Stories tagged with "cracks"

Decatur Township residents poised to fight landfill expansion by Francesca Jarosz

Helen Richhart’s Decatur Township home rattles on an almost-weekly basis, the result of blasts from nearby mines that have left cracks in her walls and ceiling. Occasionally,... – Nov 16, 2009 at 1:03 AM in Marion County

Youth football team learns life is more than a game by Mark Ambrogi

Carmel Pups team of fifth- and sixth-graders volunteers for food pantry that helps the needy Carmel Pups general manager Chip Stein felt determined to have a community service... – Sep 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Carmel

Arts center cleared for work crews to return by Melanie Hayes

CARMEL — The Performing Arts Center’s concert hall is back on track after a construction hiatus of more than two months. About 175 workers were sent home June 17 after cracks... – Aug 25, 2009 at 5:13 PM in Carmel

Work resumes at Carmel arts center by indystar

Carmel — Two months after the discovery of construction flaws halted work at the Performing Arts Center, workers have been allowed to get back on the job, city officials said... – Aug 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Carmel

Vandals tag airport as '$5 million Obama pork' by Robert Annis

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Indianapolis Executive Airport officials were proud to have one of the first federal stimulus projects completed in the country. Apparently not everyone in... – Jul 14, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Zionsville

Rotunda repairs set to begin next week by indystar

Construction of the Performing Arts Center’s $118 million concert hall has been on hold for more than a week, and work will not resume for at least two more weeks. Almost all... – Jun 25, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Carmel

Rotunda repairs delay work on concert hall by indystar

Carmel — Construction of the Performing Arts Center’s $118 million concert hall in Carmel will remain at a standstill through at least mid-July as engineers work to fix... – Jun 24, 2009 at 1:54 AM in Carmel

Yellow Cab, Crime Stoppers team up by indystar

Mayor Greg Ballard today announced a partnership with Yellow Cab and Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana that aims to increase crime reporting through bumper stickers and window... – May 15, 2009 at 1:13 PM in Crime & Courts

Some state workers got pay raises despite freeze by Mary Beth

Some increases were set by law others came with promotions or were bonuses set by governor The freeze on state workers’ salaries has about 5,000 cracks in it. About 2,230 of... – Apr 26, 2009 at 2:41 AM in Communities

Demolition begins on sinking hotel by indystar

Fort Wayne Work has started on the demolition of an unfinished seven-story hotel several months after inspectors halted construction because the building was sinking. On Friday, a... – Mar 29, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Demolition starts on sinking Fort Wayne hotel by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Work has started on the demolition of a seven-story hotel in Fort Wayne where officials had halted construction because the structure was sinking. A crane clawed... – Mar 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM in Communities

Jury in library case to hear fraud claims by Jon Murrary

The first week of testimony in the trial over the troubled Central Library project focused mostly on laying groundwork. More meaty evidence lies ahead for the Boone County jury,... – Mar 14, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Marion County

Sinking Ft. Wayne hotel will be demolished by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — An Allen County official has ordered the developers of a half-built hotel to begin demolishing the sinking seven-story structure in about a month or the county... – Feb 25, 2009 at 2:06 PM in Metro

Repair crew sent to governor's airplane by indystar

An Indiana aviation crew will head to Ohio so they can repair a state-owned airplane that was carrying Gov. Mitch Daniels when both of its windshields cracked. The twin-engine... – Feb 23, 2009 at 2:08 PM in News

Demolition eyed for sinking Ft. Wayne hotel by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Building officials could force the demolition of a half-built Fort Wayne hotel tower because they say major cracks have formed as it sinks into improperly... – Feb 17, 2009 at 11:38 AM in Metro

Graduation coaches put Common Goal in reach by indystar

None of us wants to see a single student slip through the cracks. That's why we're pleased to be part of an unprecedented coalition of 11 Marion County superintendents joining... – Feb 02, 2009 at 2:08 AM in Opinion