CARMEL, Ind. — The city of Carmel will be joining a number of other Central Indiana cities in establishing an area where individuals are able to carry open alcoholic beverages in certain areas ...

CARMEL, Ind. — The city of Carmel will be joining a number of other Central Indiana cities in establishing an area where individuals are able to carry open alcoholic beverages in certain areas.

The general app, Visit Hamilton County Indiana, offers the same features as Carmel’s, but for the entire county. It launched in 2014 and has more than 1,600 downloads.

In the past 20 years Carmel has proven itself a city that embraces change, launching innovative, sometimes controversial, projects like roundabouts, public art and glistening real estate developments.