Indianapolis

Indianapolis, also known as Indy, is a large city located in central Indiana, which is the home to almost 800,000 people. It is the capital of the state and the thirteenth largest city in the United States. The city was originally driven by the manufacturing industry, although it has now diversified into several markets, notably sports. Indianapolis is now known by many as the “Amatuer Sports Capital of the World”, as well as the “Racing Capital of the World” due to the plethora of sporting events which is hosts including the Indianapolis 500 and several basketball tournaments, not to mention the games of its professional sports teams: the Colts (NFL), the Pacers (NBA), the Fever (WNBA), and the Indians (MiLB).Indianapolis continues to thrive by showing good growth in the last decade and a half. The city is also growing in tourism and commerce thanks to the six official Cultural Districts, which include a cohort of historical buildings and memorials. There are also several festivals and celebrations held in the city around the year. The city has something for everyone due to the massive resources the metropolitan area contains.There are several colleges and universities located in Indy as well. They range from community colleges to some of the best in the nation including Butler University and Perdue University. The K-12 school system boasts 211 public schools in 14 districts and 127 private schools totaling over 140,000 students. There was recently some skepticism due to some children not living up to state expectations, but the school system is working aggressively to solve the issues.The city government is also playing their part, as they realize the importance of education. The current mayor of Indy is Republican Gregory A. Ballard. Ballard beat out incumbent Bart Peterson in the 2007 election, in what many pundits have called the biggest upset in Indiana’s political history. The new mayor hopes to make the population, which grew a bit tense under Peterson’s term, happy once more. Indianapolis is undergoing a crime problem, which Ballard will try to tackle in the coming months. Higher taxes have also left much of the people in dismay and the Republican candidate hopes to push for eliminating property taxes.Ballard and the rest of the government hope to continue the city’s growth and success. It is one of the biggest cities in the Midwest and a hub for resources of all kinds.