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WELL-DONE: KINCAID’S MEAT MARKET NEARING 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN INDY
When Joe and Jonathan Dugdale purchased Kincaid’s Meat Market on North Illinois Street in December of 2015, they were well aware that they were taking on more than just a run-of-the-mill butcher shop. They knew they were taking on a legacy.
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Spring has finally sprung. It’s that time of year when you want to feel refreshed and clean, and declutter your house while you’re at it. With the weather starting to warm up, you’ll want to start heading outside to enjoy the sun and fresh air. Nevertheless, we all have a need to clean this time of year - so what is the best way to tackle this year's spring cleaning to-do list? It doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and it can even be fun. Getting the house in working order again feels good, and you can do it. Here are a few tips that will help you along to a very successful spring cleaning campaign.
Take it One Room at a Time Houses can be overwhelming when it comes to cleaning, so be sure to break your cleaning down into smaller, manageable projects. One easy way to do this is to think in terms of one room at a time. Use a room checklist as a place to start, and also as a way to prevent forgetting about items you might not always clean. If you’ve already cleaned some items in certain rooms then feel free to skip, but you are sure to find something that’s taken a back seat all winter and needs a deep clean. Start with rooms that get the most traffic so that if your plans get derailed, you’ll still have a sense of accomplishment.
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anymore. The feeling of letting go is a major way to refresh your soul this spring. Think about this in four categories - trash or recycle, sell, donate, and, finally, put away. There are always things we want to keep, and some we can do without. Make piles for each. If you choose to sell, list items on Facebook Marketplace as you are setting those items aside. With regard to donations, see if you can fill a bag to donate every day for a month. You can also plan a garage sale - cleaning is so much easier with the clutter out of the way.
Family Fun Get your family involved. Throw on some music and add in some family incentives to get everyone on the same page with donations and trash. There’s no need for you to do all the work!
Don’t Ignore Seasonal Chores We all know there are chores that should be done seasonally, and we typically ignore them. Now that the weather is getting nicer, tackle chores like cleaning grills, patios and windows. Doing these chores even once or twice a year will keep your house running smoothly and looking great.
Use the Right Tools and Supplies There are many cleaning supplies and tools out there that companies want you to think that you need, but it’s better to refrain from buying everything. Having dozens and dozens of cleaning products on hand at all times just clutters up the cabinets. Along with your mop, broom and vacuum, make sure you have a good all-purpose cleaner on hand for most projects. Other basics include an all-purpose powder or liquid cleaner for larger washable surfaces, an abrasive cleaner for small, heavily soiled areas, a nonabrasive cleaner for gentle cleaning on surfaces that scratch easily, chlorine bleach, glass cleaner, a furniture duster, and a toilet-bowl cleaner. These items should get you started quite nicely.
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Call in the Pros If your budget allows, there might be a few things you could take off of your list and bring in a professional to clean. Window, carpet and upholstery cleaning are much easier tasks for pros who do it all the time. Not only will this save you time, but it also might save you money as certain tasks often require tools you probably don’t have on hand. Hopefully these tips will help to get your spring cleaning off to a great start this year. If you want more help, there are plenty of spring cleaning checklists out there with specific tasks to keep you on track. There’s no need to scour the web for hours and hours - search “Spring Cleaning Checklist” online and plenty of lists will pop up. Pick your favorite and go down the list until you are done (or exhausted, whichever comes first). Good luck!
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New Restaurant Brings Farm-Fresh Cuisine to Broad Ripple Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Michael Durr
Root & Bone, an eatery known for its farm-fresh cuisine, originated in New York City in 2013. A second location subsequently opened in Miami, and now a third has opened in Indianapolis. As you might suspect, root and bone both serve as inspirations for the menu. “It started off with the root side, which is more vegetarian and vegetable friendly,” explains Robert Ortenzio, general manager of the Indy location. “The bone side includes meats, and is carnivorous in nature. That’s where the name was born from - the dichotomy between using both sides of the menu.”
