What kinds of spaces are available to adolescents in Indianapolis? I have been asking myself this question since my newswire report. Before the pandemic, my answers would have been the mall, the movie theater, or a friend’s house. At a glance this seems like a variety of spaces, yet after reflecting on the experiences of
Read MoreThis project aims to analyze how the COVID-19 global pandemic has affected housing inthe Mapleton Fall Creek neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana. With widespread unemploymentas a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States more broadly has experienced anincrease in unemployment, evictions, and homelessness. Based on this notion, I hypothesize thatIndianapolis has seen a rise in
Read MoreIn the beginning of this project, I knew little of what I was going to do or how I was going to achieve it. I had chosen the town in which I had lived much of my life, Brownsburg. This midsized suburb of Indianapolis sat to its west; this location allowed for my father to
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped society around the world. It seems that it has permeated almost every nuanced detail of people’s lives and I am sure I can speak for everyone in saying that we are sick of it. With it being so saturated into daily life it has changed many different aspects some of
Read MoreAt the intersection of 38th and Meridian in Indianapolis, four neighborhoods come together, and by some standards Crown Hill neighborhood is the outcast of that quartet. Much has been written about the storied history of Butler Tarkington or Mapleton-Fall Creek (The Polis Center), and the Meridian Kessler neighborhood association even has its own paid employee.
Read MoreIn March 2020 schools across the country had to adapt to an online only model. Overnight, parents scrambled to accommodate their schedules to their children’s redesigned school day. Initially, schools were relieved that MacBooks and iPads were in use over the past few years. However, the pandemic would stretch resources and reveal serious cracks in
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe over the last fourteen months. One of the major effects it has had is on the local economy and the ability of individuals to support themselves and families in the face of limited movement and income. While large corporations have deep safety nets to fall
Read MoreFood InsecurityAccording to Feeding America (2021), severe food insecurity can be defined as the eatingpatterns of one or more household members being disrupted and daily food intake reduced due toa lack of funds or other resources for food. In 2019, the overall food insecurity rate was thelowest it had been in more than twenty years
Read MoreIn the beginning of the year 2020, I was working as a valet at the J.W. Marriott but in the drop of a hat the world seemed to flip upside down. In one moment I was in the middle of my sophomore year of college and the next thing I knew I was back home
Read MoreFor my neighborhood tour project, I wanted to focus on the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis, specifically the Keenan Stahl Unit where I have been working at for the last couple of years. I live about 10 minutes away from the Boys and Girls Club and I wanted to focus on it because
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