Tag Archive for 'Indianapolis'

Grudge Match: Bears win over Colts is reason to gloat

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John
on September 10, 2008
in Indiana and games
. 5 Comments

I’m typically not a vengeful person. Go ahead, laugh all you want at my collection of baseball cards, old video games and “He-Man” DVDs. I promise I won’t get angry or concoct an exacting scheme to make you rue the day you were born.

But I have to admit, even at the risk of becoming the target of my Angie’s List co-workers’ wrath, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Indianapolis Colts lose their first-ever regular-season game at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday night. Continue reading ‘Grudge Match: Bears win over Colts is reason to gloat’

John is an associate editor for Angie's List magazine. He is the proud owner of three dogs — Dixie, Bear and Ernie — two leopard geckos and a cat. He's obsessed with the Chicago Cubs, and enjoys buying and selling random stuff on eBay.

I would like to introduce…

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Conor
on June 27, 2008
in Indiana, building, home improvement, homeownership, remodeling and saving money
. 1 Comment

…my new home:

FrontAccording to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the number one reason you should bother to write a good introduction is because you never get a second chance to make a first impression. I hope I succeeded in writing a good introduction of my new home.

Front 2It lies in the Indianapolis neighborhood known as Williams Creek. I have famous neighbors in the area — Peyton Manning lives around the corner in Meridian Hills. Continue reading ‘I would like to introduce…’

Conor is an associate editor for Angie's List magazine. He has a cat named Kanye and a puppy named Sherman, his favorite movie is Back to the Future, he loves playing basketball and his favorite place is his couch.

Bad weather bothering you? Not me…

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Conor
on June 5, 2008
in Blue House, Indiana, building, electrical repair, green issues, handyman, home contractors, home improvement, landscaping & lawn care, pets and remodeling
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You’d think after living in central Indiana my entire life I’d be used to our weather. But it never fails to surprise me with tornadoes, thunderstorms, destroyed power lines and overflowing basements.

As Kristy indicated, Indianapolis has recently experienced some bad weather. Last weekend, I came home to knee-high sewage that had backed up into my basement. Continue reading ‘Bad weather bothering you? Not me…’

Conor is an associate editor for Angie's List magazine. He has a cat named Kanye and a puppy named Sherman, his favorite movie is Back to the Future, he loves playing basketball and his favorite place is his couch.

Location, location, location

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Paul
on May 23, 2008
in Angie's List campus
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Probably the best thing about my new house is the view of the Indianapolis skyline, right across the split of I-65 and I-70 at the heart of downtown. It’s an underrated view; not many places really consider the Indy skyline to be a classic view, but to me it’s a gem.

If a city can be said to have a heart, those highways are most certainly its arteries. And I feel a special connection to this area as well, just a stone’s throw away from Pogue’s Run – where my great-great-great-great-grandfather, George Pogue, was the first European man to settle in Marion County, first establishing his cabin in 1820 or so.

Ever since moving here I’ve become deeply invested in the local community – partially as the community liaison for Angie’s List, but also because I’m deeply interested in doing everything I can to improve the quality of life in my immediate neighborhood, the Holy Cross neighborhood, and the overall Near East Side. Particularly now that we’re the subject of literally national media attention, as revitalizing this area was a key part of Indianapolis’ bid to land the 2012 Super Bowl. Continue reading ‘Location, location, location’

Paul is senior staff writer at Angie's List magazine. His favorite album is Blondie's "Parallel Lines," he's more obsessed with Doctor Who than any American has a right to be, and his desk at Angie's List is guarded by (toy) robots.