LOU’S VIEWS: ’Tis the season to be silly in Santa’s North Pole shop
Defiance Comedy’s “The North Wing” gives us a look into the working lives of elves.
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DINING: Two new breakfast spots increase morning options
We try Carmel’s Rad’s and Irvington’s Batters for the alleged most important meal of the day.
LOPRESTI: Pagano uniquely positioned to handle losses, job insecurity
Battle-tested coach has endured lousy year with grace, perspective
New management to handle concessions at Grand Park
The city of Westfield’s contract with Carmel-based Urick Concessions, which has been operating the outdoor food stands at the sports complex since it opened in 2014, ends Dec. 31.
Roundup: TV time for IRT, Symphonic Choir, and Eiteljorg, more
Plus a new creative space at Conner Prairie.
Ticket giveaway: Easton Corbin at the Palladium
Catch the country singer/songwriter in his Center for the Performing Arts debut.
Serial entrepreneurs opening low-key, eclectic nightspot on Mass Ave
The longtime collaborators responsible for Wild Beaver Saloon are melding live performance with a love of facial hair in the three-story Burnside Inn.
Symphony reports record ticket sales, balanced budget
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra experienced its fifth straight year of record ticket sales during the 2016-17 season while meeting budget projections for the fourth time in five years.
Regal movie chain to be acquired by British cinema operator for $3.6 billion
Regal Entertainment Group, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is the second-largest U.S. cinema chain. It operates 11 theaters in Indiana, including six in the Indianapolis area.
Supreme Court takes up sports betting case
If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, 32 states would likely offer it within five years, according to one report.
Office holiday parties get another look amid growing scandals
With a series of high-profile workplace sex scandals on their minds, some employers are making changes to their holiday parties, especially when it comes to alcohol.
Priority list includes Nick Offerman, Jane Lynch, more
Plus Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts game on stage.
Review: Dance Kaleidoscope’s ‘A World of Christmas’ proves more sacred than Santa-fied
Sweet spot in eclectic program occurs when its internationally inspired holiday travelogue hits Spain, Jamaica, and Benin.
LOU’S VIEWS: Kangaroos, frogs, fauna, more fill first-time fairgrounds fest
Indiana Chinese Latern Festival joins lineup of well-lit family offerings.
DINING: Satisfying bar food—with a few twists—toplines TopGolf’s fare
There are two different approaches to dining while at TopGolf, one practical and cost-efficient, the other social and holistic.
LOPRESTI: Purdue running back racks up yards, time in the cockpit
Markell Jones is as comfortable in the clouds as on the gridiron.
TRY THIS: Swing time at new TopGolf in Fishers
High-tech attraction offers opportunity for duffers and pros to play together without frustrating each other.
Jim Nabors, actor and Indy 500 ‘Back Home’ singer, dies at 87
Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" at Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies 36 times, was remembered Thursday as “a Hoosier to all of us.”
Review: National tour of ‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’
Yes, there’s a leg lamp kick line. And a song titled “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out.”
Carmel’s holiday market, ice rink draw big crowds in opening days
The Carmel Christkindlmarkt and Ice at Center Green attracted 48,000 visitors during the first five days they were open, the city said. And market sales were “robust,” organizers said.