MILLER: Travelers still want experiences despite proliferating technology
Consumers are using technology to look for the greatest value, not necessarily the lowest price.
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Indianapolis Zoo attendance clipped by weather, economy
Indianapolis Zoo attendance is down in 2009, but poor weather may be to blame as much as the weak economy.
Indiana tourism sites staying busy despite soft economy
Hoosiers are shrugging off hard times and heading out on vacation, so much so that some of the state’s top attractions actually
are seeing attendance boomlets. But the travelers are sticking close to home, and they’re clenching their dollars tightly.
Local convention leaders wine, dine crucial meeting planners
Behind every convention that rolls into Indianapolis is a tedious sales effort as intense and invisible as a riptide. Sometimes
the sale cycle lasts as long as six years.
The Muppets’ greatest hits
On the 40th anniversary of ‘Sesame Street,’ twelve of the many moments when the Muppets achieved greatness.
Mass Ave fine art gallery G.C. Lucas set to close
Greg Lucas will be the second fine art gallery owner in Indianapolis to close shop this year. Lucas announced Tuesday that
he will close his gallery at 884 Massachusetts Ave. by year’s end.
You-review-it Monday
For me, “Enter Love” at the Cabaret, Walter Knabe at the Evan Lurie Gallery, and more. And for you?
Supreme Court to hear gambler’s suit
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether an Ohio River casino should have allowed a compulsive gambler
to play and lose $125,000 in a single night.
LOU’S VIEWS: Teaching the ISO new tricks
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra combined magic and music with “Mysterioso.”
DINING: Frosting is tops at Holy Cow, Cupcakes!
At this Rangeline Road cupcakery, it’s the sweet stuff that counts.
HETRICK: Does your private club need a license to kill?
Is it freedom-enhancing to defend a veteran’s “right” to commit slow-motion suicide and homicide?
BENNER: Tough year for IU basketball to make a comeback
Yes, the IU Hoosiers are better this season. How could they not be?
More on Michael Feinstein’s plate
The artistic head of the Carmel Regional Performing Arts Center has added a Broadway show and a new NYC position to his already busy schedule.
New downtown museum invites visitors to bang a drum
The Percussive Arts Society plans to open an interactive museum at Washington and Illinois streets downtown.
Voters in struggling Ohio back four urban casinos
Ohio voters hit hard by the economic downturn have approved casinos on the fifth try by gambling supporters in the past two
decades.
City Market board sought 3-year closure for redevelopment
Board president says he quit after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard declined proposal to shut down historic landmark until
2013 for major renovation.
Ohio casino question could affect Indiana
Ohio voters are poised to weigh in on a ballot question that would authorize casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and
Toledo.