Gen Con Indy convention scores record attendance
Gen Con Indy, one of the city’s largest annual conventions, drew a record 36,733 unique visitors to this year's event, organizers announced Thursday.
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Art advocates will take advantage of Super Bowl spotlight
An exhibition inside the unused former city hall is one of several art happenings planned around Super Bowl XLVI. The host committee, through its arts and culture subcommittee, is trying to integrate the arts to a degree not seen in other host cities.
STYLE: Taking care of that two-piece treasure
Steve Arnold, owner of Classic Cleaners, explains proper suit maintenance.
LOU’S VIEWS: The best games from GenCon
For years, I’ve been telling Hoosiers that GenCon isn’t just for hard-core game geeks committed to multi-hour games of World of Warcraft or Dungeons and Dragons. For every elf-costumed, sword-wielding aficionado, there’s also someone who just likes to play games socially with friends.
DINING: When boy meets soy at Indiana State Fair
It’s the Year of Soybeans, which means different things to different vendors.
BENNER: Daly’s victory great, but Cuban adventure was better
Twenty years ago, a hillbilly long shot from Arkansas pulled off one of the greatest upsets in golf history at Crooked Stick Golf Club.
Buyer lined up for Caribbean Cove hotel, water park
The owner of the hotel and water park said a sale should be complete on Sept. 12. If the acquisition falls through, however, it will close the property on Oct. 9, putting 206 employees out of work.
Expo dismisses 3 managers after months of dissension
Indiana Black Expo has fired three executives who signed letter in May complaining about the leadership of CEO Tanya Bell, TV reports say.
Indiana casino owner preparing to exit bankruptcy
The company that owns Indiana's Hoosier Park casino and horse track expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection in the coming months with about two-thirds less debt.
Ticket Giveaway: Dig-In
Win tickets to the now-annual downtown food event–plus a cookbook from Regina Mehallick.
Hampton Inn to become Bud Light Hotel during Super Bowl
The Bud Light name and logo will replace Hampton's all over the hotel, from the outside signage and canopies to the in-room soap, shampoo and pens.
Faust-ian question: Does public art have a shelf life?
The removal of James Wille Faust’s airport “Chrysalis” raises questions of public art’s permanency.
City considers tougher ticket-scalping regulations
A proposal in front of a City-County Council committee would require ticket brokers to purchase an annual license to sell tickets within one mile of an event venue.
Report: Investigators tailed Libman before resignation
A WXIN-TV Channel 59 report suggests the city of Carmel hired private investigators to tail Steven Libman, who resigned abruptly last month as CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
Artist complains about removal of public art from Indy airport
Local artist James Wille Faust is crying foul over a decision to replace his $150,000 work with advertising at the Indianapolis International Airport.
Owner attempting to foreclose on Walker Theatre property
Theater directors agreed to purchase the property north of the theater on contract in January 2006. Officials hoped to use the land to accommodate an expansion that never materialized.
You-review-it Monday
For me, the weekend included seeing David Hyde Pierce, playing lots of games, and seeing the apes rise.
REVIEW: David Hyde Pierce and Michael Feinstein open the Tarkington
The new 500-seat theater completes Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts.
Hoosier firms integral part of State Fair midway
Danny Huston, a native Hoosier, bought rides provider North American Midway Entertainment and moved it from Mississippi to Indiana. And in a bid to help increase ticket sales, he’s introducing automated machines built by Standard Change-Makers in Indianapolis.
State fair chief ‘born and raised’ to lead showcase event
Indiana State Fair Commission Executive Director Cynthia Hoye has parlayed a lifelong love affair with 4-H and fairs into a career of supporting agriculture and extension programs and finding ways to make a good fair better.