Indianapolis, IN
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is happening in Indy in only a fortnight. Are you ready for it?🐍
Taylor Swift visits Indianapolis to film video in Scottish Rite Cathedral
A music video for Taylor Swift’s song “Change” was filmed in the building in 2008. Hear from Sarah Bratcher, an event manager, on the story behind the video.
Taylor Swift will be in Indianapolis for her concerts in only a fortnight.
Whether you’re heading to the shows or spending time downtown for other Swiftie-events that weekend, are you ready for it?
Here are some answers to FAQs ahead of concert weekend.
Taylor Swift will be in Indianapolis performing three shows at Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 1-3.
Tickets to the Indianapolis concerts are still available, and while they are still in the quadruple digits, they are starting to drop as the concerts draw closer.
Some tickets have even dropped 24% since the beginning of September.
The latest information on pricing of Eras Tour tickets in Indianapolis can be found in the article below.
▶ Eras Tour tickets: How much are ticket prices for Taylor Swift’s Indy shows? Prices are dipping 18 days out.
If you’re on the hunt for Eras Tour tickets still, the article below has some advice on how to make sure the tickets are legit.
😡 Tips to avoid scams: Before you drop everything now to buy those Taylor Swift tickets, make sure they’re not a scam
With so many events happening downtown for Taylor Swift weekend and many downtown hotels fully booked, you may want to look into reserving parking for the concert ahead of time.
The article below details everything you need to know about reserving parking in Indy.
🚗 Parking near Lucas Oil Stadium: How to reserve parking in advance of the Eras Tour in Indianapolis — and how much it costs
No; the roof of Lucas Oil Stadium will be closed during all three nights of Taylor Swift’s concerts.
🎤Taylor Swift: Will the roof be open for The Eras Tour at Lucas Oil Stadium next month?
Yes; there is a number of Tay-Gating events and Swiftie parties happening throughout the city.
Our full list of Taylor Swift events happening around Indianapolis can be found in the article below.
🎉Didn’t score Eras Tour tickets? 20+ Taylor Swift themed events to celebrate the Eras Tour in Indianapolis
Yes; IndyStar’s dining and drinks reporter has compiled a list of where Swifties can find Taylor Swift-themed food and drinks in the city. You can find it in the article below.
🍸I know places: Where to find Taylor Swift-themed food and drinks around Indianapolis
IndyStar’s complete Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Indy guide
💃In our IndyStar Era: Your guide to Taylor Swift in Indianapolis for Eras Tour shows
IndyStar reporters Hayleigh Columbo and Alysa Guffey contributed to this report.
Katie Wiseman is a trending news reporter at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @itskatiewiseman.
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis nonprofit works to make holidays more accessible for the visually impaired
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis nonprofit aims to make the holidays more accessible this season.
According to the BOSMA Center for Visionary Solution, nearly 160,000 people in Indiana are blind or visually impaired.
Marsha Egan, vice president of program services at Bosma Enterprises, says the key to an accessible holiday gathering is safety.
People planning to host this winter should make sure to clear pathways of tripping hazards like loose rugs or decorations that stick out from the wall, ground or ceiling.
It’s also a good idea to close cabinets, push in chairs and keep things off of stairways.
“Those type of things are just common courtesy,” Egan said. “It can help somebody with very low vision or no vision prevent falls or (avoid) things that they might bump into. Other than that, help identify where things are.”
If a potluck or buffet is part of the plan, she suggests labeling dishes with braille and large fonts.
It’s still okay to decorate your house for the season. Egan says to think creatively and engage all of the senses when getting into the holiday spirit.
Bells and textured ornaments are a good place to start.
“Things that might be tactile for the person to experience is good,” Egan said. “The use of colored lights can be really helpful as well, because sometimes people do have some light perception. [They] may be able to see the different colors are changing along the way.”
When it comes to gifts, Egan recommends going for tangible items, like food or accessible games. The person giving the gift should, however, make sure it is easy to unwrap.
“[Any type of] audio type of engagement…there’s cards that have music.” Egan said. “Those are the things that somebody with low vision can really fully experience, along with whoever they’re celebrating with.”
BOSMA suggests labeling gifts with Braille or using a QR Code that’s linked to a voice-to-text app. This step could make gifts easier to find.
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis begins demolition of long-troubled Towne and Terrace housing complex
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett gives update on Towne and Terrace on east side
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett spoke with other officials during a press conference Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Indianapolis.
The city of Indianapolis has started tearing down eight vacant buildings at Towne and Terrace, a blighted housing complex on the far east side, and has paid to relocate a total of 120 households to allow for demolition of the entire site by early 2026.
