This historic capital building has been undergoing renovations in 2025 as can be evidenced by the…read morescaffolding surrounding the rotunda in the photograph I have posted. It is the historic working capital building & seat of government for the state of Indiana. Open to the public as it should be the beautiful architecture and grounds are a must visit for Indiana citizens and anyone else who finds their self in the capital city of Indianapolis.

Stopped by for a tour. The tour guide let me join a big group at 10:30am. This place is beautiful…read moreand so cool! Got to meet the Comptroller, see the House of Representatives in session, sit in the Senator's chairs, and see the Supreme Court. The tour guide is so knowledgeable. After the tour, he gave me some good museum suggestions and showed me where to go.

For those of us who've ever gone to the Indiana State Fair, we all have our favorite spots. It…read morecould be the Grandstands, the animal barns, Pioneer Village or, hey, it might be a return trip to this Indiana State Fair Covered Bridge. Constructed on the grounds in 2008, the covered bridge is meaningful to most fairgoers because Indiana does love its covered bridges. At one point, Indiana had between 400-500 covered bridges and it's estimated that we now have around 98. This covered bridge is a functional location within the fairgrounds. As you can see by my attached photo, it's easily crossed by wheelchair (including motorized wheelchairs) and is definitely part of the pathway on the fairgrounds during the annual State Fair. The Covered Bridge has a main floor area of 1,750 feet. The entire bridge is 90-feet long and 21-feet wide. Did you know you can actually rent it for special events? It can seat 146 people in theater-style seating, 72 in classroom style, and 88 for banquet seating. It's apparently often rented with the adjacent Celebration Park. I do find the sidewalk to the side of the bridge a little wonky in a wheelchair, though there is a curb cut. It's definitely not perfectly ADA, though I can typically make it work. The bridge is modeled after Parke County's Bridgeton Bridge. Parke County is, of course, known for its Covered Bridge Festival. The Indiana State Fair Covered Bridge is made primarily of Indiana tulip tree wood! I'm a definite fan of the Indiana State Fair Covered Bridge. It has a slight incline that can be a little difficult when I'm particularly tired and pushing the wheelchair, however, it's really quite accessible and a feature not to be missed when visiting the fairgrounds.

I love covered bridges! I "discovered" my first one while driving around in the "country" as we…read moreused to call it when we were teens and newly licensed. We used to drive on rural roads and learn what was beyond our bicycle range when we first started to drive. It was on one of these desolate rural roads with nothing but cornfields, the occasional pond and two story white farmhouses that we found one. We were all amazed and awe struck because we had no idea they even existed. We (at least four of us were always in the car) were thoroughly impressed the structure had survived so long. It was built in the 1920s per the plaque on the inside wall and here we were 40 years later driving across a bridge made out of wood. We were used to the steel 2nd Street bridge across the Ohio River in Louisville. It's nice that the Indiana State Fair pays tribute to covered bridges and shows each generation what they are. We rode through this one on the fair's shuttle and my granddaughter loved it. She loves tunnels and driving thru them. We had just drove through the Louisville East End Tunnels last week on our way to Lexington and back. I do love being able to see the architecture and design from the inside. I think this one's arches are pretty unique. I have a feeling covered bridges will be disappearing more and more as time moves forward. Preservation of history is always important for future generations.

Not getting to citizens for over the amount of time allotted even with an appointment. Walk ups are…read morespoke to so rudely my feelings were hurt just listening to the employees speak to people ( old, young, disabled, children, you make it they did not discriminate. We're were obviously desperate and needing assistance with our health, rent, bills, disputes, social security cards to be able to do the basics in life The last time I checked were citizens of the United States of America. This is NOT a communist country but you can't tell Even in our government buildings were the employees are being paid well they're NOT doing their jobs there's 5 windows that have even began to serve one person and I've been eover45 minutes myself There's been 3 people called and that's because they made an appointment. They are just now serving the 1 p.m.appointment. it's pure lack of the ability or the empathy to serve Us in a timely manner I have attached a video of the security guard telling us that if we didn't have a current appointment that we would most likely not be served and they do not close until 4p.m.it is now 1 p. m that's ridiculous to say the least. Please help us change the was these government employees are treating us because they know that we can't help ourselves m, most of us are disabled to the point of no return . I'm devastated by what I've witnessed this afternoon. I'm praying to GOD for everyone I left and decided to try and reach someone via mobile phone but it's over 120! minute wait just to speak to someone on the phone I do not know what's going on but we pay way too much taxes, fines bills to be treated like a piece of trash on the streets of Harlem. God please help the people get through today and please bless these employees, make them open their eyes and have empathy to there fellow children, women, men disabled ai ets Etc I'm ashamed to call myself American anymore and I also was military (army) just to risk my life for these people that are running this nation. I'm afraid for the future generations to come. Please help us AMEN

Called social security office around 10 am and been on hold for over 2 hours...at this point is…read moreanyone even answering phone calls?

