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Circle City Classic organizers look to boost 27-year-old event
October 1, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA management shift and a renewed marketing effort that includes new attractions and increased advertising in key markets has
Circle City Classic organizers optimistic about the annual event's future.
MoreArt museum replaces gallery guards with students
September 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art fired 56 gallery attendants Monday morning and will replace them with 100 IUPUI students on
a federal work-study program. IMA also will employ 14 reserve police officers to patrol its campus.
MoreMuseum group recognizes 'Indiana Experience' exhibit
September 25, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Association of Midwest Museums recognized the attraction for bringing history to life.
MoreEiteljorg Museum's Western art show generates more than $1M in sales
September 18, 2010
IBJ StaffThe sale is the only one of its kind east of the Mississippi River.
MoreSymphony on the Prairie sets attendance record
September 8, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s popular outdoor concert series set an attendance record this summer, surpassing the
100,000-mark for just the third time since 1982.
MoreA&E PREVIEW: Dozens of events that should be high on your priority list
September 4, 2010
Lou HarryFrom Mary Poppins to Tyler Perry, and from Liza to the Leisure Kings, there’s a lot to fill up your A&E calendar. Get your
planners out and start circling dates. Here are some of my early must-do front-runners.
MoreFitch gives ‘A’ rating to Indiana Historical Society
August 28, 2010
IBJ StaffA strong balance sheet, experienced management, and conservative debt and investment policies contributed to the strong rating.
MoreMuseums can't change canal alone
August 28, 2010
As a longtime downtown resident and property owner, and frequent user of the Central Canal, I read with great interest the
[Aug. 16] article “Missing the action: Museums struggle to capture foot traffic from busy canal."
MoreVonnegut memorial library to open this fall in Indianapolis
August 18, 2010
Associated PressThe Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library scheduled to open this fall in downtown Indianapolis will be part library and part museum.
MoreEiteljorg to launch new attractions, strategy
August 12, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is trying to raise $4.5 million to fund a new strategy aimed at boosting
attendance.
MoreVendors unsure of benefits from more State Fair days
August 6, 2010
Scott OlsonMany say it's too early to tell whether last year's decision to extend the Indiana State Fair schedule by five days
is resulting in stronger sales.
MoreNew Conner Prairie exhibit could be set in 20th century
July 3, 2010
IBJ StaffWork is starting at the former site of Liberty Corner on a new exhibit that will be announced in late summer or early fall.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: The King without kitsch and other Brown County pleasures
July 3, 2010
Lou HarryIt didn’t occur to me on the drive down Interstate 65 for a Brown County getaway that I’d be returning with praise
for an Elvis impersonator.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 100 thoughts on 100 Acres
June 26, 2010
Lou Harry
100 Acres, a new art and nature park, opened behind the Indianapolis
Museum of Art June 19. This major addition to the city’s
cultural and social landscape seemed worthy of at least 100 thoughts—and two videos.
Brother of late CEO takes helm at Holiday World
June 22, 2010
IBJ StaffDan Koch has been named president and CEO of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari amusement park in southern Indiana, taking over
after the unexpected death of his brother Will earlier this month.
MoreHoliday World president Will Koch dies at 48
June 14, 2010
Associated PressKoch, 48, led the amusement park for 20 years, during which time it added a water park and several world-class roller
coasters.
MoreWorld Skating Academy gets reprieve, remains on thin ice
June 12, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA fixture in downtown Indianapolis since 1987, the Academy hasn't yet been evicted from its Pan American Plaza ice rinks,
but it operates under a cloud of uncertainty.
MorePistol art boosts attendance for Eiteljorg Museum
June 5, 2010
IBJ StaffAn exhibit on handgun engraving was one of the most heavily attended exhibits in the museum's history.
MoreBallard announces $4 million City Market overhaul
June 4, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerRestoration project, slated to last nearly a year, will redesign vendor stand facades, improve lighting and introduce a regular
schedule of live entertainment at the historic venue.
MoreSuspended Kruse hopes to keep famous auction going
May 26, 2010
Associated PressKruse's attorney said his 69-year-old client would like to find some way to keep the annual auction alive, possibly by finding
another auction company to run this year's event.
MoreIndianapolis Zoo opening new cheetah exhibit
May 26, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe $2 million exhibit opens Saturday featuring five of the fastest animals on land.
MoreCity Market steering away from food court reputation
May 20, 2010
Scott OlsonProposed $2.7 million renovation would take down west wing and make cosmetic improvements before 2012 Super Bowl.
MoreAnother renovation proposed for City Market
May 20, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis officials are proposing a $2.7 million renovation of the downtown City Market, three years after the last major
renovation failed to boost business.
MoreCity visitors group launches $1.3M ad campaign
May 12, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is spending $1.3 million to promote the city to eight Midwestern markets,
in
hopes of attracting more travelers.
More'Indiana Experience' boosts Historical Society visits
May 12, 2010
Society says the attendance represents a 57.4-percent increase over typical walk-in traffic to the Indiana History Center.
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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.