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Judge allows class in suit against state tort law
U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker has certified the victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse as a single class in a lawsuit challenging a law that caps the state’s liability at $5 million. However, she concluded the plaintiffs are unlikely to win the challenge.
DINING: Pho sizzles up flavorful Vietnamese comfort food
Last in a month-long series of reviews of new ethnic eateries. This week: Pho Asian.
LOU’S VIEWS: Sandi Patty, Carrie Newcomer and more from the CD shelf
Thanksgiving, for many, is road-trip time—which also makes it a good time to give a listen to the latest discs from Indiana performers. Here’s a stack I’ve taken pleasure in over the past month.
HETRICK: Super Committee fails Constitutional test
Are we providing for the common defense when parents have to supplement their sons’ and daughters’ military equipment?
State Fair victims sue Sugarland over stage collapse
Country duo Sugarland was named in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by 44 survivors of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse and the family members of four people who died, by far the largest claim yet stemming from the tragedy.
East Chicago casino pit manager charged with theft
Edward Rau III of Munster is accused of defrauding the Ameristar Casino by ordering dealers to give chips to a Chicago man who would cash them in and split the money with Rau.
Ticket giveaway: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Win tickets to a downtown screening of the holiday classic.
State Fair disaster relief fund makes final payments
Indiana State Fair officials say $964,000 in a relief fund was paid to 28 victims of August's deadly stage collapse.
Stewart’s NASCAR victory likely to boost local trade show
The International Motorsports Industry Show at the Indiana Convention Center should get a jolt of publicity from Tony Stewart, who is not only the 2011 NASCAR champ but the show's part-owner.
Hendricks County ‘hotspot’ for package-liquor permits
Four package liquor permits in the county west of Indianapolis fetched a total of nearly $1 million, roughly a quarter of the $3.8 million the state netted during an auction of 279 new alcohol permits in Indiana.
Former Colt opening downtown event venue
Former Indianapolis Colt Gary Padjen is turning a vacant 18,000-square-foot building near Lucas Oil Stadium into a venue he is hopeful will host everything from Super Bowl and other corporate parties to concerts and mixed martial arts bouts.
Oktoberfest organizers face bill for unpaid fairgrounds rent
Board members of the German-American Klub of Indianapolis could be personally on the hook for more than $20,000 in unpaid rent at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Downtown’s Nestle Inn under new ownership
Nearly 12 years after opening Nestle Inn Bed & Breakfast, Steve and Barb Tegarden decided to sell the business at 637 N. East St. to marketing and hospitality veteran Leesa Smith and her husband.
Ski-lodge-themed facility planned for Union Station
The NFL is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a posh 15,000-square-foot hospitality area inside Union Station’s Grand Hall for this year’s Super Bowl. The facility will be a perk for the league’s best corporate partners, former players and coaches, and other high-rollers.
DINING: Tucked away in Dunaway’s, a minimal Mexican lunchery
Third in a month-long series of reviews of new ethnic eateries.
LOU’S VIEWS: Biennial Eiteljorg show offers edgy art
In an effort to lead the field in today’s Native American art, the Eiteljorg celebrates five artists showcasing very recent work.
Suburban-hotel mayhem whipsaws entrepreneur
Two of Sanjay Patel’s hotels landed in bankruptcy in November. Four others filed for Chapter 11 protection last year.
Never too late
A 50-plus couple going to their first show at Indy Fringe can hold as much hope for the future as a teenager’s first infatuation with Shakespeare.