Denver, Indianapolis are close match on major tourism measures
The recently expanded Indiana Convention Center gives Indianapolis more space than Denver, but Denver has more hotel rooms and a larger budget.
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GAHL: Corporate travel will follow Super Bowl in Indianapolis
City has a strategy to pitch Indianapolis to honchos.
City looks to tourists to supplement convention business
Leisure travelers could plug gap until additional conventions fill the expanded Indiana Convention Center.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Abdul airs take on punditry, influence
How is talk-radio host Abdul-Hakim Shabazz like the Wizard of Oz? Were his barbs about an IPS official "over the top"? Does he really have the governor’s ear? He's taking your calls.
Jumping the opening night gun: ‘Spider-Man’ and beyond
Should critics wait until the official opening night?
You-review-it Monday
For me, it was the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra on Friday and college musical talent on Sunday.
Starry lineup coming to downtown Cabaret
Outstanding 2011 talent includes Melissa Manchester, Jason Robert Brown, and Karen Akers.
Indiana plans Reagan celebration at Statehouse
The Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration is scheduled for Feb. 10 at the Indiana Statehouse. The celebration is part of events nationwide celebrating Reagan's life.
Lou Harry’s A&E template
While it hasn't yet earned the national attention of the recently opened, Frank Gehry-designed New World Symphony campus and concert hall in Florida, Carmel's Palladium has garnered some national attention. Among those chiming in: Bloomberg led its report with the fact that Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director Michael Feinstein was moving Fred Astaire's […]
WEB REVIEW: Online help for escaping dinner rut and menu freeze
Probably the most interesting online grocery service in Indianapolis is Green B.E.A.N Delivery.
DINING: Tavern on South has obvious appeal
Despite its obvious appeal to fans of teams that suit up within spitting distance, Tavern on South avoids the raucous sports-bar atmosphere.
LOU’S VIEWS: Palladium premieres
I’m not ready to use the word “perfect” but, in my lifetime, I honestly don’t expect to hear chamber music in a better-sounding venue than I did Jan. 30.
Indianapolis Museum of Art shuffles gallery space
The remodeling of third-floor galleries will create more space for the IMA’s growing design-arts collection.
Ticket giveaway: Schubert’s Piano Trio
Win tickets to see David Finckel, Wu Han and Philip Setzer.
Review: Chamber music at the Palladium
The first concert in the Palladium’s concert season fulfills expectations.
LOU’S VIEWS: Riding high at Disney World
While I know the rough economy took its toll everywhere, including the Mouse Factory, I was impressed with how much is new and different in the Disney parks.
TRAVEL: Perfectly Franks–Namesake meeting in Big Apple
In 2002, I received an e-mail from a gentleman in New York City named Frank Basile who said he attended Indiana University in the mid-1980s and was often asked if he was my son.
Wilson sculpture prompts talk about race, art
The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has granted $50,000 to support the Central Indiana Community Foundation’s ongoing outreach efforts surrounding the controversial sculpture.