General Manager Robert Ortenzio
When possible, Root & Bone offers farmto-table, local ingredients that change seasonally and are presented in a shared, family-style format. Ortenzio notes that with the number of great local farms in the area, the restaurant is able to feature a wide range of local fare when spring and summer arrive.
“We really put southern hospitality front and center - a kind of fold-me-into-the-family kind of feeling the moment you step inside. It’s not necessarily fine dining, but fun dining.” -Robert Ortenzio
Root & Bone is a high-energy, fast-paced restaurant, complete with upbeat music playlists and friendly southern charm. The concept doesn’t rely on a traditional style of dining where every diner gets their own plate. Instead, diners typically have four or five items on their table to share. “The items are coming out fresh and there’s always a flow of food to the table, so there’s
that bountiful, never-ending feel,” Ortenzio says. “We invite our guests to enjoy an extended dining experience where they may hang out for a while.”
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The restaurant’s décor includes a soft color pallet with blues and whites, as well as mismatched, eclectic trinkets such as old teapots. While the décor itself is soft and inviting, it’s the stellar service that makes guests feel at home. “We really put southern hospitality front and center - a kind of fold-me-intothe-family kind of feeling the moment you step inside,” Ortenzio says. “It’s not necessarily fine dining, but fun dining.”
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Root & Bone leaders nurture their employees by treating them with the same southern hospitality they dispense to guests. “I think a lot of businesses struggle because they encourage their employees to use their heads rather than their hearts,” Ortenzio says. “We treat our employees like family because we feel that hospitality informs every decision that we make. When we do it that way, we really can’t lose.” Fan-favorite menu items include southern specialties like sweet-teabrined fried chicken as well as barbequebrûléed spare ribs, which include pickled Fresno chiles and tangy barbecue. “Those are our two main power hitters here,” says Ortenzio, who worked with chefs Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis in Miami before coming to Indy. “The rest of the menu is tailor made for the region.” Other southern staples on the menu include a shrimp-and-grits dish, a fried green tomato BLT, and Chicken Under a Brick, which includes charred cauliflower, crisp apples, pecans, local honey and crumbled goat cheese. The restaurant caters to dietary restrictions, offering gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options.
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“We really try to make it all-inclusive, and if somebody has something that they need, we go out of our way to try and accommodate them,” Ortenzio says.
The restaurant seats 122 diners, with an additional 15 bar seats. Once the weather warms, the Root & Bone staff plans to open a patio that will accommodate 40 to 50 patrons. Currently, Root & Bone serves dinner only. By springtime when the patio opens, the restaurant will offer brunch and lunch. “We are really happy to finally open our doors and serve everyone in this area,� Ortenzio says. Root & Bone is located at 4601 North College Avenue in Indianapolis. Hours of operation are Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, call 317-602-8672 or visit rootnboneindy.com.
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For more than 65 years, Brothers Floor Covering has been a fixture in the Broad Ripple area. Founded in 1952 by Clark Brothers, the company was established for the convenience of neighborhood residents who wanted to shop locally for home improvement materials. Now, the family-owned business is again responding to the needs of its customers by offering a unique mobile showroom that travels right to customers’ homes. “As families become busier with their jobs, kids and pets, it is not always convenient for them to shop in a showroom with hours that correspond with theirs,” says Greg Hill, president of Brothers Floor Covering. “This is just a way of trying to make the buying process easier for our clientele.”
The company’s leaders have converted an extended high-top Mercedes Sprinter van to accommodate a variety of flooring samples such as carpet, luxury vinyl plank flooring, hardwood and laminate. The vehicle’s interior is spacious enough to accommodate Hill’s 6-foot-8-inch son Andrew, who serves as one of the company’s three mobile consultants. Appointments for the mobile showroom service can be set through the company’s website and Facebook page. “We have noticed over the past couple years that people have switched to using technology to look at serving all of their needs,” Hill says. “After customers see products online, our mobile showroom has the samples needed for them to make an informed buying decision. We cater to people who are looking for professional advice on the best product to suit their needs. We sell cash and carry, but 90% of our work is professionally installed
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“Right now, it is trending to install hard-surface flooring, predominantly luxury vinyl plank, in the high-traffic areas of the home,” Hill says. “Carpeting is the preferred floor covering in bedrooms since it is warm and soft underfoot. I would advise people to educate themselves on their options, or talk with our staff who can discuss why a certain product is better than another for specific needs. Flooring is a major purchase for a home, and you do not want to be dissatisfied with your choice.”
