June 13, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair Foundation says 100 pairs of platform-mounted seats are being sold for $1,000 each. All the money raised
from the sale will help pay for the ongoing $63 million renovation of the 1939 Fairgrounds Coliseum.
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June 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city is prepared to award $1.5 million in federal funds to Wisconsin-based B-Cycle LLC, which would provide the service
along the 8-mile route downtown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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October 4, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based Percussive Arts Society has appointed Larry Jacobson as executive director of the society and its Rhythm!
Discovery Center.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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July 21, 2012
Museum has been fine-tuning service in preparation for Batman premier.
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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.
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June 2, 2012
IMOCA has history of building exhibits around pop-culture figures.
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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.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!