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BENNER: Thanks and farewell after 45 years of Indy sports bylines
Veteran columnist moving on after a dozen years offering sports commentary for IBJ.
Indy attracts more visitors than much-larger Cleveland
A comparison of the convention and tourism businesses.
Hamilton County tourism getting sweeping update
Officials tout sophistication, Internet focus in attempt to shed folksy image.
MILLER: A mixed forecast for the travel business
The volume of travel in the United States exceeded the prior peak (2007) earlier this year and is likely headed for continued growth, although Indiana, with the exception of central Indiana, is not faring as positively.
Smoking ban opens new doors to Visit Indy
New convention prospects are talking to the city’s marketing agency after passage of the city’s expanded smoking ordinance last year.
Well-known executives to women: Keep it ‘authentic’
Media mogul Martha Stewart and advertising tycoon Charlotte Beers shared thoughts with hundreds of women Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis.
You-review-it Monday: What did I miss?
I was away for the weekend. Fill me in one what you saw while I was away. Matisse? Patti LuPone A Spirit & Place event?
Indianapolis Air Show grounded for good, organizers say
Amid federal budget cuts that have limited the participation of elite flying groups, the show’s executive committee has decided to call it quits.
BENNER: Brandon Miller, no stranger to big shots, gets another at Hinkle
Butler’s new coach is smooth under pressure, a quality he’ll need in his dream job.
COTA: Leaving tracks—and erasing them—on the info superhighway
If you visit Amazon.com and put a few items in your cart, those items will be there waiting for you when you come back. Convenient? Yes. Expected? Yes. But it goes beyond that.
DINING: A biggie-size Yats is back on Mass Ave
The menu is familiar, but the space is significantly expanded at Yats’ new Mass Ave digs.
LOU’S VIEW: A pair of trios with DK and the Phoenix
Three choreographers make magic while three couples mine marital misery.
Giveaway: XX and a Subway office party
In our latest sponsored giveaway, you can catch a show and be the most popular person at work (at least for a day).
‘Kurt Vonnegut’s Make Up Your Mind’ opens in Boston. But whose play is it, anyway?
Nicky Silver turned eleven drafts by Vonnegut into a play…and added the legendary author himself as a character.
You-review-it Monday: DK with innertubes, ISO with Pixar, more
This weekend, the Phoenix offered "Rancho Mirage." Dance Kaleidoscope incorporated big round dance partners. And the Indianapolis Symphony musically shared some toy stories. What did you see?
Downtown Westin Hotel to kick off $14 million renovation
The four-star establishment plans to overhaul all 13 floors and 573 guest rooms, beginning in November, as its competitors trigger similar upgrades.
LOU’S VIEWS/DINING: Studio Movie Grill makes reel changes to moviegoing experience
Since it’s selling itself as both an entertainment venue and a dining spot, I thought I’d take its lead and combine my A&E and dining columns this week.
HETRICK: A small-town ode to what seems like a carefree autumn
The leaves are falling fast in Pendleton. But the news is very different than what’s reported in bigger cities.
BENNER: Colts prove they can overcome ‘bulletin-board material’
The Colts-Broncos game lived up to the circus that led up to it.