Indianapolis is My Home

14
Aug

All-Indy Pass

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Art, Business, Childrens Museum, Colleges, Concerts, Dining, General, Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Indians, Indianapolis Zoo, Special Events, State Fair, Theater, Things To Do in Indy

My wife and I have been wondering lately why Indianapolis doesn’t have a citywide pass that would get you into a variety of attractions for a single, annual fee.

We’re members of the Indianapolis Zoo, The Indianapolis Children’s Museum already and would be interested in buying a membership to NCAA Hall of Champions, Indiana State Museum, Connor Prairie, Eagle Creek Park, etc.

There are loads of different events that happen across the city on a regular basis, it seems like an Indy City Pass would be a great idea for somebody to implement. You could even incorporate restaurant discounts, free parking and similar items.

Even thinking about it a little bit more, it would be great to be able to choose one game to attend for each sports team: Pacers, Colts, Indians, Fever, Ice and maybe even local college sporting events.

26
Jun

Indy Zoo Loses Veteran Dolphin

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Indianapolis Zoo, News

It’s a sad day today in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Zoo lost one of their veteran dolphins on Sunday.

Phoenix, who lived at the zoo for 20 years, had performed during a show at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the zoo’s Dolphin Pavilion and was seen frolicking afterward with some of her podmates.

But just before the 12:30 p.m. show, her lifeless body was found in the pool after the other animals had become noticeably excited and were not responding normally to trainers, said Paul Grayson, deputy director of the zoo and senior vice president of conservation and science.

The news article in the IndyStar stated that there’s no information available regarding the unexpected cause of death for Phoenix. No injuries or spotted on health issues were known. The only problem identified was that Phoenix’s lungs had fluid in them. For mammals, that usual means drowning. That seems weird in this case, but dolphins breathe air just like we do, so they can drown just like we do.

We’ve been members at the zoo for awhile now and we were regulars at dolphin show. I haven’t shared the news with our kids yet, but I’m sure they’ll be sad. The kids really have a sensitive and compassionate heart. I know one of the trainers through another friend and will see if I can get an update and statement from her about what’s happened and what they know.