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John W. Bailey Jr. D.D.S........................................1
K & K Automotive, Inc............................................2
National Fire Safety Council..................................3
Taco’s A La Diabla..................................................4
The Law Firm Of Fatima Johnson..........................5
Cafe Audrey At Fort Harrison.................................6
National Child Safety Council................................6
Sleepy Hollow Pet Range......................................7
Esperanza Alonzo Law...........................................8
is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana,
and also the county seat of Marion County. As of the
2010 census, the city’s population is 820,445. It is the 12th
largest city in the United States and the 29th largest metropolitan
area in the United States.
Historically, Indianapolis has oriented itself around government
(a byproduct of its state capital function) and industry,
particularly manufacturing. Over the late decades of the 20th
century, the city’s Unigov began a long process to revitalize
the downtown area. Today, Indianapolis has a much more
diversified economy, contributing to the fields of education,
health care, and finance. Tourism is also a vital part of the
economy of Indianapolis, with the city playing host to numerous
conventions and sporting events. Of these, perhaps the
most well known are the annual Indianapolis 500, Brickyard
400, and NHRA U.S. Nationals. Other major sporting events include
the annual Big Ten Conference football championship
and the Men’s and Women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.
Indianapolis also hosted the Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
Native Americans who lived in the area originally included
the Miami and Lenape (or Delaware) tribes, but they were
displaced from the area by the early 1820s.
Indianapolis was selected as the site of the new state capital
in 1820, the old state capital having been Corydon since
the formation of the state of Indiana in 1816. While most
American state capitals tend to be located in the central
region of their respective states, Indianapolis is the closest
capital to being placed in the exact center of its state. It
was founded on the White River both because of this, and
because of the incorrect assumption that the river would
serve as a major transportation artery. However, the waterway
eventually proved to be too sandy for trade. Jeremiah
Sullivan, a judge of the Indiana Supreme Court, invented the
name Indianapolis by joining Indiana with polis, the Greek
word for city; Indianapolis literally means “Indiana City”.
The state commissioned Alexander Ralston to design the
new capital city. Ralston was an apprentice to the French
architect Pierre L’Enfant, and he helped L’Enfant plan Washington,
D.C. Ralston’s original plan for Indianapolis called for
a city of only one square mile. At the center of the city sat
Governor’s Circle, a large circular commons, which was to
be the site of the governor’s mansion. Meridian and Market
Streets converge at the Circle and continue north–south and
east–west, respectively. The Capital moved from Corydon on
January 10, 1825. The governor’s mansion was eventually
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demolished in 1857 and in its place stands a
284-foot tall neoclassical limestone and bronze
monument, the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’
Monument. The surrounding street is now known
as Monument Circle or just “The Circle”.
The city lies on the original east–west National
Road. The first railroad to serve Indianapolis, the
Madison and Indianapolis, began operation
on October 1, 1847, and subsequent railroad
connections made expansive growth possible.
Indianapolis was the home of the first Union Station,
or common rail passenger terminal, in the
United States. By the turn of the 20th century,
Indianapolis had become a large automobile
manufacturer, rivaling the likes of Detroit. With
roads leading out of the city in all directions,
Indianapolis became a major hub of regional
transport connecting to Chicago, Louisville,
Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Cleveland, and
St. Louis, befitting the capital of a state whose
nickname is “The Crossroads of America”. This
same network of roads would allow quick and
easy access to suburban areas in future years.
City population grew rapidly throughout the first
half of the 20th century. While rapid suburbanization
began to take place in the second half
of the century, race relations deteriorated. Even
so, on the night that Martin Luther King, Jr. was
assassinated, Indianapolis was one of the few
major cities in which rioting did not occur. Many
credit the speech by Robert F. Kennedy, who was
in town campaigning for President that night, for
helping to calm the tensions. Racial tensions
heightened in 1970 with the passage of Unigov,
which further isolated the middle class from Indianapolis’s
growing African American community.
Although Indianapolis and the state of Indiana
abolished segregated schools just prior to
Brown vs. Board of Education, the later action of
court-ordered school desegregation busing by
Judge S. Hugh Dillin was a controversial change.
Things to do and see
Lucas Oil Raceway:
Arbuckle Acres Park:
Arbuckle Acres is the oldest park in Brownsburg. The park boasts beautiful mature
shade trees on its 68 acres. The park’s triangular shape is defined on the south edge
with an active rail line, which offers an excellent landmark for locating the park directly
off State Road 267. Amenities include a lighted basketball complex and tennis
courts, 1.3 miles of trails with wide asphalt paths, and a well shaded playground. A
large open area is used for several recreational activities, practices, and organized
events. There are seven shelters in the park, located next to White Lick Creek.
