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REVIEW: ‘Miles & Ellie’ at the Phoenix Theatre
Who’d have thought that the place to go for a Teflon summer romantic comedy would be the Phoenix Theatre?
Security to be tight at Expo this weekend
Indianapolis officials are taking extra steps to ensure safety at Indiana Black Expo’s Summer Celebration in a year that has seen a surge in homicides.
Former newspaper editor now telling stories on screen
Documentary filmmaker Ted Green recently completed production of “Bobby Slick Leonard: Heart of a Hoosier,” a 90-minute documentary that will debut at Bankers Life Fieldhouse July 29.
DINING: Newcomer Union 50’s creativity marries cuisines
Mass Ave around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and East Street has been bursting lately with new dining options. Here’s the latest.
Q&A: Ron Spencer
After more than 250 productions, Theatre on the Square’s executive artistic director exits with a look back.
CHICAGO REVIEWS: ‘Brigadoon’ at the Goodman; ‘This is Our Youth’ at Steppenwolf
A trip to Chicago yields a pair of well-worth-the-drive pleasures from two of the country’s leading regional theaters.
LOPRESTI: With a few quick pen strokes, Pacers fans have new enemies
In a league where rivalries come and go, Cleveland has target on its back. So does Stephenson.
City marshals $400,000 for Monument Circle events, projects
The city, National Endowment for the Arts and Central Indiana Community Foundation have contributed to the plan for expanding amenities, activities and attractions on the Circle.
New downtown concert venue to seat 15,000
A music amphitheater soon will take center stage on the site of the former General Motors metal-stamping plant on the western edge of downtown, sources tell IBJ.
Josh Kaufman among Indy Jazz Fest headliners
The multi-venue fest also will feature funk/soul saxophonist Maceo Parker and SNL trombonist Steve Turre.
Review: Acting Up’s ‘The Tragedy of Hamlet’
Acting Up Productions isn’t the first theater company to cast a woman as the great Dane. But what could have been a gimmick instead proved to be a casting coup.
REVIEW: “Hair” at the Athenaeum
There are worse problems to have in theater than an audience so enthusiastic about what they are seeing and hearing that their hooting and hollering dampens the emotional impact of the end of your show.
City to barricade Broad Ripple street to help curb violence
Indianapolis officials plan to close a two-block portion of Broad Ripple Avenue to motor vehicles on Friday and Saturday nights for the rest of the summer.
Feds putting Comcast-Time Warner deal under close scrutiny
The Justice Department has reached out to several major companies as it investigates whether the cable-industry merger is anticompetitive. The deal, if approved, would have big implications in central Indiana.
Relics from investigated collection on display
A central Indiana museum is displaying numerous Native American relics belonging to a man from whom the FBI seized many artifacts this spring.
LOPRESTI: Minor leagues are a home run across state
Five ballparks, from South Bend to Evansville, pack ’em in with baseball, promotions.
LOU’S VIEWS: Indy International Film Fest 2014 flick picks
Favorites this year include harrowing drama, amoral comedy, intense historical doc, and much more. Festival begins July 17.
Dozens of brewers, wineries set for Indiana State Fair
About 40 Indiana craft brewers and wineries will be setting up shop in the new wine and beer garden inside the fairgrounds’ Grand Hall.