Eiteljorg’s Jingle Rails has become a multi-generational holiday tradition
More than 35,000 people last year came to the downtown museum to see the G-gauge train display.
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Kite seeks to minimize risk in convention-hotels project
Hospitality industry observers say this is far from an ideal time for Kite—a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in shopping centers—to veer outside its core business and tackle what would be a risky and colossal project that easily could cost more than $600 million.
Bidders on state park’s concert stage upgrade go wide of mark, delaying work
New restrooms will be ready for concertgoers at the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn, but a key portion of the venue’s two-year, $27 million revamp must wait until 2020.
Developer in downtown hotel project sues bank in rift over relocating branch
Loftus Robinson plans to transform the 16-story tower into a 130-room Kimpton-brand hotel. But it says it has hit a snag with moving Centier Bank from the ground floor.
UPDATE: Two paintings from Robert Indiana estate fetch $5M at controversial auction
The estate of artist Robert Indiana, creator of the iconic LOVE series, auctioned off two paintings by other artists that he owned to raise money to defend against a lawsuit and to stabilize his deteriorating island home in Maine.
Dishing up art monthly at the Harrison Center
Harrison Center Executive Director Joanna Taft created the monthly Art Dish series as an opportunity to encourage conversation between artists and potential patrons using the lure of first-rate cuisine.
Developer scraps plan for $22M downtown hotel, citing costs
Sun Development & Management Corp said the 11-story, 150-room project slated for a surface parking lot along South Meridian Street turned out to be “cost-prohibitive.”
George Platt Lynes exhibit bares all
The title elements aren’t quite given equal weight in “Sensual/Sexual/Social: The Photography of George Platt Lynes.”
Missouri tour boat captain indicted in sinking that killed 17
Charges have been filed against the captain of a Missouri tourist boat that sank and killed 17 people, including nine people from an Indiana family, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Museum inside Indianapolis Motor Speedway is planning massive expansion, renovation
Planning for the project is still in the early stages but it’s likely to cost tens of millions of dollars.
New downtown nightclub set to take over Subterra Lounge space
A new nightclub that describes itself as a “New Orleans-inspired voodoo dive bar” is set to celebrate its grand opening Saturday.
Finding a place for Spirit & Place
About 30-40 events this year will fit under the elusive umbrella of the Spirit & Place Festival, a unique yet difficult-to-define, only-in-Indianapolis celebration of the arts, humanities and religion.
Indiana Historical Society names CEO to replace retiring Herbst
The CEO of the Connecticut Historical Society will take over the post in late January, marking the first leadership change at the organization in more than a dozen years.
IBJ Podcast: Detailing the Pan Am Plaza hotel-and-convention project
Guest host Lindsey Erdody (in for Mason King) talks with IBJ reporters Hayleigh Colombo and Anthony Schoettle about the public-private project, the city’s convention business and what remains unknown about the Pan Am Plaza project.
Trump briefly campaigns for two of Indiana’s congressmen at FFA convention
During his remarks at the National FFA Convention and Expo at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday, President Donald Trump talked about the Pittsburgh shooting and trade deals, and brought two Indiana congressmen on stage.
Microsoft, AgriNovus Indiana put agtech center stage at FFA convention
The highly interactive and sophisticated Blue Room at this year’s National FFA Convention & Expo knocked the socks off thousands of students at the Indiana Convention Center. The initiative to highlight the advances in agricultural technology will continue year-round online.
2018 Carroll Award winner: Frank Basile, an ‘honest broker’ who gets things done
Frank Basile is one of the city’s premier philanthropists, sitting on nine not-for-profit boards and winner of the 2018 Michael A. Carroll Award.
Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of FanDuel, DraftKings
The court in a unanimous ruling rejected the claims of former players Akeem Daniels and Cameron Stingily of Northern Illinois University and Nick Stoner of Indiana University, who argued the companies violated their right of publicity.
EXPLORE: Spooky productions take stage for the creepy season
Stages around the city are tilting toward the terrifying and dabbling in the macabre at this haunted time of year.
President Trump to speak at FFA convention in Indianapolis
President Donald Trump plans to speak at Bankers Life Fieldhouse at this week’s annual FFA event, which is expected to attract about 70,000 blue-jacket-wearing attendees from across the country to downtown Indianapolis.