Do TV dance shows add to live dance audiences?
“So You Think You Can Dance?” and “Dancing with the Stars” get ratings, but will their audiences come out for DK, Hancock and other live dance presenters?
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Lottery says it overspent on amenities for new office
Indiana lottery officials say they overspent on their new headquarters and will sell some of their equipment after reports raised questions about the lavish facility.
Ticket giveaway: Heartland Film Festival
Win a 10-packs of tickets to the annual celebration of cinematic positivity.
Anderson racino emerges from bankruptcy
The parent company of Anderson racetrack and casino Hoosier Park has officially emerged from bankruptcy. The original shareholders of Centaur Inc., about 80 individual Indiana investors, lost their entire investment in the company.
State to crack down on new online gambling machines
Indiana officials have decided to clamp down on new electronic gambling machines that let users connect to online games and are giving the state excise police authority to remove them and cite businesses that have them.
Madonna at the Super Bowl?
The worst celeb news in Indy since Donald Trump’s aborted stint as pace car driver?
You-review-it Monday: Henson Alternative, Art vs. Art, etc.
What did you hear, see or do this weekend?
Gaming machines may expose loophole in state laws
The so-called "sweepstakes machines" allow users to buy Internet time and connect to online games like video poker and slots.
Mayor has monumental plan for Georgia Street, delays name change
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard temporarily calls off plans to rename the historic street to instead focus on a project that would line it with 30 monuments saluting famous Hoosiers.
Team-building exercises remain popular, but do they work?
Even in today’s tight economy, the trend of organizing off-site team-building exercises for employees is still going strong.
Veteran broadcaster Ahern joins Indiana Historical Society team
The retired WISH-TV anchor will be a community affairs adviser and make presentations at the history center.
Kurt Vonnegut library battles book bans
The library is giving copies of “Slaughterhouse-Five” to students in Republic, Mo., where school officials have deemed the book inappropriate.
LOU’S VIEWS: Productions, written 100 years apart, explore teen sex
Thoughts on the Phoenix Theatre’s “Spring Awakening” and Indianapolis Opera’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Marketing Urbanski
No, that isn’t Corey Hart on the t-shirt in the Hilbert Circle Theatre gift shop.
You-review-it Monday: ‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘Butterfly,’ etc.
What did you hear, see or do this weekend?
Miles Design to help market Heartland Film Festival
As Heartland’s branding agency, the agency will lead efforts to increase awareness of Heartland events, as well as its overall mission.
Circle City Classic makes changes to boost event attendance
Officials are taking steps to reverse a dramatic decline in interest in the event over the last decade.
BENNER: This winter might be best and worst of times
We’ve got the Big Ten championship, the Crossroads Classic, the Super Bowl … and the possibility of no NBA season.
New eateries show Broad Ripple isn’t just for college crowd
A new restaurant planned for Broad Ripple from restaurateur Martha Hoover—along with other new arrivals, including 10-01 Food & Drink and Fire by the Monon—suggests the neighborhood remains one of the city’s most sought-after spots for local restaurants.