That’s not the case for Brian Alano who invested over three years and 30,000 pieces to build a replica of the home of the Indianapolis Colts.

Rock Cola Mile High Club Sandwich - Super 46 Sandwich Conference Champion (Click to Enlarge)

Go ahead, click that image. See the Mile High Club Sandwich in all of its splendor! Then, go visit the Super 46 Sandwich contest page RIGHT NOW and vote for Rock Cola.

Here’s the deal. If you’ve never had the Mile High Club Sandwich from the Rock Cola you owe it to yourself to get one as soon as possible. But that shouldn’t keep you from voting. Vote, then eat, then realize you were right all along to vote. Next time you’re in the city and looking for a place to eat, let me know and I’ll escort you to the Rock Cola myself.

I need you to send you friends to this post or directly to the voting website and have them vote as well. We need to pull this in for the little guys on the east side of the city of Indianapolis.

Go vote NOW!

Tip: Are you on Pinterest? Pin the photo above to your wall (or re-pin mine) and ask your friends to help us out and vote. Are you on Facebook? Like this post using the buttons above and ask your friends to vote. On Twitter? Share the link and ask your friends to vote. Google+? Share it and ask your friends to vote. Getting the hint?

I would hate to see Peyton wearing any other jersey if he’s not wearing a Colts jersey, but I’d also hate for him to leave his football career be retiring from the sideline and injured list instead of going out as an active player after another decade of taking snaps as our quarterback.

With the recent hires of Chuck Pagano as head coach, Bruce Arians as offensive coordinator and Keith Butler as the new defensive coordinator, I’m very excited about the coaching experience and strengths these three are bringing to the big, blue horseshoe.

The question still remains, will the Colts keep Peyton? Will they draft Andrew Luck? We’ve been known to NOT do what everyone else expected (at least under Polian… remember Edgerrin over Ricky and Peyton over Leaf?). What if the Colts traded the 1st round draft pick for a flurry of additional picks and were still able to pick up Robert Griffin III instead.

If Peyton is healthy and Irsay picks up the tab for him and Luck. How much does that leave for keeping the rest of the team that’s usually required to protect those expensive quarterbacks, or give them targets to throw to or hand-off? Just lots of questions abound.

I just don’t see Peyton coming back. I sure would like for him to still be a part of the Colts organization. I have no idea how that would work but he’s an asset to a team no matter what role he’s in on the field, on the sideline or in the booth.

Photo Credit: Jason Lavengood

The football spirit is in top gear in the city of Indianapolis now. The Super Bowl Village and NFL Experience are officially open and coming around the 1st turn.

First if you’re visiting from out-of-town, WELCOME TO INDIANAPOLIS! Make yourself at home, unless that means sitting on the couch in your underwear, in that case, put some clothes on and come on out to the party.

Check-out that photo! Is that not the best! What better way to tie some of what Indianapolis is known for in with the NFL and the Super Bowl? A car for each team featuring their logo, colors and motif all rockin’ the Indy Car look of speed and craftsmanship.

As I made my way downtown to the City Market this morning I could already feel the energy surrounding the events that are going to be happening over the next week and a half in this wonderful city. As I left the City Market I noticed Monument Circle wasn’t completely blocked off so I headed that direction. I got a little bit of a view of the 30′ XLVI Roman numerals sitting on the Circle facing down Meridian. I also noticed there were a number of the Indy Food Trucks lined up on the northwest quadrant already serving some great food. There will be different rotations of food trucks each day in different shifts. What a great idea and option for football fans walking around the city.

The city is getting some positive press about how everything is going so far. Many people are already saying Indianapolis is going to be a great host city here, here and that we’ll be ready for anything. I’ll be interested in hearing this guy eat some of his words and hopefully issue an apology after the big game, but most of the commenters on his post have already set him straight on some of his inaccurate facts.

The Social Media Command Center has already been helpful to me as they answered my food truck question earlier this afternoon. My son has been begging me to take him to the food trucks, so I wanted to make sure they’d be around next Wednesday when our family will be heading downtown.

If you’re on Facebook or Twitter it’s almost a constant stream of all the fun people are having. If you’re curious, just follow some of these hashtags on Twitter: #SuperBowl46, #SuperBowl, #XLVI, #SuperBowlIndy, #Social46, #SuperIndy, #SB46, #SB2012, #SBVillage, #Super46.

Or you can of course follow some of these great friends and tweeps: @SuperBowl2012, @AroundIndy, @cjtheisen, @seppichdaily, @mooshinindy, @BgKahuna, @ChuckGose, @PeteThePlanner, @roundpeg, @NaptownBuzz and plenty more if you just watch those hashtags and tweets by everyone else.

