A Monthly Field Guide to Indianapolis Mile Square Monthly Issue 03 · October 2026 |
Hey neighbor, Happy October! This newsletter, presented by Roots Realty Co. and Indy Street Sweep, has a new name. Everything else stays the same: we round up the best things to do around the city each month so you don't have to. We hope you like it! And this month is a good one. Irvington spends a whole week on Halloween, Ed Sheeran plays Lucas Oil, and the city's oldest park is worth a slow walk. Here is the month in one place, plus a deli that has been open since 1905, a neighborhood to explore, and one Saturday morning where we could use your hands. Not your thing? Totally fine. Unsubscribe here and we part as friends. Otherwise, let's jump into it! |
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Our Picks This Month The best Indy events this October. |
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Photo: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0 |
Real Estate Pulse Homes in central Indiana took a median 23 days to sell in August, up from 17 a year ago, so if you have been waiting for a little room to negotiate, see what is on the market or grab 30 minutes with our team. |
Neighborhood Spotlight Garfield Park About two and a half miles southeast of Monument Circle, off Shelby Street. |
The neighborhood is named for the park at its center, the oldest in the city. It became public land in the 1870s as Southern Park and took its current name after President Garfield was assassinated in 1881. Today it runs about 128 acres, with a glass conservatory, formal sunken gardens and fountains, limestone bridges over Pleasant Run, and an arts center in the old community building. George Kessler worked it into his 1908 park and boulevard plan, and the whole thing is on the National Register of Historic Places. The streets around it are mostly early twentieth century homes on smaller lots, a quick drive from both downtown and Fountain Square. October is the month to go. The trees around the sunken gardens turn, and on a weekday morning you can have the paths nearly to yourself. | ||
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Photo: Indy Parks |
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That is October. If someone you know would get something out of this, forward it along. And if there is an event we should have on next month’s list, reply and tell us. We read every one. See you out there, Trace Burgess Next month: the holiday markets start up around the city. |
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