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Joy’s House hopes registry will click with donors

Joy’s House has created a registry at www.spreadingjoy.org. Donors can choose an item as expensive as a new sofa, or as
modest as a cookie sheet with the assurance that their money will be used specifically to buy that item.

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CIB’s deficit is a state problem, not a local one

Casting the CIB’s deficit as an Indianapolis problem is simplistic and inaccurate because it overlooks the millions of dollars in state tax revenue generated by those venues and an endless list of vendors that do business with them.

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Aging building gets spruced up

Another rundown building near the northwest corner of Washington and Pennsylvania streets is getting some attention after years of neglect.

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Changes could be coming for teen drivers-WEB ONLY

State senators will review a bill today that would put new restrictions and requirements on teenage drivers. Under a bill passed yesterday by the Indiana House, a Hoosier teen could receive his or her learner’s permit six months after their 15th birthday and a full license a year later. The bill also requires teens to […]

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Indiana extends online tax deadline until Sunday-WEB ONLY

Indiana is extending the state tax-filing deadline for those trying to use its clogged online system. The Indiana Department of Revenue has extended the I-File state-tax deadline until midnight Sunday. A technology glitch slowed the state’s I-File system, and last-minute tax filers created a bottleneck yesterday.

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New charges filed over deadly sword fight-WEB ONLY

One person faces formal charges of murder and reckless homicide following a deadly sword fight. Marion County prosecutors filed upgraded charges yesterday against Christopher Rondeau, 39. Rondeau’s uncle, Adolf Stegbauer, 69, and grandmother, Franziska Stegbaue, 77, were killed in the fight.

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Duke hopes stock offering raises $479M-WEB ONLY

Duke Realty Corp. plans to sell 65.4 million common shares in a public offering in order to repay loans under its unsecured line of credit, the Indianapolis-based company announced yesterday afternoon. Duke today priced the offering at $7.65 per share, and said it hopes to raise $479.8 million in net proceeds. The company will reduce […]

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Colts, Pacers invited to CIB roundtable-WEB ONLY

The Municipal Corporations Committee of the City-County Council will hold a special meeting today to discuss funding problems and possible solutions for the Capital Improvement Board. The committee has invited the Indianapolis Colts and the Indiana Pacers to engage in an open discussion of the CIB’s recent financial problems. The public meeting begins at 6 […]

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Contest results-WEB ONLY

Last week, I offered tickets to the 16th annual Stutz Artists Open House, happening April 24-25. I also asked you to tell me the first piece of art you can remember making or seeing. Here is a sampling of the many “art you made” responses: “Etch-a-sketch.” (Debby Blake) “A construction paper cherry tree for George […]

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