imes April The downtown lowdown on Indy's ^ historic neighborhoods 2006 S o £ is AN EYE ON EDUCATION • Discovery Clubs at Center for Inquiry • IPS Renewal Project gains momentum • A look at the theories behind charter schools: All on pages 26-27 • HERRON-MORTON HOME TOUR SET FOR SEPT. 10 42 *3 • NEW BOUNDARIES FOR HOLY CROSS APRIL 2006 URBAN TIMES MODEL NOW OPEN - OVER 75% SOLD You won't know how exciting and convenient living downtown can be until you see the unique amenities of Athletic Club condominiums. Representing the perfect blend of old world craftsmanship and today's modern finishes, Athletic Club is what living downtown is all about. Complete with a basketball court, high-tech fitness center, virtual golf room, squash and racquetball courts, owning a condo at Athletic Club makes you the talk of the town. And its premier location on Meridian street, across from University Park, makes work and play a convenient commute. Plus, limited in-building parking is now available. Act fast, new units from the $170s to over $1 M. Go to www.hearthview.com to see the latest listings or call Pamela Cooke at 317-513-8478. © Athletic Club™ 350 N. Meridian www.hearthview.com n part of the Hearthview Residential family ttJ APRIL 2006 URBAN TIMES APRIL 2006 mwm Volume 2, Issue 2 THE OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTERS FOR: Chatham Arch 40 Herron-Morton Place 42 St. Joseph 46 (Jrban |irimer s Cottage Home 38 The Old Northside 44 Woodruff Place 20-21 Lockerbie Square 36 Published 11 times a year (not January) by Brooks Publications, Inc. 305 N. East Street, Indianapolis IN 46202 • FEATURES Bill Brooks, editor and publisher Matthew Brooks, operations manager Jeremy Crum, advertising and distribution EDUCATION: CFI's Discovery Clubs 26 O" the cover: Center Jeannie Klley and DeeDee Wiley, editing for Inquiry teacher Amy Travis DiNicola, no help at all. Honest. Activity allows students to probe deeper into subjects of interest Wackerly helps Spencer Campfield research EDUCATION: Analyzing charter schools 27 games from around the A newsletter for 7 neighborhoods world. Other students Chatham Arch Lockerbie Square St Joseph What niche do they fill, and do they help or hinder public schools? involved in the Games Cottage Home Old Northside Woodruff Place Around the World Club Herron-Morton Place EDUCATION: In support of IPS 27 are Jamarco Mason, Grassroots movement wants parents to think about public school system Larry Williams, and Max Richardson. How it works: • AND MORE ••• Urban Times provides space to its member neighborhoods, with news on those pages Holy Cross redefines itself, sans 'Westminster' 5 provided by the neighborhood associations. The neighborhood associations are also IHPC: Waldorf building remains on the agenda 7 responsible for home delivery of the newsletter, April 4 is a very big day for King Park 14 which is available for distribution the last full weekend of each month prior to the cover date. Mass Ave real estate initiative takes off 16 Mayor announces plan to boost neighborhoods 18 News deadline for next issue: A bit of New Orleans comes to Mass Ave 20 Friday, April 14 Meridian Street church making a big comeback Information should be submitted in writing to Bill 25 Brooks at 305 N. East St. or [email protected], 26 condos planned for 'Landmark of Lockerbie' 36 or to the appropriate neighborhood liaison. 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Lockerbie in the new Holy Cross neighborhood now Square (Formerly part The Old National Road Association has comprising a second area known as Willard HOLY New York Street of Holy Cross- similar goals for Washington Street. The Park of Holy Cross. Westminster) goal and hope is that re-directing traffic to Neighborhood leaders said the reorgani­ Arsenal s- • Washington Street will aid in the rebuilding zation was sparked by the interest that area CROSS of a once thriving commercial and retail CI Heights 01 has been receiving from developers reno­ in (fll zone. (unchanged) vating older homes and filling vacant lots to Holy Cross Neighborhood Association with new homes. LU officials believe their neighborhood has J "It was necessary to re-define this area many things to offer downtown dwellers and give it the concentrated focus it a: and those considering locating to the area. LU deserved," according to a report prepared Washington Street "The homes are still affordably priced in for Urban Times by Stephanie Weaver and comparison to other downtown offerings," Peggy Wright of the Holy Cross Weaver and Wright said. "There are large Neighborhood Association. homes for those that desire space and also "The efforts of small private developers small cottages that are perfect for those and current residents is creating strong new Holy Cross neighbors who desire cozy quarters. The homes con­ interest in the area, beautifying the curbside sist of newly developed, fully renovated appeal with new construction and renova­ older homes, or for those do it yourselfers, tions, and making it a visually pleasing there are those as well." place to call home," they said. redefine their boundaries Neighborhood assets include the Monon Trail, just north at 10th Street; Highland Officials of the Holy Cross Arsenal Heights boundaries are the water run-off project at Highland Park Park (great for every day picnics and fan­ Neighborhood Association believe the new unchanged, while the remaining areas of is slated to be complete by late summer tastic for the July 4 fireworks); city views boundaries will create positive conditions the former Holy Cross-Westminster neigh­ 2006 - which will make the park more from most streets looking west; and close which other well-defined neighborhoods borhood is now known as Willard Park of beautiful and functional than ever. proximity to both Massachusetts Avenue, or such as Arsenal Heights, Cottage Home Holy Cross. Also, the interstate ramp system involv­ the Monument Circle area where the city and Lockerbie Square have been able to Neighborhood activists believe that the ing Market and Ohio streets is planned to offers some of the best in museums, dining, achieve. three distinct neighborhoods, each will be be relocated to Washington Street in 2008. and theater. "Success, in any endeavor, usually able to better focus and define their own That project will allow the Holy Cross "The best asset that Holy Cross neigh­ comes from having a plan and then focus­ personality within more manageable neighborhood to flow seamlessly into borhood offers is their people," Weaver and ing and concentrating on the individual boundaries. downtown with additional open sidewalks Wright said, adding that the neighborhood parts of the larger plan," the Holy Cross "Holy Cross looks forward to seeing the for pedestrian traffic. is very diverse in terms of ethnic back­ residents said. "The members of Holy positive impact that is going to occur in "This re-opening into the downtown ground, socio-economics and the length of Cross felt that the neighborhood would each area as we re-emerge energized and fold is a natural progression of develop­ time residents have called Holy Cross benefit greatly from using this type of focused," Weaver and Wright reported.