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Five Seasons sports club in Carmel to close in September
Company officials say the closure will be permanent and cost 84 employees their jobs. The decision comes a year after the owner of the club filed a request to rezone the property to allow for possible redevelopment.
Priority list includes State Fair concerts, spoken word at Madame Walker, more
Plus First Friday starting points and Dance Kaleidoscope’s French-accented revival.
Fishers, Noblesville pick Nickel Plate rail plan that paves way for trail
Officials from Fishers and Noblesville, which share ownership of the 37-mile railroad corridor with Hamilton County, voted Monday morning to select the only bidder that plans to use just the northern part of the track. Hamilton County officials abstained from the vote.
The Cabaret finds permanent home in historic building
The Cabaret will lease from Buckingham a portion of the Metzger Building, the former Rollerland skating rink at 924 N. Pennsylvania St. that houses the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Gallery 924.
DINING: Revamped Fall Creek Place restaurant shifts emphasis to late-day breakfast
The interior of 22nd St. Diner holds no spinning-stool counter or revolving dessert display, and while there is an emphasis on breakfast foods, they don’t come in the standard diner shapes and sizes.
TRY THIS: Exploring Indiana’s underground
Who said Indiana has no natural wonders? You just have to go below the surface.
LOPRESTI: Fifty years later, another IU coach has designs on Pasadena
A Rose Bowl berth is on Tom Allen’s radar, but there are more achievable goals to accomplish first.
Review: Academics clash in ‘Human Rites’
The intimate new drama closes out the Phoenix season with one of the year’s most wholly satisfying theatrical productions.
Roundup: Jazz Fest headliners, Indy Film Fest shift, more
Plus new on Star Wars symphonic performances, opera in Bloomington, and a birthday shoutout.
Priority list includes free theater, grown-up night at Children’s Museum
Plus: American Ballet Theatre stars grace a local benefit.
Letterman donates 1,000-plus items to Ball State
The memorabilia include 15 Emmy Awards Indianapolis native David Letterman won as a TV comedy writer and talk show host and his Kennedy Center Honor medal from 2012.
DINING: New Mass Ave gyro joint won’t bust your budget
Just don’t expect all the info you need to be on the menu.
LOPRESTI: Delight your friends with these fun facts about new Colts players
Meet a hero, a swim champ, a nationally ranked lacrosse player and others with interesting pasts.
Great American Songbook Foundation joins forces with Grammy Museum
In a move that puts it in the company of the National Blues Museum in St. Louis and the Beatles Story in England, the Carmel-based Great American Songbook Foundation has been named a Cultural Affiliate of the Grammy Museum.
Carmel’s proposed City Center hotel expected to cost $38 million
The proposed high-end hotel at Carmel’s City Center would be partially owned by the city, which would use bonds to finance it.
Priority list includes Songbook Academy finals, Brickyard fest, more
Plus a world-premiere musical adaptation of “Jane Eyre.”
DINING: Distinctive sauces make seafood spot worth a visit
Chef Oya’s The Trap is a hole in the wall with its own flavor.
LOU’S VIEWS: A new musical Cash-es in on the Man in Black
“Ring of Fire” features more than 30 Johnny Cash tunes in addition to a bit of biography.