The Brothers Floor Covering staff maintains a website that offers customers product and service insight, as well as information on pricing and financing. The site’s Inspiration page has plenty of ideas to steer homeowners toward options that would best meet their functional and aesthetic needs. Information on various types
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Brothers & Owners Joe and Jonathan Dugdale 14 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / APRIL 2020 / atBRip.com
Kincaid’s Meat Market Nearing 100th Anniversary In Indy Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Ellie Sophia Photography
hen Joe and Jonathan Dugdale purchased Kincaid’s Meat Market on North Illinois Street in December of 2015, they were well aware that they were taking on more than just a run-of-the-mill butcher shop. They knew they were taking on a legacy.
a result of their own family wholesale meat distributing business founded in the 1970s, Dugdale Beef Company, and its direct business relationship with Kincaid’s.
Having worked at Kincaid’s since their respective high school years, Joe and Jonathan became familiar with the shop early on and grew to appreciate the business’s unique atmosphere and the owners’ treatment of customers.
“The Rollins family, who owned Kincaid’s as a retail store back when my brother and I started working there, were always buying products from our family business,” Joe explains. “Kincaid’s Meat Market was Dugdale Beef Company’s first customer. My grandfather and (former Kincaid’s owner) David Rollins’ father Harry knew each other from being in the cattle business.”
“Kincaid’s opened in 1921, and the owners nurtured it as a customer-oriented butcher shop for all these decades and decades,” says Joe, whose family is originally from Central Indiana. The brothers began working part-time at Kincaid’s Meat Market as
Jonathan and Joe graduated from high school in 2002 and 2005 respectively, and even through their ensuing college years, they spent time working at Kincaid’s. After obtaining his degree in 2010, Joe continued to get familiar with both the operational side of the
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When you’re standing in an almost 100-year operation, if you don’t understand the historical value of the building you’re in, you’ll eventually dissolve into nothingness. It will be obvious to the people who are supporting you that you don’t have that understanding. A lot of the shoppers here are elderly and third-generation shoppers, and if they were to sense that something had changed with the owners’ familiarity with the business and the history here, they wouldn’t come.” -Joe Dugdale business and the many loyal customers Kincaid’s attracted through the decades. Eventually, Joe noticed that customers began to seek out he and his brother, in addition to the previous owners, for assistance. Joe says this was the perfect indication that taking over as owners might make sense for the brothers. “Since starting to work at Kincaid’s in high school, we got a fundamental understanding of what the products at the store meant to the people of this community,” Joe says. “With growing up seeing our family business too, I had started to know the connection people have with their food, but I really understood that when I came to work at Kincaid’s. Everybody at the business has always tried to give the best ingredients for the best type of dish.” The Dugdales officially purchased Kincaid’s Meat Market in December of 2015, and Joe says the decision was ultimately a nobrainer for the brothers. “The old owners were getting up in years and saw two brothers who
are inspired, energetic and knowledgeable after being immersed in the business for quite some time,” he says. “They didn’t have kids interested in taking over, so it made sense for us to come in. By the time the transition happened, no one even really saw it as a transition because we were kind of the face of the company already at that point.” As a full-service butcher shop, Kincaid’s currently offers cuts of beef, lamp, pork, chicken, turkey, ham and more. The staff throws an annual customer appreciation cookout, typically on the Thursday before the Fourth of July, and Joe says next year’s cookout will be a particularly special occasion to mark Kincaid’s 100th anniversary. “The cookout tends to bring the community together a little bit we throw a bunch of grills out and start giving food away,” Joe says. “We don’t usually advertise for it much because it’s for customer appreciation, but customers will usually hear about it around the store for about a month. Our celebration for the 100th will probably be woven into the cookout with a raffle. When the ball drops for 2021 we’ll be having constant reminders that the place is 100 years old.”
