Coronavirus(COVID-19)
Some hair stylists and barbers are calling for leaders in Marion County to reopen barbershops and hair salons to help people back to work. Salons and barbershops in Marion County have been closed since March and June 1 is the earliest they will be able to open, under Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett's order.
At least 68 grocery store workers have died from COVID-19 and more than 10,000 have been sickened, the president of a union that represents food workers said Wednesday.
Topgolf, the multitiered all-things-golf attraction right next to Interstate-69 in Fishers, reopened Monday after shutting down in March due to COVID-19 restrictions. By Tuesday, it was closed again, shut down by state excise police.
It's become a source of confusion for customers and frustration for restaurant owners. The latest City of Indianapolis restaurant COVID-19 restrictions allow eateries to provide outside dining starting May 22, but dining inside is off the table until at least June 1.
Hosted by Ebony Chappel and Cameron Ridle As the state and city begin to re-open, coronavirus concerns persist. PLUS details on the census and 2020 election. For the full hour, we take listener questions and comments about what’s happening in the community.
INDIANAPOLIS — As restaurants, retailers and salons slowly get back to business in most parts of Indiana, fitness facilities remain in a holding pattern. Gym owners are not exempt from feeling the burden on small businesses created by the COVID-19 pandemic. One local personal trainer has come up with alternatives to keep clients moving and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Preliminary results from a new state study about the impact of COVID-19 on Indiana suggest as many as 186,000 Hoosiers were actively or previously infected as of May 1. The study, conducted by Indiana University and the Indiana State Department of Health, show a general population prevalence of about 2.8 percent of the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Some students aren’t able to connect to their virtual classrooms through no fault of their own. Kiymani Russell, a third grader at Edison School of the Arts, is keeping up with her school work through paper packets, since she can’t do any of her school work online. She doesn’t have internet service at […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis and Marion County are starting to shift to phase two of Indiana’s reopening plans but the transition will be a slow one. Businesses that will not be included in Marion County’s phase two reopening — non-essential manufacturing, hair salons and barbershops. It’s been a frustrating day for Indianapolis barber Bryan Lomax. He’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A group of 10 Indiana utility companies is seeking permission to charge customers in an attempt to recover revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The utility companies, including Duke Energy and Indianapolis Power & Light, filed a 36-page petition Friday with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in which they claim the effects of the pandemic, […]
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) will host virtual graduation ceremonies for Arsenal Technical, Crispus Attucks, George Washington and Shortridge high schools for the Class of 2020. IPS said the decision to host virtual graduations to replace in-person graduation ceremonies was made by the district and included input from prinicpals and graduating seniors. They felt that due […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Steak ‘n Shake permanently closed 57 of its restaurants nationwide during the first quarter of 2020 as its parent company attributed major financial losses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biglari Holdings Inc. announced in its first quarter report that Steak ‘n Shake’s revenue plunged by $59 million compared to the same time period in 2019 as […]