Visit Indy to map city’s strategy for tourism
The $178,000 study will answer key questions about how the city can better connect its highlights, attract and please business and leisure travelers, and hook up with corporate partners.
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You-review-it Monday
Martha Graham Dance Company? Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra? “The Lego Movie”? What did you hear, see or do on the A&E front this weekend?
City beat steep odds to land NRA convention
City tourism officials worked for years to bring second-largest convention ever to Indianapolis.
LOU’S VIEWS: IRT triple play shows gentle side of Vonnegut
Before he was a literary icon, Vonnegut was a struggling writer finding his voice through short stories. Three are woven together into the play “Who Am I This Time?”
DINING: Husk-y newcomer The Tamale Place added to market options
The place Guy Fieri visited on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” opens a City Market spot. Here’s a review.
HETRICK: If you rely on air and water, you’ll want to read this
At the Statehouse, the crime in progress is voluntary bondage—not in the sexual sense, but what Dictionary.com calls “the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control.”
LOPRESTI: ABA Pacers, bound by championships, wait for next one
Players who made magic for the team in the early 1970s are waiting for next chapter to be written.
ROSENTRAUB: Indiana State Fairgrounds destination hurts downtown Indianapolis
The recovery accelerated a disappointing pattern. Regional economic growth and activity are increasingly moving to the suburbs.
National Rifle Association convention debuts in Indy
Businesses are scrambling to decide how to cater to the massive confab.
Announcing the next IBJ A&E Road Trip: We’re going to Canada!
Care to join IBJ’s Lou Harry on a trek to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (with a side trip to Niagara Falls and the Shaw Festival)? Details here.
Anderson casino cuts 13 workers amid falling revenue
Hoosier Park reported a 3-percent drop in gambling revenue through the first 11 months of 2013, from $17.5 million to less than $17.1 million.
White Lodging says data breach reached 8 states
Merrillville-based White Lodging Services Corp. said the suspected breach affected credit cards used at hotel restaurants and lounges at 14 properties it manages, including the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown.
You-review-it Monday: Super Bowl ads, Vonnegut on stage, and more
What did you think of this year’s Super Bowl ads? Apart from the fact that they were (slightly) better than the game?
White Lodging investigating security breach
The Merrillville-based hotel chain is investigating a breach that might involve information on thousands of guests.
Jury acquits music venue manager in 2009 fire
A Brown County jury on Friday acquitted James Bowyer of Morgantown on all charges in his arson trial. He was accused of setting the fire that destroyed the Little Nashville Opry in September 2009.
DINING: The bowl and the beautiful
For many eateries, soup is an afterthought. But not for Soupremacy, where it’s the main event.
At Perfect North, there’s no business like snow business
“The first year, we had about 700 visitors,” said Chip Perfect. “That’s a typical Saturday for us now.”
LOU’S VIEWS: Caving in to ‘Caveman’ spear pressure
I’ve been avoiding “Defending the Caveman” since the early 1990s, when Rob Becker’s one-man show still featured Rob Becker playing Rob Becker.
LOPRESTI: The Sochi Olympics—a bizarre blend of sport and fear
Heavy security at Olympics is nothing new, but this year foreboding hits a new high.
Committee pushes gambling discussion to summer
A Senate bill that would give the state’s riverboat casinos tax breaks and authorize table gambling in racinos was sent to a summer study committee Wednesday.