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Indiana schools see political shift with Turning Point push

Conservative state leaders are changing their strategy on politics in schools to promote Turning Point groups.

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Several years ago, Indiana&#x27;s GOP leadership was focused on removing political ideology from the state&#x27;s schools, but it backs a partnership with the conservative Turning Point USA.The big picture: Earlier this month, Indiana became the eighth state to partner with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Turning Point USA" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2026/03/12/indiana-strengthens-partnership-with-turning-point-usa" data-vars-content-id="75d42808-358c-4e44-80d0-a82c305d16a8" data-vars-headline="Indiana schools see political shift with Turning Point push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2026/03/12/indiana-strengthens-partnership-with-turning-point-usa" target="_self">Turning Point USA</a>, endorsing its Club America initiative.

'Burb Bites: Westfield's plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments

Westfield's massive Ironstone development narrowly survived a city council vote.

This week&#x27;s news from around the region includes a huge housing development in Westfield, a prestigious tennis facility in Noblesville and a local woman set to make a splash on reality TV.🏘️ The Westfield City Council narrowly approved Ironstone, a 765-acre development that will bring more than 1,700 single-family homes and townhouses and 250 apartments to the city&#x27;s far north side.<ul><li>It&#x27;s one of the largest residential projects in Westfield&#x27;s history, and the 4-3 vote signals a growing rift between city leaders and some residents over how fast the city should grow.</li><li>The project is located on the north and south sides of 206th Street where it intersects Horton and Six Points roads, and will be built over 10 to 15 years.</li><li>Mayor Scott Willis said infrastructure upgrades, including road improvements and a new fire department, must be finished before the first house is built.</li></ul>💑 Despite a Carmel man having <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="his &quot;Bachelorette&quot; debut called off" data-vars-click-url="https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2026/03/19/former-purdue-basketball-player-among-this-seasons-bachelorette-cast/89086783007/" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2026/03/19/former-purdue-basketball-player-among-this-seasons-bachelorette-cast/89086783007/" target="_blank">his &quot;Bachelorette&quot; debut called off</a> earlier this month, another HamCo native is getting a shot at love on the small screen.<ul><li>26-year-old Delaney Kluger of Noblesville is part of the cast of &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Love Overboard" data-vars-click-url="https://www.hulu.com/series/love-overboard-3efa9bfe-6a96-4820-828c-d34dd94dd761" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.hulu.com/series/love-overboard-3efa9bfe-6a96-4820-828c-d34dd94dd761" target="_blank">Love Overboard</a>,&quot; Hulu&#x27;s new yacht-based dating competition that premiered last week.</li><li>The show is described as &quot;Bachelor in Paradise&quot; meets &quot;Love Island.&quot;</li><li>In her <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="official show bio" data-vars-click-url="https://press.hulu.com/bios/delaney-26/" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://press.hulu.com/bios/delaney-26/" target="_blank">official show bio</a>, Kluger says she was raised in chaos and moved to New York at 16 to pursue fashion after struggling to fit in in her hometown.</li></ul>🎾 Also in Noblesville, Serena Williams&#x27; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="former tennis coach" data-vars-click-url="https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/13616431/us-open-how-serena-williams-found-new-level-success-coach-patrick-mouratoglou" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/13616431/us-open-how-serena-williams-found-new-level-success-coach-patrick-mouratoglou" target="_blank">former tennis coach</a> has plans to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="open a training facility" data-vars-click-url="https://www.noblesville.in.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/43" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.noblesville.in.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/43" target="_blank">open a training facility</a> near the Innovation Mile corridor.<ul><li>Founded by Patrick Mouratoglou, the Mouratoglou Tennis Center is being proposed for 14469 Olio Road at the Deer Creek Business Park.</li><li>The facility would feature six indoor tennis courts, eight padel courts and four indoor futsal pitches, offering private lessons and seasonal camps</li><li>If approved, construction is expected to begin in May with a soft opening in August, a full opening in September and the academy program launching in October. A public hearing is scheduled for April 20 before the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Noblesville Plan Commission" data-vars-click-url="https://www.noblesville.in.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04202026-250" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.noblesville.in.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04202026-250" target="_blank">Noblesville Plan Commission</a>.</li></ul>🏨 Hospitality startup <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Veloce Hotels" data-vars-click-url="https://www.velocehotels.com/" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.velocehotels.com/" target="_blank">Veloce Hotels</a> is raising funds to bring its vision for a slate of luxury motorsports-themed hotels to central Indiana, starting with a $189 million project in Carmel.<ul><li>With $1.1 million already in hand, the company is opening a $5.5 million seed round to acquire potential development sites in Carmel and Westfield along the U.S. 31 corridor.</li><li>In addition to a flagship hotel in Carmel, Veloce wants to build a $135 million hotel near Grand Park Sports Campus.</li></ul>🍦 Just in time for spring, Graeter&#x27;s Ice Cream has opened <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="its second Fishers location" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/Graeters/photos/grand-opening-our-second-location-in-fishers-indiana-is-now-open-8699-e-106th-st/1324118126415885/" data-vars-content-id="ff7bf4d3-6af3-4ac3-8326-3c289c3cdf36" data-vars-headline="&#x27;Burb Bites: Westfield&#x27;s plan to add nearly 2,000 homes and apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/Graeters/photos/grand-opening-our-second-location-in-fishers-indiana-is-now-open-8699-e-106th-st/1324118126415885/" target="_blank">its second Fishers location</a>.<ul><li>The new shop is off 106th Street near Lantern Road, and was chosen for its proximity to the Fishers Event Center.</li></ul>

