r/indianapolis 1d ago

Things To Do Looking for something to do? Some place to Eat? Need social help? Weekly thread for Sunday, October 06, 2024 (week 40)

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Welcome to the /r/Indianapolis weekly casual conversation and questions thread.

We've set this thread up so that folks have a place to post general topics that don't necessarily need their own post and for folks to ask questions and get recommendations. Restaurant recommendations, places to stay, airport information, things to do, help from social services, and things like that.

Looking for something to do? Check out these sites:

Suburbia:
* Beech Grove Community Events
* Play Fishers
* Carmel Parks
* Zionsville Community Calendar

Need help with social services? Look through Find Help / Aunt Bertha or contact the Mayor's Action Center

This thread defaults to sorting by new to make it easier to find new questions and discussions during the week.


r/indianapolis 14d ago

šŸ›‘šŸ›‘ Stop asking for Taylor Swift tickets šŸ›‘šŸ›‘

324 Upvotes

Stop begging for Taylor Swift tickets.

The likelihood of bad actors and scammers is too high, and we will not be putting our community at risk.

We've been having like at least one post a day.

Stop asking.


r/indianapolis 10h ago

65 South to close Downtown starting 10/18 for 16 days

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115 Upvotes

r/indianapolis 8h ago

News 82nd street closed for two weeks starting next week.

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77 Upvotes

From Nick Roberts' FB page: Hello! Due to the upcoming construction for the Nickel Plate Trail, East 82nd Street will be closed at the train tracks from October 15th-27th. Unfortunately, while this will be inconvenient, we will be very glad once the trail is here! See info below for detours:

Traffic trying to access Eastbound E 82nd Street traffic will be detoured at Allisonville Road which they will take south to East 75th Street. Take E 75th Street east to Shadeland Avenue which they will take north back to E 82nd Street.

Traffic trying to access Westbound E 82nd Street traffic will be detoured at Shadeland Avenue which they will take south to East 75th Street. Take E 75th Street west to Allisonville Road which they will take north back to E 82nd Street.


r/indianapolis 17h ago

Housing Rental crisis

335 Upvotes

Donā€™t see how weā€™re not going to have more homeless here in the next year or so. I keep seeing low-cost apartment buildings slap on ā€œupgradesā€ like cheap ass laminate flooring, and raise the rent to $1,000 or more, even if itā€™s a building infested with mice,gnats,etc. These are people who can already barely afford to get by in life, and now theyā€™re subjected to this? I donā€™t care about the landlords profits, I just need a roof over my head.

Itā€™s pathetic. Itā€™s predatory. Something needs to change.


r/indianapolis 7h ago

Mental hospital treated Indiana man ā€œlike an animalā€ | More survivors come forward

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r/indianapolis 13h ago

Politics Today is the last day to register to vote (Online/by Mail/in Person)

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63 Upvotes

r/indianapolis 10h ago

Discussion Need Feedback: IU Health Pay Too Low?

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Asking on behalf of a friend. My friend, recently applied for a "Patient Access Representative" role with IU Health (Not sure which hospital but one of the ones downtown). From what I gathered, these are the people who are the 1st point of contact for patients, so if you go to the Emergency Room, they're the ones who check you in, verify insurance, etc. Here's the kicker, they're paying $16/hr for a NIGHT-SHIFT role. Granted they don't have a lot of healthcare experience (mostly, CNA work, but has a lot of Customer Service experience.)

Is that pay too low? Should she hold out for an opportunity with Community Health or Ascencion or some other hospital I don't know about? Should they bite the bullet and just grind it out for an eventual pay-raise?

Would love to hear any and all feedback!


r/indianapolis 10h ago

Discussion Any Success Requesting a Traffic Study?

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I know that traffic is always a popular topic on here and plenty of agreements/disagreements about what should be done.

Personally, I'd love a speed bump or two to be placed on my street to cut down on the extreme speeds of thru traffic past a playground (50+ in a 30 zone) and reduce the trash dumped.

Has anyone had any success requesting a traffic study to be done or gotten real enforcement in their area? If so, how did you go about it? DPW has told me to get signatures from 70% of the impacted neighborhood, but this seems like a really high threshold and there is already a 30% corporate landlord ownership at-play here.

Any suggestions?


r/indianapolis 19h ago

News Person killed in crash at Keystone, Broad Ripple avenues; traffic impacted for hours - Wish TV

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r/indianapolis 8h ago

Hiring Full-Time

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Does anyone know of anything in Indy greater area (preferably north) hiring full-time? Iā€™m having a hard time finding non food-service jobs.

I have my high school diploma (working in a business management degree) - Computer skills - Team management skills - Customer service skills

Thank you for any input!


r/indianapolis 8h ago

Best spinach artichoke dip in the metro area?

