February 9, 2013
Dan HumanThe ISO hopes that occasionally featuring classically trained artists who stray from traditional symphony conventions will
tap new audiences and fill empty seats.
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February 9, 2013
Bruce HetrickIt was fitting that, on Feb. 2, I found myself back in the place I started.
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February 7, 2013
Dan HumanThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra said Thursday that it far surpassed its $5 million goal for a fundraising campaign that
helped lock in a long-term contract for the ISO's musicians. The campaign raised a total of $8.5 million.
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February 4, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAttendance this year for the Super Bowl-related NFL Experience and downtown village in New Orleans fell far short of what
was achieved in Indianapolis last year.
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February 3, 2013
Dan HumanPerformers had been working under a bridge agreement since a five-week lockout ended in October. At the time, the parties
agreed that a new, five-year contract would go into effect only if the symphony raised $5 million by Feb. 3.
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February 2, 2013
Jim CotaService offers call summaries, easy speaker identification and even fun hold music.
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February 2, 2013
Lou HarryOpera star Sylvia McNair offers subtle take on "Send in the Clowns."
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February 2, 2013
Lou Harry
First in a month-long series of “possessive men” restaurants.
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January 29, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA federal judge has released two Indiana horsemen from the ongoing defamation and conspiracy case brought by Ed Martin Jr.,
a former car dealer and thoroughbred breeder.
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January 28, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved tax hikes to admissions to downtown events and on rental cars.
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January 28, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians are hoping they'll be able to move forward with a new five-year labor contract
even though the ISO is still about $900,000 short of reaching an important $5 million fundraising target only a week before
the deadline.
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January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Gaming Commission might allow the use of casino issued iPads for gambling on casino premises.
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January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffA new feature is being added to the controversial LED screen installed more than a year ago, and the concourses will get new
non-video art.
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January 26, 2013
Lou HarryBy letting it be, The Fab Faux honors the music of the Beatles
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January 26, 2013
Lou HarryLast in a month-long look at Clearwater-area restaurants.
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January 25, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis City-County Council is poised to approve a huge increase in ticket taxes on professional sports, and one
council member wants to make sure those voting on the hike disclose the freebies they get for Pacers and Colts games.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressA group of private investors and the Kentucky State Fair board on Thursday reached a 50-year lease agreement for the shuttered
Kentucky Kingdom amusement park with the new operators saying the facility should reopen in 2014.
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January 23, 2013
Associated PressThe Senate Public Policy Committee voted 9-0 in support of a bill that would overhaul the state's casino taxes, along
with allowing Indiana's 10 riverboat casinos to move inland to adjacent property and permit live table games at the two
horse track casinos.
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January 21, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers have introduced legislation to help Indiana's riverboat casinos hold onto business in the face of growing competition
from casinos in neighboring states.
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January 20, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Beach Amusement Resort on Lake Shafer neglected to pay an estimated $180,000 in innkeeper's taxes and about $167,000
in 2011 property taxes, according to White County officials.
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January 19, 2013
Bill BennerFew things rouse us more than a fall from grace, and the more precipitous, the better. Sports so deliciously delivers grist
for our grindstone time and again.
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January 19, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA wide-ranging gambling bill designed to protect Indiana casinos from border-state competition would allow live table games
at two central Indiana racinos.
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January 19, 2013
Lou HarryRecently, I dug into the books of three Indiana writers who beat the odds.
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January 19, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisNew Clearwater Crossing venue Drake’s straddles the increasingly blurry line between restaurant and bar, beckoning patrons
with the promise of fun. “Come play,” its tag line implores. Its ambitious menu, meanwhile, hints at more.
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January 19, 2013
Sola AdelowoWhen it comes to business casual, we can all agree on one thing: No one really knows what it is.
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Many serial killer types and psychopaths work as lowly bureaucrats, just waiting to impose their wrath on a powerless person, child, or pet. Don't forget, the BTK killer was a dog catcher.
If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.