Indianapolis is among six cities - including Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Monument Valley - selected to host launch events for the year-long, nationwide festival being called "Wunderbar Together."

Thursday, is the first of three Indy Do Days. Last year, more than 23,000 residents participated.

The effort is one part of a recently-developed five-year plan to end homelessness in the city.

WFYI's Drew Daudelin sat down with Matthew Morton, a researcher on youth homelessness, to talk about traditional approaches to homelessness and what new research tells him about how it could change.

The new program aims to address food access issues. In Marion County an estimated 170,990 residents live in food insecurity.

Here & Now's Alex Ashlock visits the Solder and Sailors Monument in Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.

Interstate 465 will partially close between I-70 and I-65 on Indianapolis' southside. The closures are slated to begin Sept. 14.

The event is a chance for small business owners to partner with bigger companies and agencies around the city.

Scooter share companies Bird and Lime can start business again on Sept. 4. Both are expected to bring significantly more scooters to the street than they did earlier this summer.