Summer BBQ Gets Rained “In”

The sudden downpour of rain didn’t dampen people’s spirits when the event was suddenly moved indoors.Back by popular demand, last year’s magician, Taylor Knapp, returned to the Summer BBQ and Pitch-in and put on a another memorable show.A poor weather forecast didn’t...

City Market Challenges Historic Meridian Park

HMP residents at last year’s To Market To Market Ball included Lorraine Phillips Vavul, Doug Day, Jean Richcreek, Steve Towns, Lamar Richcreek and Jeanette Holloway Towns.The evening of Saturday, September 20, the Indianapolis City Market will host its annual...

Assistance Needed for Broad Ripple Home Tour

The Broad Ripple Village Association will be holding its 4th Annual Historic Home Tour on Saturday, September 27. They are actively seeking both friends (sponsors) and volunteers to assist on the tour. Please see the Broad Ripple Village Association Home Tour page for...

Pet Responsibility to Highlight August Meeting

Pets are our best friends, but what responsibilities do we have legally? At our August meeting, representatives from Indianapolis Animal Care & Control and Indy PitCrew will be on hand to speak about pet laws and answer questions. Whether you are a pet owner or a...

Mark Your Calendar: Annual Fall Festival to be Held in September

Historic Meridian Park’s sixth annual Fall Festival will be held Sunday, September 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the home of Greg and Gretchen Turner in the 3200 block of N. Pennsylvania St. The Fall Festival, which includes the annual chili cook-off and cornbread...

Mapleton-Fall Creek Unity Forums Have Built Enduring Connections

Historic Meridian Park neighbor Brenda Truedell Bell joins Watson-McCord resident Morgan Tilleman and Haywood Park residents Karen and Max McAleavey in the dinner line at the third and final Unity Forum on Youth held at The Children’s Museum on May 12.A group of...

Congratulations to Former Resident

Congratulations to neighbor and basketball standout George Hill who became the first IUPUI Jaguars basketball player ever drafted by the NBA when he was picked in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs. George, who grew up in our Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood,...

Summer BBQ and Pitch-in set for Sunday, July 20

Historic Meridian Park’s Summer BBQ & Pitch-in will be held at Christy Krieg’s home in the 3300 block of N. Washington Blvd. from 4 to 7 p.m. The neighborhood association will provide hamburgers and hotdogs while residents are invited to bring their favorite...

Tab Recreation Field to Get Major Facelift

Thanks to the generosity of Republic Services, former Indianapolis Colt Tarik Glenn’s D.R.E.A.M. Alive, and other donors, Evans Field—Tabernacle Presbyterian Church’s recreation field—is undergoing a major renovation. Construction began in June and is expected to run...

Did You Know?

The name of our neighborhood, Historic Meridian Park, has its roots in the subdivision and sale of the Osgood Estate Lands in 1905, which up to that time had been devoted to agriculture. Osgood’s Meridian Park is one of several original subdivisions that is...