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Investing $325k in the community 💰

16 Tech invests $325k to support community projects
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Growing Places Indy aims to increase food access for area residents. | Photo b Growing Places Indy
You’ve probably been to The AMP at 16 Tech to grab lunch from a locally-owned restaurant or to check out the Indy Winter Farmers Market.

Well, 16 Tech Community Corporation — the nonprofit organization leading the development of the district — announced it’s giving $325,000 in grant awards to 11 resident-endorsed projects.

The recipients of the grants are organizations that directly support the district’s nearby neighborhoods, like the near west and near northwest side.

The total grant money awarded by 16 Tech Communtity Corportation is being split into two pools:
  • Innovation awardees — to support projects that are led by grassroots and neighborhood-based organizations.
  • Impact awardees — to fund projects that have a significant impact on neighborhoods and residents.
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Cleo’s Bodega and Cafe is a grocery store, cafe, and community space dedicated empowering Indy’s Black community.

Photo by Flanner House


Here are a few of the organizations and how they make a difference in the community.

Growing Places Indy — Indy Winter Farmers Market ($23,800)
This nonprofit increases access to food for area residents and creates a space for local farmers and vendors to extend their selling season and profits.

Code Black Indy — Workforce Development for Adults ($25,000)
The organization’s goal is to teach young adults and working-age adults computer science and technology skills to create access to higher-paying jobs and end cycles of poverty.

Flanner House — Bridges to Health: Improving the Pathway to Affordable Healthy Food ($20,000)
Flanner Farms and Cleo’s Bodega and Cafe offers the near northwest community access to healthy food and household needs in an area where access is a challenge. It also offers customer-based training in food trauma, nutrition awareness, cooking classes for healthy food, and direct delivery.

See the full list of awardees.

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Friday, Feb. 3
  • Emo Nite | Friday, Feb. 3 | 9 p.m. | Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis | $16 | Take a walk down memory lane during this 2000s emo and pop-punk party for those 21+.
  • Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings | Friday, Feb. 3 | 7 p.m. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis | $15-$276 | Watch the Blue and Gold take on the oldest team in the NBA.
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Saturday, Feb. 4
  • Indy Winter Farmers Market | Saturday, Feb. 4-Saturday, April 15 | 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | The AMP at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis | Cost of purchase | Visit the longest-running and only winter market in downtown Indianapolis that connects farmers to community members.
Sunday, Feb. 5
  • SCG Con Indianapolis | Friday, Feb. 3-Sunday, Feb. 5 | Times vary | Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis | $35-150 | Check out the world’s premiere trading card game convention.
Wednesday, March 15
  • Corks & Forks, Presented by Kroger | Wed., Mar. 15 | 7-10 p.m. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis | $150.00 | Indy’s finest chefs and bartenders will showcase signature dishes and cocktails in exclusive spaces at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.*

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Down the rabbit hole 🐇

The Alice Experience comes to Indianapolis, IN
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If you like an Insta-worthy moment, you’ve come to the right place. | Photo by INDYtoday team
The Alice Immersive Cocktail Experience is a theatrical, alternate reality where you can enjoy cocktails (or mocktails) — but not until you solve some challenging riddles. Spoiler: “What makes a raven like a writing desk?” is not one of them.

The traveling experience that transports you to the world of Wonderland is here in Indianapolis at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (543 Indiana Ave.) until Sunday, April 30.

This event is strictly for those 21+.

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Editor’s pick: Are you a dog lover looking for some weekend plans? The Indy Winter Classic Dog Show is back at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and runs 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day — capping off on Sunday with the awarding of “Best in Show.” Get tickets.

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