Gap’s closing not sign of a larger problem
Not all is peachy at Circle Centre, but the gloom and doom surrounding the retailer's departure is unwarranted.
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LOPRESTI: A plethora of predictions for an anniversary-heavy 2016
Sports fans will be bombarded with landmark birthdays and special occasions in the year ahead.
People of faith shouldn’t suffer forced discrimination
The real motive of the LGBT lobby is to force persons of faith to accept anything the LGBT lobby wants accepted.
LOU’S VIEWS: Picks for the months ahead
Two outer space-focused music events, a killer barber, and more are on the A&E horizon.
FRIEDMAN: Pence lets ideology block opportunity
It looks as if Gov. Mike Pence’s bent toward privatization prevented him from seriously considering retaking the Indiana Toll Road lease rights when he had the chance to do so.
DINING: Cincinnati-based fried chicken bar builds a nest on Mass Ave
Be warned: the hot pepper honey sauce at Eagle Food & Beer Hall means business.
GUNDERMAN: We should improve physician engagement
When engagement scores are low, physicians take little pride in the hospital, would not recommend it to a job-seeking colleague, and believe the hospital’s mission and vision are not in sync with the needs of patients.
COLUMN: Why care if Manning uses human growth hormone?
There are persuasive arguments that human growth hormone should be legalized and regulated in sports, mostly to help players recover from injuries, which would spare us this mess of accusations.
City needs storefronts inviting to passers-by
Indianapolis litters its street-level, foot-accessible areas with law offices, bail bonds, insurance offices, parking garages, etc., and we tuck our stores away in a hidden city mall at Circle Centre.
Maddox’s Pence column spawns creative thinking
Mr. Maddox could pick out a Syrian family and either let them move in with him or get them an apartment close by so he could mentor them.
COX: AMA offers misdiagnosis with drug ad ban
Anecdotes can be persuasive, but our research leads us to a qualified defense of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.
The difference between public and private
I always look forward to IBJ’s “Eight@8” email. It’s unfailingly clever and occasionally snarky, and there is usually at least one item I wouldn’t otherwise see. One of those items was a Pro Publica investigation of the Red Cross—more specifically, the experience of that venerable charitable organization with management practices appropriated from (and appropriate to) […]
MORRIS: IBJ bucking newspaper-industry trend
2015 was a break-out year for your favorite local source of business news.
SKARBECK: Dynamics of market create year-end buying opportunity
Even distressed assets can make attractive investments—if the price is right.
BOHANON & STYRING: Fed’s baby step on rates has minimal impact
The point of the rate hike was not to slow down business lending; rather, it was to signal that the Federal Funds Rate will not be zero forever.
LOU’S VIEWS: Top movies of 2015
Investigative journalists, a retired conductor, a child soldier, and an animated brief encounter populate my favorite films of 2015.
Answers to Spelling Bee
Paginate (3 points) Also: Again Agape Agate Agent Agitate Agnate Antigen Engage Engine Gannet Genet Genie Giant Ignite Negate Pagan Pageant Panga Tangent Teenage Tinge If you found other legitimate words in the beehive, feel free to include them in your score.
DINING: Broad Ripple staple Chumley’s transitions into Village Tap Room
The Tijuana Sunshine Dog, wrapped in bacon with caramelized onion, queso fresco, and peppadew pepper chowchow, is not for the feint of heart.
LOU’S VIEWS: Top movies of 2015 (sans Star Wars)
Investigative journalists, a retired conductor, a child soldier, and an animated brief encounter populate my favorite films of 2015.
LOPRESTI: How Painter and Purdue crawled out of the cellar
The Boilermakers’ coach made the most of a rare opportunity to rebuild his own program.