The Stutz is holding an open house and block party to show off what's new about the old place on Sunday, May 21.

Headed by entrepreneur and social media influencer Gary Vaynerchuck, or Gary Vee, VeeCon is a conference focused on technology and innovation.

The rapper known as O.D.D.I.T.Y has been writing and recording personal, introspective and mostly serious music for at least the last five years. But the newest single from the Indianapolis native is a little less serious – a “cute little … summer romantic bop."

At a two-hour Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee meeting this week, a presentation laid out the $625 million plan to take over the construction of a new hotel on the site of the Pan Am Plaza.

In response to rising rents and housing prices across the city, a coalition of Indianapolis organizations has begun to look for unconventional ways to keep housing permanently affordable.

Newly signed legislation aims to avoid the so-called prison-to-homelessness pipeline for people who end up in Indianapolis after incarceration.

Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in her Indianapolis home by a dog that also bit and wounded her 8-year-old son. Officials say 46-year-old Tamieka White was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday night shortly after Indianapolis police responded to her home on the city’s east side. She had been a deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office since 2007. White's young son was also bitten in the dog attack. The Indianapolis Star reports that he is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. Indianapolis police say the attacking dog charged at a responding officer, who fatally shot the animal.

The $21 million project will add a mile to the trail, and connect near westside neighborhoods to the downtown core. It’s the second expansion since it was completed ten years ago.

Indianapolis animal shelters are at capacity and offering discounted adoptions.

Lead contamination continues to be an issue in Indianapolis, though many people might not be aware of the risk it poses or how close it is to their own lives.