DINING: Blu lunch just pretense for dessert
At Blue Moon Cafe, the difficult-to-resist pastry case is right inside the front door.
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HETRICK: Hoosier thrillers should stay on the page
Reading Indiana crime fiction is great for vacation. Learning of true Indiana crime isn’t.
Ticket giveaway: Jeff Dunham at the Indiana State Fair
Win tickets to see the ventriloquist/comic in action.
City inks long-term deal with motorsports show
An agreement with the International Motorsports Industry Show will keep it in the city indefinitely. Attendance for the three-day
December convention is expected to top 20,000.
Critics vs. Filmmakers
The Indianapolis International Film Festival is pitting us against each other. What am I in for?
The best of times for classical music?
Stories from all over raise interesting A&E questions.
You-review-it Monday: Film fest and more
Symphony on the Prairie? Brooks and Dunn? What did you see, hear or do this weekend?
Ten wounded in shootings during Black Expo
The victims from three shootings Saturday night in a downtown crowded with visitors for Indiana Black Expo were reported to
be in good condition on Sunday. Eight were shot in the initial round of gunfire near Circle Centre mall.
IMA plans arts installations along White River
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will receive a $200,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant for a series of installations along a six-mile stretch of the White River.
Children’s Museum plans neighborhoods’ revitalization
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is about to expand its role in urban redevelopment. It has already invested more than
$1 million in the half-dozen blocks around its campus on North Meridian Street, and now plans to help create a comprehensive
plan for an area that encompasses six nearby neighborhoods.
Kansas City arts executive named general manager of new Carmel center
Douglas Tatum, former executive director of the Arts Foundation of Kansas City, will start at the Center for the Performing
Arts July 26.
IndyFringe Festival show spotlights teen relationships
The festival has added a play called “don’t u luv me?” that explores how signs of affection can morph into
controlling abuse through text messages.
STYLE: Virginia Avenue goes vintage with four new ‘old’ shops
Indianapolis' Virginia Avenue is quietly becoming a sort of vintage clothing district. Owner Tammy
Dyson is planning to open the newest
"old" store, Harloh's, on Aug, 1.
DINING: A chorizo line forms for Westfield Mexican eatery
There was nothing fancy about the neighborhood restaurant, but Queso Blanco was packing them in despite nearby competition from two of the nearly ubiquitous strip-mall chains.
LOU’S VIEWS: LaBute’s new play ‘Pretty’ impressive
This week, “Reasons to be Pretty” at the Phoenix Theatre, plus Famous Monsters and InConjunction conventions.
Elmore Leonard and other top writers coming to town
Author of “Get Shorty” and many more to cap impressive Fall lineup.
Ticket Giveaway: Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert
In a conversation likely to make you very hungry, two high-profile chefs share stories from the kitchen.
LEADING QUESTIONS Not-for-profit prez: ‘Take a breath’
Keira Amstutz of the Indiana Humanities Council has counterintuitive advice for fundraising pitches, plus counsel on
finding balance and avoiding overthinking.
The incredibly expanding theater seat
A new study reports that (surprise), Americans are getting bigger, and so are our theater seats.