Long way to go to fill expanded Indiana Convention Center
Eighteen months after the expansion opened, indicators of success are mixed.
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Crafting Indianapolis’ convention biz took guts
Ex-Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association chief Bill McGowan weighs the pay-off.
Dream teams for tourism industry
Youth sports events reap millions for Indianapolis and its neighbors.
You-review-it Monday: Art Squared, ‘Crucible,’ more
What did you see this weekend? Symphony opening night or community day? ‘Vanya etc.’ at the Phoenix?
Butler’s $2.9M grant to create new kind of science museum
The university's Center for Urban Ecology will use the federal money to create sites along six Indianapolis waterways that will educate the public about the city’s water system.
Moody’s: Established gambling markets faltering
The credit rating agency issued a report describing a shift in casino tax revenue away from New Jersey, Indiana and Nevada to new markets in places like Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio.
Ed Wenck succeeding Jim Poyser as Nuvo ME
Nuvo’s long-time managing editor, Jim Poyser, is heading for a new job and will be replaced by former WIBC-FM 93.1 radio personality and author Ed Wenck.
LOU’S VIEWS: At Eiteljorg show, honesty is the ‘West’ policy
It would be foolish to go to the Eiteljorg Museum’s “Quest for the West” show (through Oct. 6) looking for surprises. This is, after all, an invitational show focused on pleasing collectors of conservative western art who, in Indy for the show’s opening, purchase most of what’s shown.
DINING: Thirsty Scholar schools 16th Street on cafe culture
Limited menu best suited for grazing. Fourth in a month-long series of just-out-of-downtown dining reviews.
HETRICK: There she is, Miss America, an ideal answer to racism
For a few ugly Americans emboldened by social media, it was an opportunity to judge Miss Davuluri. But not by the content of her character.
BENNER: A nickname only an NFL owner could defend—and keep
It’s time Washington, and a certain IPS school for that matter, catches up with the rest of society.
Urbanski extends contract with ISO
The 30-year-old music director will remain on the podium at least through the 2017-2018 season, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra officials said Thursday.
XX, XX and other A&E news nuggets
Rebecca J. Long has been upgraded from Assistant Curator to Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculputre before 1800. Brown County Playhouse will offer a trio of plays in the Fall courtesy of Chicago-based Two Pigs Productions. The selections: "Grace and Glorie," "Shipwrecked! An Entertainment" (seen a few seasons back at the […]
Rupert turns Rod Serling in spooky anthology series
Locally-based Adrenaline Motion Pictures LLC has high hopes for a new TV and Internet series it’s producing, called “Rupert Boneham’s Frightmares: Seriously Scary Stories.”
Lottery sales lag forecast under new manager
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.
Heartland Film Festival leader Sparks stepping down
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.
You-review-it Monday: Jazz Fest, Best of the West, more
The weekend included concerts all around town. Which did you get to?
‘Star Trek’ star, Broadway vet cast in Mellencamp/King ‘Ghost Brothers’
Horror musical to launch tour at IU Auditorium in, appropriately, October. Clowes Hall to follow.
Conner Prairie rolling out adults-only programming
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.
LOU’S VIEWS: Civic Theatre’s ‘Pippin’ lacks magic
Exceptional production values stand out from rest of an unfocused production. Fun added by brief 3D sequence.