Buddhism Buddhism has had a visible presence in Indianapolis since at least the 1980s, with the number of temples and meditation centers increasing significantly after the late 1990s. As a result… Read More »Buddhism
Budget Process The budget process determines the unified budget of Marion County and the City of Indianapolis, Special Service Districts, and Municipal Corporations. The 1970 Unigov reorganization brought the budgets of several… Read More »Budget Process
Burmese Indiana is home to the greatest number of Burmese refugees in the United States, with the largest concentration living in Indianapolis. Many Burmese refugees live in the Washington Township area… Read More »Burmese
Buses Since 1975, most scheduled bus service between points in Marion County has been provided by the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. Known as IndyGO since 1996, it is a municipal corporation… Read More »Buses
Butler University Architecture The campus of Butler University occupies 290 acres on the city’s northside, with its principal entrance on the east at 46
Canadians From the mid-to-late 19th century, many Canadians, reacting to economic change, stagnation, and depression in their homeland, migrated southward to the United States. The largest number of Indiana’s Canadian-born inhabitants… Read More »Canadians
Catholics As of 2020, Catholics comprised approximately 10 percent of Marion County’s population and almost one-quarter of county church membership—the largest of any Christian denomination. Early History The city’s first Catholics… Read More »Catholics
Cemeteries Prior to 1824, all cemeteries in Marion County were rural graveyards often adjacent to churches. One hundred and fifty of these interment sites remain. The notable exception, however, was the… Read More »Cemeteries
Chamber Music Immigrants from central and eastern Europe brought their love of music to Indianapolis in the 19th century, and no nationality was more passionate about chamber music than the Germans, who… Read More »Chamber Music
Charter Schools In 2001, Indiana became the 37th state to enact charter school legislation. The Indiana law allows alternative routes for transition to teaching, it provides charter schools significant fiscal and legal… Read More »Charter Schools
