LOPRESTI: Organized to the teeth for the Final Four, but for one detail
The Final Four is so close, you can almost hear the trombones in the pep bands. Look around downtown.
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DINING: Creperie added to Mass Ave mix
I say vive la difference when it comes to eateries on Mass Ave, especially when a new taste in the area is presented in such a bright, fun way.
Children’s Museum bags kid-lit bestseller
Before the spunky Fiona showed her true colors in “Shrek” and before Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine went beyond “happy ever after” in their musical “Into the Woods,” fairy-tale tropes were turned upside down in “The Paper Bag Princess.” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is giving the 3-million-plus-copy best-seller a fun, free-with-admission, created-by-Hoosiers production (through […]
Ticket giveaway: ‘Mythbusters Jamie & Adam Unleashed!’
The Discovery Channel stars hit the road for an evening of experiments, stories, and video, and on-stage experiments.
Chamber Orchestra passes baton to Butler grad
Matthew Kraemer, a Butler University graduate who went on to lead a pair of Pennsylvania orchestras has been appointed as the ICO’s music director and principal conductor. The hiring was announced Thursday morning.
Orchard School puts big fundraising event on one-year hiatus
The popular Orchard in Bloom Flower Show, one of the largest annual fundraisers on the city's north side, is taking a year off after 25 years, officials at the Orchard School said.
GenCon threatens to exit Indy over ‘religious freedom’ measure
The CEO of the annual gaming confab, which drew 56,000 to downtown Indianapolis last year, said the legislation "could allow for refusal of service or discrimination against our attendees."
Priority list includes a jazz battle, a former Police man, more
Pianists play for an APA title, Stewart Copeland brings new sounds to Clowes Hall, and Dance Kaleidoscope moves to the sounds of Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald.
REVIEW: ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’
How to make sense of the seemingly contradictory notions of a god who loves unconditionally and a god who would administer a punishment of eternal damnation?
LOU’S VIEWS: Rarified Ayres
Indiana Historical Society celebrates the famed department store… and brings the cherub to eye level.
DINING: Organic, halal meats mark new Lafayette Square eatery
Separated from most of its fellow International Marketplace eateries by Interstate 65, Chapati features recipes passed down through generations.
LOPRESTI: Hoosier Hysteria was in its pre-class glory 25 years ago
Damon Bailey’s Bedford North Lawrence team drew 41,000 fans to finals, a feat unlikely to be repeated.
Eiteljorg to enhance canal side with $400,000 upgrade
A new structure will allow for more canal-side programming for the museum, including concerts, storytelling, art projects, poetry readings and interactive activities.
The numbers that really make the NCAA tournament work
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament really gets going Thursday with 16 games on the schedule. Here’s a quick look at the figures, other than basketball scores, that make the tournament a success.
Casino bill takes another step forward in Senate
The bill allows riverboat casinos to build on their existing land footprints, creates a tax credit for existing casinos to build hotels, and gives racinos the ability to convert half of their electronic table game machines to live dealing stations.
Rihanna, Zac Brown Band to headline free Final Four concerts
Country stars Lady Antebellum and Kacey Musgraves also are set to perform in the music festival at White River State Park on April 3-5, with more acts to be announced.
A&E priority list includes a romantic comedy, a saxophone legend, and a Biblical villain reconsidered
The Indiana Repertory Theatre travels back to 1973 Atlanta while Wisdom Tooth Theatre asks questions of Judas Iscariot.
Celebrated architect and Indy native Michael Graves dies at 80
The Broad Ripple High School graduate enjoyed an architecture and design career that spanned the globe and included some of the most significant buildings of the postmodern era. In Indianapolis, they included the NCAA Hall of Champions.
LOU’S VIEWS: Glistening and grim ‘Gold!’ shines at Eiteljorg Museum
There are no “Cash for Gold” placard-wearers in the “Gold! Riches and Ruin” exhibition. But a clear message is nonetheless delivered
Maker-space movement touches down in Indy
The corner of Brookside Avenue and 10th Street, just off Massachusetts Avenue, could soon be the center of what city planners hope is a model to address industrial blight.