Our New Main Street on the North Side!
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April 2019 Speedway TownTalk Living outside the oval MAILED TO EVERY HOME, APARTMENT, AND BUSINESS IN SPEEDWAY, INDIANA Our new Main Street on the North Side! Wilshaw Apartments a year ago Latest Wilshaw Hilton Hotel Rendition Wilshaw Apt HiltonWilshaw Hotel Wilshaw Apartments Update to SRC: Report by David Raney, Veritas Group. The Wilshaw Apartments have begun leasing, and three ten- ants have moved into the north building, with several more sched- Initial Wilshaw Hilton Hotel Rendition uled to move in later in April. The south building just received its certificate of occupancy. Landscaping, some exterior concrete work, and painting will be completed in April, after the weather calms down. They are advertising for merchants to rent the retail spaces on the first floor. New parking on Main! Wilshaw Hilton Hotel — March 2019 55 additional public parking spots are now available In the Wilshaw Hilton Hotel Update to SRC*: Wilshaw Report by David Raney, Veritas Group. Apartments March 2019 — Wilhelm Construction has started building the parking lot, Hilton Hotel project. They began with site cleanup and then stabilized 55 new park- the soil to help limit soil erosion during construction. They want to ing spots are keep their site and the streets clean. The footings are being laid, steel available to reinforcements are being added, and they are pouring concrete. The patrons of core structure is going up. They’re fully engaged and moving forward. Main Street businesses. * Speedway Redevelopment Commission You enter the parking lot off Main Street in between In 2005, the Speedway Redevelopment Commission set the following goals: the north and south Wilshaw Apart- • Restore economic growth to the property tax base. ments buildings. Most of the spots are color in spots Parking Public • Eliminate urban blight. around the perimeter of the parking lot • Encourage reinvestment and property improvement. indicated by this color on the map. • Enable Speedway residents to capture new jobs, as well as retain existing jobs. Tim Gropp, Speedway Economic • Encourage and stimulate economic development. Development Director, says, “We're • Stabilize and protect property values, including residential, commercial and industrial property. excited to have these spots open up! • Generate redevelopment in a manner that overcomes the limitation of old designs, layouts, They've been long awaited. We hope and development standards in order to redefine the Town of Speedway as a 21st-century everybody appreciates it, and that it community, which simultaneously recognizes its heritage and embraces its future. eases some of the parking concerns we've had on Main Street during this Have we made it? Are we ready to see what’s next? construction period.” 2 April 2019 SPEEDWAY TOWNTALK Ray Skillman Hyundai 2 miles from Speedway Jeff Polley Filling Easter Baskets for Speedway buyers since 2001 Get $500 More for your trade Must present coupon upon arrival. Cannot combine with any other offer. Excludes prior purchases. Expires 04/30/19. See dealer for details. 2019 Sonata SE Leases starting from $ 219x 36 mo $2399 due at signing + tax, title, and fees w/approved credit 12K per year Offer expires 04-30-19 Easter Bunny Hoppin’ Good Lease Special Ray Skillman Westside Auto Mall Oil Change 4-Wheel We service all makes and models $10.00 off www.rayskillmanautomall.com Includes 5 Quarts Fully Alignment Synthetic Oil/ Oil Filter and $89.95 Sales Hours: Collision Center: Multi-point Inspections AM PM Must present coupon upon arrival. Cannot combine with Mon - Fri 9 AM - 9 PM Mon - Fri 7 - 6 other offers. Excludes prior purchases. Expires 04-30-19. 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Expires 04-30-19. shop or have your vehicle serviced. Whatever your needs are, don’t hesitate to call or text us at 317-293-8060. 