This campus has underwent a lot of construction in the last 5 years. I love the addition of a…read moreparking garage as well as Scotty's Dawghouse and Metro Diner. I love the beauty of all the water fountains as well as the beautiful trails behind the campus.

The condition of a home in a work order carries no weight with Citizens Gas and Coke Utility. With…read morenegative wind chills, they can't get out to turn on service for a week. Even after a week, they will bump an address to the next day or two if they are overworked. They don't care about freezing pipes. The Utility Commission will be notified.

On a routine inspection of lines, Citizens found a leak at my home. They called a technician and…read morehe shut off our gas. The technician immediately responded to the inspector's alert. The next day our plumber fixed the leak and we called the number to have a technician turn back on our gas. They were here within 10 minutes! Both technicians explained the problem and and answered our questions. I'm very grateful for the inspection. We smelled no gas and there was a definite leak. The pipe that was replaced was corroded. Thank you Citizens for your professional work and employees!

I e recently purchased a new car and BOTH times I've come to this BMV location they have been…read moreprofessional, welcoming, quick (but not in a pushy feeling, but efficient), insightful and overall kind. Overall, great and helpful staff. Your experience should be great as long as you as the driver or future driver have everything necessary for your specific visit

I see why my mom loved coming here Located right past…read moreTim's, in the plaza there by Speedway. I got there early to beat the rush and there was a small line during a cold rainy morning. While waiting, closer to opening time, 2 women came out to divide the lines between testing and other matters. They came around to verify what each person was coming in for to determine if they had everything that was needed before even entering the building. When you came in, you were provided with a ticket and a counter to go to by a staff member to get things started. My agent was professional, nice and friendly. They staff worked as one, communicating what they needed and at times already anticipating what was going to happen to get whatever was needed done. I was there as most would say 30 minutes or less because I had several things I needed to do but trust if you need anything else, it's a quick in and out. The place is clean yet small. There's less waiting seating than there is work stations so that lets you know they mean to get you in and out. Definitely go here if you want to be treated kindly with no fuss or hassle with your time in consideration.

If you've known me for any length of time, then you most likely know of my long history of activism…read morein the area of child abuse prevention. Since 1989, I've traveled over 6,000 miles by wheelchair and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a wide variety of organizations worldwide. The very first organization I worked with on the event I call the "Tenderness Tour" was Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, though at the time they had a much longer name that I always goof up - I think it was Indiana Chapter of the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The organization was fairly new when I first worked with it in 1989. It had an office on Mass Avenue in the same building I would eventually work in with another company (345 Mass Avenue). My first several Tenderness Tour events would benefit PCA and I very much attribute an awful lot of my own healing to this organization and the myriad of ways they affirmed my outreach and supported my own healing. While eventually I felt the need to expand my own efforts, I've long remained loyal to PCA and not long ago did another event for them. I served on their board of directors for several years, as well. It's always challenging for organizations working in the area of primary prevention to survive - it's less visible and high profile than secondary prevention. Eventually, Prevent Child Abuse Indiana went under the umbrella of The Villages of Indiana and they continue to be a program of The Villages with offices in the same building. They are a state-charted council of the national organization. They offer prevention resources, prevention trainings, and activities during Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month (April). There are county councils nationwide. Because of my work with Prevent Child Abuse Indiana and other state chapters, I received Prevent Child Abuse America's highest honor - the Donna J. Stone Award (named after PCA America's founder). There are a ton of things I admire about Prevent Child Abuse Indiana including the integrity with which they do their work. Sandy Runkle is currently the Executive Director and has been with the organization for many years. They've backed up their message in ways I won't share here, but suffice it to say they're a remarkable organization doing everything they can to break the cycle of abuse in children's lives. I will admit I wasn't thrilled when they merged - partly because I think objectivity is so important, but the relationship has been good for them and they seem to enjoy quite a bit of autonomy. The councils network really well. Most times when I've done a tour, I've easily been able to coordinate with local councils. Prevent Child Abuse Indiana remains one of my favorite Indiana non-profits and they continue doing remarkable work to end and prevent child abuse in Indiana.

