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September 14, 2025 4 mins
Good morning, this is Indianapolis Local Pulse for Sunday, September fourteenth, twenty twenty-five.

We start our day with bright skies and welcome warmth. The showers that swept through town overnight have moved out, making way for mostly sunny conditions and high temperatures climbing to the mid-eighties. Tonight will be comfortable with clear skies and mild lows in the mid-sixties, and tomorrow we may even edge toward ninety as summer heat tries to make one more run. It’s a great day for heading out to the Indiana State Museum, a walk along the Canal, or any of the farmers markets popping up across Marion County.

On the city front, several big discussions are stirring at City Hall. With city elections on the horizon, council members are debating new policies on affordable housing, especially along the Mass Ave corridor and near the new Bottleworks area. There’s also talk of increased funding for school safety officers, following a rise in student-led initiatives in IPS schools advocating for more secure campuses.

In breaking news, political tension remains front and center after the shocking national headline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week. Lawmakers here at home are responding with calls to tone down political rhetoric, and local universities have been hosting forums to help students process the news and promote civil dialogue on campus. Statehouse leaders are also locked in debate over redistricting, with Republicans signaling possible changes that could reshape our voting districts. This could affect community representation from Fletcher Place to Pike Township.

Turning to the job market, downtown tech firms continue hiring, with more than sixteen hundred new listings posted since Friday, particularly in warehouse logistics and health administration. The Franklin Township area is set to see major changes if the new data center proposal moves forward, which could bring over four hundred jobs but is facing some pushback from neighbors over environmental concerns.

On the real estate scene, median home prices in Marion and surrounding counties are holding steady at around three hundred fifty thousand dollars, but open house activity has picked up. Buyers are especially eyeing new builds around Eagle Creek and Lawrence. Several local banks are reporting an uptick in first-time homebuyer applications, assisted by new city incentives that launched September first.

Shifting to the cultural beat, local music fans are gearing up for tonight’s Indy Jazz Fest events at Garfield Park. On Mass Ave, several galleries are featuring new fall exhibitions, and Helium Comedy Club has announced a pop-up series with nationally touring acts. Business-wise, a new vegan bakery opens this week on East 10th Street, replacing a longtime corner market. Meanwhile, a popular coffeehouse near Fountain Square closed its doors suddenly Saturday after fifteen years, citing labor shortages and rising rents.

In community news, congratulations are in order for the Pike High School marching band, who swept the state invitational this weekend, and to St. Richard’s School’s robotics team who will represent the city at the national level later this fall.

In sports, the Colts are coming off a hard-fought away win and return to Lucas Oil Stadium this afternoon to face the Jacksonville Jaguars. Indy Eleven soccer is also home tonight at Carroll Stadium, hoping to keep their playoff hopes alive.

For public safety, IMPD reports that officers made several arrests overnight near Washington Street for car break-ins, with suspects taken into custody after a brief foot chase. No injuries were reported, but police are reminding everyone to lock vehicles and avoid leaving valuables in sight.

On a brighter note, a group of Broad Ripple teens spent their Saturday afternoon cleaning up Monon Trail graffiti, painting over tags and leaving positive notes for trail users. It’s little gestures like this that show the heart of our city.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. This is Indianapolis Local Pulse for Sunday, September fourteenth,
twenty twenty five. We start our day with bright skies
and welcome warmth. The showers that swept through town overnight
have moved out, making way for mostly sunny conditions and
high temperatures climbing to the mid eighties. Tonight will be
comfortable with clear skies and mild lows in the mid sixties,

(00:21):
and tomorrow we may even edge toward ninety as summer
heat tries to make one more run. It's a great
day for heading out to the Indiana State Museum, a
walk along the Canal, or any of the farmers markets
popping up across Marion County. On the city front, several
big discussions are stirring at city Hall with city elections

(00:47):
on the horizon. Council members are debating new policies on
affordable housing, especially along the Massaf Corridor and near the
New Bottleworks area. There's also talk of increased funding for
school safety officers following a rise, and student led initiatives
in IPS schools advocating for more secure campuses. In breaking news,
political tension remains front and center after the shocking national

(01:09):
headline of Charlie Kirk's assassination last week. Lawmakers here at
home are responding with calls to tone down political rhetoric,
and local universities have been hosting forums to help students
process the news and promote civil dialogue on campus. State
House leaders are also locked in debate over redistricting, with
Republicans signaling possible changes that could reshape our voting districts.

(01:30):
This could affect community representation from Fletcher Place to Pike Township.
Turning to the job market, downtown tech firms continue hiring,
with more than sixteen hundred new listings posted since Friday,
particularly in warehouse, logistics and health administration. The Franklin Township

(01:57):
area is set to see major changes if the new
data center proposal moves forward, which could bring over four
hundred jobs, but is facing some pushback from neighbors over
environmental concerns. On the real estate scene, median home prices

(02:20):
in Marian and surrounding counties are holding study at around
three hundred fifty thousand dollars, but open house activity has
picked up. Buyers are especially eyeing new builds around Eagle
Creek and Lawrence. Several local banks are reporting in uptick
and first time home buyer applications, assisted by new city
incentives that launched September first. Shifting to the cultural beat,

(02:43):
local music fans are gearing up for tonight's Indie Jazz
Fest events at Garfield Park on Mass Avis. Several galleries
are featuring new fall exhibitions, and Helium Comedy Club has
announced a pop up series with nationally touring acts. Business Wise,
a new VS and Bakery opens this week on East
tenth Street, replacing a longtime corner market. Meanwhile, a popular

(03:06):
coffee house near Fountain Square closed its doors suddenly Saturday
after fifteen years, citing labor shortages and rising rents. In
community news, congratulations are in order for the Pike High
School marching band, who swept the state invitational this weekend,
and to Saint Richard's School's robotics team, who will represent
the city at the national level later this fall. In sports,

(03:28):
the Colts are coming off a hard fought away win
and returned to Lucas Oil Stadium this afternoon to face
the Jacksonville Jaguars. ND eleven Soccer is also home tonight
at Carroll Stadium, hoping to keep their playoff hopes alive
for public safety. IMPD reports that officers made several arrests
overnight near Washington Street for car braakens, with suspects taken

(03:49):
into custody after a brief footchase. No injuries were reported,
but police are reminding everyone to lock vehicles and avoid
leaving valuables in sight. On a brighter note, a group
of rog rippleteens spend their Saturday afternoon cleaning up monon
trail graffiti, painting over tags and leaving positive notes for
trail users. It's little gestures like this that show the

(04:10):
heart of our city that wraps up local pols for today.
Thank you for tuning in and don't forget to subscribe
so you never miss an update. This has been Indianapolis
Local Pulse. We'll see you tomorrow with more local updates.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
out Quiet please dot ai
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