City Market Closes, FRSH Opens, Rust Removed from GOP Ballot, Chancellor Ramchand Begins Work

February 29, 2024

The Indianapolis City Market is set to close for renovations on Friday. The historic market will not reopen until 2026 as the entire city block prepares for redevelopment. A new resource hub aims to make it easier for people to access food assistance. The Food Service Resource Hub - or FRSH, will offer both emergency food supplies and connect people with longer term resources. Southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust was removed from the Republican primary ballot for the U.S. Senate in a unanimous decision by the Indiana Election Commission on Tuesday. The inaugural chancellor and executive vice president of Indiana University Indianapolis started work this month.

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