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The Sunday Post - Feb 22, 2026: A Loss in Beech Grove, Washington Square Progress, and What Comes Next
This week’s Sunday Post starts with a loss in Beech Grove, then moves into real progress on Washington Square Mall. I also share the YMCA conversation and the priorities I put on the table with the Mayor’s Chief of Staff.
Michael-Paul Hart
Feb 224 min read


The Sunday Post - Feb 15, 2026: The $20M YMCA Reality, Housing Baselines, IMPD Staffing, and Brookville Road
This week I brought City leadership, the YMCA, and Hancock Health together at the Indy Chamber for a working session Indy should have started years ago. We walked through a scalable prevention model (DPC plus the YMCA) and the hard truth on Ransburg: saving it as-is requires an endowment-style solution and about $20M, with a March 31 deadline approaching fast.
Michael-Paul Hart
Feb 156 min read


The Sunday Post - Feb 8, 2026: YMCA Update, Washington Square Momentum, and a Big Eastside Jobs Win
Real momentum on the Eastside, from a funded Washington Square study to a major jobs win at Kimball, plus the next step in our YMCA health model discussions. This is what Smart City leadership looks like in practice.
Michael-Paul Hart
Feb 84 min read
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