Tonic Ball and the Last IV return to action Friday in Fountain Square
The 21st Tonic Ball—and first in-person edition since 2019—will feature 55 performers Friday at four Fountain Square venues.
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Lamar Odom becomes co-owner of Indianapolis CBD company
Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has his name and likeness attached to seven Higher Life products, including a “sports tincture.”
Gallery Pastry to open restaurant in former Next Door building
The company will continue to have an event space and its catering operations along the Monon Trail, plus its Gallery Pastry Bar in downtown’s Wholesale District and Gallery on 16th in the Old Northside neighborhood.
Brothers writing new chapter for 106-year-old building in Garfield Park
Siblings Phil and Joel Kirk want to be part of the commercial comeback of the Garfield Park neighborhood southwest of Fountain Square.
Radio’s Don Stuck adds acting to his entertaining life
WFBQ-FM 94.7 on-air personality Don Stuck is picking up work as a background actor in network TV shows and an upcoming film.
Spirit & Place Festival spotlights significance of Indigenous tattoos
On Nov. 10, Stephanie Big Eagle will lead a Spirit & Place Festival event titled “Inking Identity: Indigenous Tattoo Practices.”
Morning anchor Carlos Diaz announces plans to leave WTHR-TV
Indiana University and Greenwood High School alum Diaz plans to wrap up TV news career that included a six-year stint at Channel 13.
Dance Kaleidoscope’s David Hochoy to retire after 32 years in role
Hochoy, Dance Kaleidoscope’s artistic director since 1991, helped the company establish its studios at Circle City Industrial Complex.
Bar planned in Bates-Hendricks to focus on wine-based daiquiris
The future Daiquiri Factory occupies 3,000 square feet in a building that includes hair salon Bang (A Salon).
Meghan Markle to appear at Indianapolis Marriott Downtown event
The Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, which brought Michelle Obama to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in 2018, plans to host “The Power of Women: An Evening with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex” next month.
Funding perpetuates surprises at city’s most unusual venue
In September, music and art venue Healer received one of 10 Power Plant Grants distributed by Indianapolis-based Big Car Collaborative and funded by New York’s Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
In Irvington, the thrills of Halloween are back
For the first time since 2019, all components of the eight-day Historic Irvington Halloween Festival are back on the schedule.
Starbucks on Monument Circle to permanently close
The company said in a statement sent to IBJ that its first priority “is to make sure our partners are safe at work.”
Bicycle Garage Indy to exit City Market complex for new location
One of three Bicycle Garage Indy locations is shifting to the Box Factory development near Massachusetts Avenue and the Monon Trail.
With restaurant added, Hi-Fi music venue can cater to younger crowd
By simply cutting a doorway to connect two businesses in Fountain Square, the owners of the Hi-Fi music venue intend to alter the concert landscape of Indianapolis.
Experts select 10 of the best-designed restaurants and bars in central Indiana
The Rathskeller and Vida lead a list of the area’s top 10 best designed restaurants and bars, selected by AIA Indianapolis.
Fountain Square cocktail bar Thunderbird announces plans to close
Thunderbird revived the legacy of a building that hosted rockabilly shows in the 1950s and country music shows in the 1970s
Downtown Sweetgreen opening as company’s 2nd Indiana restaurant
Sweetgreen specializes in salads, bowls with proteins and veggies, and sides that lean heavily toward farm-grown tomatoes and cauliflower.
New CEO says Newfields has a role to play in cultural renaissance
Colette Pierce Burnette sees her hiring as the new president and CEO of Newfields as an example of the difference between equality and the more modern progress toward equity, or the practice of providing fair access and opportunities.
Owners of Hi-Fi music venue will open Fountain Square diner
At Easy Rider Diner, former Delicia chef Ricky Martinez plans to add Southwestern accents to brunch-inspired comfort food.