I headed over to the Rock-Cola Cafe today for lunch to congratulate them, well more accurately to just fill my stomach with some more of their great food. Feel bad for my really close friends at Papa Roux (@PapaRoux) for not making it to the final two sandwiches, but love the support and excitement he’s been bringing to the city and the east side for all of this.

We’ll be seeing you around town I’m sure. Hit us up in the comments and let us know what you think of your experiences so far in the city. Whether your from here, or visiting from out-of-town. Let’s hear it!

Unless you’re visiting the website for the first time you know I’m a big fan of eating. I love supporting local restaurants and I’ve been pushing you to vote for my friends Papa Roux and Rock Cola Cafe in the Super 46 Sandwich contest. It’s down to the Final and you can still vote FOR both and not against either of them. I can’t explain what this means to both of these local businesses any better than how Papa has said it himself:

Please VOTE NOW for both PAPA ROUX and ROCK-COLA CAFE!

ACTION REQUESTED:

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NATIONAL SUPER BOWL MEDIA COVERAGE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIANAPOLIS EAST SIDE. YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED!

WHAT:

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As you may know, the Super Bowl 46 Committee selected a number of East Side restaurants in their “Super46: Best Sandwich In Indiana” promotion, which initially included 46 sandwiches across the entire state.

TWO EAST SIDE FINALISTS REMAIN IN THE TOP 4.

WHY:

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The committee just announced that the TOP 2 finalists will be involved in a National Media Promotion with TV and other media coverage, in the Super Bowl Village downtown, in which visitors to Indianapolis will be encouraged to try the sandwiches and cast a deciding vote.

Suddenly, this is no longer about sandwiches or restaurants or competitions. It is an opportunity to promote Indianapolis’ East Side in a positive light in the national spotlight. It is a chance to breathe life into the East Side economy, and make a positive and lasting change, while making history at the same time.

TWO GREAT EAST SIDE establishments in the final 4. In ALL OF INDIANA, the EAST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS has quite possibly the TWO BEST SANDWICHES. Think about that for a second.

And then think about this: Every visitor to the Indianapolis East Side spends money here. If we can promote our East Side on National TV for one restaurant, people will come out here and spend money. They’ll buy gas here. They’ll find Irvington. They’ll find homespun and Jockamo and Lazy Daze and Tie Dye Grill and The Legend and DuFour’s and more.

And that’s if we only get one restaurant in the finals. Imagine if we get two.

Our challenge becomes clear: secure spots for both Papa Roux and Rock-Cola in the Final 2 Bracket.

Imagine what it means to our East Side economy. These establishments alone EMPLOY OVER THIRTY EAST SIDERS, many from local schools such as SMHS and WCHS. This is their payroll. This is our economy, and it trickles to our property values, quality of life, quality of public service, schools, and more.

HOW:

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Even if you have no interest in the sandwiches, restaurants, or competition, please take a moment to vote for East Side Pride.Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the sandwiches and restaurants are in fact great additions to our East Side, and are deserving of your support.

Please share this everywhere you can. Get this into the hands of every east side establishment, all of your friends, all of your relatives, and even a few complete strangers. Time is of the essence.

WHEN:

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It is CRITICAL that we vote IMMEDIATELY. Voting ends early Friday morning, so please VOTE NOW. Do not wait for Friday morning.

Vote this round at:

http://www.in.gov/visitindiana/blog/index.php/super-46/

Online graphic for easy sharing:

http://paparouxindy.com/super46/super46.png

CONTACT:

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For more information, contact Art Bouvier at Papa Roux.

317-603-9861

http://www.paparouxindy.com

http://facebook.com/papa.roux

http://plus.paparouxindy.com

mail: papa@paparouxindy.com
Please VOTE NOW for both PAPA ROUX and ROCK-COLA CAFE!

There you have it! Even if you have never tried one of these sandwiches, vote for Papa and Rock Cola. Then go visit them as soon as possible and try one for yourself to prove exactly why you voted for them in the first place.

If you’re reading this post you probably will fit into one of the following categories:

• looking for a job
• know of a job opportunity
• have a job

If you’re looking for a job, just click on the Indy Jobs category and you can review all of our posts. Since we’re just getting started, we don’t have many posts yet, so you’ll just want to check out Monster Jobs or the other non-Indy based career site. But that’s where the next group of people come in… those that know of a job opportunity.

Are you working somewhere that is looking to fill a position? Let us know, feel free to email us the job you want to list and we’ll post it for you, or you can complete this form and submit your own job listing straight to the site.

If you already have a job and are happily employed, then just let your friends know about these jobs.

I’m not sure what that looks like to you, but to me it looks like…LUNCH!

This is it folks. The Final 4 sandwiches have made the cut for the Super 46 Sandwich contest. I’m very happy to say that the two remaining sandwiches from Indianapolis are my friends at Papa Roux and Rock Cola Cafe.