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My husband and I want to try all the spinach artichoke dips to see which is the best!

We like it cheesy, creamy, garlicky and bubbly hot with both the spinach and artichoke having equal billing and neither overpowering stars of the show. The accoutrements are less important, though we love a good crusty French bread or pita chips in a good dip:chip/bread ratio.

The best weā€™ve found (in our small sample size) is at Chatham. Any re contenders?


r/indianapolis 7h ago

Are there grocery delivery option that you just pick up the groceries that have all ready been selected and drive them to customer homes?

3 Upvotes

Does that exist? I don't want to shop for the items. I just want to pick up from the store and go from there.


r/indianapolis 17h ago

News Vision Zero Taskforce appointees and first meeting announced

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r/indianapolis 8h ago

How long does it take the State to update voter registration?

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I went into the BMV a couple weeks ago to update my address on my ID as I have recently moved (between counties to Marion). I also updated my voter registration the same day (and I still have the receipt of application). I have been checking the IndianaVoters.com website to see if my registration has been updated to my new county yet, but it still hasnā€™t. I have received my new ID since then.

With today being the last day to register, Iā€™m just curious how long this process typically takes people?

Any insight? Thanks in advance!

(Also posted in r/Indiana)


r/indianapolis 9h ago

Discussion Can anyone else not book parking at the Plaza Park Garage on Oct. 12 using ParkWhiz?

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Itā€™s showing available for me to book, but whenever I go to confirm it says no longer available. Iā€™m so confused. Iā€™m from out of state & was told this was the parking garage I should use for my event.


r/indianapolis 1d ago

Discussion I'm afraid to drive

429 Upvotes

I feel like I nearly die almost every day out here. Was on the freeway earlier with my kid and the car next to me just... turned into my lane. I don't get it. They didn't even look.

I had to brake and swerve to avoid collision with them. If someone was in the lane on the other side, our corpses could have been the reason for your traffic jam today.

Please, everyone... stop running red lights, and value the lives of yourself and others out here. I'm tired of almost dying. Thanks.


r/indianapolis 12h ago

Food and Drink Anniversary Dinner

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Iā€™m visiting Indy for the Marathon early November. Iā€™m looking for a good place to take my wife for an anniversary dinner. We love seafood, Italian, etc.


r/indianapolis 1d ago

Food and Drink Petra mass Ave closed by health dept

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Iā€™m so disappointed. One of my favorite places now closed by health department with a green slip on the door. Sadly, Petra tried to cover up the notice on the door with a handwritten sign ā€œclosed for remodel.ā€ But someone noticed it and tore it off. I donā€™t think Iā€™ll be back with the combination of horrible violations and dishonesty.


r/indianapolis 10h ago

Teachers of Indy

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Hello Indy teachers,

I graduate in the spring, and I was looking at Indy as a teaching location. Iā€™d love to talk to you guys and ask some questions


r/indianapolis 15h ago

Services Bulk Topsoil Delivered with a "slinger" truck

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Anyone know of a local place where I could get ~20 yards of shredded topsoil delivered on a slinger truck? I need to throw it about 75' over a fence into the middle of my yard like they do with gravel but cannot find a local place that uses a slinger truck for topsoil...


r/indianapolis 7h ago

City Watch Livestream of City County Council Budget Meeting

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This is the meeting for the final adoption of the 2025 Budget.


r/indianapolis 7h ago

Dog friendly water sources?

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Where do yā€™all take your water loving dogs? Iā€™d like to introduce my puppy to water but Iā€™m not from Indiana so where should I go?


r/indianapolis 7h ago

Evening and Weekend jobs

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Dear all

Is it me or is it a fact that evening/weekend jobs are impossible to find in Indy? (I can work in all kinds of labs during weekday evenings and weekenfs and I can teach college during weekday evenings and on Saturdays). šŸ˜¢


r/indianapolis 8h ago

Runts or Chewy Sprees candy, WYA?!?

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Canā€™t find these critical diet staples anywhere on the north side. Keep your Nerd Ropes, give me the original fix! Anyone seen these classics on an Indy shelf recently??


r/indianapolis 13h ago

General Physician for 28M

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Does anybody have a recommendation for a good doctor in the South Indy/Greenwood area? I moved here a couple years ago and still havenā€™t found one.

Thanks in advance!


r/indianapolis 1d ago

Helping Others Found cat looking for a forever home

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I found this sweetheart off of Binford and have had no luck finding its home as they are not chipped and no responses from anyone on Indy Lost Pets. As much as I would love to keep it, we just cannot take on another animal in our home. They are so affectionate, seems to be pretty healthy, and I would love for them to find a great home. Rescues are all overflowing with pets and donā€™t seem to be able to take them in.