Priority list includes U2, poet Ross Gay, more
Plus the Eiteljorg Museum’s annual “Quest for the West” art show and sale.
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LOPRESTI: Playoff-bound Indians become pride of Indy pro sports
Dramatic turnaround puts team at top of league, but success sends players to Pittsburgh.
TRAVEL: In search of happiness in Scandinavia
Some people go for the sights. Frank Basile went for the insights.
LOU’S VIEWS: Best Games of Gen Con 2017
I tested dozens of tabletop games at this year’s epic event to find the most playable ones to add to your collection.
Is IMA chief Venable visionary or misguided?
For some, Venable is facing the IMA’s fiscal challenges by making the museum relevant to more people. But to critics, he has turned the IMA into a members-only club, de-emphasizing art.
Ticket giveaway: Indy Jazz Fest
Win this one and you’ll have to block out two dates on your music calendar.
Carmel performing arts center taps interim CEO as new leader
Jeffrey C. McDermott, a longtime partner with Indianapolis-based law firm Krieg DeVault, won’t have a significantly different commute as the permanent CEO of The Center for the Performing Arts.
Priority list includes Fountain Square hip-hop festival, Start with Art, more
Plus some suggested first stops on your First Friday route.
LOU’S VIEWS: Low-key ‘Columbus’ hits big screen
Indiana-set film may try your patience, but it has rewards. And the city looks great.
LOU’S VIEWS: Art exhibit accentuates architecture
“Exhibit Columbus” doesn’t just park art on the streets. Instead, it features art that connects to the surroundings.
DINING: Columbus dining goes beyond Zaharakos, national chains
Columbus Pump House and Henry Social Club bring atmospheric dining to town.
Northern Hamilton County hopes to cash in on tourism with new train excursions
Trains might be permanently stalled on the Nickel Plate Railroad in southern Hamilton County, but officials in the northern communities are embracing the idea of getting passenger trains moving.
LOPRESTI: Try this dirty dozen of college gridiron match-ups
From South Bend to Bloomington and points between, these are the games you won’t want to miss.
Gen Con brings in record attendance at its 50th convention
Gen Con enjoyed record attendance for the ninth straight time, officials for the annual gaming event announced Monday.
Indiana State Fair crowd up 24 percent amid better weather
A string of dry, sunny days contrasted with the rainy and hot weather during last year's fair that knocked crowds down.
Theater reviews: Dick Wolfsie jokes, Josephine Baker sings, more from Fringe
Plus a Vonnegut adaptation and introduction to Indy’s new professional ballet company.
Priority list includes architecture-art combos, late-night Fringing, more
Plus, a new opera at the Eiteljorg Museum.
Compton plots strategy for indie flick ‘Columbus’
Prominent tech investor Bob Compton is one of the movie's six executive producers. He helped fund "Columbus" and recruited tech notables Don Brown and Scott Dorsey to invest in the project as well.
Local drag race fuels NHRA’s surprising growth
The National Hot Rod Association is experiencing significant increases in every metric that matters—and doing so at a time many sports, especially motorsports, are struggling to hold onto fans.
Proposed Carmel hotel raises questions about risk, private sector
Hotels in Carmel could soon have an unexpected competitor—the city itself.