Writing about Indianapolis housing and labor at Mirror Indy. I'm also a dad and baseball coach, and I like reading and watching sports.https://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mk6pzskhgc2aI saw Kristina Brown talking to a friend by Pleasant Run Creek, and we got to talking about life. I wondered, what would hers look like if she had a place to live? “I could go home when I want, with a bed and running water.” https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-woman-reflects-4-years-tent/23 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6pzskhgc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mj332z4wjs2iIt’s Local News Day 🗞️ And Mirror Indy has so many ways to stay connected: daily news, weekly roundups, and neighborhood news texts. Sign up for free here: mirrorindy.org/sign-up/ https://mirrorindy.org/sign-up/09 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj332z4wjs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3miooamxcck2aAn enemy of Dawn Staley is an enemy of mine. https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/geno-auriemmas-latest-meltdown-involving-south-carolinas-dawn-staley-comes-with-a-warning-sign-for-his-legacy-141529646.html04 Apr 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3miooamxcck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3micxis66ok2hWish I could sing like Randy Travis31 Mar 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3micxis66ok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mi563lzjrc2lWhen Kim Mulkey loses28 Mar 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi563lzjrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mhwaa3mwgk2yMLB opening night, exclusively on Netflix 🤮25 Mar 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwaa3mwgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mhqqckquw226Discovered a hack this morning to help get through this week of day being closed..... Toddlers think the radio is some kind of futuristic technology.23 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqqckquw226https://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mfurjyxxnc2vhttps://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-police-lugar-plaza-park-arrests-joe-hogsett-impd/27 Feb 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfurjyxxnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3md4ovgeeq22eMore details/reactions from the Ransburg YMCA closing. https://mirrorindy.org/ransburg-ymca-indianapolis-close-east-side/23 Jan 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4ovgeeq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mchz3zvuas2vCouncilor Ron Gibson is in "strong support" of a Martindale Brightwood data center, saying residents concerns stem from "understandable confusion." https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-east-indianapolis-data-center-metrobloks-clergy-churches-rezoning-2/15 Jan 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchz3zvuas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3mcfxcyetbc2hThe Indiana Senate bill that could lead to a $500 fine/60 days in jail for homeless people who stay on public land passed out of committee today, 8-2. This is the bill from the Cicero Institute that failed last year. Next up: back to the full Senate for amendments.14 Jan 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfxcyetbc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m7qqehqic22sI met a single mother this week who’s trying her best to keep Christmas alive in a hotel room. She and her three kids have been homeless for more than a month. “It’s gotta be something else for us.” https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-mother-christmas-hotel/11 Dec 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qqehqic22shttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m5jdooeotk2iWhat is the average rent landlords want for a two-bedroom apartment in Marion County? Test your knowledge here: https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-rent-burdens-increase-low-income-families-marion-county-fair-housing/13 Nov 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jdooeotk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m4qqwq2pf22iFor Indiana SNAP recipients: The Family and Social Services Administration says they haven't heard from the Trump admin yet about partial payments, including when payments would go out and how much people would get. @mirrorindy.org03 Nov 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qqwq2pf22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m47awf2chs2iThe Wayne Township who rules on eviction cases defended himself from social media critics during a meeting last week. He printed off orders from 87 cases. "The orders speak for themselves." It all started with a post on Facebook from @mrwildstyle.bsky.social https://mirrorindy.org/wayne-township-indianapolis-judge-eviction-process-gerald-coleman-facebook/27 Oct 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47awf2chs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m3smr5oass2dIndy councilors say AES settlement is ‘far too generous’ to company https://mirrorindy.org/aes-indiana-settlement-generous-indianapolis-city-county-council-jesse-brown-joe-hogsett-iurc/22 Oct 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3smr5oass2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m335wvv5ec2g“I’ll have you negotiating economic development deals under me.” -former Indianapolis DMD director’s text to Thomas Cook during their kinda-sorta secret affair. The public was in the dark, but Hogsett wasn’t. https://mirrorindy.org/joe-hogsett-thomas-cook-scarlett-andrews-economic-development-deals/13 Oct 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m335wvv5ec2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3m2a75cqhy22xI just saw this over the weekend. Group of early 20s guys pounding espresso martinis talking about how LSU +1.5 was a steal. (It was not) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a75cqhy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lz563hedy22dCitizens Energy Group sues Indianapolis Housing Agency, claims over $200k utility payments owed https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/citizens-energy-group-sues-indianapolis-housing-agency-claims-over-200k-utility-payments-owed18 Sep 2025 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz563hedy22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lwz2yd7dw224Indy residents packed a community center room last night to oppose a rate increase from AES. No one's testimony was more compelling than Darcy Staser's. She's been living without electricity for months. But two strangers stepped up to pay her overdue bill. https://mirrorindy.org/aes-indiana-utilities-customers-reject-rate-increase/22 Aug 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwz2yd7dw224https://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lwthtaqws22iIt's a milestone day over at Calling Home. Just hit 500 subscribers. I send a weekly(ish) text about housing in Indianapolis, plus answer questions and get ideas for what to write about next. Text HOME to 317-548-1599 to sign up20 Aug 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwthtaqws22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lwhhfbx5vk2aGood news: People who have been living at the Leonard Street homeless encampment are next in line for housing through the city's Streets to Home program. Just happened to stop by there shortly after they got the news. "It's a miracle." https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-fountain-square-camp-housing-streets-to-home/15 Aug 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhhfbx5vk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lv7kufeqj22dThe uncomfortable truth about the Fountain Square homeless encampment is that come Aug 11, people living there won’t have any more options than they do right now. “Can we get people housed by the 11th? No, probably not.” https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-camp-residents-housing-unlikely-joe-hogsett-chip-fountain-square/30 Jul 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7kufeqj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lv523ju26c2whttps://mirrorindy.org/nick-roberts-indianapolis-councilor-groping-accusations/ Indianapolis councilor Nick Roberts denies groping woman on second date29 Jul 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv523ju26c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3luqmi23rrs2nI went out to the homeless encampment in Fountain Square this morning to talk to people living there. They’re trying to protect their image after complaints. https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-encampment-residents-protecting-image-fountain-square/24 Jul 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqmi23rrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lu6wb6xdps2wWent to the former homeless encampment on E Washington yesterday and met a few of the people displaced by a camp sweep. A lot of advocates don’t think it’s a coincidence that this happened ahead of the WNBA All-Star weekend. https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-encampment-sweep-wnba-all-star-2025-indiana-state-police-impd/17 Jul 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6wb6xdps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3lu6wb6xdps2wWent to the former homeless encampment on E Washington yesterday and met a few of the people displaced by a camp sweep. A lot of advocates don’t think it’s a coincidence that this happened ahead of the WNBA All-Star weekend. https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homeless-encampment-sweep-wnba-all-star-2025-indiana-state-police-impd/17 Jul 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6wb6xdps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tyfenwick.bsky.social/post/3ltzr6es6ic2pA local developer is still looking for a tax break for his housing project in northwest Indianapolis. Some neighborhood residents are happy he hasn't gotten it yet. And a city council committee keeps delaying a vote on the proposal. https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-housing-project-vote-delayed-gary-hobbs-bwi-northwest-landing-maggie-lewis-vop-osili/15 Jul 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:3carq3eorhdes62fbhratl5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzr6es6ic2p