Crowne Plaza walkway to add to city’s connectivity
Officials for Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown said a $400,000 enclosed connector linking the hotel to the convention center will be done in February.
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Children’s Museum to revamp area for preschoolers
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has received a three-year, $700,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to renovate its early childhood exhibit, Playscape. It is the first major gift the foundation has made in Indianapolis.
Ticket giveaway: “Yo Gabba Gabba Live”
Win tickets to the on stage version of the popular kids’ show.
IBJ Movie Night: ‘Never Let Me Go’
Win tickets to a sneak preview of the Cary Mulligan/Keira Knightley film.
Art museum replaces gallery guards with students
The Indianapolis Museum of Art fired 56 gallery attendants Monday morning and will replace them with 100 IUPUI students on a federal work-study program. IMA also will employ 14 reserve police officers to patrol its campus.
You-review-it Monday
Any weekend when Art vs. Art competes with the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis has to be an interesting one.
Indy Super Bowl organizers moving ahead with plans
Local organizers expect the 2012 Super Bowl to be played as scheduled, despite growing concerns that an NFL work stoppage could force postponement or cancellation of the game.
JW Marriott already sold 100,000 rooms
It doesn’t open until Feb. 4, but downtown’s JW Marriott hotel has already booked 100,000 room nights for 2011—more than any other local hotel—an achievement drawing both praise and concern from others in the hospitality industry.
DINING: The Bar at the Ambassador goes beyond ‘Nawlins
What’s now called the Bar at the Ambassador at Pennsylvania and Ninth streets may have swapped a familiar name for a generic one, but there are still plenty of reasons to stop in.
LOU’S VIEWS: Lost & found at state museum’s ‘Titanic’ exhibit
What is it about the “Titanic” that continues to attract us—through books, films, a stage musical and, in the case of the touring show at the Indiana State Museum, an exhibition of artifacts?
BENNER: Issue of women in locker room crops up … again
If I could add the wasted time I spent waiting outside locker rooms with the wasted time encountered once inside, I might be able to get three or four years of my life back.
Museum group recognizes ‘Indiana Experience’ exhibit
The Association of Midwest Museums recognized the attraction for bringing history to life.
Owner of Stutz studio opening gallery in Carmel
The opening is a homecoming of sorts for Kathleen O’Neil Stevens, who formerly operated a studio-gallery for her own work on East Carmel Drive.
Join us for IBJ Arts Night
Special guests include David Hochoy, Milicent Wright, and more.
Blockbuster files for bankruptcy protection
Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, saying plans to keep its stores and kiosks open as it reorganizes.
Ticket giveaway: Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra season opener
APA Fellow Grace Fong joins ICO on Schumann, Mendelssohn and Barber.
Film Fest leader leaving for documentary gig
Dorothy Henckel, president of the Indianapolis International Film Festival, has accepted a job as director of acquisitions for The Documentary Channel.
Review: “Sibling Revelry” with the ISO
Sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway help launch Pops season.
Indianapolis lands large environmental trade show
The Pump & Cleaner Environmental Expo will be held in Indianapolis each year in February from 2012 to 2014. It is expected to attract more than 12,000 visitors annually and generate an estimated $24 million in spending over the three-year stretch.