Featuring three distinctive tracks, Lucas Oil Raceway is perhaps the world’s finest special
event auto racing facility with a full schedule of events. There’s a quarter-mile
drag strip, .686-mile paved oval and 2.5-mile road course. They’re hosts of Mac Tools
NHRA U.S. Nationals, NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series events, Goodguys
Hot Rod Nationals, Super Chevy Show and more! Search our online calendar of
events for race event dates and ticket information. http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/
West Chase Golf Club:
The 18-hole course at the West Chase Golf Club in Brownsburg, Indiana features
6,700 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71 . The course
rating is 73.3 and has a slope rating of 129 on Bent grass. Designed by Ronald
L. Kern, ASGCA, a unique design with the front being “links” style golf and the
backside being “Traditional” with moderate elevation changes, West Chase
Golf Club opened in 1996. Jeremy Allen manages the course as the General
Manager/Head Golf Professional. Just 10 minutes from Interstate 465 on the
west side of Indianapolis, IN to West Chase Golf Club in Brownsburg, IN.
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Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium:
Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium has been serving Butler University students and the Indianapolis public
for nearly 60 years. The observatory is one of the largest public observatories in the world. It houses a 38-inch
Cassegrain reflector in addition to a number of smaller telescopes. It is the ninth largest telescope East of the
Mississippi River. Visit there website for hours and additional information
Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens:
Located in White River State Park, the Indianapolis Zoo is a 64-acre zoological park, aquarium, and botanical garden, where animals,
plants, and people connect through education, exhibition, conservation, and research. The Zoo has received international
recognition for work with animal conservation and breeding programs. White River Gardens is part of the Zoo. This stunningly
beautiful 3.3-acre landmark botanical attraction combines the best of gardening ideas, plant information and inspirational design
to serve the needs of all visitors.
Caribbean Cove Waterpark, Hotel & Conference Center:
Caribeean Cove features 50,000 square feet of fun including three slides with a
plunge pool; two whirlpool spas; a sports activity pool and a leisure river, complete
with an island for kids. The park offers a cafe, as well as an arcade. You do not need a
hotel room to enjoy the waterpark! Day passes are available. Birthday party packages
are also available. Call for more details!
Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park:
Imagine a seemingly endless sea of trampolines, all connected to form one massive trampoline surface. Now,
imagine that surface enclosed with angled trampolines that allow you to literally bounce off the walls! These
patented, all-trampoline, walled playing courts are the foundation of Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park since
we opened our first location in 2004. It’s a playing court so original and unique, it was awarded a United
States patent. The result? A brand new way to move, compete and get fit!

Why Immigration Reform is
Important to Me
by Fatima T. Johnson, Esq.
I am an immigration attorney. Although my career
does not define me, my world has significantly
narrowed due to my choice of profession.
That being said, I am often called upon to explain
concepts such as why immigration reform
is important. I try to do this in a fair way, but I do
not pretend to be free of bias.
I am biased because I am the daughter of an
immigrant. My mother will not tell you, but to
me, she is the embodiment of the American
dream. She came as a young girl from Panama
to New York City in the 1960’s. I grew up with a
superficial knowledge of the sacrifices my family
made to get to the U.S., but as I became I
woman, I developed an intimate appreciation
for how complicated life was and how moving
to another country could potentially complicate
things more.
This appreciation has made me especially sensitive
to the plight of immigrants. I would not want
to live anywhere else in the world, so it does not
strike me as odd that someone would want to
live in the United States of America. But, it is the
“why” behind their choice to immigrate here
that I have been fortunate enough to have my
clients share with me.
The majority of my clients come to the U.S. to be
with their families, but many come because they
are fleeing persecution, extreme poverty, war,
famine, gangs—things that are widespread in
their countries, beyond what we see in the worst
of areas here. They feel they have no choice but
to leave their countries of origin and they do it
at great cost to themselves. They leave children,
spouses, parents, and friends behind, exchanging
the life they knew, for another, so that their
families back home can survive. As an act of
sacrifice for others, they come to a foreign land
where they are often met with hostility.
And the cause of the hostility is often nothing
more than a short memory. People do not know
the stories of how their own ancestors came to
this same country, under similar conditions, and
were often greeted with the same hostile reception
from those who were already established in
here. I am not by any means a proponent of
open borders. I know that our country can only
handle so many people and we would not be
safe if everyone could come and go as they
pleased. However, the lack of compassion for
others, even as some of our country’s economic,
agricultural and military policies continue
to destabilize other countries, is a far cry from
the famous words emblazoned on the Statue
of Liberty—“Give me your tired, your poor, Your
huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The
wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send
these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my
lamp beside the golden door!”
Maybe it is too idealistic to think that people
would feel anything for the millions of immigrants
who are a part of this country, yet living in the
shadows. Their status renders them ineligible for
social security benefits, Medicaid, Medicare,
student aid, and other benefits that people assume
they get. We have an entire segment of
our population whose common trait is their vulnerability
because so often, people who know
that immigrants have so much to lose, use that
as an opportunity to victimize and exploit them.
So to those who do not care, I explain that reform
can help expand the economy, contribute
to higher overall average wages, generate more
consumer spending, and spur new demand for
residential housing construction. By supporting
stronger economic growth, immigration reform
can also reduce the federal budget deficit substantially.
No matter what the reason, no matter what the
political affiliation, the time has come to acknowledge
that these immigrants, these PEOPLE,
are here. They exist and they are a part of our
country. Immigration reform is a step in that direction.
*Fatima T. Johnson, Esq. is an Indianapolisbased
immigration attorney at The Law Firm of
Fatima Johnson
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