November 17, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Civic Theatre will move from the campus of Marian University to the Regional Performing Arts Center under construction
in Carmel. The theater and Carmel Redevelopment Commission released a joint statement Tuesday announcing a long-term deal
that calls for the Civic to pay $10 million to be the center’s primary occupant.
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November 16, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO Simon Crookall said he's expecting a smaller but still significant gap of $1.3 million
in the 2010 budget year.
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November 14, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, thoughts on exhibitions at Evan Lurie Gallery in Carmel and a new revue at the Cabaret at the Connoisseur Room.
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November 14, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisI’ve driven by countless strip-mall eateries without giving them a second glance, but there always has been something
about Carmel’s Mangia! that has drawn my attention. Maybe it’s the exclamation
point.
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November 14, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloHat-maker Emily Clark faces challenges with her nearly lost art.
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November 14, 2009
Norm HeikensHoosiers are shrugging off hard times and heading out on vacation, so much so that some of the state's top attractions actually
are seeing attendance boomlets. But the travelers are sticking close to home, and they're clenching their dollars tightly.
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November 14, 2009
Anthony SchoettleBehind every convention that rolls into Indianapolis is a tedious sales effort as intense and invisible as a riptide. Sometimes
the sale cycle lasts as long as six years.
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November 14, 2009
Norm HeikensIndianapolis Zoo attendance is down in 2009, but poor weather may be to blame as much as the weak economy.
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November 14, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerThe cash-strapped, half-vacant City Market is playing legal hardball with five current or former tenants that are behind
on rent, a move that’s led to the imminent eviction of Constantino’s Market Place.
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November 14, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Art Center laid off its full-time curator and cut one other position this month in an effort to pay down
short-term credit and deal with reduced income from its classes.
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November 14, 2009
Bill BennerIt seems like just yesterday that Matt Painter was playing for Purdue University basketball. Now he’s the Boilers’
coach, and he has emerged from
the long shadow of his mentor and predecessor, Gene Keady.
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November 14, 2009
Denise MillerConsumers are using technology to look for the greatest value, not necessarily the lowest price.
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November 12, 2009
Scott OlsonA summer advertising campaign launched by the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association helped produce more visitors
and dollars for central Indiana, even though the organization spent less this year marketing the region.
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November 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinGreg Lucas will be the second fine art gallery owner in Indianapolis to close shop this year. Lucas announced Tuesday that
he will close his gallery at 884 Massachusetts Ave. by year's end.
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November 8, 2009
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether an Ohio River casino should have allowed a compulsive gambler
to play and lose $125,000 in a single night.
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November 7, 2009
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra combined magic and music with "Mysterioso."
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November 7, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisAt this Rangeline Road cupcakery, it's the sweet stuff that counts.
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November 7, 2009
Bruce HetrickIs it freedom-enhancing to defend a veteran's "right" to commit slow-motion suicide and homicide?
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November 7, 2009
Bill BennerYes, the IU Hoosiers are better this season. How could they not be?
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November 4, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Percussive Arts Society plans to open an interactive museum at Washington and Illinois streets downtown.
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November 3, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerBoard president says he quit after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard declined proposal to shut down historic landmark until
2013 for major renovation.
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November 2, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressOhio voters are poised to weigh in on a ballot question that would authorize casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and
Toledo.
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October 31, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, the young adult best-seller "The Giver" is staged at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Plus some thoughts on school
field trips.
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October 31, 2009
Lou HarryNew restaurant serves up pizza, pasta and more.
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October 31, 2009
Jim CotaAugmented reality is, essentially, the melding of our physical world with digital information.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.