ADRAGNA: Resurgent Pacers define fan phrase ‘built, not bought’
As Pacers followers know, this team, unlike Miami, was built from the ground up.
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Westfield gearing up for big hospitality play
Westfield’s massive Grand Park Sports Campus doesn’t open until March, but city leaders already are focused on making sure the 1 million-plus visitors they expect next year want to come back.
St. Elmo to host major shrimp-cocktail eating competition
St. Elmo Steak House will welcome the world’s top competitive eaters, including Joey Chestnut, to the contest, which will be part of the Georgia Street festivities prior to the Big Ten football championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Places I’d Never Been: Indy Hostel concert with Grimm, Marcy and Styka
Imagine you have incredibly talented musician friends. Now imagine them in your living room.
Indianapolis lands 2016 Olympic diving trials
The trials will take place at the Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI. The facility is in need of millions of dollars in repairs, organizers say.
You-review-it Monday: ‘Ice Age Giants,’ a high school musical, and more
Pike’s first-in-Indiana high school production of ‘The Color Purple’ highlights an arts-filled weekend. What did you get out to see?
LOU’S VIEWS: Life after ‘Wicked’: What to do once you’ve seen the blockbuster musical
The national tour of “Wicked” continues to draw crowds to the Murat Theatre, where it runs through Dec. 1. If you’ve already seen it this time around, you might be wondering what to do now to maintain your Elphaba fix until the show flies back into town in a few years.
A&E news and notes: Billboards with Indy artists, JFK’s arts legacy, etc.
And what about the movie theater ushers who have to work on Thanksgiving?
LOPRESTI: For the downtrodden, an old oaken bucket still matters
For the winner, the annual Purdue-IU rivalry game can dull the pain of a horrible season.
DINING: Hamming it up at new Broad Ripple Cuban sandwich spot
if you eat its delicious 2-foot sandwich—loaded but not overstuffed with roasted pork, ham and cheese—by yourself, you get your photo on the wall. I brought a friend
HETRICK: Don’t just be thankful; this year thank and think of others
In a world overdosing on skepticism, cynicism, pessimism, and criticism…there are worse thigns than a month of thankful thinking.
NCAA sues Electronic Arts over athlete lawsuit settlement
The National Collegiate Athletic Association sued Electronic Arts Inc., saying the video-game maker hasn’t agreed to indemnify the NCAA for legal claims by college athletes and hasn’t maintained insurance to do so.
Indy committee advances new panhandling proposal
An Indianapolis City-County Council committee has approved a proposal that would ban panhandling and other forms of begging near bank entrances, ATMs and other specified areas.
New Eskenazi hospital offers heavy dose of artwork
At 1.3 million square feet, the new hospital has plenty of room to display art, most of which was purchased with contributions from donors. The hospital is set to open Dec. 7.
You-review-it Monday: ‘Wicked,’ cabaret hopping, and more
Did you brave the storm to go see “Wicked”? Meet up with mammoths at the State Museum? Talk loudly at the bar during a cabaret performance?
Review: ‘Wicked’ returns to the Murat
The not-so-wicked witch is back in a production that hasn’t given in to road fatigue. Flaws and pleasures remain on my fourth trip down this particular yellow brick road.
City designs new strategy to combat panhandling
A bipartisan group of city-county councilors is considering an ordinance that would increase panhandling restrictions, including barring panhandling and street performances within 50 feet of any area where any financial transaction is made.
Airport terminal’s striking architecture attracts film crews
The airport has hosted in the last few years about a dozen shoots, for everything from magazine covers to television commercials to pilots for short films.
SCHOETTLE: Despite doubters, Colts’ Irsay thriving as HR manager
Good hires help franchise steer clear of the kind of drama rocking the Miami Dolphins.
DINING: Name change leads to discovery of healthy Asian eatery
Pho 54 is the new name on the sign of this Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. Third in a series of full-flavored dining reviews.