Built in the 1960s, the townhome complex near 42nd Street and Post Road devolved into a hotbed for drug dealing and crime in recent years, in part because of mismanagement by prior homeowners association leaders, the city says. City officials began buying up the complex’s 32 buildings following a 2022 settlement that ended a nine-year legal battle with the HOA, Towne and Terrace Corp.
The city has set aside $14.4 million to buy and demolish 32 buildings and relocate about 120 households at Towne and Terrace. Demolition started Monday on eight buildings, and 23 remaining properties will come down throughout 2025, according to Aryn Schounce, senior policy adviser to Mayor Joe Hogsett. The first building was demolished in 2023.
“This demolition is more than just removing buildings,” State Sen. La Keisha Jackson, whose district includes the Towne and Terrace site, said at a press conference Monday in nearby Mt. Carmel Church. “It’s about restoring hope and assuring safety for the families who lived here.”
Once the complex is razed, Schounce told IndyStar, officials will plan the future of the site in tandem with the neighboring Oaktree Apartments, another property the city acquired and demolished. Schounce said the two sites work better together as one 38-acre mixed-use redevelopment project, rather than two separate smaller ones.
Hogsett said police have received fewer calls for service to the housing complex since the city demolished one building last year. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department also installed four surveillance cameras at the site and increased patrols of the area.
“We look forward to continued improvements in public safety as more buildings come down over the coming months,” Hogsett said.
How the city is relocating Towne and Terrace residents
Officials expect the 20 households remaining on the site to find new homes by this spring, with the help of employees in the Department of Metropolitan Development.
Under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act, the city offered subsidies to tenants so they could pay the same monthly rent as they did at Towne and Terrace for the next three and a half years. For owner-occupants, the city had to pay the difference between the cost of any new comparable home and their home at Towne and Terrace. The city also reimbursed moving expenses.
Liz Durden, a Towne and Terrace resident since 1989 and the current HOA president, said she was reluctant to leave when the city first shared plans to raze all 32 buildings last April.
In the following months, however, Durden found a more expensive single-family home on the far east side, and the city paid for the difference. Now, the 62-year-old grandmother said she owns a better home without any monthly mortgage payments.
Although the process was stressful and she’s sad to see the place where she made so many memories destroyed, Durden has embraced the change.
“I’m real emotional about it, but it gets better and better and better,” Durden said, “because when I walk through the door of my new home, I love it.”
Email IndyStar Housing, Growth and Development Reporter Jordan Smith at JTsmith@gannett.com. Follow him on X: @jordantsmith09
Indianapolis, IN
Colts’ Season-Ending Defeat to Broncos Summed Up in Two Words
Simply put, it was an ugly showing for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
The team lost their 8th game of the regular season against the Denver Broncos in a tough road battle, 31-13, but one that Indianapolis ultimately beat themselves in with tons of miscues and mistakes that took them out of contention for what many saw as a must-win game for their postseason aspirations.
A lot could be said about the game’s outcome, but ESPN’s Stephen Holder put things bluntly when asked to describe the Colts’ performance in two simple words: “missed opportunities.”
“The Colts had multiple chances to take control while Denver was struggling with turnovers,” Holder said. “But their best opportunity was blown when running back Jonathan Taylor let go of the ball before he crossed the goal line on a 41-yard run early in the third quarter. The Broncos scored the final 24 points of the game after that mistake.”
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It was Jonathan Taylor’s missed touchdown score in the third quarter that was truly a catalyst for disaster as this game unraveled in the second half. Rather than potentially taking a 20-7 lead to go up two scores after halftime, the play was ruled a fumble and touchback, parlaying into a Broncos comeback and domination later in the game.
Even outside of Taylor’s viral blunder, that was far from the only screw-up the Colts suffered in the second half. After the touchback, Indianapolis was on the losing end of a 0-24 run commanded by the Broncos, this showed a strong effort on both sides of the ball to overcome a sputtering Indianapolis attack. AD Mitchell’s trick play that landed in the hands of Nik Boniito was another.
For a game in which a win was desperately needed for their playoff hopes, the Colts needed a consistent effort in all four quarters. They didn’t get that. Indianapolis now drops to 6-8 on the year and stands two games out of the Wild Card picture, with diminishing optimism to grasp onto for the final stretch of the season.
The Colts will need to get back on track next Sunday if they want any hopes of getting back into the playoff hunt, as the 3-11 Tennessee Titans travel to Lucas Oil Stadium for a classic divisional bout.
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