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The Broad Ripple Gazette
Vol. 14 No. 4
Including the Cultural Districts and Midtown: Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, and Meridian St.
page 16
Crossword page 13
Feb 17 - Mar 2, 2017
Crossroads of America Scout Band - 100th anniversary concert at Belzer
By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com The 100th Birthday Concert for the Crossroads of America Scout Band was held at Camp Belzer on February 12. My connection to the band is from growing up across the street from the Lobraico’s. Multiple generations of the Lobraico family played in it. My father remembers Mike Lobraico, who started Lobraico’s Rexall Drugs that opened at the corner of Guilford and Westfield in 1925 (now Runners Forum and The Red Room), practicing his trumpet on the porch of his 61st and Carrollton house. Mike’s son Joe and grandson Joey both also played in the band. Mike’s granddaughter Mary tells me that boys from the band would play carols in the Broad Ripple drug store at Christmas. The back of the program from the 100th anniversary concert lists the many activities coming during the 100th Anniversary Celebration Week at Camp Belzer - July 2 - July 8, including community parades, vintage campsite, Scout Band museum, Merit Badge work and the finale 100th Anniversary Concert.
photo courtesy of Jen Handley
(Clockwise from left) Chad Handley, Jen Handley, Ben Carlson, Elise Rorick, Maggie Hohne and Laurie Schneider from The Hatch.
The Hatch - creative spaces by Glendale By Mario Morone
mario@broadripplegazette.com
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Hatch co-founder and chief creative officer Ben Carlson described the inspiration behind the innovative workspace at 6161 Hillside Avenue. “I own a social media company called Fizziology with my partner, Jen Handley. We were looking for a new home for our company, and were excited by the co-working options we found for our teams in Los Angeles and Nashville. We thought that fusing the co-working revolution with a really creative space would be something Indy needed.” Handley and Carlson then partnered with Chad Handley for his background in real estate development and design along with Laurie Schneider whose background in advertising was a fit for running operations and member experience. The team discovered a nondescript two-story office The Hatch structure where computer 6161 Hillside Avenue [II31 on map] micrographic company Anacomp www.thehatchcreates.com once was located. The colorful logo on the building’s north side brightens any overcast winter day with inspiration. “While Indy has technology incubators, we didn’t feel there was a place for creative people to call home. This building is in Broad Ripple - the creative heart and soul of Indianapolis. The Hatch is for freelance writers, designers, photographers, as well as small business people and people who work from
home. As more of the economy shifts from going to work in the same office for decades to a gig economy, there are thousands of people who need a place like this for their business,” he explained. The Hatch utilizes the Broad Ripple space as a multi-purpose facility. On a recent Wednesday, approximately 180 people attended a Linking Indy Women networking event. Verge, a local tech organization, and Creative Mornings have also hosted events from the stage that overlooks a large work area. There are power outlets everywhere in the building built into the seating and tables and a Wi-Fi network with dedicated fiber optics is free for all members. “We are looking into other locations in Indianapolis and other markets,” Carlson says. According to their website, www.thehatchcreates.com, The Hatch is available for individual memberships, corporate memberships, large and small events, private office suites, and creative studio rentals. The Hatch provides a sense of community among its members and is a welcome addition to the vibrant Broad Ripple Village corridor.
1 Crossroads of America
4 Levee tree clearing
8 Buzzing Around
11 Random Rippling EYE
14 Wine Scene Jill A. Ditmire
1 The Hatch
5 Random Rippling Burger
9 Sertoma
12 Where in the Village?
14 Random Rippling UpCycle
2 Random Rippling Greek’s
5 BR Brewpub Quiz
9 Poetic Thoughts
12 Random Rippling canal
15 Directory / Maps
3 Random Rippling Smoking
6 Classified Ads/Public Notices 10 Random Rippling mural
12 Hidden History / Sudoku
19 Right in my Own Backyard
3 Calendar
7 Local Contacts
10 Round the Ripple
13 Historic Ad
19 Random Rippling Toys
4 Winter Farmers Market
7 Mistakes winner
11 FitLit by Laura
13 Broad Ripple Crossword
20 Random Rippling cell