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REVIEW: Thoughts on IRT’s ‘The Whipping Man’
How do religious ties hold up in a world where shackles held people in place?
LOU’S VIEWS: The critics are coming … the critics are coming
Journalists from San Francisco to D.C. and from New Haven to New Orleans descend on Indy for a first-ever critical mass of theater.
DINING: Next to Recess, a room with a clue
Third in a month-long series of farm-to-table restaurant reviews.
BENNER: Can Crean handle winning as well as he handled losing?
He has made Indiana basketball nationally relevant again. Yet with that relevance comes responsibility.
REVIEW: ISO meets NewAm for first full collaboration
The March 9 concert kicked off with composer/singer/keyboardist (and IU grad) Son Lux.
A&E Priority List for March 14-20
A great American dance company, Shakespeare with a gangster twist, and more picks for the week.
IBJ Movie Night: ’42,’ the Jackie Robinson story
Attention sports fans: We’ve got tickets to a sneak preview of the new biopic starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford.
Pence objects to proposed gambling expansion
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers not to approve an expansion of gambling despite pressure from new casinos in bordering states.
REVIEW: Phoenix Theatre’s ‘The Lyons’
Bitterness doesn’t get much better than Nicky Silver’s comedy.
‘Mormon’ leads all-first-time-in-Indy Broadway series
Clowes and Murat to host five touring musicals…and a “Wicked” bonus.
HETRICK: Ten tips to help those seeking jobs or internships
Many would-be applicants start off with content that fails to set them apart or showcase the key benefits they bring to the table.
DINING: This Local welcomes outsiders
Second in a month-long series of farm-to-table restaurant reviews.
LOU’S VIEWS: Eiteljorg shows how the West was strummed
While I could look at most of the instruments on display at the new “Guitars: Roundups to Rockers” exhibition at the Eiteljorg with cool detachment, Woody Guthrie’s Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar stopped me.
Indy gets first FM sports/talk station
Emmis Communications bought a low-power station, boosted its signal and is using it to simulcast The Fan, a format found at AM 1070.
BENNER: From the NBA to the Big Ten, putting butts in seats is king
Even watching the game from home on ESPN, a casual observer might have thought Bankers Lie Fieldhouse was a neutral court.
REVIEW: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios revisited
With both the 2010 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and 2012’s New Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World, families with theme-park inklings have even more reasons to visit — or revisit — Orlando.
Traveling Indiana? Here’s a look at what’s new and improved
Need some incentives to travel in-state for your next getaway? Looking for something new? Here’s a rundown of some of what’s been added — or improved — on Indiana’s destinations menu.