Butler Tarkington Neighborhood Pictures

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Join BTNA for our Annual Meeting – Monday 10/12/09

Please join BTNA for our Annual Meeting set for October 12, 2009 at 7:00 at the MLK Center (40th and IL). During our Annual Meeting we will discuss BTNA’s activities across 2009, elect new board members (and a new president), and hear from the leaders of Health and Hospital Corp and Wishard about the proposed [...]

“I Do I Do” at Northwood Christian Church

“I Do  I Do” October 16 and 17,  2009 at 7:30 p.m. Northwood Christian Church Exciting productions of the musical, “I Do I Do” starring Rob Leffler and Bobbi Bates are scheduled for October 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.  This musical will be performed at Northwood Christian Church, 46th and Central Avenue.  The story follows a newly [...]

Canal Stabilization Update

Please follow the link below to see an update to the Stabilization Project for the Indianapolis Water Central Canal. Canal Stabilization Project Update

St. Thomas Aquinas School to celebrate International Walk to School Day

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, located at 46th & Illinois, will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on October 7, 2009. Up to 200 students will be walking to school, along with parents, teachers and community leaders. According to the National Safe Routes to School website, St. Thomas [...]

Join BTNA for our Annual Meeting

Please join BTNA for our Annual Meeting set for October 12, 2009 at 7:00 at the MLK Center (40th and IL). During our Annual Meeting we will discuss BTNA’s activities across 2009, elect new board members (and a new president), and hear from the leaders of Health and Hospital Corp and Wishard about the proposed [...]

Butler University to Host “Gardening for Life: An Evening with Doug Tallamy”

Tallamy Makes the Case for Landscaping with Native Plants Who: Douglas W. Tallamy, Professor & chair, Dept. of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware; author of Bringing Nature Home:  How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Timber Press, 2nd ed. 2009) What: “Gardening for Life:  An Evening with Doug Tallamy When: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 7:30 [...]

Broad Ripple Road Work

From the City of Indianapolis, Department of Public Works Subject: ADV: WORK ON BROAD RIPPLE PROJECT BRINGS ROAD CLOSURE MEDIA ADVISORY Department of PUBLIC WORKS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 Media Contacts: Kit Werbe Public Information Officer Indianapolis Department of Public Works Office: 317.327.4669 WORK ON BROAD RIPPLE PROJECT BRINGS ROAD CLOSURE INDIANAPOLIS – As work progresses on the Broad Ripple Avenue Project from College to Keystone, [...]

September BTNA Meeting Set for 9/14/09

BTNA will hold its September business meeting on 9/14/09 at 7:00 at the Martin Luther King Community Center (40th and IL). Among the issues to be discussed are improvements needed at 46th and IL, the BTNA crime-reduction strategy, and Butler-University game day traffic control. BTNA encourages all our neighbors and friends to attend; please direct [...]

Support the MLK Community Center: Annual Event Set for 10/17/09

Please join BTNA in supporting our long-time partner – the Martin Luther King Community Center (MLKCC). On Saturday October 17th, the MLKCC will hold its second annual black tie fundraiser. All proceeds will help the MLKCC continue its important work serving children and families through programs that promote hope, self-sufficiency, responsibility, and a sense of [...]

Keeping Meridian Street Historic

One of the crown jewels of the city is the Meridian Street Historical District, which borders the east side of the Butler Tarkington neighborhood.  The Meridian Street Foundation (MSF) is an all-volunteer neighborhood association that focuses upon the North Meridian Street corridor between Westfield Boulevard and 40th Street. They support the Meridian Street Preservation Commission, [...]