Tag archive: Indianapolis
You’re f*cked
I once sat at a restaurant, by myself, in the corner at about 9:30. The restaurant was going to close in about half an hour. As I finished my meal, a waitress hobbled around wiping tables. She was at least… continue reading »
An Open Letter to IndyGo
I finished writing this letter recently, which I will mail to IndyGo President Michael Terry tomorrow: == An Open Letter to IndyGo President Michael TerryFebruary 10, 2012 Dear Mr. Terry, My name is Justin Harter and I’m a resident of… continue reading »
I think I’m going to run for Indianapolis Mayor
Indianapolis just had an election for Mayor, with Republican Greg Ballard winning, albeit closely, to Democrat Melina Kennedy. I think Greg Ballard’s a pretty good guy and I’ve had the opportunity to talk to him a few times, too. I… continue reading »
New Indianapolis City-County Council unable to pretend to do anything because of imagined financial problems that don’t matter
The Indianapolis Star has a story: The diverse group of Democrats that will lead the City-County Council the next four years intends to champion race issues, but their options are limited by tight budgets and shrinking tax collections. Half of… continue reading »
A Future for Indianapolis
Matthew Tully has a piece in the IndyStar from this week that just caught my attention. It’s an op-ed on the discussions that incumbent mayor Greg Ballard and challenger Melina Kennedy ought to be having about the future of our… continue reading »
IndyGo Losing More Money
It’s no surprise that IndyGo, Indianapolis’ pretend mass-transit system, sucks. Among most lists of transportation systems in large cities, Indy ranks around 99 or 100 on a list of 100. I’m of the belief we either fix it up or… continue reading »
WEEEEE WOOO WEEEE WOOOO
Storms rolled through Indy last night around 3 am. What woke me up was a text message from IUPUI telling me to “run for your life, hold on to your wigs and keys and prepare to die.” I’m paraphrasing, a… continue reading »
Libraries Are Funny Things
Libraries are a funny thing in my small-government world. I support libraries. I utilize the services of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library all the time. I even have a book checked out from the library right now. I think the… continue reading »
The Bad Guy
Abdul writes this morning about the shooting for Indianapolis police office David Moore and two teens shot near Circle Centre Mall Downtown this weekend, saying in part: I’ve been asking myself why these types of events happen? The easy answer… continue reading »
Indy’s Transit Plan is Off the Rails
Look at that train. Sleek, fast, modern looking. I bet that thing reminds you of a bullet train from Japan that travels at over 100 MPH, huh? Who would have thought we’d have on of those right along Ohio Street!… continue reading »