Here’s the specifics you need to know:

• Bratwurst | The Schnitzelbank (Jasper)
• Roast Pork Po’ Boy | Papa Roux (Indianapolis)
• Duane Purvis All-American Burger | Triple XXX Family Restaurant (West Lafayette)
• Mile High Club Sandwich | Rock Cola 50s Cafe (Indianapolis)

It’s time to vote! You gotta go to the Super 46 Sandwiches website and cast your vote now! I wouldn’t want to sway your vote or anything, but if you’ve had the po boy or the mile high club, it should be an easy decision. One of these days I’ll make it to the other locations and try their offerings, but for today, you gotta vote!

I just got this job lead sent to me, not sure if anyone is interested, but figure I’d spread it to my network and see if it might be what someone was looking for to grab some extra cash.

A company in downtown Indy who is looking for some short-term freelance assistance. Here are the details:

Our client is seeking 4 HTML developers for the week of Jan 23rd – 27th (40 hours).

They are translating their Website into 4 different languages and need assistance developing the code.

MUST HAVES:

• hand code HTML and CSS
• laptop (Mac or PC)
• HTML editing software on laptop
• Dropbox installed
• Must be able to work onsite downtown for the week

PLUS:

• Javascript experience
• Go-getter who can learn on the fly

Hours: 9am – 5pm

**They also need ONE of these four people to start ASAP and work 20 hours/week ongoing.**

If you’re interested, here’s the online listing for the position, or you can contact Rachel. Just let ‘em know you saw it on Positively Indy.

My wife helps our friend sell his beyond organic poultry, pork, beef at the Indy Winter Farmer’s Market on Saturdays. The market is located at the City Market in downtown Indianapolis and my wife has struck up a friendship with Cara Dafforn with U-Relish Farm.

U-Relish Farm provides crock pot meals that are perfect for single parents, college students, busy professionals and outdoorsy types and of course just busy families like ours that want to have great food, at a great price that’s delicious and ready with very little effort.

Offering meals-in-a-minute, U-Relish Farm’s promise is simple: Place the package of regionally-sourced ingredients into a crock pot in the morning and when you get home there is a slow cooked meal that is preservative free, nutrient dense and delicious.

U-Relish Farm is among the tenants in the City Market preparing for the SUPER BOWL. U-Relish Farm at the Indianapolis City Market is realization of its vision of becoming a destination for artisan-crafted foods and gourmet retail products. Furthering our local food safety and fostering a global perspective for saving resources.

To that end U-Relish Farm celebrates our out of town guest with some new menu offerings including but not limited to Jerky Rounds, Gluten Free Crackers along with our peas, beans and lentils meals for the crockpot.

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About U-Relish Farm – Opening its first franchise in 2010 at the Winter’s Market of the Original Farmer’s Market at City Market in Indianapolis. U R fulfilled by U-Relish Farm’s  dedication to helping families and individuals manage their money more effectively through the use of a slow cooker. U-Relish Farms progress can be found on Facebook and Twitter. Another Project of Eel River Marketing

U-Relish Farm • Main Market House • 222 East Market Street,
 Indianapolis, IN •46204 • @CaraDafforn • www.u-relish.com

]]> http://positivelyindy.com/super-offerings-from-the-farm-and-u-relish/feed/ 1 http://positivelyindy.com/the-indianapolis-super-sandwich-playoffs/ http://positivelyindy.com/the-indianapolis-super-sandwich-playoffs/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:51:24 +0000 Jason Bean http://positivelyindy.com/?p=868 Yesterday morning I walked into one of my favorite Indy restaurants, the Rock Cola Cafe on Brookville Rd for an unexpected breakfast. When I walked in, Greg let me know that one of their sandwiches had

been featured in the Super 46 Sandwich contest being sponsored by the Indianapolis Super Bowl committee. It was their Mile-High Club Sandwich as shown below from the article.

The Mile-High Club isn’t one of the dishes I’ve had yet, but now I’ve got to add it to my list. Not sure how they picked their choice, but they didn’t choose the Reuben, the Philly Cheesesteak or the GIANT 16oz pork chop sandwich, which are all fantastic!

Also on the list from one of my favorite restaurants is the roast beef po-boy from Papa Roux. Another delicious sandwich and I have had this one.  I think I’ve had everyone of their poboys along with just about everything else. The one pictured is the egg poboy with bacon.

So here’s the news though. We’re down to the final 16 sandwiches in the bracket and you should vote and share your opinion. I’ve voted and so should you. I’d also be very interested in knowing what sandwiches that you love in our city that didn’t make it on the list. Let us know!

Vote now in the Indiana Super 46 Sandwiches playoffs now