The Hoosier Lottery is running about 17 percent behind projections for surplus revenue in July and August under manager Gtech Indiana, a subsidiary of a firm that also has missed its forecasts for the Illinois lottery.
Jeffrey L. Sparks, who has led the Heartland Film Festival since he founded the internationally known movie event more than two decades ago, is bowing out of his leadership role, he confirmed Tuesday morning.
The weekend included concerts all around town. Which did you get to?
Horror musical to launch tour at IU Auditorium in, appropriately, October. Clowes Hall to follow.
The inaugural Prairie Plates event Sept. 20 represents a big step in the Hamilton County living history museum’s increasing effort to target grown-ups—a trend happening around the country as once-staid institutions look to expand audiences and increase revenue.
Exceptional production values stand out from rest of an unfocused production. Fun added by brief 3D sequence.
Reviewing Lincoln Square Pancake House. Third in a month-long series of just-out-of-downtown dining reviews.
The pressure to cheat starts with the schools themselves and their demanding fans.
Revenue jumped to $12.3 million during the park system’s summer season as cooler temperatures enticed visitors. A price increase this year for annual passes helped line the parks’ purse.
On the heels of March’s Comic Con Indy, Indiana Convention Center will host Pop Con Indy. Organizers promise a broader focus on video games and internet celebs.
A stagehands union fined $11,500 by a state agency following the deadly Indiana State Fair stage rigging collapse has reached a settlement with the state absolving it of those penalties.
An official in Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's administration has been named the new executive director of the Hoosier Lottery.
Did you get to First Friday? Try the preview event at Penrod or join the rest of us on Saturday? Chime in with your thoughts.
Can small movies fly on the big, big screen? Craig Mince of the IMAX at the Indiana State Museum thinks so. “Drinking Buddies” opens Sept. 13.
When an outstanding temporary exhibition opens, that’s cause for excitement. When a permanent exhibition gets an outstanding upgrade, that’s cause for celebration.
Second in a month-long series of just-out-of-downtown dining reviews.
Alas, there’s no viral video personalizing the problem. The call to act is coming from the top down.
Indianapolis officials hope to include plans for a new downtown luxury hotel in their bid for the 2018 Super Bowl, but they’re not sure all the pieces for a deal—potentially on Pan Am Plaza—can be put together before a bid presentation for 32 NFL owners in May.
It’s hard to imagine topping Indy’s hosting of the 2012 Super Bowl, but it can be done.
Feinstein Initiative to team up on exhibition project, a downtown gallery gets international attention, the Pacers search for halftime acts, and more.