5051 W Pike Plaza Road • Indianapolis 46254 — 317-293-8060 SPEEDWAY TOWNTALK April 2019 3 April 2019 Published 11 times a year 2019 Corvette and (not January) by Brockton Corporation, LLC Speedway TownTalk 2019 Hyundai Veloster Living outside the oval Speedway TownTalk colors are used PO Box 241056 On the first week of every month (except January), Speedway TownTalk is delivered by Postal Speedway, IN 46224 Carriers to every house, apartment and business in Speedway. Papers are also available at the this month. Brock Brown, publisher and Speedway Library, the Town Hall, select restaurants, advertisers, and other locations. advertising manager If you do not get your paper, contact Brock Brown: 317-487-6868 or [email protected]. Tim Taggart, assistant publisher and writer Dick Luchtman, cherry top IT IN THIS ISSUE: John Judd, distribution director Facing the Diabetes Epidemic from Tina ............4 Max Beaver, writer Brian Horner, Charles Maiers, Speedway Schools - Four Stars Again!...........5 Tim Maniscalo, Melissa State Grant for Improving Roads by Kelly............5 Richey, contributing writers Dr. Mary E. Chalmers and New Communications Director, Kelly Buck..........5 Dr. Olive Soriero, editors Core Redevelopment, Seal & Cox Profile by Grant 6-7 Frank Van Overmeiren and Ken Feeley, advisors Joan SerVaas Profile by Brock with Patrick.........8-9 Millie Cook, photographer Beurt SerVaas Profile by Brock with Patrick . .9 The Speedway TownTalk team is Brixmor Property Group by Jim Taylor.............10 committed to producing a newspaper that ● Celebrates residents, Speedway SuperCenter Stats from Brixmor ....... 10 ● Builds businesses, and ● Partners with organizations Indiana is a State the Works - IEDC Report .....11 in and around the Town of Speedway. Flood Map Follow-up news by Jacob ..........11 Better Brain Health by Ami....................12 News Deadline for May, 2019: Friday, April19 Employment Scams by Tim ...................13 Information should be submitted to Brock Brown at 317-457-6868(m) or brock@ Public Truth by Charles . .13 speedwaytalk.com. Be sure to attach photos in jpg format. Call 317-487-6868 for more Easter by Pastor John .........................14 information. Speedway Church Listing .....................14 Advertising Deadline for May 2019: Fri., April 19 To advertise or insert, contact Brock Brown at OSCNA by Barbara............................15 317-457-6868 or [email protected]. Selling Prices of Homes in 46224 by Jason .....16 Motor Tales by Max ...........................17 Town’s Construction this Summer by Walter ......17 Speedway Library Activities...................18 Elkhart Lake Blue Good Stories by Tim ..........................19 Ceramic Matrix Gray American Legion Calendar: April ..............20 Long Beach Red Sebring Orange ADVERTISERS What does 12,000 newspapers look like? Racing Yellow EVENTS (BOLD) This is what our postal carriers see: Special Black CALENDARS& Veloster Red American Legion Calendar 20 Veloster Blue BMG Contractors 7 Bike Trail Green Chicago’s Pizza 18 (gotta have a green) D&A Automotive 16 Fast Track Physical Therapy 12 Forever-Fit Summer Camp 9 Home Realty 16 Indianapolis Healthplex 20 Mutt Strutt 16-17 Ray Skillman Auto Mall 2 Sip, Savor & Schmooze 20 Spdwy Library Events 18 Spdwy Parks Event 12 VFW Awareness Walk 20 Web printing press Veranda @ Speedway 7 Westside Garden Plaza 4 4 April 2019 SPEEDWAY TOWNTALK Facing the diabetes epidemic: What you need to know Written by Heidi Pino and shared with Speedway TownTalk by Tina Corbin Chances are, you either have blood sugar level damaging nerves diabetes or know someone who and blood vessels throughout the does. The disease continues body, from head to toe. to spread across America and Diabetics are two to four times around the world. According to the more likely to suffer from a stroke. American Diabetes Association, Neuropathy, another side ef- diabetes affects approximately fect, can lead to loss of feeling in 7.8% of the US population. the hands and/or feet, sometimes What is diabetes? leading to wounds that, undetected Approximately 90-95% of dia- and untreated, can cause infections betics in the United States suffer that may even necessitate ampu- from type 2, or adult-onset diabe- tation. Wounds in diabetics are tes. The remainder fall under type particularly susceptible to infections PREMIER 1, or juvenile diabetes. The differ- because bacteria are attracted to Your time ence between the two lies not just sugars and find diabetic wounds an SENIOR in when symptoms appear but in enticing place to thrive. the nature of the disease itself. Diabetes is also the leading In type 1, the immune system cause of blindness and kidney fail- LIVING attacks and destroys the body’s ure, and it can lead to hearing loss, to enjoy. pancreatic beta cells, leaving the gum infections or osteoporosis. body unable to produce insulin. People with diabetes face a No insulin means the body cannot battle in their bodies, and the fight break food down into the sugars also takes its toll emotionally and used for energy. financially. Diabetics spend more • COMFORTABLE, HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT In type 2, the body’s cells are than twice on health care than a not destroyed; they simply do not non-diabetic would.