Hello Friday.
April 25 2025 |
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We’re back. Earlier this year we announced the launch of our INDYtoday online shop, designed to bring you the best local gear to show your Indianapolis pride and celebrate local landmarks, creatives, brands, events + more. We’re still doing that — but we changed a few things (for the better).
Enter: Six & Main. That’s right — we’re back with a new name and completely new look. We listened to your feedback from our online store survey and made the changes you wanted to see, including a more user-friendly layout to make shopping easier and updated creative + brand pages so you can learn more about the local creators and brands featured.
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Our online shop is back and better than ever. | Photo provided by Six & Main |
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New products include exclusively designed local merchandise like: - More city sweatshirts
- New trucker hats
- Freshly designed mugs
- Stickers
- Hoodies
And more. Now, to continue our mission of celebrating local, we are looking for local creatives + brands to work with us at Six & Main.
If you’re a local creative that wants to collaborate with us (think: seeing your artwork displayed on our products and getting paid for it), we want to hear from you. And if you’re a local brand (locally-made hats, cocktail bitters, or dog leashes) we would love to stock your stuff on our virtual shelves.
Tell us about yourself or your brand in one of these surveys so we can get to know each other — who knows, we could be working together soon.
We hope you love our revamped storefront as much as we do, Indianapolis. Happy shopping. |
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Today Tuesday -
Indy Pride: Bi and Pan Pride | Tues., June 7 | 7-10 p.m. | The Tinker House Events, 1101 E. 16th St. | Free | Join Indy’s bisexual + pansexual community members as we celebrate one another and build community.
Wednesday - The War On Drugs | Wed., June 8 | 7:30 p.m. | TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park | $29.50+ | Catch the rock band on its summer tour. 🎸
Thursday -
56th Annual Strawberry Festival | Thurs., June 9 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Monument Circle | Free | Come to the Circle for the return of this annual event with a treat of homemade shortcake, strawberries, ice cream, and whipped topping. 🍓
Friday -
Little Flower Garage Sale | Fri., June 10-Sun., June 12 | Various times | Little Flower neighborhood | Cost of purchase | Stroll around Little Flower + Emerson Heights for some springtime deals. 🛍️
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Summer goal: Spend less time grocery shopping, and more time with friends and fam. One way to achieve that goal? By using HelloFresh, America’s No. 1 meal kit. HelloFresh majorly cuts back on stressful meal planning and helps you put dinner on the table faster so you can focus on what matters: spending time with loved ones.
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Weather - 83º | Scattered thunderstorms | 60% chance of rain
Development -
The Westfield Fire Department broke ground Wednesday on its new $12.8 million, 36,000-sqft fire station and headquarters. It’s scheduled to open in 2023 at the southeast corner of 171st Street + Ditch Road and feature eight bays, a new training tower, physical fitness facilities, living quarters, fleet services, and administrative offices. 🚒 (WISH)
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Conversations about the future of Circle Centre Mall continue. Circle Center Development Co., which owns the mall, is looking to partner with a developer to revamp the 1 million sqft building. Proposed ideas include residential apartments, business space + entertainment. The goal is to create a new mixed-use district. 🏬(CBS4)
Edu -
IPS is set to have the largest school solar project in the state. The district approved an agreement with a Carmel-based nonprofit to install solar panels at 20 school buildings — a capacity of more than eight megawatts, which is projected to save IPS $120,000 in utility costs within the first year. 🔌 (WFYI)
Open -
Nike is now open on the first floor of the Fashion Mall at Keystone, across from Tory Burch. Hoi Tea Toi Tea is also back and brewing in its new location next to Shake Shack in the mall’s food court. The shop moved to make way for Hard Truth Distilling Co. coming soon. 🛍️
Closed -
National Donut Day was the last day for a local donut shop. General American Donut Company announced on social media that Friday would be its last day. The shop opened at 827 S. East St. in 2014 + has been controversial for its messages in recent years. It didn’t give an explanation for closing. 🍩 (IndyStar)
Kids -
Indianapolis’ newest child care center — Day Early Learning — is opening inside Manual High School. Administrative offices turned into classrooms for infants + preschoolers filled with new toys and will serve 80 children up to 5 years old. Early Learning raised ~$2 million for construction, with support from United Way of Central Indiana. 🍎 (IBJ)
Active -
The Indy 500 might be over, but the Indianapolis 500 Mile Challenge is just getting started. Registration is now open for participants to complete a total of 500 miles of physical activity (or 250 miles in the Gasoline Alley 250 Mile Challenge). It kicks off on Mon., June 13 + runs until Mon., Oct. 31. 👟
Plan Ahead -
On Sat., June 18, the annual Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration returns to the Eiteljorg Museum. Free admission will be offered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. that day with live music, poetry readings, actors in character as civil rights leaders from history, and art activities.
Drink -
Carmel is brewing up a Caffeine Trail that coffee aficionados will love. The event returns on Sat., June 11 to support local coffee + tea businesses. From 2-5 p.m., participating vendors will offer free coffee, tea, and pastries at the Circle Real Estate Building (30 W. Main St.). ☕ (WRTV)
Home -
Say hello to your new outdoor furniture. Outer has created stylish, eco-friendly furniture that’s sure to make your patio the talk of Indy — and thanks to their signature Outer Shell technology, every piece is as durable as it is sustainable. Peep the collection online.*
Wellness -
Looking to improve your skin texture and quality from the inside out? Dr. John Layke has developed a scientifically-proven process for optimizing dermal health — no expensive creams needed.*
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Did you know an Indianapolis-based company produced electric cars in the early 1900s?
The gasoline-powered industry may have dominated back then, but we’re seeing the idea of electric vehicles powering up — especially as gas prices hit a record high in Indiana just last week. INDOT + Purdue University recently announced plans to develop the world’s first wireless-charging highway segment which will use innovative magnetizable concrete to charge electric vehicles as they drive.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this concept + the use of electric vehicles as they become more popular.
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