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Mar 15, 2021 / 10:05 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved a measure to limit fees from third-party food-delivery services while Marion County limits restaurant capacities. Proposal 106 will limit fees to no more than 20% of a meal’s price. A news release from the city said the limit is in line with caps other U.S. cities have imposed. The measure also prohibits third-party delivery service companies from attempting to make up lost fees by passing costs on to drivers or customers. More people have been using third-party delivery services b...

Proposal Would Limit Delivery Service Fees An Indianapolis City-County Council committee passed a proposal to temporarily limit fees from third party delivery services. The aim is to help local restaurants that have been dealing with restricted capacity for a year now.  The demand for delivery has increased during the pandemic, but third party delivery services -- like UberEats and Door Dash -- can charge high rates that make it difficult for local eateries to make any money on deliveries. The proposal would cap service charge fees at 15 percent of an order and an additional 5 percent limit ...

"Metafiction... is when a novel imitates a novel rather than the real world" -John Barth Metafiction is a bit tricky to define. In today’s ...

Credit: Mike McGregor A life in dog years In her new memoir, writer and activist Jennifer Finney Boylan recalls her past through seven beloved canines. By Greg Rienzi / Published Winter 2020 The writer Jennifer Finney Boylan sits behind her home office desk, half in light, half in darkness. "How appropriate," she deadpans. Our video call in early fall begins with a blip of a technical snafu, and when her image finally appears on screen, she fusses with her hair and straightens her glasses, using monitor as mirror. "I look like somebody's grandmother,...