BRICK OF THE MONTH: Melvin Simon & Associates

Walking around the Circle, you may have noticed the faint etchings of names in the bricks. In the late 1970’s, Commission for Downtown began a revitalization project that included re-bricking Monument Circle and allowed citizens to have their names engraved there in return for a small donation. These are the stories of the individuals, families, and companies whose names can be found engraved along the most famous streets in the city.
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Horse Play

Barry R., Noblesville
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Tony Bennett Has All the Answers

Editor's Note, Nov. 7, 2012: Despite outspending his opponent, Glenda Ritz, by a 10-to-1 margin, Tony Bennett was unseated as Indiana's schools czar on Nov. 6. Here, our September 2011 feature profile on the man who catalyzed a lot of visceral responses—both for and against him
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What I Know: Greg Hess

"This is not just for firefighters," Hess says of downtown Indy's 9/11 memorial. "We do need to remember the people who ran into those buildings. But nearly 2,700 other people died that day."
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Cathedral Choirs Hold Auditions for Kids

Founded in 1837, Christ Church Cathedral on Monument Circle may be the oldest religious building still in use in Indianapolis, but it’s getting younger.

Loved & Lost: The Life of Jan Ruhtenberg

At the very least, argues Vess Ruhtenberg, the chairs place his grandfather at the center of a pivotal moment in 20th-century architecture and design. And they bolster his case that Jan Ruhtenberg deserves wider recognition.
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Raw Deal

Jackson P., Indianapolis
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The Pillar: Evans Woollen

People would drive out of their way to see an Evans Woollen house, says one longtime friend. "In the '60s, that stuff wasn't happening here."

Betty Cockrum

AGE: 58  Gig: President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana