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Homeowners on Chelsea Road say the potholes aren't just causing damage to their car, but also ruining people's property.

INDIANAPOLIS — Christy Hayes has been relentless over the years when it comes to getting her road fixed on the west side of Indianapolis.

"If you're going down the street, you're like jumping," said Hayes as she mimicked jumping around.

She said she's sent emails to anyone who she thinks can help.

"There's a brand new road that way, brand new road that way, brand new road that way. What's wrong with our road?" asked Hayes.

Hayes has lived on Chelsea Road, near West Washington Street and South Lynhurst Drive, most of her life. She said the massive potholes that she drives over every day haven't always been there.

"They came out and surfaced it in like 1996 when I was graduating high school at Ben Davis," Hayes said.

Homeowners say the craters aren't just causing damage to their car, but also ruining people's property. They say people will drive through their yards to avoid hitting the holes.

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Tony Gibson lives directly in front of where the potholes are the worst. He said DPW has been out to try and fix the holes over the years, but the fix is merely temporary.

"When you fill potholes, are you supposed to fill them with water in it like that because this is what you end up with when cars drive over it. This is all asphalt they laid down to fill all these potholes, and it ends up right over here because everyone is driving over here and pushing it over here," Gibson said.

13News reached out to DPW on Friday for an interview.

Although they weren't able to speak on camera, they sent a statement writing, in part, "Following recent resident inquiries, Indy DPW sent a member of our stormwater team to evaluate the area and determined Chelsea Road is in need of a stormwater capital project."

The statement continued on to say that the department "does not have a timeline for when a fix can be implemented, but will continue analysis over time as budget will allow."

"I think there's enough money. There are enough people out here. I see them all the time. I see them riding around. There's enough people and money. Taxes we pay? We should have a nice road to drive on," Gibson said.

Homeowners also calling on City-Council Councilor Jared Evans, who represents the district, to do something. One constituent said Evans made promises during his campaign to fix Chelsea Road.

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13News reached out to Evans for an interview, but he was unavailable.

He instead sent a statement in which he denied making that promise and stated, in part, "Funding constraints pose challenges, which is why it is crucial we prioritize projects that have the most significant positive impact on the daily lives of residents on the west side."

While speaking with Hayes again on Monday, Evans responded to one of her dozens of emails, at one point writing, "I'll be working with DPW to get a scoping report finished and a projected timeline on when we can address this."

Jaiden Ray takes the bus home from school. He said every time they drive down his street, kids and – even the bus driver – complain.

"It's like wobbly, and then, we like scoot over. Like, it just moves us," Ray said.

And while those living on Chelsea Road may be frustrated, one thing was also clear: They wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

"I mean, enough is enough. Come out and help. That's all we're asking. Fix our roads," Hayes said.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have dipped into the college ranks to find their next defensive line coach.

Indianapolis is hiring Charlie Partridge, a former head coach at Florida Atlantic, who has spent the last seven years as the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh and is widely respected as one of the best defensive line coaches at the collegiate level.

“My heart is heavy and full of gratitude for Pitt and Pittsburgh,” Partridge wrote on social media. “I am honored to have the opportunity to be a DL coach in the NFL. It’s time, and I’m excited to go coach football!!”

Partridge, 50, has never coached in the NFL, but he has a long history of producing NFL defensive linemen, and he will be taking over from Nate Ollie, the Ball State product whose contract was not renewed this offseason.

“As a coach and mentor, Charlie Partridge has been vital to our program’s rise over the past seven years,” Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi said in a statement. “When I hired him back in 2017, I had high aspirations for the type of impact he would make for us. True to form, Charlie surpassed even those expectations.”

Partridge developed four All-Americans in his time at Pittsburgh, including defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, a 2023 first-round pick by the Buccaneers.

“His influence on our players, on and off the field, is well-known,” Narduzzi wrote in his statement. “Speaking personally, Charlie has been a tremendous confidant, advisor and friend, and I’ll always be grateful for that. The National Football League is getting a great coach and an even greater man. On behalf of our program, I wish him and his family the very best.”

Partridge inherits a Colts defensive line that has produced 95 sacks over the past two seasons, including 51 last year, a mark that ranked fifth in the NFL and broke the record for the most sacks by any Colts team since the franchise moved to Indianapolis.

Four different players — defensive ends Samson Ebukam and Kwity Paye, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and hybrid rusher Dayo Odeyingbo — recorded eight sacks or more, making Indianapolis the only team in the NFL to have four different pass rushers who reached that mark.

Under defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, Indianapolis has run an “attack front” the past two seasons, a philosophy that asks defensive linemen to focus on penetration over everything.

“We got after the passer pretty good,” Colts general manager Chris Ballard said at the end of the season. “I think it’s got to be a little better, but 51 sacks is pretty good.”

