LOPRESTI: One-time Butler walk-on finishing the fairy tale
Alex Barlow, the “Guy Who Beat No. 1 Indiana,” is more than a one-shot wonder.
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House passes stadium bill; Senate leaders says it’s not a priority
The Indiana House approved a bill Wednesday to help fund an $82 million stadium for the Indy Eleven soccer team, but the leader of the Senate said the legislation will not be a priority for that chamber.
Sun King puts proposed $8.8M Fishers brewery on hold
A proposed Sun King Brewing Co. expansion in Fishers has been delayed as the brewer awaits legislation involving barrel limits and sorts through environmental issues at the site.
Locals get to keep casino revenue under House bill changes
The House has stripped language out of a controversial gambling bill that would have cut millions of dollars in funding that goes to communities where casinos are located.
Bosma sidelines gambling bill for more work
Speaker Brian Bosma pulled a controversial gambling bill off the Indiana House calendar on Monday in part as an attempt to reduce the financial hit communities with casinos would suffer under the proposal.
Bosma surprised as Internet gambling bill races ahead
State lawmakers are advancing a measure that allows Hoosiers to legally place bets on horse racing from their computers or phones.
IBJ Movie Night: Score tickets to ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’
Enter to win passes to an advance screening of the sequel, starring Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, and Dev Patel.
Ticket giveaway: ‘Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience’
The spoof comes to the Egyptian Room in March. You might magically win tickets here.
Emphasis is on music for this week’s priority list, including a Cynthia Layne celebration
Jasmine Guy leads a Harlem Renaissance celebration. IU Opera revises a Broadway classic.
Free-market policy group to convene in Indy
The conservative-leaning American Legislative Exchange Council, which drafts model legislation for state legislatures, will host its annual meeting in Indianapolis in 2016.
Predicting Oscar: What will/should win this year
I’m still grumpy that “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” didn’t get nominated for Best Picture. But that won’t keep me from predicting and tweeting this year’s Oscars.
DINING: Tinker Street takes the high road
After being welcomed with a complementary taste of moscato (cheers!), we started with the delicious Fried Brussels Sprouts ($7), shredded and mixed with dukkah spice.
LOU’S VIEWS: Embraceable ‘Crazy for You’ has rhythm
An example of adaptation done right, "Crazy for You" honors the original, combining great songs, high-energy dance, silly comedy and a big heart, whipping it all up in a colorful, smile-inducing froth.
LOPRESTI: Shake off the winter freeze with these sports tidbits
It’s the sled dog days of winter in Indianapolis, but that doesn’t mean sports have stopped.
UPDATE: Local tax overhaul added to bill allowing casino changes
Local economic agreements between the state’s casinos and local communities would be scrapped and the admissions tax that provides revenue to local governments eliminated.
Indy Brew Bus expands with south-side tour
Indy Brew Bus LLC, which offers beer-tasting tours to craft breweries in Broad Ripple and downtown, is adding a route to Johnson County.
Priority list includes Lewis Black, Captain Hook, Sherlock Holmes, more
How about a night of Vonnegut? A cello/violin duo? A chance to cleanse the bad taste left from the TV “Peter Pan”?
Roundup: A Hoosier on B’way, Wizard World Comic Con, SNL’s 40th, more
Plus curator ins and outs and Glenn Close’s appearance at IU Cinema.
LOU’S VIEWS: Abe Lincoln and mourning in America
A new Indiana State Museum exhibit looks at the presidential assassination and other Civil War casualties
DINING: Giordano’s likely to satisfy fans; others may wonder, ‘Why the fuss?’
Have you ever gone to a concert and thought, “Well, that was OK. But I don’t get what all of these people are screaming about?”