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DINING: New downtown canal eatery Burgerhaus worth exploring
It’s fitting that the menu at Burgerhaus has an exploratory theme since finding the place can be a bit tricky.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMOCA outpost upgrades CityWay development
Applause for the efforts of the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art and CityWay to carve out gallery space in the well-trafficked building that also houses the Alexander Hotel.
SCHMIDT: Elevate expectations for downtown
It’s easy to pat ourselves on the back about the vibrant downtown areas of Mass Ave, Fountain Square, Monument Circle, White River State Park. We’ve come a long way, and people love to spend time in these places.
KENNEDY: About that younger generation
It’s easy to get discouraged these days—to look at the overwhelming evidence of social and political dysfunction and retreat into Angry Old Person territory.
LOPRESTI: Lucas Oil Stadium is distinctly—and properly—populist
Our football palace, unlike some others, isn’t just for the pros. Those who pay for it also get to use it.
LOU’S VIEWS: Heartland Film Festival offerings include culture clashes, an apocalyptic short
Highlights include a documentary about debunking magician James Randi and a must-see-for-actors profile of Hal Holbrook.
DINING: New Broad Ripple anchor exceeds expectations
Why did I have low expectations of the first-location-outside-of-Michigan chain HopCat? Let me count the reasons.
LOPRESTI: Notre Dame, where tradition, football and commerce meet
A Fall Saturday in South Bend finds ritual, revelry and the Victory March.
Adversarial attitudes hurt transportation
IBJ’s [Oct. 6] article “Highway interests covetous of funding” did a good job of pointing out the challenges of funding transportation in today’s environment.
Kim: Could Hoosier innovation boost nation’s saving rate?
How can saving possibly compete against the excitement of spending or the chance to win a lottery jackpot? Maybe with a Prize-Linked Savings (PLS) account, a product pioneered in the U.S. by Columbus, Ind.-based Centra Credit Union with its 2007 Super Savings program.
Hicks: We might be headed for another financial crisis
Today’s financial markets offer few good choices for retirement investments, and that is both a symptom and cause of a problem. Stock markets in the United States are hovering at near-record levels. But there is real reason to worry.
Dragoo: No excuse for tech homogeneity
While Silicon Valley might be known for a rapid pace of innovation at breakneck speeds, it certainly hasn’t kept up with the times when it comes to diversifying its work force.
Rusthoven: Puncturing education shibboleths
There’s no correlation between more spending per se and improved performance.
MAURER: Interesting Hoosiers you’ve never heard of
An accomplished aviatrix and a trainer of famous dogs fly mostly under the radar.
Transportation takes many forms
Perhaps the Indiana Department of Transportation should be renamed the Indiana Department of Highways and Bridges.
LOU’S VIEWS: Legislating libation at Indiana State Museum
The exhibit features artifacts, including a still, and a mini-church where an actor playing Indiana’s own Billy Sunday, who railed against “Hell’s best friend,” preaches a sermon.
Questions for Ballard
Mayor Ballard should veto or delay implementation of the proposed 0.05 percent tax to hire 150 police officers until more supporting details are offered: 1. What would these officers do each day? Would they travel our streets in cars, walk new beats or engage in “community policing”? If the latter, would they speak at events, […]
LOPRESTI: A Saturday with Don Fischer, dean of Big Ten broadcasters
Yes, there have been great moments for voice of hard-luck Hoosier football team.
Make contractor rebuild house
It is sad to see another piece of Indy history is now a pile of rubble [Sept. 15]. I lived in the Fall Creek area growing up. The homes were made better than anything you can purchase today. The owner should not have bought the property if he did not want to abide by the […]