Office of the Mayor The mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of city and county government and is elected by… Read More »Office of the Mayor
Michael Lee Gradison (Nov. 24, 1942-Feb. 12. 2017). Michael Gradison was born in , Indiana, attended Speedway High School, and graduated from Brown… Read More »Michael Lee Gradison
Women and African Americans in Public Safety Women and African Americans have made contributions to public safety in Indianapolis for well over 100 years, but their service… Read More »Women and African Americans in Public Safety
Zoning Although Indianapolis already had some authority to regulate against factories in residential areas by 1905, a 1921 state law gave… Read More »Zoning
Special Service Districts Special Service Districts are jurisdictions for Indianapolis city police protection, fire protection, and other service delivery. These districts have artificial… Read More »Special Service Districts
John W. Sweezy (Nov. 14, 1932-Nov. 21, 2017). The Marion County Republican chairman from 1972 until 2000, John Sweezy presided over the when… Read More »John W. Sweezy
DigIndy The Indianapolis sewer system was originally built as a combined sewer system. Common from the late-1800s to the early-1900s, both… Read More »DigIndy
Chinese Few Chinese immigrants settled in Indianapolis until the late 20th century. The federal Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the… Read More »Chinese
Religion And Politics As the home of the state capital, as well as branches of local and federal governmental agencies, religion and politics… Read More »Religion And Politics
Second Presbyterian Church Fifteen members of the “Old School” officially organized Second Presbyterian Church, one of the city’s oldest churches and now one… Read More »Second Presbyterian Church
