LOPRESTI: Remembering Dean Smith—and one of his biggest defeats
IU took down Smith’s top-ranked North Carolina team in the ’84 tournament, but Dan Dakich dwells on the game that came next.
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Clowes chief’s retirement clears path for realignment
Executive Director Elise J. Kushigian replacement will oversee not just the 2,200-seat performing arts landmark, but three additional theaters as well.
Visit Indy scoring medical confabs after years of courting sector
Visit Indy in the last six months has signed deals for four sizable medical/pharmaceutical-related conventions—hard-earned wins for a city that for years has aimed to be a biomedical hub that attracts big players for annual gatherings.
UPDATE: Panel backs inland moves, live dealers for casinos
A legislative committee has endorsed a proposal to allow Indiana's riverboat casinos to move inland. It also would allow live dealers for table games at Hoosier Park in Anderson and Indiana Grand in Shelbyville.
Expedia to acquire rival Orbitz for about $1.33 billion
Expedia is buying rival online travel site Orbitz, adding to the stable of brands it has snapped up recently in order to extend its reach and keep pace in the fiercely competitive travel-booking industry.
Ticket giveaway: IRT’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’
Okay, Sherlock, here’s a chance to discover the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s latest production without opening your wallet.
New Indianapolis Symphony schedule includes Joshua Bell, Kenny Rogers, more
New "Out of this World: Cosmos Music Festival" includes Holst's "The Planets," classical pieces heard in "2001: A Space Odyssey" and works that were sent into space aboard the 1977 Voyager mission.
City seeking redevelopment ideas for IRT building
Built in 1927, the city-owned landmark has served as the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s home for 35 years. The city and the not-for-profit are working on a lease renewal.
Priority list: Bogart, Gershwin, steampunk, more
Butler’s Midwinter Dance Festival and the Assad Brothers also make this week’s lineup of recommendations.
Sidelined Indianapolis Opera hires new leader
The troubled Indianapolis Opera—which hasn’t produced a show since March 2014—has hired Kevin Patterson as its new leader.
Report: Tourism pumps $10B into state economy
The economic impact data from 2013 show travel and tourism supports more than 187,000 jobs in Indiana and contributes $10.3 billion in revenue.
Hendricks festival to boast jousting, dancing, feasting
Hendricks County recently beat out sites in Alabama, California, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas to land the Society for Creative Anachronism’s 50th anniversary celebration.
DINING: Mass Ave. mainstay launches a College Ave. grab-and-go
Takeout at R2Go is more than just a differently packaged version of what's on the main menu around-the-corner-and-down-the-block at its mothership, RBistro.
LOU’S VIEWS: Star-making at the Children’s Museum
It’s fun to see the contrasting “Annie” dresses. Older kids might look back fondly on the bygone days when Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man swung from cinematic rooftops.
LOPRESTI: NFL teams are retiring to off-season woes worse than ours
Others have more Lombardi trophies, but here are 31 reasons why it’s better to be a Colts fan.
Indiana hospitality industry news
A Hamilton County agency sees its ad dollars pay off, French Lick Resort unveils a $20 million expansion, winter diving championships are coming to Indy, and Hendricks County tourism grants no longer require matching dollars.
Airbnb gets foothold in Indianapolis
The surge in the online matchmaker of travelers and hosts has local hospitality industry leaders complaining and scrambling to compete.
New report finds tourism brings $10.3B to Indiana
The economic impact data from 2013 show travel and tourism supports more than 187,000 jobs in Indiana and contributes $10.3 billion in revenue.
Ticket giveaway: Wizard World Comic Con
Lou Ferrigno, William Shatner, Karen Gillan (from "Dr. Who"), and Big Bird himself, Caroll Spinney, will be at the Indiana Convention Center. Here's how you can join them.
Priority list includes a great Irish play, Jim Belushi, more
Abraham Lincoln artifacts and a tribute to country legend Buck Owens also make the lineup of prospects for this week.