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TRAVEL: Learning about roots makes Sicilian sojourn worthwhile

April 28, 2012
Frank Basile
The only information we had about my ancestral family on my father’s side was a baptismal certificate for my paternal grandmother. It said she was baptized in a town called Alia.
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BENNER: It's too late to turn back clock on single-class basketballRestricted Content

April 28, 2012
Bill Benner
It's funny in a way, too, when I hear folks from elsewhere trying to redefine those things that make/made us real Hoosiers.
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IUPUI to close University Place hotel and event center

April 27, 2012
Chris O'Malley
In a stunning move, IUPUI has decided to close the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on West Michigan Street and will use the space for student housing, dining and classrooms.
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Indiana fairs, festivals await stage rigging rules

April 26, 2012
Associated Press
Organizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals are anxiously awaiting new rules governing the type of rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
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Ball State planning 100-room campus hotel

April 25, 2012
Associated Press
Ball State University plans to build a $25 million hotel in a building that will also have student-housing space, conference rooms and two restaurants.
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Daniels: Indiana moving to adopt outdoor stage rules

April 23, 2012
Associated Press
Gov. Mitch Daniels told an entertainment industry group pushing for safer outdoor events Monday that Indiana has learned from last year's deadly State Fair stage collapse and is moving to approve emergency rules for outdoor stages.
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State fair rolls out concert lineup, strategy

April 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indiana State Fair hopes to preserve attendance that’s traditionally tied to big-name concerts even though the events will take place downtown this year.
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Participation in annual Komen event off 28 percent

April 22, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Participation in Saturday's Central Indiana Race for the Cure in downtown Indianapolis dropped about 28 percent from last year's event, to 27,126. Last year's race, held on a cold, rainy day, drew 37,450 people.
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DINING: In praise of 'mall pizza'

April 21, 2012
Lou Harry
Fourth in a month-long series of reviews of eateries in and around City Market.
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Are corporate gift policies inhospitable?Restricted Content

April 21, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Sober times have made no-no's of many of the perks that once greased business relationships.
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Austin, Indianapolis comparable across range of tourism benchmarksRestricted Content

April 21, 2012
Many Austin attractions are related to its music scene and its status as a state capital and the home of the University of Texas.
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DORA: Technology can divide customers, businesses

April 21, 2012
Jim Dora / Special to IBJ
Speed and impatience short-circuiting customer service.
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Indy not ready for another big hotel, experts sayRestricted Content

April 21, 2012
Mason King
Speculation is deemed premature despite rising occupancy rates.
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HETRICK: Our daily diet of misinformation leads to bad decisions

April 21, 2012
Bruce Hetrick
Some stories aren't reported on network news because they simply didn't happen.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Broadway beyond musicals

April 21, 2012
Lou Harry
Thoughts on 'One Man, Two Guvnors,' 'Other Desert Cities,' 'Peter and the Starcatcher' and more.
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Carmel arts center makes room for more sponsors

April 20, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel expects the 2012-13 concert season, announced this week, to bring a healthy bump in sponsor revenue.
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Radio host buys site of burned Brown County music hall

April 18, 2012
Associated Press
A central Indiana business owner and radio show host plans on rebuilding a southern Indiana concert hall that hosted some of country music's top acts before it burned down in 2009.
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Daniels preparing changes following stage collapse

April 17, 2012
Associated Press
Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday outlined a handful of changes Indiana is taking following last year's deadly state fair stage collapse.
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Tour manager may be key to stage collapse lawsuits

April 16, 2012
Associated Press
The tour manager who was widely credited with saving the lives of country duo Sugarland before a deadly stage collapse at last summer's Indiana State Fair has become a central focus of lawyers seeking millions in damages for the families of seven people who died and dozens who were injured.
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Overlapping downtown events give hotels a boost

April 16, 2012
Scott Olson
The annual Fire Department Instructors Conference attracts nearly 30,000 visitors to downtown. But with Race for the Cure on Saturday, demand for hotel rooms is even stronger, particularly toward the end of the week.
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Indiana Live to be renamed Indiana Grand Casino

April 14, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The move is the latest fallout from the racino's legal tangle with Maryland-based Cordish Cos., which managed the venue from its opening in 2008 until 2010.
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Ticket sales firm to double client list, triple work forceRestricted Content

April 14, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Get Real Sports Sales is positioned to grow as colleges, pro teams begin to outsource ticket sales.
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Agency increases effort to help state's artisans sell waresRestricted Content

April 14, 2012
Andrea Muirragui Davis
Three years after budget cuts threatened the state-run Indiana Artisan program, the newly independent organization is moving ahead with ambitious plans to broaden its reach—and help artists and food producers build their businesses.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Live on Broadway it's ... Larry Bird?

April 14, 2012
Lou Harry
Often stilted, often hokey, and just as often charming, “Magic/Bird” is a Broadway oddball—a biographical drama without romance and without family conflict, but with an ample supply of game clips and a very mobile backboard.
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DINING: A crepe shoot at City Market

April 14, 2012
Lou Harry
Third in a month-long series of reviews of eateries in and around City Market. This week: 3 Days in Paris
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