The City-County Building in Indianapolis acts as the base for our consolidated city-county…read moregovernment. Within it you can find all of the county and city offices. The structure itself is an imposing 28 story structure that, until recently, had nothing alike in its eastern edge of downtown Indianapolis. The building really is an odd mix of adapting to the modern world while still being stuck in time. There are security check points at each of the entrances. Cell phone signals are unusually decent in this old building. And there is evidence of slapping a new coat of paint on certain objects, as seen on the elevator doors. But there is also evidence that the building is a bit stuck in time. It is the only building that I've stepped into in the past several years that had way more than one working pay phones. The dismembered heads of former mayors seem to really lack context until you read the plagues and then you're like "Oh, this is supposed to be honoring them". Even the building itself really just hasn't aged well. Before the Whole Foods Tower (or whatever it is called) was built, nothing really matched it in terms of height so it just kind of sticks out like a sore thumb. Maybe if it was closer to Monument Circle it would blend a bit more in with the other tall buildings, but it just...well, is big and imposing. Then you get into that you have rank-and-file government employees in the same building that is holding criminal trials, and you can kind of see what might've been a good idea 60 years ago might not be a great idea now. To the south is a public square where the original Marion County Courthouse used to stand. It is closed but is set to re-open with a bit more greenspace and whatnot. Oh, I almost forgot. There is an Observation Deck with a small museum on the top floor. You have to access it through the service elevator. It has a small museum of Indy history and a great view. Website link is the Building Authority, which actually owns and operates the building. Yeah, I'm a nerd and love discovering obscure government agencies.

Not sure who to direct this to so I'm trying this. I live in Indianapolis. I've lived here for many…read moremany years. The downtown area has definitely improved in the past 5 years. However...... Who is in charge of the architectural design of new buildings? Why are there so many UGLY buildings going up?? This really ruins the view!!! For example, walking on the Cultural Trail from the canal to the public library downtown: 1. The Addition to the library itself is glass and metal attached to a beautiful old historic building. WHY?? Why do that? 2. Behind the library building are new apartments which look like unfinished boxes in red and blue. (The Congress at Library Square). Please! There is no "library square". WHY? Who approved this monstrosity? 3. Just down the street is a beautiful older building which has apartments. (The Plaza at Library Square). They are embarrassed by the horrible looking apartments next to them. 4. Across from the library are the Meridian Arch condos (Formerly the Meridian Street Methodist Episcopal Church), a beautiful historical building. 5. Walking down the cultural trail, you can view the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Across the street are new apartment BOXES which provide a DISCONCERTING and UNATTRACTIVE view. WHY?? Why would you or WHOEVER allow these UGLY buildings to be put up? WHY??? 6. Further down the pathway is the new Phoenix Theater building which is made from what appears to be gray corrugated cardboard. WHY?? Why couldn't they build a more appealing building? 7. As I walk down the path, I pass by Economy Plumbing, which incorporated a lovely building in the front. 8. Across from that building is Zesco, which sells Restaurant supplies. They utilized a lovely old building to house their business. 9. Across the path from Zesco is a building with metal slats for siding. Apparently this is a Roland Design. Ugh! It is incredibly sad that the city of Indianapolis can't do more to make a consistent architectural plan or design. No one wants to look at the new monstrosities that are being put up endlessly.

Just not actually protecting the small man I was scammed by solar company in Indiana and im still…read moremaking payments to finance company for a solar system that dont even work and company installed it went out of business with many people in same situation as me and attorney generals in other states stepped in for constitutes in there state and indiana has done nothing letting big banks destroy people

This was a great service. I submitted my complaint about misleading marketing from a software…read morecompany. I provided them a detailed explanation, together with clearly marked evidence. They MEDIATED the case, resulting in this company receiving the complaint from the attorney general's office. The company acknowledged the complaint and resolved my problem. This was the result of good service from the state of Indiana. I think people need to realize, that they will do a favor and MEDIATE for you. But they won't resolve all the complaints that people send to their office. They can't represent individual consumers. They only represent the STATE of Indiana where there is a clear pattern of law breaking. For most cases, if you have a major problem, you need to hire your own attorney.