Partridge fills one of the holes left on Bradley’s staff; the Colts did not renew contracts for Ollie or assistant defensive backs coach Mike Mitchell. Indianapolis could also choose to add an extra coach or two to the staff, although it’s unclear if head coach Shane Steichen plans to make any extra additions, although the Colts have reportedly been mentioned as a possible landing spot for a few of Steichen’s former colleagues.

Missed out on Devour Indy’s 2024 winter deals?

Not all of them.

While the latest session of the semi-annual Indianapolis restaurant promotion ended Feb. 4, there are still chances to get some of those deals.

Several area restaurants offer their Devour Indy menus all year long — sometimes even cheaper than during promotion.

Time hasn’t run out on these deals.

Lunch and dinner at Harry & Izzy’s

Harry & Izzy’s

153 S. Illinois St.

4050 E. 82nd St.

The $34 three-course lunch special includes a half club sandwich or two signature sliders (served with fries, soup or chips), then select two items from a choice of a three-piece St. Elmo shrimp cocktail, toasted ravioli, Caesar salad, romaine hearts salad, brownie sundae or sorbet.

The lunch special is available every day up to 3 p.m. – and cost a dollar less than during Devour.

Harry & Izzy’s also has the $55 three-course filet mignon meal (and a $43 chicken or salmon meal) from Devour available every Sunday for dinner. With this deal though the diner gets a dessert – brownie sundae, cheesecake or crème brûlée; but the first course is limited to romaine hearts salad or soup without than the shrimp cocktail and toasted ravioli available on the Devour menu.

Sunday Filet special at St. Elmo Steak House

St. Elmo Steak House, 127 S. Illinois St.

St. Elmo has its $55 filet dinner special every Sunday.

Choose a navy bean soup or wedge salad to start.

Steak dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse

Sullivan’s Steakhouse

The Fashion Mall at Keystone, 3316 E. 86th St.

The $49 Devour Menu is called The Sure Thing at the Indianapolis location. It’s available seven days a week (except for major holidays); but only on request.

The special comes with shrimp and lobster bisque or salad to start; an entrée of a filet, a New York strip steak, broiled salmon or herb brick chicken; and either cheesecake, key lime pie or bananas foster bread pudding for dessert.

Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at [email protected] or 317-444-6264. Follow her on X.com: @cherylvjackson.

Butler Bulldogs @ UConn Huskies

Current Records: Butler 15-7, UConn 20-2

UConn is 7-0 against the Bulldogs since January of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Both teams will face off in a Big East battle at 8:30 p.m. ET at XL Center. UConn will be looking to keep their 16-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.

Last Saturday, the Huskies earned a 77-64 win over the Red Storm.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead UConn to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cam Spencer, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephon Castle, who scored 21 points.

Butler aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to four. They slipped by the Bluejays 99-98. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Butler relied on the efforts of DJ Davis, who scored 22 points along with five assists and two steals, and Jahmyl Telfort, who scored 26 points. Telfort is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight.

The Huskies have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for the Bulldogs, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: UConn haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 10.4 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Butler struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 10.2 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

As for their next game, UConn is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 14 points. This contest will be their 15th straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 9-5 against the spread).

UConn is a big 14-point favorite against Butler, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Huskies as a 13.5-point favorite.

The over/under is set at 147.5 points.

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UConn has won all of the games they've played against Butler in the last 3 years.

The Indianapolis Colts are set to fill one of their assistant coaching vacancies with the highly-regarded Charlie Partridge taking over the defensive line coaching.

After opting against the renewal of Nate Ollie’s contract, the Colts went to the collegiate ranks in order to fill the role on the coaching staff. Partridge brings immense experience and an impressive resume as a defensive line coach, especially during his recent stint with the Pitt Panthers.

Here are five things to know about the Colts’ new defensive line coach:

Longtime Collegiate Coach

Here’s a quick look at Partridge’s coaching career at the collegiate level:

First NFL Gig

While Partridge is as well-traveled as any coach in the college football ranks, this marks the first time in his career that he’s had any association with an NFL team.

Head Coach Stint

Partridge had a brief stint as the head coach at Florida Atlanta University. He spent three seasons in that role (2014-2016), garnering a 9-27 record.

Strong Production

Partridge has been well-recognized for the production that has resulted under his guidance. Pitt ranked top five in the country in sacks for four consecutive seasons between 2019 and 2022. Under Partridge, they also led the country with 111 tackles for loss during the 2020 season and the unit hit triple digits in tackles for loss during two other seasons with Partridge on staff.

2x National DL Coach of the Year

Partridge has twice been named FootballScoop’s National Defensive Line Coach of the Year, joining Rob Burton as the only coaches to do so since the award’s inception in 2008.