Indy's population grows as nationwide immigration plummets

Our metro area grew by over 22,000 people from 2024 to 2025, double the national growth average.

Population growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a massive drop in immigration, but the Indianapolis metro is doing its best to buck the trend. Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Census data" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/44942673.27/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2Vuc3VzLmdvdi9uZXdzcm9vbS9wcmVzcy1yZWxlYXNlcy8yMDI2LzIwMjUtcG9wZXN0LW1ldHJvLW1pY3JvLWNvdW50aWVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXNlbmR0b19sb2NhbG5ld3NsZXR0ZXJ0ZXN0JnN0cmVhbT10b3A/659da30dc51ba94612eb85e0Ba4298c06" data-vars-content-id="b0bf96af-0129-4584-a260-488a31b9ae82" data-vars-headline="Indy&#x27;s population grows as nationwide immigration plummets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/44942673.27/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2Vuc3VzLmdvdi9uZXdzcm9vbS9wcmVzcy1yZWxlYXNlcy8yMDI2LzIwMjUtcG9wZXN0LW1ldHJvLW1pY3JvLWNvdW50aWVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXNlbmR0b19sb2NhbG5ld3NsZXR0ZXJ0ZXN0JnN0cmVhbT10b3A/659da30dc51ba94612eb85e0Ba4298c06" target="_self">New Census data</a> offers the best look yet at how tighter immigration enforcement is affecting America&#x27;s demographic makeup.

Sen. Todd Young leading latest effort to address national debt

Economists say Americans need to be concerned about the debt.

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) is leading an effort to address <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="America&#x27;s fiscal imbalance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/22/washington-ignores-americas-fiscal-cliff" data-vars-content-id="700a9bb8-dc3c-441d-8783-e39a01b4f5d5" data-vars-headline="Sen. Todd Young leading latest effort to address national debt" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/22/washington-ignores-americas-fiscal-cliff" target="_self">America&#x27;s fiscal imbalance</a> and sounding the alarm about the danger of the ballooning national debt.The big picture: The national debt is nearly $40 trillion, more than $113,000 for every person in the country.<ul><li>The federal government is expected to spend more than $1 trillion on interest this year, Young told Axios.</li></ul>

Group trying to make 10th Street Indy's next hot neighborhood

Little Flower was awarded $30,000 to establish the emerging cultural district.

The stretch of 10th Street between Sherman Drive and Leland Avenue could be Indy&#x27;s next go-to neighborhood.Why it matters: It&#x27;s one of a dozen neighborhoods identified by the city as a new or emerging cultural district, looking to become the next Broad Ripple or Mass Ave.

The do's and don'ts of throwing away dog poop

But the city says they're not policing that kind of illegal dumping.

