Indianapolis downtown businesses hang by thread, hope for more COVID-19 relief
Dec 10, 2020 / 08:38 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The streets of Indianapolis have been quiet for so long that many of us have forgotten how alive the downtown used to be. On Thursday, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett took steps, small steps, toward getting the city back up and running during the coronavirus pandemic, but also had a word of warning. Just two weeks until Christmas, Edward E Petri Co. Jewelers and other downtown businesses in past years were much busier. The jewelry store owner, Charlie Walker, said, “The downtown is already an eggshell. That’s all there is to it, andÂ...