BENNER: Fixing dysfunctional NBA will take time, flexibility
Unlike the NFL, which is swimming in money, the NBA is drowning in red ink.
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HETRICK: Finding the “one thing” on the Stratford stages
In the middle of Onterio farming country, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival found its one thing.
LOU’S VIEWS: Get a jump start on Indy International Film Festival
The festival, which runs July 14-24 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, offers a diverse line-up, from mainstream films to innovative cinema.
DINING: New tenant flows into troubled 82nd Street spot
Second in a month-long series of reviews of newish pizza places
McNamara moving from Broad Ripple after 57 years
The florist is moving from the Broad Ripple retail space it has occupied since 1954. Local developer Buckingham Cos., which purchased the property in 2000, is preparing for the redevelopment of Monon Place.
Downtown garden growing more than food
Now in its second year, the Wishard Slow Food Garden grows produce for local markets, restaurants and residents alike. And from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays, consumers can sample some of the harvest as the Duos Indy Mobile Kitchen sets up shop a few steps away.
Palladium works out kinks in accessible seating
The staff at the Palladium in Carmel will receive more training on how to accommodate people with disabilities after a would-be concertgoer said she was denied a pair of $20 tickets.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Conrad’s top chef rustles up advice
Do you need a culinary degree to be an executive chef? How do you serve hundreds at a time? What's the difference between cooking for Hoosiers and Floridians? Michelle Matiya boils it down.
You-review-it Tuesday: The 4th, Florence, etc.
See any bombs bursting in air? Catch a concert? Cool off at the movies?
‘Spring Awakening’ to anchor Phoenix Theatre season
Acclaimed musical, along with Pulitzer-winner ‘August: Osage County’ in 2011-2012 lineup.
Indiana State Museum hopes for new start
The Indiana State Museum begins a new fiscal year Friday with a different governance structure and a $1.1 million surplus.
BENNER: A love lost rarely returns—except at Victory Field
Like most young boys in the 1950s, baseball was my first sports love.
WEB REVIEW: Searching, for free, for the next great song
NoiseTrade helps you discover, download and keep songs…in exchange for your e-mail address and ZIP code.
DINING: Transitional signage masks above-average pizza
First in a month-long series of reviews of newish pizza places. This week: Eagle Creek Pizza.
LOU’S VIEWS: Conner Prairie’s best raid plans
If you asked me a week ago what I knew about Indiana’s direct involvement in the Civil War, you would have been met with a blank stare. Then I was part of the regiment that helped kick the raiding party out of Indiana as part of the new “1863 Civil War Journey: Raid on Indiana” interactive exhibit at Conner Prairie.
Transportation museum eyes excursion trains to downtown Indy
As efforts drag on to study and fund a commuter rail system using the former Nickel Plate rail line, the group now using the 37-mile corridor to run excursion trains in Hamilton County and to the Indiana State Fair is looking at running its trains farther south—to downtown.
Indianapolis Museum of Art drops student-run security
The IMA is back to using traditional security guards after IUPUI vetoed its plan to use federally funded work-study students.
Ticket giveaway: Arlo Guthrie and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Win a four-pack of tickets to see the folk music legend.
I won’t miss Metromix…just what it could have been
Thought on the folding of the Indianapolis Star’s not-quite-alt weekly.
Appeals court: Eiteljorg estate trustees breached duties
A panel of state appellate court judges backed a trial court’s decision, determining trustees for the estate of Harrison Eiteljorg breached their duties by failing to distribute more than $1 million to his two sons.