If you throw your bagged dog poop into a neighbor&#x27;s trash cart, there&#x27;s a good chance you&#x27;ve made them mad — and probably committed a minor crime. Whoops.The big picture: The question we posed last week about dog waste really got people fired up. We received dozens of reader responses to this one.<ul><li>It&#x27;s easy to see why it&#x27;s such an issue. A 2022 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minneapolis study" data-vars-click-url="https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/departments/PAR-POLICY-BRIEFING---Pet-Waste-Disposal-and-Composting.pdf" data-vars-content-id="3af03516-0b27-47ca-9a8d-aba4234e99e3" data-vars-headline="The do&#x27;s and don&#x27;ts of throwing away dog poop" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/departments/PAR-POLICY-BRIEFING---Pet-Waste-Disposal-and-Composting.pdf" target="_blank">Minneapolis study</a> found that their population of dogs generates more than 15,000 tons of waste annually — and we&#x27;ve got about twice their population of people, which stands to reason that we&#x27;ve also got about twice their population of dogs.</li><li>All that waste has to go somewhere.</li></ul>

How a Noblesville woman made 30K Indy BFFs with "The Bachelorette"

FrancesMary Loughead had an idea when seeking connection amid the pandemic: Turn total strangers into best friends forever.

New to the Circle City and seeking community in an era when making contact was a global health concern, Noblesville&#x27;s FrancesMary Loughead had an idea: Turn total strangers into best friends forever.The big picture: Forging meaningful connections as an adult in a new city — or an old one — can feel impossible when most Americans <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="don&#x27;t even know their neighbors" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/07/28/neighborhood-connections-knowing-neighbors-strong-society-americans" data-vars-content-id="fb48435d-cfca-40a8-abf8-ba6070861e17" data-vars-headline="How a Noblesville woman made 30K Indy BFFs with &quot;The Bachelorette&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/07/28/neighborhood-connections-knowing-neighbors-strong-society-americans" target="_self">don&#x27;t even know their neighbors</a>.

Fletcher Place Community Center's All-Star makeover

The first of four projects aimed at uplifting Hoosier youth is ready for summer.

Fletcher Place Community Center is celebrating the arrival of summer with much-needed facility upgrades and a new mural from a local artist.Why it matters: Improvements made to the east side gathering spot represent one of four &quot;legacy projects&quot; Hoosier nonprofits are rolling out this year with the support of $1 million in grant funding from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="WNBA All-Star" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/05/29/dual-wnba-all-star-indiana-black-expo-celebration" data-vars-content-id="4d95686c-4898-4d15-bf11-fa139442827c" data-vars-headline="Fletcher Place Community Center&#x27;s All-Star makeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/05/29/dual-wnba-all-star-indiana-black-expo-celebration" target="_self">WNBA All-Star</a> 2025 Host Committee.

Meet the Maker: Public Art for Neighborhoods grantees

Meet four local creators working on new public art projects that aim to celebrate, connect and inspire Indianapolis communities.

Meet four local creators working on new public art projects that aim to celebrate, connect and inspire Indianapolis communities.Why it matters: Along with beautification, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local leaders say public art" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/09/12/fighting-indianapolis-crime-public-art" data-vars-content-id="ab092e4d-e60f-4148-a07d-90bd542e8e19" data-vars-headline="Meet the Maker: Public Art for Neighborhoods grantees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/09/12/fighting-indianapolis-crime-public-art" target="_self">local leaders say public art</a> has the power to foster a sense of ownership among residents and let would-be wrongdoers know that an area is cared for.

Indianapolis' best day for a summer cookout

If rain put a damper on your Memorial Day cookout plans, have no fear because the best day to grill in Indy is still weeks away.

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If rain put a damper on your Memorial Day cookout plans, have no fear because the best day to grill in Indy is still weeks away.Driving the news: In an effort to pin down the perfect cookout date, culinary website <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pantry and Larder" data-vars-click-url="https://pantryandlarder.com/" data-vars-content-id="cc13b50d-9b11-4ca1-99f7-572fdff49436" data-vars-headline="Indianapolis&#x27; best day for a summer cookout" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://pantryandlarder.com/" target="_blank">Pantry and Larder</a> did a five-year review of summer weather data that weighed &quot;average temperatures, rainfall, cloud cover, wind speed and sunset time.&quot;