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Defining the Indianapolis Cultural Trail
May 4, 2013
Lou HarryAfter more than a decade of planning, The Indianapolis Cultural Trail will have its official ribbon cutting May 10 with a
coming-out party on May 11. And that’s when boosters and skeptics alike will be watching to see what exactly Indianapolis
is going to do with its difficult-to-grasp landmark.
MoreHoliday World plans to display fun, not family problems
April 12, 2013
Associated PressA family legal battle and untimely deaths have drawn attention to Holiday World's owners in recent years. But it's business
as usual for those who run the Indiana theme park.
MoreMonument Circle face-lift set to move forward
April 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city recently signed a $555,750 contract with a local firm for design work on the Circle, leading to a two-year repaving
project with other improvements.
MoreREVIEW: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios revisited
March 30, 2013
Lou HarryWith both the 2010 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and 2012’s
New Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World, families with theme-park inklings have even more reasons to visit —
or revisit — Orlando.
MoreChildren's Museum brings aboard David Wolf for space push
March 21, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has landed retired astronaut David Wolf as its first “Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence,”
calling on the native Hoosier to help develop programs sparking kids’ interest in science, technology, engineering and
math.
MoreArt museum cutting more than 20 employees
March 4, 2013
Dan HumanThe museum said 19 full-time employees and two part-time employees will complete their employment Monday. Eight additional
vacant positions will not be filled.
MoreSenate bill would stop paying gambling counties
February 15, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe change would save the state $24 million in 2015 and another $48 million each year thereafter—all money that's now
being collected from gambling taxes and sent to cities, towns and counties.
MoreWidow of Holiday World's president gains park control
January 11, 2013
Associated PressA judge has placed control of a southern Indiana theme park in the hands of the widow of the park's late president.
MoreNew art museum CEO shakes up management team
January 10, 2013
Dan HumanThe new head of the Indianapolis Museum of Art has reduced the size of his executive team, including cutting a top position,
as an initial step to organization-wide restructuring.
MoreFocal point for Mass Ave project: Huge electronic screen
October 25, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe most striking feature of a proposed $43-million development along Mass Ave is a Times Square-style electronic screen that
would wrap around the building's corner and rise more than three stories.
MoreHoliday World plans $6.5 million expansion, new ride
October 23, 2012
Associated PressOfficials at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in southern Indiana announced plans Tuesday for a major new water-slide
attraction as part of $6.5 million in projects planned ahead of the park's 2013 season.
MoreBillie Creek future uncertain after auction
October 21, 2012
Associated PressThe auction of western Indiana historic site Billie Creek Village generated a combined $550,000 in bids, but it's not
clear yet whether any bid will be accepted.
MorePaoli Peaks wins big in battle with landlord over logging
October 19, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe owners of the Paoli Peaks ski resort have prevailed in a battle with their landlord, who had sought to squeeze additional
revenue out of the 68-acre property by launching a logging operation.
MorePercussive Arts Society names new executive director
October 4, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based Percussive Arts Society has appointed Larry Jacobson as executive director of the society and its Rhythm!
Discovery Center.
MoreBillie Creek up for auction after sealed bids fail
September 23, 2012
Associated PressThe Parke County historic site's land, buildings and antiques will be auctioned publicly on Oct. 20 during the county's
Covered Bridge Festival.
MoreFormer Eiteljorg director suing museum for overtime pay
August 23, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer merchandising director Judy McElfresh claims the museum failed to pay her for working more than 1,000 hours of overtime.
Her suit seeks at least $75,000 in damages.
MoreFate of theme park remains on roller coaster ride
August 18, 2012
Associated PressEfforts to reopen a closed Kentucky amusement park have taken a roller coaster ride for three summers, and now there's
a new twist as the state seeks out more would-be operators even as a group of local business leaders floats a proposal to
revive the attraction.
MoreCity Market hopes catacombs tours spur interest in redevelopment
August 11, 2012
Ellen Kobe
City Market officials are giving public tours of the catacombs beneath the marketplace, in the hope that someone
will be interested in transforming the 20,000-square-foot space into a restaurant or event venue.
$63M fairgrounds Coliseum project to include new arena
July 25, 2012
IBJ StaffState Fair Commission Chairman Andre Lacy said the new venue will keep youth hockey games and horse shows going while the
Coliseum hosts concerts and other events.
MoreMuseum's IMAX hopes alchohol sales will fuel movie attendance
July 21, 2012
Museum has been fine-tuning service in preparation for Batman premier.
MoreHoliday World owners pull out of Louisville project
June 17, 2012
Associated PressHoliday World CEO Natalie Koch it wasn't any particular regulation that led to the decision to drop plans to reopen Kentucky
Kingdom.
MoreFormer MTV anchor's photos on display at Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art
June 2, 2012
IMOCA has history of building exhibits around pop-culture figures.
MoreFormer Kentucky amusement park in bad shape
May 30, 2012
Associated PressThe new partners who are working toward reopening the former Kentucky Kingdom amusement park say the facility is in bad condition
and may not reopen until 2014.
MoreQUICK VIDEO: 500 Festival Parade in 3:26
May 27, 2012
Mason King
With temperatures flirting with the 90s, did you take a rain check on
this year's parade? Here's a time-lapse version of the festivities.
Plan seeks to turn towpath into arts corridor
May 19, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city of Indianapolis and private-sector players are lining up behind an effort to rebrand the Central Canal Towpath as
an art-themed destination dubbed Art 2 Art by adding artwork and improving the trail.
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In my opinion the estridge companies are crooks. They filed bankruptcy on their 'track housing' side of the business two weeks before they closed on one of my clients' homes. When my client first interviewed Estridge as a builder 6 months before, they specifically ASKED about the solvency of their business, knowing that some builders were struggling. Estridge truly misrepresented their financial situation at that time. I suppose I am more unhappy with the whole system than I am with the builder because what the heck==you can file bankruptcy on 'track homes' but still keep building and make money off of 'custom built' homes??? How ridiculous! They are all homes. How can a company be allowed to bilk thousands of dollars from their subcontractors but still be allowed to build houses?? they should have been made to pay back all their unpaid contractors before being allowed to profit from building any more houses! This alone makes them and the system crooks in my eyes. I would never build an estridge home and I would not recommend for my clients either. If they were truly 'bankrupt' how could they afford to keep building homes anyway??? The whole system needs fixed.
I live a couple blocks east of the Angie's campus and my house is assessed for ~$160,000. If I could get that amount, let alone $384,000 (a 140% bonus), I'd sell in a minute. Either Angie's stockholders just got fleeced, or Angie's is getting about a 58% discount on their property taxes, if these properties are actually worth what they paid Mr. Oesterle for them. Which do you think is the case?
Perhaps the IMA board is really to blame! They agreed to hire Charles. They can't seemingly find donors among themselves, or bring in new blood that will support the museums operating budget with an expanded museum and money to provide curators with something to do (ie buy art). The headlines of disarray at the museum and mass firings are hurting the reputation of the museum for some time to come. If people on the board had misgivings, perhaps they shpuld have more forcefully opposed efforts that they have seemingly been unable to fund, like expansion and the costs it has created!
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I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.