URBAN DESIGN: Indianapolis and the rise of the 18-hour city
We’re not one of the Big Six, but Indy is well-positioned among the best of the rest.
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DINING: New Mass Ave eatery in former horse livery more than stable
By my estimate, by the year 2055, every third restaurant in Indianapolis will be part of the Cunningham Group.
LOPRESTI: Twin upsets—brought to you by the Scott twins
A Fort Wayne family has outsized role in rim-rattling defeats of Butler, Indiana.
Trump criticism discredits his many supporters
If I am reading Mary Dieter’s column correctly, because of the deplorables voting for the candidate that was not her candidate, she finds it necessary to pull the “woe is me, I am a woman and that is why I cannot get ahead” act [DIETER: Trump win devalues women, minorities and America, Nov. 21]. Her column […]
LETTER: Don Brown cements legacy with donation
The Brown Center for Immunotherapy will be Don Brown’s lasting legacy.
LETTER: Some Chatham Arch residents like proposal
This project is the perfect boundary edge, transitional development. It’s sometimes called “the missing middle.”
SASSO: An open letter to the incoming vice president
May the pronouncements, directives and decisions of the newly elected leadership dispel any apprehension that we are entering a period of fractured trust.
ELSENER: Marian tries new tack in teacher prep
Any drive to improve our nation’s schools and education system begins with understanding why people enter collegiate schools of education, why they want to dedicate their lives to be teachers and leaders, and why, in too many cases, teachers decide to leave their profession.
GIGERICH: Indiana’s talent development conundrum
It is vitally important for public-policy leaders in Indiana to redouble their efforts to support the development of top talent. The state cannot continue to rank in the bottom 20 percent when it comes to educational attainment and industry-recognized credentials.
EDITORIAL: Tackling addiction, mental illness
They are sobering statistics: 85 percent of about 2,500 inmates in Marion County’s jails have substance abuse problems and up to 40 percent are classified as mentally ill. More than 700 prescriptions are distributed to mentally ill inmates every day—that’s right, every day—at a cost of $650,000 per year. And the county spends more than […]
DINING: Dante-inspired indulgence at Carmel’s new pasta purveyor
Instead of portions that could sustain an entire village for a week, Convivio is confident enough to serve a fair but not ridiculous lunchtime repast.
LOU’S VIEWS: Amiable Josh Kaufman leads ISO’s ‘Yuletide Celebration’
Only a pre-dusk Ebenezer Scrooge would take issue with the overall joy of the annual ISO holiday show.
LOPRESTI: Celebrating the sports life of Indiana on its 200th birthday
Things started to get interesting at 66, and it’s been a wild ride ever since.
HOOSIER BEACONS: Landis, the man who cleaned up baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis became one of the most famous men in America.
How Trump can parlay Carrier into broad economic win
If Donald Trump could script his presidency, every week would probably feature another Carrier. You get on the phone with some corporate big shot who’s considering closing a plant in the Rust Belt. You offer some carrots, you threaten implicitly, you make a deal: Jobs stay, factories don’t close, and maybe next time they even […]
’Tis the season to give gifts that make a difference
Sure, you can buy your uncle a necktie that he won’t wear, or your niece an Amazon certificate that she’ll forget to use. Or you can help remove shrapnel from an injured child in Syria, or assist students at risk of genocide in South Sudan. The major aid organizations have special catalogs this time of […]
What we can learn from the black kicker anomaly
Statistics disparities do not equal racism This is a football story with both political and legal implications. It was fourth down in a National Football League game, and the punting team came onto the field. The other team went into their formation to defend against the punt. Then somebody noticed that the man set to […]
DANIELS: Rest in peace, Bill Harvey, a giant in legal community
Dean Harvey was a giant to those of us who had the privilege of learning from him. His lectures were a wealth of valuable information about how law was actually practiced.
MASSON: Bicentennial is reason to learn some Hoosier history
A year ago, I decided I did not know enough about Indiana’s history and set out on a project to blog all 200 years’ worth of it. The project spiraled out of control and ended up spanning more than 110,000 words and 100 posts over the course of a year.