Happy fall! As the heat winds down (mostly) and we’re trading in shorts for sweaters, new restaurants and shops are opening all over the city.
Here’s what businesses came and went around the Indianapolis metropolitan area:
Here are openings:
Afterglow Market
When: Opened Aug. 17
Where: 846 S. Rangeline Road, Carmel
What: A new addition to Carmel City Center, Afterglow Market sells ethically and sustainably made clothes, as well as used clothes, for all genders. Afterglow also has a trade-in program, where customers can bring in gently used clothes for store credit.
See last month's: Indianapolis-area openings and closings in August
Gaucho’s Fire Express
When: Opened Sept. 4
Where: 3746 E. 82nd St.
What: Gaucho’s Fire Express opened a Castleton location in addition to its Garage Food Hall shop. Priding themselves as bringing Brazilian flavors to Indianapolis, according to its website, Gaucho’s serves up sandwiches, loaded fries and salads.
Pig Pen BBQ
When: Opened Sept. 8
Where: 906 Carrollton Ave.
What: Pig Pen BBQ is bringing barbeque favorites to the downtown food hall. Started in Portland, Oregon, Pig Pen serves up slow cooked meats and classic barbeque sides such as mac and cheese and coleslaw.
Burgeezy
When: Opened Sept. 9
Where: 335 W. 9th St., Suite D.
What: Hoosiers have a new restaurant to try on walks along the downtown canal. Burgeezy, a Black-owned vegan restaurant, serves a variety of vegan comfort foods, including "chicken" tenders, chili cheese fries and, of course, burgers.
Indy Fresh Market
When: Opened Sept. 27
Where: 6160 E. 38th St.
What: A new Black-owned grocery store is bringing access to fresh food to a food desert on the east side. Indy Fresh Market is part of a community investment led by medical device manufacturer Cook Medical and owned by local entrepreneurs Michael McFarland and Marckus Williams.
A 2022 report estimated the store would bring a one-time impact of more than $11 million to the Indianapolis economy, plus more than $4 million annually.
Loudmouth Books
When: Opening Sept. 30
Where: 212 E. 16th St.
What: In the middle of a storm of conversations about censorship and book banning nationwide, author Leah Johnson is making sure people can access banned books in Indianapolis. Loudmouth Books, which will focus on books by Black and LGBTQ+ authors, opens to the public on Sept. 30 in its Herron-Morton Place, with a special book-signing event.
Indianapolis bookstore boom: Bookstores specializing in Black, LGBTQ+ issues fueled by book banning efforts
Here are closings:
Rise ‘N Roll
When: Closed Sept. 16