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Joe is quick to credit Shawn Kelley, general manager at Kincaid’s, for helping to maintain the high level of quality the store has been known for for so long.
Joe and Jonathan have no plans to change what has made Kincaid’s a success for nearly 100 years, and they value each and every client, old and new, who walks into the door at one of their shops.
“Shawn is the most tenured person here, and he taught me everything I know essentially,” Joe says. “I say I’m in charge but Shawn’s really in charge.”
“When you’re standing in an almost 100-year operation, if you don’t understand the historical value of the building you’re in, you’ll eventually dissolve into nothingness,” Joe says. “It will be obvious to the people who are supporting you that you don’t have that understanding. A lot of the shoppers here are elderly and third-generation shoppers, and if they were to sense that something had changed with the owners’ familiarity with the business and the history here, they wouldn’t come.”
On November 18 of last year, Joe and Jonathan officially opened a second Kincaid’s location at The Yard at Fishers District, and Joe says opening a second location stemmed from the realization that his staff at the original location included several members fully capable of training a new crew. Kincaid’s Fishers was the second business to open at The Yard after Rize restaurant last fall. Jonathan now handles most of the daily operations in Fishers, while Joe oversees the original North Illinois Street shop.
Kincaid’s Meat Market is located at 5605 North Illinois Street in Indianapolis. Hours of operation are Mon. through Fri. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For additional info including product details, call 317-255-5497 and visit kincaidsmeatmarket.com.
“Expanding gave us the opportunity to make the foundational store that much better,” Joe says. “With two stores to split things between, we can continually flesh out new ideas and make things even newer. And if there’s something we don’t have at the original store, now we’re half an hour away from having it from the second store.”
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Michelle Cozzaglio and her husband Tony have been organizing offbeat events since 2013. Being an oddities collector herself, Michelle thought it would be cool to put together an event that focuses only on the strange and unusual. In 2017 the couple created the Oddities & Curiosities Expo, starting in their hometown of Tulsa and holding a second event in Denver (their home away from home). The expos were
so popular that the couple expanded to included eight cities in 2018, doubled the shows to 16 in 2019, and this year they are traveling to 22 cities around the country including San Diego, Chicago, Tampa, Dallas, Minneapolis, Charlotte and, in September, Indianapolis. “This will be our second year in Indianapolis,” says Michelle, noting that the couple first decided to come to the Hoosier state because they received feedback on social media indicating that 19 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / APRIL 2020 / atBRip.com
the Midwest was hungry for such an event. “We had a ton of people suggest that we come to Indiana, and I’m so glad we did because we had an amazing turnout last year - 9,000 people,” Michelle says. Michelle and Tony anticipate a similar crowd at this year’s event, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The expo showcases various types of unusual and eclectic vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses,
featuring items such as taxidermy, Halloween- and horror-inspired artwork, sculptures, jewelry, odd antiques, and handcrafted oddities like beautifully framed butterflies and unusual bugs. Many vendors offer impressive and interactive displays. All merchandise and collectibles are available for purchase. “There are a lot of dark artists and oddities collectors out there who needed a place to sell their stuff,” says Michelle, who is especially drawn to antique quack medical devices. “This is the kind of stuff that you won’t find at a typical flea market.” Roughly 50% of the vendors travel from state to state with the expo, while the other 50% are based in the city where the given expo is happening. The Indy expo, which will feature more than 200 vendors, will be held
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emotional. Everyone deserves to feel welcome in a certain community, and sometimes it’s something different - and that’s totally fine. In fact, that’s the whole point of the Oddities & Curiosities Expo.” Although VIP tickets are sold out, general admission tickets are still available for $10, and allow admission to the event from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Attendees who have purchased general admission tickets in advance can skip the line upon arrival. Kids under 12 will be admitted for free. The Oddities & Curiosities Expo will be held on Sept. 26 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds West Pavilion, located at 1202 East 38th Street in Indianapolis. For more information and to purchase general admission tickets, visit odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com. You may also email odditiesandcuriositiesexpo@ gmail.com with questions and for additional details.
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