On September 14, St. Richard’s School will officially celebrate its 50th Anniversary with birthday cake and an all-school celebration. Sitting within the Historic Meridian Park neighborhood, St. Richard’s has been providing students with an academically-rigorous educational experience since the morning bell first rang on September 14, 1960. Modeled after the strong academic traditions of British [...]

Historic Meridian Park’s Board of Directors has begun the process of developing a long-term plan for the neighborhood. This “blueprint” includes our overall vision for the neighborhood, mission statement, objectives, and long- and short-term goals to realize our plan. We invite all residents to come provide input and help us brainstorm solutions that will lead [...]

The 30/34 Club, which allows for neighborhood residents to receive a free one-year membership to The Children’s Museum, now has a new name. It’s now called The Children’s Museum Neighborhood Club. Families and individuals living in one of the six neighborhoods in the Mid-North area – Crown Hill, Highland Vicinity, Historic Meridian Park, Mapleton-Fall Creek, [...]

For 25 years, the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation (MFCDC) has worked to make the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood a more structurally sound, environmentally sustainable, economically prosperous, and socially equitable community for neighbors to live, work, play, and grow. MFCDC celebrates its 25-year anniversary this year and is hosting a 25th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Luncheon at [...]

This winter, the Historic Meridian Park Neighborhood Association’s (HMPNA’s) Board of Directors has been meeting to build a strategic plan for the neighborhood.  Through the strategic planning process, HMPNA is defining its strategy (or direction) by determining priorities and decisions on where to allocate its financial and human resources over the next 1 to 5 [...]

Rehabilitation of the house at of 32 E. 32nd Street, the future home of Project Home Indy, is underway. Major renovation work has begun on the inside of the house, while late last fall, volunteers from KPMG cleaned up the outside of the property, removing brush and rubbish from the yard surrounding the house. As [...]

HMP held its fall alley clean-up on November 7 from 8:00 AM to Noon. Led by Dick Luchtman, HMP’s “Titan of Trash,” neighbors and other volunteers raked, shoveled, and collected trash along the alleys serving Washington Boulevard and Pennsylvania and Delaware Streets. HMP’s alleys are cleaned twice a year as a service of the neighborhood [...]

Historic Meridian Park has a new neighbor! The Mid-North Food Pantry, Inc. (MNFP) has moved to the Trinity Outreach Center at 3333 North Meridian Street. The building, once home to a mental health clinic, has been refurbished to accommodate several non-profit organizations. The MNFP is the second-largest food pantry in the metropolitan Indianapolis area. According [...]

Half Marathon runs through heart of Historic Meridian Park HMP residents cheered, chalked streets, made more than 50 inspirational signs, and played music to motivate the 2,945 runners and walkers participating in the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on November 7. The half marathon participants ran and walked through HMP along Washington Boulevard and Pennsylvania Street between [...]

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