LOU’S VIEWS: Old favorites still satisfy
This week, some top picks from Indianapolis museums’ and attractions’ permanent collections
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WEB REVIEW: With Groupon and its ilk, daily deals drive demand
All of these work on the same basic premise: Make an offer to customers that is at or better than 50-percent off, use the power of the deal and their social networks to spread the word, and wait for the sales to roll in.
‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ canceled
Tyler Perry production was to play Conseco Fieldhouse.
Review: “In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play”
Thoughts on Sarah Ruhl’s play, getting its local premiere at the Phoenix Theatre.
Museum revamping security strategy to save money
A security overhaul at the Indianapolis Museum of Art promises to be more effective while saving the cash-strapped museum $600,000 a year. More than 50 gallery attendants are gone, and so is the front desk, replaced by visitor assistants, most of whom are local college students.
LOU’S VIEWS: Why Gilbert & Sullivan?
Thoughts on Indianapolis Opera’s “The Mikado.” Plus, the holiday season arrives early with Beef & Boards’ “White Christmas.”
DINING: Easy-to-miss eatery deserves a look … and taste
Last in a month-long series of reviews of “street” restaurants. This week: 106th St. Grill.
HETRICK: You gotta be civil on the long road out of Eden
Etiquette at Eagles concert in short supply.
Review: Max Weinberg Big Band
The drummer behind Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brian took center stage at Jazz Kitchen set.
Corporations champion FFA’s mission
The organization’s annual convention, which runs Wednesday through Saturday, attracted 375 exhibitors, an impressive number considering the tepid economy.
Heartland website problem “not a glitch”
If you are having trouble finding what’s playing when and where at the Heartland Film Festival, you aren’t alone.
ISO chooses young maestro Urbanski as director
Krzysztof Urbanski, 28, has been named the seventh music director in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s 80-year-history.
Indiana Live swamped by debt, faces potential default
Owners of the Indiana Live racetrack and casino face an interest payment on the lion’s share of their $544 million in debt next month, as credit analysts continue fretting about the company’s ability to pay its bills.
Zionsville galleries watching Carmel arts district
Zionsville gallery owners are stepping up their collective marketing efforts as Carmel’s Arts and Design District has landed a new wave of artists and gallery owners over the past five months.
Audio recording history on display in dealer’s HQ
Van Ausdall & Farrar got its start when innovator Thomas Edison selected it as an Ediphone distributor. Since then, the company has been proud of its association with the American icon, and now Van Ausdall has its own in-house Voice Museum to pay homage to its history.
STYLE: The eyes have it as Kiralee Hubbard lashes out
All 108 eye shadows, every shade of lip gloss and even the makeup brushes lining the walls of her Broad Ripple Studio were designed by Kiralee Hubbard.
DINING: Inside or out, Shelbi Street Cafe & Bistro eatery shines
Salmon and bacon work together at this Fountain Square eatery.