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Local PBS station warns of potential scam
WFYI is alerting local organizations and corporate partners about a Florida-based company asking for $20,000-plus to produce programs on not-for-profits that likely would not air on public television, as promised.
Sugarland attorneys: Injured fair fans share in blame
Attorneys for country duo Sugarland say concertgoers were at least partly to blame for injuries suffered in the 2011 stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. The stance drew a sharp reaction from fans Tuesday and prompted the band’s manager to issue a statement criticizing the finger-pointing.
Panel OKs legislation requiring stage inspections
The proposal follows the deadly collapse of outdoor stage rigging during high winds at last summer's Indiana State Fair.
Koch family could get Kentucky Kingdom answer this week
The Kentucky State Fair Board will discuss and vote on a tentative operating agreement with the owners of Holiday World in Santa Claus, Ind. A spokeswoman said the Koch family may rename Kentucky Kingdom.
Eiteljorg, Imax seeking approval to sell liquor
The two downtown attractions are among several entities that purchased permits in November and now are seeking approval from county officials to sell liquor.
IBJ Movie Night: ‘Phantom’ sequel screening
The Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies" will be showing in movie theaters Feb. 28th (with an encore March 7). This will be the first time the show has been seen in the U.S. in any form.
Indiana fair victim testifies on state plan for found money
A high school tennis player who was crippled in last summer's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair testified Thursday as legislators considered whether to double the amount the state is paying for victims.
Eiteljorg museum reports record attendance in 2011
Two special exhibits drew a large number of first-time visitors.
Symphony challenges complicate CEO search
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra trustees are seeking a new leader who can help reverse three consecutive years of seven-figure budget deficits, raise $100 million to replenish its endowment and motivate staff working for reduced pay.
LOU’S VIEWS: Pleasures of ‘Godspell’ are in the details
In Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production, the apostles aren’t blank slates to write on but, rather, people who have experienced life.
Indianapolis Downtown Inc. leader Zahn stepping down after 19 years
Indianapolis Downtown Inc. announced Thursday morning that President Tamara Zahn plans to leave her position by June. Zahn was IDI's first president and has been in the post for 19 years.
Review: Bernadette Peters at the Palladium
The star of “Song and Dance,” “A Little Night Music” and more didn’t need her Broadway best to shine.
Ticket Giveaway: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘The Immortal’
The Michael Jackson tribute show comes to his home state.
Downtown officials outline future plans for Georgia Street
The three-block stretch that served as the Super Bowl Village will complement, not compete with, traditional downtown gathering places such as Monument Circle, officials said.
Senator drops push for paid dealers at charity games
A proposal to allow charities to pay people to run bingo, poker and other gambling games is too touchy of an issue to tackle this session, Indiana Senate Public Policy Chairman Ron Alting said Friday morning. Instead, he’ll request a summer study committee.
State Fair Commission breaks ground on ‘Glass Barn’
The $2.9 million building on the 250-acre fairgrounds campus will feature interactive exhibits focusing on new technologies used on modern farms.
BENNER: Calling out some special people for a super effort
She was atop an eight-story perch for a ride that had come to symbolize the free-spirited, all-out fun, wheeeeeee! atmosphere Indy had stamped upon America’s biggest sporting event
HETRICK: Biggest Super Bowl perk was a dose of civic pride
As one commentator said, Indianapolis “crushed it.”