Alone in the universe: Why I didn’t like ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
We finally have a summer blockbuster. But I’ll take “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” instead.
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CIB to provide $5M for natatorium maintenance
The Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County voted Monday to give the Indiana Sports Corp. $500,000 a year for the next 10 years to create a reserve fund for maintenance on the IU Natatorium at IUPUI.
Indianapolis Opera hires Stolen to help assess future
Steven Stolen, a former managing director of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, will work as an independent contractor for 25-30 hours per week until the target Oct. 1 completion of the evaluation.
DINING: State Fair finds
Yes, some of it is deep fried. And it won’t be mistaken for health food. But this year’s new culinary offerings at the Fairgrounds showed surprising range.
LOPRESTI: Schumacher has stories to tell after 57 years with Indians
There was the time former team president Owen Bush wanted no part of Harmon Killebrew.
REI Investments agrees to buy site of former GM stamping plant
The local developer plans to purchase the entire 102-acre property, which has been earmarked for a 15,000-seat outdoor concert venue and the city’s new criminal justice complex.
Review: ‘The Tempest’ at White River State Park
The show proper began, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one in the sizable crowd bracing for sound problems…and relieved when none occurred. In fact, the sound was impeccable.
UPDATE: Fair opens with first alcohol sales since 1946
The first person to sample alcohol under the new law was 67-year-old Ed Swafford of Liberty. He tried a Bavarian-style ale and declared it tasty.
DINING: Chicago-based Yolk changes the way CityWay does breakfast
Its Chicago prices could use a little modification, but this newcomer shows style.
LOU’S VIEWS: At the Cabaret, Karen Irwin’s Janis Joplin tribute transcends
Sans wig, sans period costumes, sans impersonation, Irwin found the beauty in Joplin’s not-pretty styling, filtering it through her own persona and sensibilities. What emerged was a show celebrating two artists
Two-hotel tower proposed across from fieldhouse
A Minneapolis developer wants to build two high-end hotels in the same 15-story building on a surface parking lot downtown across from Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
LOPRESTI: IHSAA’s biggest contest: Transfers vs. wild, wild West
High school athletes changing schools poses big challenge for IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox.
Indy Eleven kicks in $75K for theater naming rights
Indy’s American Soccer League team shows support for to-be-built second theater for IndyFringe.
IRT and NoExit season announcements shine
I’m not talking about the shows they’ve selected, but the promos they created.
Marketing firm hired to find Fairgrounds Coliseum sponsor
Denver-based Impression Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday that it’s been retained to secure a naming-rights sponsor for the recently renovated coliseum.
Three-drink limit for beer, wine at Indiana State Fair
Strict limits will be in place when the Indiana State Fair sells alcoholic drinks for the first since 1946 when its 17-day run begins Friday.
Review: Cirque du Soleil’s “Varekai”
This seemingly Cirque-grown species of superhumans contort while flying, connect while swinging, tumble while balancing, hurl one another with their feat, and defy gravity.
Holiday World plans $22 million winged roller coaster
The Holiday World amusement park in southern Indiana is building a new $22 million roller coaster that it says will launch riders to 60 miles an hour in 3.5 seconds, with a 14-story loop and four inversions.
BASILE: For more fun, invite serendipity into your summer road trips
No matter what our plan, we are always flexible about modifying it if we come across some unexpected sight or event. Frequently the most interesting experiences are unplanned.