City Editor Nicole recommends Tiger Sugar. | Photo by INDYtoday team
What’s the tea on boba tea?
If you haven’t heard of it, it can also be referred to as bubble tea or milk tea. No matter what you call it, it’s been popping up around Indy over the last few years.
We think it’s tea-licious, so come oolong as we list eight bubble tea spots around the Circle City.
From Fountain Square to Keystone, Harmony serves up quali-tea drinks all across Indy. Harmony has locations in Greenwood, Whitestown, and Merrillville in the works too.
The mocktail drinks at Harmony are fruity and refreshing.
This shop opened in February 2023 and features an open kitchen concept where you can watch the boba being made by hand. We recommend trying the signature brown sugar boba milk tea here.
While stopping in for your lunch break at The AMP, check out Boba & Everything’s menu including strawberry-green tea slush, brown sugar bubble tea, and taro bubble tea.
Events
Monday, May 8
Food Truck Mondays | Monday, May 8-Monday, June 19 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | White River State Park, Canal Elbow, 801 W. Washington St., Indianapolis | Cost of purchase | Every Monday in May there will be two new food trucks — one sweet and one savory.
Tuesday, May 9
Decorators’ Show House and Gardens | Tuesday, May 9 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | The Failey House, 57 E. 57th St., Indianapolis | $15-$35 | Tour a historic home that has been transformed by some of Indy’s interior designers and landscape architects to raise money for Eskenazi’s Behavioral Health Academy.
Wednesday, May 10
Trevor Noah: Off The Record | Wednesday, May 10 | 8 p.m. | Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis | $49-$129 | See the comedian who was the host of “The Daily Show,” a late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy Central, live.
Thursday, May 11
Tails & Ales | Thursday, May 11 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Broad Ripple Brewpub, 842 E. 65th St., Indianapolis | Cost of purchase | Enjoy food and drinks while learning more about small animal rescues and meeting some adoptable animals.
Friday, May 12
Magic in the Making | Friday, May 12 | 6-11 p.m. | The Stutz Building, 1060 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis | $40-$55 | Visit the historic Stutz Building’s new Car Museum and outdoor courtyard, meet resident artists, and shop their work.
GMR Grand Prix | Friday, May 12-Saturday, May 13 | 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., Indianapolis | $20 | The Month of May shifts into gear as the stars of the NTT IndyCar series take on the action-packed IMS road course for the GMR Grand Prix.
Sunday, May 28
Rhythm & Brunch | Sunday, May 28 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | The HC Tavern + Kitchen, 9709 E. 116th St., Fishers | Rhythm + Brunch is returning to The HC Tavern + Kitchen with the electronic sounds of DJ Cool Hand Lex — plus, a bloody mary bar cart and celebratory mimosa package.*
Vicino — Mass Avenue’s newest Italian restaurant — is officially open starting today. Stop by the former Hedge Row location at 350 Mass Ave. for calamari, pasta, and tiramisu. It’s set to serve seven days a week with a brunch menu on weekends.
Coming Soon
Ambrosia Restaurant Group — which operates Ambrosia, Bocca, and The Commodore — is getting ready to to open a cocktail bar at 608 Mass Ave., the site of former Libertine. Nowhere Special will offer a full range of nonalcoholic options in addition to a focus on tequila, gin, and whiskey. It’s expected to open sometime this month.
Civic
The City of Westfield — known for Grand Park and the Grand Park Events Center — aims to boost its reputation as a sports destination. The city announced its newly created Sports Commission, which will operate independently to promote Westfield’s sports tourism. (WRTV)
Community
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana hopes to get 500 “Bigs” to sign up to be mentors by the Indy 500 on Sunday, May 28. There are more than a thousand kids waiting for a mentor, according to the organization. The yearlong commitment requires Bigs to meet with their Littles two to four times each month. (WRTV)
Olive Garden’s parent company, Darden Restaurants Inc., announced it’s acquired Ruth’s Chris for $715 million. The New Orleans-based chain known for its signature prime steaks has two locations in Indianapolis + others in South Bend and Fort Wayne. (WISH)
Eat
Shrimply amazing. Wednesday, May 10 is National Shrimp Day to recognize America’s favorite seafood. To celebrate, try the Jump Shrimp Cocktail at Ocean Prime, the Epic Shrimp Burrito at Slapfish, or the Shrimp Po Boy from Caplinger’s Fresh Catch.
Finance
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City taking over financing of hotel development at Pan Am Plaza
You won’t be able to miss this new development when it’s complete in a couple of years. | Rendering via RATIO Design
You may recall this project from our list of “8 developments to watch out for” this year. Well, here’s the latest on Pan Am’s developing story.
The City of Indianapolis is now taking over the financing of Kite Realty Group Trust’s redevelopment of Pan Am Plaza — which originally included two hotels, 50,000 sqft of meeting space, a skybridge, and more than 1,400 rooms.
The plan anticipates a price tag of at least $510 million, if not more, to build a 40-story Signia by Hilton hotel tower on the site starting this summer — which the city will now own.
In addition to the city financing + ownership change, plans for a second hotel at the site have been tabled for now. The rest of the plan for the Indiana Convention Center expansion and the sky-scraping hotel largely remains the same.
A ceremonial groundbreaking is set for this summer + the project is expected to be complete in the summer of 2026.
If you couldn’t tell, I tend to go for the fruity drinks over milk tea. My favorites are the Strawberry Mocktail from Harmony and the Lychee Punch from Kung Fu Tea.
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