LOU’S VIEWS: Mapping book and exhibit show where we’ve gone
Maps have captured history in snapshot form, revealing not just what was known, but what was unknown. They offered unique insight into what we prioritized at particular moments in time.
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DINING: Playing the waiting game at hot newcomer Ramen Ray
Contrary to what you might have learned in college, ramen is more than just a cheap brick of noodles and a salty, MSG-packed spice packet.
DINING: Amazing Joe’s commits to make-goods
Credit for errors encouraged a return for a more satisfying second visit to the new mid-range steakhouse.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Mockingbird,’ ‘Sweeney Todd’ both sing on local stages
I’m glad 10,000 students will be seeing quality theater at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. I wish they were also having a blast at Actors Theatre of Indiana.
LOU’S VIEWS: Getting lost in the riches of the Songbook archives
In early versions of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” Winthrop has worse problems than a lisp.
DINING: Voila! Diavola adds pizza choice to 54th Street
Beyond easier parking on a weekend evening and cool signage, Diavola’s differentiators have as much to do with its atmosphere as they do with what it serves.
Children’s Museum to launch $8M in space-themed attractions
With astronaut David Wolf’s involvement, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis plans three space-related exhibits that will open this summer.
LOU’S VIEWS: Pleasures sporadic in ‘Irma Vep’ mystery mash-up at the IRT
A vampire, a werewolf, a groundsman with a wooden leg and more are gamely played by two actors, abetted by a backstage crew choreographing costume changes.
DINING: Former O’Charley’s spiced up as Jiallo’s
African-Caribbean Cuisine restaurant sets up shop in International Marketplace district.
LOU’S VIEWS: Civil warriors clash–and team up–in Phoenix Theatre’s “Butler”
The best legal thriller I’ve seen in years, Richard Strand’s “Butler” doesn’t venture anywhere near a courtroom, judge’s chamber or jury room.
DINING: State Fair staple Barto’s hops to Greenwood with Hops & Fire
Don’t go to the eager-to-please new pub and eatery looking for deep-fried sweet corn or country-fried bacon or other fairground fare.
Phoenix Theatre moving from longtime home by Mass Ave
The purveyor of contemporary plays and musicals plans to leave the popular cultural district, where patrons now struggle to find street parking, for three properties on North Illinois Street.
LOU’S VIEWS Senior stars shake it in Chicago’s ‘Gotta Dance’
Plus a bigamist in Beef & Boards’s “Run for Your Wife” and “Lloyd and Harvey’s” variety show at the White Rabbit.
LOU’S VIEWS: Picks for the months ahead
Two outer space-focused music events, a killer barber, and more are on the A&E horizon.
DINING: Cincinnati-based fried chicken bar builds a nest on Mass Ave
Be warned: the hot pepper honey sauce at Eagle Food & Beer Hall means business.
DINING: Lots of ‘new’ in ’15 dining
Many of 2015’s new restaurants went into otherwise underserved areas. Brew pubs were also big this year.
LOU’S VIEWS: Visiting artists, local talent brighten year
I’m going to forgo the usual top 10 list and, instead, focus, by category, on the strongest arts experiences I had the privilege of attending.
LOU’S VIEWS: Top movies of 2015
Investigative journalists, a retired conductor, a child soldier, and an animated brief encounter populate my favorite films of 2015.
DINING: Broad Ripple staple Chumley’s transitions into Village Tap Room
The Tijuana Sunshine Dog, wrapped in bacon with caramelized onion, queso fresco, and peppadew pepper chowchow, is not for the feint of heart.
LOU’S VIEWS: Top movies of 2015 (sans Star Wars)
Investigative journalists, a retired conductor, a child soldier, and an animated brief encounter populate my favorite films of 2015.