Hi Marley, You can sign up on the IDO website for their newletter. It primarily deals w/Irvington development (duh! that was bright.... appropriate name then, huh?) Anyway, you can find out about businesses coming, the Washington Streetscape progress and other things. JPM

Hands down, the best restaurant in Irvington is The Legend. Very tasty food, original art on the walls and a hard working, friendly staff!

For fun art venues, check out the opening next Friday evening, May 2nd. at the Bona Thompson from 7 to 9 p.m. "You're So Talented!" is the featured exhibition.

Irvington is one of the neighborhoods involved in the Great Indy Clean Up this weekend! Here's more information for all who are interested:

DATE: Saturday, April 26

TIME: 8:30 Registration 9 am to noon

LOCATION: Meet at the Irvington Plaza parking lot for registration, gloves, bags, tools, on-site recycling pickup of electronics and raffle items. (Supplies are not for personal use, but for cleaning public spaces.)

In Irvington, we are focusing our efforts on Washington Street between Hawthorne Lane and Edmondson Avenue and Bonna Avenue between Arlington Avenue and Edmondson Avenue and between Ritter Avenue and Audubon Road.

I was too busy cleaning my own yard to help out with the rest of Irvington, but good on ya.

If you want some great Mexican food, go just a little west of Irvington, to El Sol de Tala. Excellent food, and Javier, the owner, is a super guy, who has done an awesome remodel on his restaurant. If you like Mexican food with a little CRUNCH, and legs and all, go to La Hacienda, where I have witnessed seeing roaches running amuck. I live in walking distance of that place, and I'd rather starve than eat there anymore. Such a shame, too, because I liked them till I saw the bugs. :(

Harold's Steer-in is the place for breakfast. Right across the street at Stoney's is a great source for micro-brews (who knew?)

Hey for some cool photos of Harold's (even before it was Harold's) see the "Gallery" section of this website and click on "Historic Photos":

http://www.emersonheights.org/in...

i have live lived in irvington for my entire life! i have never felt uncomfortable or unsafe. if any of you like chinese, cheer king express on washington street across from 57 doesn't look like much, but it has some really good food! their crab rangoon is probably the best i've had. it's always hot and made while i wait. bread ladies has some killer chicken salad! the girls at lazy daze are great (slightly biased opinion, one of them is my lil sis) and are really helpful if you want to try something new. they're always willing to try new flavor combos. try the "heath bar iced latte", it's divoon! also, just outside of irvington, on north shadeland, the "tie dye grill" is a great little local burger joint.

Jockamo's and Legends = Good Stuff!