LOU’S VIEWS: Music City earns its moniker
About 36 hours in Nashville, TN, revealed a town that truly embraces the music that made it famous. And knows how to show visitors a good time.
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DINING: Family parlays Fat Tuesday party into restaurant
Borel’s Cajun & Creole Cookery offers eight Cajun concoctions, seven po-boys, and a quartet of desserts. First timers are advised to try a Try Any Three combo.
LOPRESTI: Customized holiday carols celebrate Indiana’s teams
Yes, it’s time to put sport to song. Christmas carols, to be exact, slightly altered.
Visit Indy negotiating to keep huge auto show until 2021
Three years ago, a long-term deal to keep the PRI Show in Indianapolis would have been almost unimaginable. The event with a $45.6 million annual economic impact now could be a fixture.
A&E priority list includes a frog, a toad, an elf, more
“A Year with Frog and Toad” returns for another cycle via Actors Theatre of Indiana. Broadway series brings “Elf” to town for first time.
Live Nation reaches agreement to buy Old National Centre
The entertainment promoter, which already manages the historic building and performance venue by Mass Ave, has a pending deal to buy it from the Murat Temple Association.
Symphony reports surplus on big crescendo in ticket sales
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's leaders played an upbeat tune Monday, reporting a second-consecutive operating surplus fueled by a 16-percent increase in revenue from ticket sales and a near-record year for fundraising.
Arts Council creates new $100K fellowships
Initiative pushes artists and arts organizations into community development projects with an emphasis on transformation.
‘Yuletide’ plays critical role in symphony’s fiscal strategy
The tap-dancing Santas, reindeer puppets and carol arrangements fulfill an essential role supporting the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s bottom line.
LOPRESTI: 3 IUPUI players with degrees in hand have rare perspective
Meet Marcellus Barksdale. And Khufu Najee. And DavRon Williams. College-degree holders, all. Doing postgraduate work, all. And IUPUI Jaguar players, all.
DINING: New vegetarian eatery takes root in City Market
Three Carrots offers sandwiches, muffins, and more. But how will a quartet of meat eaters react?
LOU’S VIEWS: John Green, Cathy Day, Dan Wakefield and more contibute to charity anthology
Indy Writes Books, the first anthology from Indy Reads, has hit the shelves. Here are some highlights.
DINING: Stroll in Zionsville turns up above-par sub shop, decadent snacks
Thoughts on Sub 16, the Scoop, and Inga’s Popcorn, each of which has its own distinct pleasures.
DINING: New Sisters’ Place owners expand diner formula
Disappointment among Sisters’ Place regulars was quickly turned to cautious optimism when new owners renovated and recently reopened the quiet landmark.
‘Velveteen’ at IRT lures next generation of theatergoers
The IRT is aiming for a younger audience, staging James Still’s adaptation of Margery Williams' classic children's book "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the preschool set in its underused cabaret space.
BASILE: Been to more than 100 countries? Join the club
The Travelers’ Century Club is a not-for-profit club consisting of about 2,000 people from around the world who have traveled to 100 or more countries.
LOPRESTI: Big Ten Championship’s other contestants ready to gut it out
The shrimp cocktail eating contest, which has a returning champion, is a belly full of entertainment.
NY Times knocks Mellencamp/King’s ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’
The tour of the “Southern Gothic supernatural musical,” launched in Bloomington in 2013, played the Big Apple for a one-nighter as part of its ongoing tour.
N.J. lottery misses revenue goal under private manager
New Jersey was the third state after Illinois and Indiana to bet that outside marketing and sales experts could tap hidden lottery riches. The state uses the same private manager as Indiana.
Thoughts on 2 returning favorites: IRT’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ICB’s ‘Evening with the Stars’
Scrooge and company retake the stage while some of the top ballet dancers in the world converge for a Clowes Hall one-nighter.