” Terry said. “Our officers worked with bravery, coordination and precision in their attempts to safely bring the suspect into custody. I’m extremely proud of them for the work that they’ve done.”
The chief added that Cross would be facing charges in the case and police confirmed hours later that Cross was arrested on a murder charge.
The shooting involving police was among a string of shootings across the city, including one downtown roughly two hours before that left a man in critical condition.
“It’s been a difficult night for our city,” Terry said.
The officers involved in shooting Cross have been placed on administrative leave, per department policy. The Civilian Use of Force Review Board will have a hearing on the shooting and body and dash cameras were activated during the shooting, Adams said.
It is unclear whether Cross fired at officers and what makes and models of firearms were found by police.
Asked those questions by IndyStar, an unnamed IMPD spokesperson did not provide additional information and instead referred to a press release that did not contain the answers.
This is the fourth shooting involving Indianapolis police since the start of the year.
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José Plasencia brings Cuban cuisine to Fountain Square’s Inferno Room
Cuban food never got the opportunity to evolve. Now at the Inferno Room, José Plasencia is giving his homeland cuisine a second chance.
A standout burger can come from unexpected places, as evidenced by one Indianapolis restaurant whose unconventional take on the American classic has earned it a spot on a national USA Today list.
There’s only one burger on the menu at the recently reimagined Inferno Room in Fountain Square, but it’s a good one.
Chef José Plasencia’s rendition of the Cuban frita, a beef-chorizo burger defined by a topping of fried shoestring potatoes, joined heavy hitters from across the country on USA TODAY’s pantheon of patties.
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