Articles tagged as: Martindale-Brightwood
February 12, 2026
Martindale-Brightwood data center advances despite months of resident pushback
The recommendation follows months of pushback from residents who say the project would bring more industrial development to a neighborhood already burdened by environmental contamination.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2026
Martindale Brightwood residents call on Mayor Hogsett to stop data center development
They are urging Mayor Joe Hogsett to stop a proposed 14-acre data center ahead of a critical rezoning hearing Feb. 12.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2026
Metrobloks says its data center is not Big Tech, but Martindale-Brightwood residents still tell them to 'go home'
A Metropolitan Development Commission examiner is scheduled to decide whether to recommend the rezoning request for approval on Feb. 12.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2026
Rezoning decision on Martindale-Brightwood data center delayed
Residents of the historically Black neighborhood have pushed back for months against the proposed development from Metrobloks, a California-based data center developer.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2026
Martindale-Brightwood residents warn proposed data center could repeat history
Martindale-Brightwood residents are mobilizing against a proposed data center development they fear will worsen environmental pollution and repeat the historic Black neighborhood's long history of industrial exploitation.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2025
Metrobloks files re-zoning proposal with Indianapolis for Martindale Brightwood data center
Residents protested the proposed development last month. The company holds that the data center would benefit the neighborhood.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2025
People overtook the street and stopped traffic: Indianapolis' latest data center debate
Residents of Indianapolis neighborhood Martindale Brightwood and organizers from multiple community groups rallied Monday against a possible data center planned for development at the site of the former Sherman Drive-In theater.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2025
Martindale Brightwood celebrates new five-year quality of life plan
Martindale Brightwood's five-year plan focuses on issues like housing and infrastructure, arts and culture, economic development and environmental justice.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2023
New mental health center works to normalize healing in Indy’s Mid-North neighborhoods
The Beloved Community Outreach Center offers free mental health services to the MLK center’s four surrounding neighborhoods: Butler-Tarkington, Meridian Kessler, Crown Hill and Mapleton-Fall Creek.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2022
HIM by HER charter school to close, enrollment fair today
HIM by HER Collegiate School for the Arts, a charter school in Martindale-Brightwood, announced it will cease operations in January.
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