The widow of Mel Simon is donating her entire 107-acre estate in Carmel to the Great American Songbook Foundation—a gift valued at more than $30 million that the foundation plans to use to help it establish a major museum in central Indiana.
The competitive program will dole out grants from as little as $7,500 to as much as $10 million. The endowment stipulates that funded programs must be implemented within Marion County.
City and hospitality officials have started laying the groundwork to accommodate demand for rooms booked for conventions and other big events by Visit Indy.
New anthology collects all his short fiction, offers insights into Indy’s leading literary light
For those who want to take on the Colts turnaround job, some things are better left unsaid.
Crispy Bird packing them in for fried chicken in ‘Hooverdale.’
Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play gets a fresh staging. Here’s how to score a pair of seats.
Will Pfaffenberger’s passion project, featuring shows made up on the spot, is slated to debut in February.
What do “Shaft,” “The Red Shoes,” and “Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World” have in common?
A nearly-30-year-old business known for custom-made cakes for weddings, graduations, birthdays and other special events is liquidating its equipment and closing its shop near the University of Indianapolis.
Plus a “Chill” opening at the Harrison Center.
The Noblesville Parks and Recreation Board voted Wednesday to not renew its lease with the museum, ending a strained relationship after years of feuding.
If the deals are approved, Penn National will take over Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, and Boyd Gaming will take over Belterra Casino in Switzerland County.
The public radio station plans to create a new arts-focused program and an arts-and-culture desk in its newsroom, giving such coverage similar weight as education, health and economic issues.
Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano’s 86th St. location maintains charm and menu of the original.
An animated masterwork tops the list. And, yes, the latest “Star Wars” film made the cut.
Former WISH-TV reporter and anchor Patty Spitler has retired “Boomer TV” in favor of a new program with broader appeal.
The company recently chosen by the city of Westfield to run concession stands at Grand Park has racked up more than 30 food-inspection violations—including multiple infractions for mouse droppings—during its short tenure operating the restaurants in the Grand Park Events Center.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Lucas Oil Stadium was “briefly considered” as the site of the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. But a desire to have the game in a more intimate facility led the league and team officials to choose the 18,165-seat Bankers Life Fieldhouse to host the game.
A report released Monday by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development says travel, tourism and hospitality generated a record $2.9 billion in taxes in 2016, up 5.6 percent from 2015.
