🌱 Free Healthcare At Lucas Oil + Indy Is A Top US Food Destination

Good morning, Indianapolis! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing today in Indianapolis.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 65 Low: 45.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. Beginning Sunday, dental, optical and general medical services will be provided for free to the public for four days. The event, hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium, will operate during daytime hours and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Your Best Pathway to Health, the nonprofit organizing the event, says that providing preventative treatment is essential to help uninsured and under-insured individuals. (Indianapolis Recorder)
2. Police responded to two shootings reported within two minutes of one another Thursday. A shooting at the 2900 block of N. Sherman Drive was reported at 2:43 a.m. and another, separate shooting was reported at 2:45 a.m. One man is dead and a woman is seriously injured after the two shootings. Officers have not identified any suspects, and have asked anyone with information to come forward. (CBS 4)
3. Could Indy be the next great food city? Food & Wine thinks so. Indianapolis made the list of the seven "most exciting up-and-coming big cities for food lovers." The foodie publication cited local favorites like the LUME at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Garage Food Hall. Check out the full list at the link. (WTHR)

Today in Indianapolis:

• Pauly Shore At Helium Comedy Club (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway shared a video of a triumphant Takuma Sato. The racer related his fond memories of Indianapolis and the Indy 500 in the run-up to May's return to the race. (Instagram)
• Indianapolis Animal Care Services shared a pic of Tiberius, an adorable pup who needs a home. The organization is over capacity and reminds anyone interested that adoptions are free. See the animals up for adoption at the link. (Facebook)
• 21 and up, but still a kid at heart? Indianapolis Children's Museum has just the event for you. The Museum by Midnight event is coming up, and tickets will go on sale Jun. 1. (Instagram)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.