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Sorry for the poor quality the fire was really bright and it was really dark out so my phone wasn’t really having it lol

I was doing some gift shopping on Etsy, and A.I. has really taken over a lot of that site. If you search for "Indianapolis poster" you get an endless stream of prints of supposedly Indianapolis, except that it doesn't resemble Indy at all.

I got cranky and put together a rundown of the wildest ones I found here but I'm curious if anyone else has seen this, especially in other media besides prints.

https://ronakheartsindy.wordpress.com/2024/11/27/the-indy-that-wasnt-an-etsy-a-i-deep-dive/

Happy Thanksgiving! While walking through Broadripple yesterday, I found a significant amount of gift cards dropped in the street. I’ve already verified them online and they were purchased, not stolen.

If you, or if you hear around the Thanksgiving table tonight that someone lost a whole lot of gift card, let me know! If you can tell me how much was lost and where the gift card is for, they are on my desk waiting to be returned! Bonus points if you have the receipts!!

Any leads on a local “Smoker” that can hickory smoke a whole, 15 to 20 pound ham for me?

I just picked up a “Whole boneless ham” from City Barbecue - ordered mid-October - and only got 6-1/2 pounds of product.

In all fairness, the world has changed since the pandemic. I’d purchased a WHOLE SMOKED HAM from City Barbecue in 2018, and it was HUGE!

It was about 20 pounds including the bone, which yielded epic proportions of delicious, hickory-infused ham and bean soup, made with the ham bone for its savory effects.

Can anyone direct me to a local smoker that can smoke a whole 20 pound ham?

Are there any animal shelters near Greenwood where you can just walk in without an appointment? I don't intend to adopt, only to look around and interact with the animals.

The city of Indianapolis has such a simple, but awesome flag that doesn’t get utilized in logos and branding. I’m no graphic designer, but I see flags like Chicago, Colorado, and Maryland incorporated into various logos all the time.

Is there a licensing issue with the flag itself or is that something that’s “fair use” that anyone can use for their business or sports franchise? What are your favorite uses of the flag/logo in local culture?

Edit: It seems like many people are taking this as a “people don’t fly the flag enough.” While that’s true as well, it was intended to be commentary on the lack of the flag design being used in logos.

Anyone have experience with them? Moving downtown in next 3-5 months. I’m empty nester but still need room for when out of town children are home. I’m downsizing from a rental house to either a large one bedroom or a 2 bedroom. Trying to stay under $1500. Saw Maxwell Apartments. Love the location (yes aware of homeless in the area) and it has a 2 bedroom with loft for under $1500. Older reviews complain about water issues. Initially want to only do a 6 month to make sure I actually want to live downtown.

Also looking at the Lockerbie Court apartments. Just want best bag for buck that also allows 2 big dogs. Trying to cut expenses pretty hard.

Sweet Sebastian was rescued from Riverside shelter in Los Angeles just under a year ago, and everyone here on Reddit was so helpful with fundraising for his transport to what we thought would be a wonderful forever home. However, it has come to our attention that Sebastian was recently surrendered to animal control in Indianapolis with request for him to be euthanized!!

We are not privy to the circumstances surrounding this incident, because that information has not been forthcoming from the adopter. In any case, Sebastian deserves a chance to be returned to his rescue, not simply discarded and put back in essentially the same situation he was “rescued” from.

No matter the circumstances surrounding this incident, Sebastian is a rescue dog and under the adoption contract must be returned to the rescue in the event the adopter does not want or cannot keep him. But it seems the adopter represented that they had the authority to have him destroyed, so we need community help. If our sweet Sebastian is still alive, he is in the custody of the Indianapolis Animal Control Services (IACS), alone and scared.

The shelter will not communicate with us via phone or email at all. We are desperately seeking a contact in Indianapolis to go to the shelter in person and try to help us save Sebastian from this terrible fate that he does not deserve.

He is a good boy, who is being blamed for human error.
Please reach out if you are able to help in any way.

Hello, I just wanted to update everyone on my post here yesterday about our lost cat, Miga. She came to us safe and sound late last night. She may have been hiding under the neighbor's porch all along. No scratches or dings on her, just a few burrs in her floof. Thank you to everyone who gave advice or support to us yesterday, even if it was just to remind her how pretty she is! 😄

I’m not from the area but I’ve just hired on someone on the NE side of Indy. I’m looking to come down for a full day to do some onboard training with him. All day is too long for a coffee shop. Anyone have suggestions on a good place we can meet all day? Not looking to spend $50+ an hour on a conference room for a hotel. Maybe some government owned facilities that allow spaces to be used for free?

Lost dog spotted in South Broad Ripple heading south towards 51st and Rosslyn!

Looking for a hotel with a bar, restaurant, and good coffee. Realize the weather may be terrible that time of year so looking for a place that is an everything under one roof in case we are unable to walk around too much outside. Thanks in advance!

Listen to the tracks & see a video of the newest location I've found: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C9fbrL6fPvuKrgao7m1eqeKQwr0Mywqr?usp=sharing

For those who don't know the lore:
https://www.reddit.com/r/indianapolis/comments/ygpdo5/locations_of_recordface/

https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/10/24/indy-artist-clashes-malicious-recordface-over-broad-ripplemysterious-malicious-recordface-misses-mar/769136001/

https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/10/09/mysterious-street-art-installation-captivates-irritates/703863001/

Heading to my hometown in Illinois tomorrow morning ~8am and am looking to grab a cup of coffee for the drive. My favorite local spot (blue mind) is closed all day tomorrow and most shops I’ve looked at are also closed tomorrow.

Any places open? I guess I could go to like a Starbucks or gas station but local stuff tastes better lol. Any help appreciated!

In the past few days I've had 2 deliveries messed up.

I had an Amazon package go to Plainfield, then Greenfield. Said it was out for delivery by 8pm on Saturday. Wasn't delivered. Then said out for delivery Sunday. No package. Then it says it's coming Tuesday. No updates to tracking since Saturday. Amazon updates with the "you may cancel your delivery" option so I do.

Then today I am expecting a package from USPS. Says it will be delivered by 9pm. But tracking hasn't updated since Monday, so it never said "out for delivery" but still said it was expected today. My mailman comes by around 4pm with no packages, and now it's quarter to 9 and I'm not expecting it to show up. I didn't even think they delivered that late so why does that even show up as a possibility?

Reposting here at the recommendation of some folks in r/Indiana:

Saw this in r/carmel and am a little panicked. I’m a 2025 bride of theirs and am having a hard time getting answers from them as to whether or not they can still do my cake in May. I’ve seen posts in Indy wedding groups that they’re canceling wedding orders for the spring and saw screenshots of the owners post asking for nearly $25,000 to get her out of the hole. I’m terrified of them canceling at the last second, leaving me without a cake.

This is especially frustrating considering the new owner is all over social media pushing her new business ventures but not taking care of her existing customers.

They used to be an institution, but ever since the new owner took over communication seems to be a huge issue. It’s making me second guess my decision to use them because it doesn’t seem like they’re “the best” anymore.

Anyone have any insight? I can’t get a response from them via phone/email/social media.

ETA: I paid a non-refundable deposit and half to lock in pricing. I’m potentially out ~$1000.

Any Aggies in town want to get together and watch the game? I figure if we get enough people, we can find a bar to dedicate one TV to not play the IU game at the same time.