LOU’S VIEWS: Underground Railroad station gets $3.8 million upgrade
The newly renamed Levi and Catherine Coffin State Historic Site now offers more context.
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Priority list includes Elvis, First Friday, more
Former Yuletide Celebration host Maureen McGovern pays a return visit to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
After health scare, Carolene Mays-Medley returns to trenches
The executive director at White River State Park is fighting her way back from a ruptured brain aneurysm, a condition that leaves many of its victims disabled, or worse.
LOPRESTI: Looking back on a sports year both bizarre and routine
Yes, the Chicago Cubs really did win the World Series.
DINING: The year in Indy restaurant newcomers
Remember when a new restaurant or two might have been all that separated one central Indiana dining year from another? Those days are gone.
LOU’S VIEWS: The best arts of 2016
Highlights include “Fences” at the IRT and “Beyond Spaceship Earth” at the Children’s Museum.
State senator proposes casino for Terre Haute
Legislation to put a casino in one, specific location would be tough to pass. Lawmakers from Gary have tried for years to move one of its riverboat casinos inland and a previous proposal to move part of Rising Sun’s gambling operations to Indianapolis found a skeptical response.
Priority list includes a family New Year welcoming, winter solstice celebration, more
Plus an Indy all-star lineup at the Jazz Kitchen.
Indiana Film Journalists Association rolls out 2016 best films list
“Moonlight” tops the list. Bonus: New awards this year for Best Ensemble Acting and Breakout of the Year.
DINING: New Mass Ave eatery in former horse livery more than stable
By my estimate, by the year 2055, every third restaurant in Indianapolis will be part of the Cunningham Group.
LOPRESTI: Twin upsets—brought to you by the Scott twins
A Fort Wayne family has outsized role in rim-rattling defeats of Butler, Indiana.
Report: Tribal casino may cut Indiana revenue by $355M
A tribal casino set to open in South Bend in 2018 could reduce Indiana's tax revenue by more than $350 million in its first five years, according to a report released Tuesday by a group that represents most of Indiana's commercial casinos.
Priority list includes jazz for the holidays, an upgraded ‘Nutcracker,’ more
Plus the Indianapolis Museum of Art looks at the “Chemistry of Color.”
IMA plans to restore damaged ‘LOVE’ sculpture, move it inside
The move means people must pay museum entry fees to see the iconic sculpture, which was artist Robert Indiana’s first in a series of “LOVE” works.
DINING: Dante-inspired indulgence at Carmel’s new pasta purveyor
Instead of portions that could sustain an entire village for a week, Convivio is confident enough to serve a fair but not ridiculous lunchtime repast.
LOU’S VIEWS: Amiable Josh Kaufman leads ISO’s ‘Yuletide Celebration’
Only a pre-dusk Ebenezer Scrooge would take issue with the overall joy of the annual ISO holiday show.
LOPRESTI: Celebrating the sports life of Indiana on its 200th birthday
Things started to get interesting at 66, and it’s been a wild ride ever since.
Northern Indiana Indian tribe plans to open casino in 2018
The casino is expected to draw business from Indiana's existing casinos, which have already been seeing business shrink because of competition from surrounding states.
UPDATE: Indianapolis Opera leader bows out after less than two years
Kevin Patterson has stepped down at mid-season as general director of the struggling Indianapolis Opera and has quickly been replaced with a new leader.