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🌳 May the forest be with you

Earth Day activities around the Circle City

No green thumb necessary to lend a helping hand in your neighborhood. | Photo via @massaveindy

How do you organize an Earth Day celebration? You planet. And if you need a little extra help, we’ve got a well-rounded list to get you started.

Clean up your neighborhood

A number of Indy areas are doing cleanups throughout the week, including:

Bates-Hendricks | 1190 S. East St. | Saturday, April 20 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Broad Ripple | 6330 Guilford Ave. | Saturday, April 20 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fountain Fletcher District | 1042 Virginia Ave. | Saturday, April 20 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. + 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Want to go on your own time? During the rest of April, guests are encouraged to help clean their favorite Indy Parks location. You can visit any of the family centers to grab trash bags and gloves (kindly donated by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful) to help clean up.

Pro tip: Don’t forget to register + bring supplies if needed.

Celebrate with the kids

The Indianapolis Zoo + The Children’s Museum are hosting special activities for the kiddos to take part in. From planting an eggshell herb garden to learning about action opportunities from local experts, there will be plenty of ways to get the kids in your life engaged.

Get planty

Celebrate Earth Day by breathing new life into your beloved plants at The Botanical Bar’s repotting event. Staff at the shop will be on hand to guide you through the repotting process with ease. Your ticket will ensure that you’ll have a spot reserved to repot up to four of your plants in containers 6 inches in diameter or under.

Hit a festival at Garfield Park

We’re giving you plenty of time to plan ahead with this event. The Earth Day Indiana Festival will take place on Saturday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 110 exhibitors, food trucks, and live music.

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Events

Tuesday, April 18

An Evening with Author Francesca Zappia | Tuesday, April 18 | 6-7 p.m. | Central Library, 40 E. Saint Clair St., Indianapolis | Free | Head to the library for a talk with Hoosier author Francesca Zappia, an award-winning author of young adult books including “Made You Up” + “Eliza and Her Monsters.”

Wednesday, April 19

Rock Garage Showcase | Wednesday, April 19 | 7 p.m. | The Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis | $5 | Check out a showcase of talent from Rock Garage — a music lesson center and rock band program in Indy.

Thursday, April 20

Herron Spring Market | Thursday, April 20 | 1-6 p.m. | Eskenazi Hall, 735 W. New York St., Indianapolis | Cost of purchase | Shop locally from a selection of affordable artwork created by Herron School of Art and Design students.
Mutt Cup 2023 | Thursday, April 20 | 5:30-10 p.m. | Tinker House Events, 1101 E. 16th St., Indianapolis | $35-$330 | Sample drinks at this annual craft cocktail competition benefiting FACE Low-Cost Animal Clinic, featuring several of Indy’s best bartenders.

Events calendar here

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Wellness

🌱 Spring into health this year

Athletic Greens replaces multiple supplements with one packet. | Photo by Athletic Greens

Spring cleaning? Here’s a storage solution: Replace nine supplement bottles with one product.

AG1 by Athletic Greens contains 75 vitamins, minerals and whole-food sourced nutrients, replacing nine other products like your probiotic, multivitamin, daily supplement and more. Hint: It’s the best thing you could do to improve your gut health.

Bonus: Receive a free one year supply of vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase.*

Snag some AG1 this spring

News Notes

Civic

Last month, we told you about Indy’s $1.1 billion infrastructure five-year plan. Last week, the City-County Council passed an $8 million proposal to fund infrastructure improvements around the city. The money will go toward pedestrian + road safety and improving transportation. A final vote is set for Monday, May 8. (FOX59)

Development

A fake village is now under construction on the east side. “Hershville” will be used as a scenario-based training facility for IMPD recruits, building mock homes, businesses, and streets to represent the real world — set to be complete by summer. The academy also recently changed up its recruiting process. Learn more. (IndyStar)

Biz

Space is opening up in Indy’s tallest building. Salesforce announced it will be giving up nearly a quarter of its space to sublease until June 2030 on floors 20, 21, and 22, which adds up to be ~61,700 sqft. The company outlined a plan to lay off 10% of its staff to reduce costs earlier this year. (IBJ)

Opening

The Suds drive-in is coming back for another season of classic cars, hot dogs + root beer floats. The business remained closed last year due to staffing issues but will open back up in Greenwood on Saturday, April 22 with these hours: 12-9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, as well as 12-10 p.m. on Saturdays. (IndyStar)

Finance

Now may be a good time to transfer your balance. This leading balance transfer card offers 0% intro APR for 21 months and no annual fee. Eliminating interest payments? A no-brainer.*

Tech

The next time you travel, don’t get stuck with cheap wired headphones the airline passes out — meet the AirFly wireless audio transmitter. The device connects the plane’s in-flight entertainment to your wireless headphones via Bluetooth. It’s sorta the one thing we never fly without. Shop it now.

Drink

Ditch the hangover without having to ditch your favorite cocktail with Ritual Zero Proof Spirits. The award-winning brand makes non-alcoholic rum, tequila, gin, and whiskey so you can enjoy the ritual of having a drink without feeling icky the following day. Psst — check out Ritual’s collection of cocktail recipes.

Development

📝 A Pyramids progress report

Update: the Pyramids renovation is making progress

If you’ve driven the full loop of 465, you’ve seen these iconic structures. | Photo via @houtexusa

Almost exactly one year ago, we let you know that the 50-year-old Pyramids had been acquired by a Speedway-based firm for an upgrade. Now, we’re filling you in on the renovation’s progress.

So far, fitness + conference centers, walking trails, and new trees have revitalized the local office park, which houses Hondros College of Nursing, Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center, and several other businesses. Additional organizations are set to occupy the building as improvements continue.

In the coming months, the renovation will move forward with redesigning entrances, adding outdoor seating, updating elevators, and changing up the landscape. Don’t worry — no major exterior improvements will be made to affect the aesthetic of the exterior.

Want to stay up to date on the Pyramids’ progress? Follow along on social media.

The Wrap

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Today’s edition by:
Anna Bowman

From the editor

The Suds is definitely on my list of places to visit this spring, along with several other local diners + drive-ins. If you want to add a few to your own bucket list, check out our roundup — complete with a map, an update on The Sanitary Diner, and a explanation of the term “lunch car.”

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