Priority list includes Gen Con, Shakespeare, Janis Joplin, more
If you really want to get ambitious, you could catch all three of my leading events this week.
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Once-fringe Gen Con powers game industry
Indy’s annual Gen Con convention has become a powerhouse in the growing $880 million international hobby game business—and a boon for homegrown gaming startups, including Plowgames.
BASILE: Singing the praises of sights in the world-class ‘Bayou City’
What U.S. city ranks fourth in population and No. 1 on the Forbes list of the fastest-growing economic powerhouses in the United States?
LOPRESTI: Decorated groundskeeper leads team tending Victory Field
Some in the game think Joey Stevenson’s crew turns out the best field in pro baseball.
DINING: West Clay brewhouse tries pizza pairings
Those looking for a place to drink might have lower expectations of the food.
Two Indianapolis Marriott properties renovated
The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott and the Residence Inn by Marriott, both off the Sam Jones Expressway exit of Interstate 70 on the city’s southwest side, recently completed extensive renovations.
Nashville named on Smithsonian list of America’s best small towns
Highlighting the southern Indiana town’s lush landscape, arts heritage and festive environment, the magazine selected Nashville for its “one-of-a-kind atmosphere and history.”
Now departing Indy: 22 new nonstop flights
A local coalition lobbying airlines for convention-boosting service notches has a series of victories.
A&E Round-up: Jazz Fest lineup, Big Car’s Monument Circle takeover, more
Dianne Reeves among headline talent coming to town in September. Meanwhile, a pair of Indiana-connected actors hit stages in New York and St. Louis.
Indianapolis to host high-profile confab for U.S. mayors
The conference is expected to draw presidential candidates and national media because it will come not long before the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
Owner of 3 Indiana casinos sells real estate in $4.7B deal
The deal will create a combined real estate investment trust that will own 35 casino and hotel facilities in 14 states, including three in Indiana.
Indiana agency: No action planned over card game prizes
Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Tait said her agency never had plans to take action against a senior center that offered prizes like cookies and toilet paper in euchre card games.
Priority list includes Songbook vocal competition, John Williams scores, the Elms, more
Michael Feinstein and company teach teens and the sounds of “Star Wars” hit Conner Prairie as music, music, music fill this week’s top picks.
Ticket sales swell for Indy Symphony’s indoor season
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra sold 127,835 tickets for the 2014-15 indoor season, up from 110,770 tickets the previous season. Subscription packages, another closely watched metric, also rose.
Ambitious development plans start to take root near Lucas Oil Stadium
Emboldened by the proposed development of a Marriott hotel, and prospects for another new hotel, the group that promotes downtown’s south side is beginning to lay the groundwork to transform the largely ignored area into a destination.
DINING: Your Local Deli meets meat expectations
The Irvington shop with a name that borders on an Abbott and Costello routine delivers quality sandwiches.
LOU’S VIEWS: On stage, the Simpsons survive the apocalypse
Thoughts on the Phoenix Theatre’s “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play” and Beef & Boards’ “Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming”
LOPRESTI: On deck, intriguing baseball scenarios await resolution
Will the Cubs keep pace? Will the Pirates catch the Cardinals? How low can the White Sox go?
State helps city lock up FFA convention until 2024
Indianapolis will host the National FFA Convention & Expo every year from 2016 to 2024 under an agreement to be announced Wednesday morning by state and local officials.
Priority list includes Summer Celebration concerts, film fest picks, James Taylor, more
Two major festivals and a legend in concert top the list this week.