Unlike state and federal law, city ordinance prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. That may be enough for the city to take action against Just Cookies, which operates in City Market, for declining a request based on the customer’s sexual orientation.
Officials for Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown said a $400,000 enclosed connector linking the hotel to the convention center will be done in February.
Local organizers expect the 2012 Super Bowl to be played as scheduled, despite growing concerns that an NFL work stoppage could force postponement or cancellation of the game.
It doesn’t open until Feb. 4, but downtown’s JW Marriott hotel has already booked 100,000 room nights for 2011—more than any other local hotel—an achievement drawing both praise and concern from others in the hospitality industry.
CEO Allison Melangton deliberately hired only Indiana residents to tap a deep talent pool and play up Hoosier hospitality.
The Pump & Cleaner Environmental Expo will be held in Indianapolis each year in February from 2012 to 2014. It is expected to attract more than 12,000 visitors annually and generate an estimated $24 million in spending over the three-year stretch.
A long-running legal battle among members of the Lee family of North Vernon over the valuation of their hotel chain has come to an end.
The Marion County Alcoholic Beverage Board voted to approve a carryout liquor license for the historic downtown site. The permit will allow the Indiana Brewers Guild to open a bar featuring local craft beers.
Auctions America by RM, which bought the former Kruse Auction Park in Auburn two months ago, said more than 25,000 people attended this past weekend’s event, during which sales topped $13 million.
Including debt obligations, the CIB’s total budget for 2011 is expected to be $104.4 million. The City-County Council is set
to receive the budget at its Sept. 20 meeting and could approve it Oct. 25.
First-of-its-kind event in Indianapolis showcases what’s known as the slow food movement, which promotes the benefits of producing
plants, seeds and livestock for local consumption.
Instead of writing about some international location this time around,
I thought I’d rediscover something near home: Wabash, southwest of Fort Wayne.
Conrad General Manager Greg Tinsley says the hotel plans to reopen the high-end spa by Oct. 1, after receiving
notification Friday that it had closed.
The Indiana State Fair has wrapped up a 17-day run during which officials say it drew 952,020 visitors.
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library scheduled to open this fall in downtown Indianapolis will be part library and part museum.
Plying fairgoers with country-fried treats is just the
start for John Barto, whose firm provides food-and-beverage service for confabs
across the Fairgrounds calendar.
About 30,000 people are expected to attend the Drum Corps International World Championships over the next three days at Lucas
Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Park officials say attendance at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is nearing 1 million for the fifth straight year
and the park will likely break previous attendance records.
Indiana's two busiest riverboats each saw big swings in their business last month, with the top Lake Michigan casino seeing
an 11 percent jump in revenue and the leading boat on the Ohio River recording an equal decline.
Indianapolis-based Browning Investments plans to turn the former Executive Inn back over to the city after being unable to
arrange financing for the project.
