March 16, 2009
Rebecca BerfangerThe legal tussle between artist, Associated Press raises doubts about artists' drawing inspiration from the work of their
peers.
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March 16, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, the IMA celebrates design, the IRT attempts a rewritten French farce, and the Phoenix puts its stamp on "Mauritius."
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March 9, 2009
NINebark, a landscaping architectural firm, is making six large storyboards so that users of the planned White River Greenway
will learn about the area's industrial history.
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March 9, 2009
Sam StallThe 600-seat Randall L. and Marianne W. Tobias Theater (nicknamed The Toby) is arguably the greenest facility of its kind
in the nation.
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March 9, 2009
Sam StallThe staff of the Indianapolis Museum of Art decided to recycle the parts of old theater seats to prevent them from being unloaded
in a landfill.
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March 9, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, our month-long experiment with the iPhone Urban Spoon feature (type in a region, shake, and get a restaurant recommendation)
led us to Canal Bistro International Grille (6349 N. Guilford Ave., 254-8700).
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March 2, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art's Design Center opened last October as a complement to the museum's 20th century design collection,
which curator R. Craig Miller expects to grow exponentially.
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March 2, 2009
A $1.5 million Kresge Foundation grant will help The Children's Museum of Indianapolis close in on its $74 million fund-raising
goal.
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March 2, 2009
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit that supports education reform, is sponsoring an art show March 6 at
the Harrison Center for the Arts.
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March 2, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, familiar objects take on new looks and meaning at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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March 2, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloAfter four years, the Red Room club in Broad Ripple is switching its salsa night from Wednesday to Thursday and local salseros
are worried about stepping on some toes.
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March 2, 2009
Jim CotaTry out Vimeo (www.vimeo. com) and blip.tv as alternatives to YouTube.
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March 2, 2009
Scott OlsonRaising Indianapolis' tax on hotel rooms — already one of the highest rates in the nation — could be the tipping
point that causes conventioneers to bypass Indianapolis, some industry experts say.
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February 23, 2009
Bruce HetrickOn vacation in the British West Indies, we see the decline from just a year ago at this same beautiful spotâ??fewer families
at play, fewer retirees strolling arm and arm, fewer young couples slathering one another with sunscreen.
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February 23, 2009
Scott OlsonLocal tourism supporters are prominently featuring the Indianapolis International Airport's makeover in a branding campaign
rolled out earlier this month.
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February 23, 2009
Anthony SchoettleRadio frequency identification—better known as RFID—is making its way to trade shows and conventions, providing
a plethora of information about attendees.
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February 23, 2009
The Indianapolis Art Center works to engage, enlighten and enhance our communities through art education, participation
and observation.
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February 23, 2009
Lou HarryFor a terrific example of an adaptation that works, go no further than the Indiana Repertory Theatre and see...
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February 23, 2009
Lou HarryAbout everything we tried on visits to Adobo Grill was delicious and suitable for sharing, and that's good because I'd
like to try a taste of as many dishes there as possible.
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February 16, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, emptying the notebook on recent work at the ISO, the Phoenix and the IRT.
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February 16, 2009
Mike RedmondIt's the season for bailouts—banks, businesses, capital improvement boards are all standing on street corners shaking
empty Burger King cups at passing taxpayers.
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February 16, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisI recommend diners try out crisp wings in spicy garlic and Asian zing sauces. The non-wing choices, such as pulled pork sandwiches,
are also delicious.
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February 16, 2009
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will look to volunteers to help cover the work done by eight people who were laid off
last week in a move to trim $600,000, or 2 percent, from the $29.5 million annual budget.
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February 9, 2009
These days, local musicians can record cheaply at home and distribute their music inexpensively, and tracks can be sent digitally
to critics and bloggers.
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February 9, 2009
Bruce HetrickThe bill in question seems like a long shot. It would abdicate government's responsibility for protecting citizens' health
and safety, and place it in the hands of individual business owners.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.