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Matisse moving into IMA
January 24, 2013
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Ticket giveaway: "Drumline Live"
January 23, 2013
Comments(85)Score seats to the high-energy touring production.
MoreChesney, Shelton, Lambert among summer country concerts
January 18, 2013
Comment(1)Klipsch to host a who's who of country talent.
MorePriority list: A&E choices for Jan. 24-30
January 16, 2013
Comments(0)Tiempo Libre at Clowes Hall and "Next to Normal" at the Phoenix Theatre among this week's picks.
MoreTicket giveaway: Devour Downtown plus the ISO
January 16, 2013
Comments(55)Win a $60 dining certificate plus tickets to hear Saint-Saens' "Organ Symphony."
MoreDeadline looms; more added to 'War Horse' road trip
January 15, 2013
Comments(0)Join our readers and me on a one-of-a-kind trip to Cincy to see a one-of-a-kind show.
MoreREVIEW: ISO's "Hairspray" stands tall
January 11, 2013
Comments(4)An outstanding company and bigger-than-Broadway orchestra make for a must-see.
MoreThoughts on the 2013 Oscar nominations
January 10, 2013
Comments(3)"Lincoln" no surprise but others raise questions.
MoreReview: Phoenix Theatre's "Guapa"
January 9, 2013
Comments(2)New play looks at a budding soccer star in a Texas border town.
MoreTicket giveaway: Kurt Elling at the Cabaret
January 8, 2013
Comments(59)The jazz great celebrates the music of the Brill Building.
MorePriority List: A&E choices for Jan. 10-16
January 8, 2013
Comment(1)ISO's "Hairspray concert," Mummenschanz, and more.
MoreYou-review-it Monday
January 7, 2013
Comments(4)What did you hear, see or otherwise do this weekend on the A&E front?
MoreWhat’s in store at IBJ A&E for 2013?
January 4, 2013
Comments(2)Road trips, live events, a new look for the IBJ A&E e-mail blast, and more.
MoreTicket giveaway: "Hairspray in Concert" with the ISO
January 2, 2013
Comments(76)John Waters narrates. Micky Dolenz stars. And you could be there.
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December 28, 2012
Comments(84)Catch a sneak preview of the buzz-heavy movie.
MoreDavid Letterman and Co. kept quiet at Kennedy Center honors
December 27, 2012
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December 20, 2012
Comments(2)Two Indy newcomers opened their doors on 82nd St. on Dec. 20. I took a look inside both.
MoreTicket giveaway: Live auction comedy "Going...Going...Gone"
December 19, 2012
Comments(28)Win tickets for six to the original interactive play where the audience takes home the auctioned props.
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December 17, 2012
Comments(2)Dark horse "Safety Not Guaranteed" nabs Best Film. Jon Vickers, founding director of IU Cinema, honored.
MoreYou-review-it Monday
December 17, 2012
Comments(4)For me it was Indianapolis Opera's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" plus lots of films. What about you?
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December 14, 2012
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December 12, 2012
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December 11, 2012
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Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.