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State tourism cuts alter marketing methods
May 7, 2010
Scott OlsonIn light of a shrinking budget, the state has dropped traditional advertising campaigns to promote tourism and is embracing
social media outlets to promote Indiana's attractions.
MoreDowntown buildings land arts tenants
March 30, 2010
Tom HartonVonnegut Memorial Library Inc. will move into 1,100 square feet at 340 N. Senate Ave. The Arts Council of Indianapolis will
occupy 5,400 square feet at 922 N. Pennsylvania St.
MoreShriners sue Live Nation, Old National over Murat renaming
March 29, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Murat Temple Association is a Shriners affiiate that owns the Murat Centre, which on March 16 was renamed the "Old National
Centre" in a three-year deal between the bank and Live Nation.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Historical Society casts the past to bring photos to life
March 27, 2010
Lou Harry
This week, the “Indiana Experience” at the Indiana History Center (with a video
tour through Indiana's past), plus theatrical experiences at Humana Fest in Louisville.
Shriners weighing legal options against Live Nation
March 19, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinGroup that owns downtown's Murat Theatre is considering legal options to prevent the venue's name from changing to Old National
Centre.
MoreChildren's Museum planning $4.2 million exhibit
March 9, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis is teaming with National Geographic on a permanent exhibit, "National Geographic
Treasures of the Earth," intended to provide immersive learning in archeological excavation.
MoreConvention center tours part of larger tourism strategy
March 1, 2010
Scott OlsonExecutives of Gen Con, one of the city's largest conventions, visited Indianapolis last week to get their first glance
of the construction of the Indiana Convention Center expansion. Local tourism officials are using such tours to market the
larger space.
MoreComedy club reopening under new ownership
February 24, 2010
Scott OlsonNew local owners of Morty's Comedy Joint on East 96th Street plan to open the club on March 4. It has been closed since early
January.
MoreCultural Trail snags $20.5 million stimulus boost
February 17, 2010
Scott OlsonThe funds will be used for construction on the remaining 4.5 miles of the $62.5 million project, officials announced Wednesday.
MoreKing Tut boosts attendance at Children's Museum
January 8, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe museum counted 1.3 million visits last year, an increase of 270,000, or 26 percent,
over 2008.
MoreKing to play transitional role at state museum
January 7, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinNew interim CEO, the former president of the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation, hopes to pave way for stability at the institution,
which has seen five CEOs in the past decade.
MoreIndiana State Museum to name interim CEO
January 7, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe board of the museum's private foundation is expected to confirm Thomas A. King's appointment Thursday afternoon
MoreVonnegut's kin back local memorial library
December 24, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThree of Kurt Vonnegut's children are working with local fans of the famed author to open a memorial library
in Indianapolis.
MoreIndiana Historical Society lands $2M for new exhibits
December 4, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinDubbed the "Indiana Experience," the exhibits represent the first ticketed tourist attraction at the society's headquarters
building.
MoreConstantino's and City Market reach settlement
December 4, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCity Market has agreed to forgive Constantino's $27,000 in unpaid rent if the meat and produce stand shuts down by Dec.
24.
MoreState Museum to close on most Mondays
December 3, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe museum has been facing tight budgets and dropping attendance.
MoreIndianapolis lawyer to open bar and lounge in 3Mass building on Mass Ave
November 21, 2009
IBJ StaffThe bar, which isn't yet named, will be Baker & Daniels lawyer Trevor Belden's first bar.
MoreICVA: Ad campaign helps draw more visitors to region
November 12, 2009
Scott OlsonA summer advertising campaign launched by the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association helped produce more visitors
and dollars for central Indiana, even though the organization spent less this year marketing the region.
MoreMass Ave fine art gallery G.C. Lucas set to close
November 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinGreg Lucas will be the second fine art gallery owner in Indianapolis to close shop this year. Lucas announced Tuesday that
he will close his gallery at 884 Massachusetts Ave. by year's end.
MoreNew downtown museum invites visitors to bang a drum
November 4, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Percussive Arts Society plans to open an interactive museum at Washington and Illinois streets downtown.
MoreHaunted houses avoid recessionary letdown because they offer escape
October 24, 2009
Cory SchoutenEven in bad times
people want to be entertained.” Nationwide, roughly 2,000 haunted houses, hayrides and other attractions
rake in $1 billion annually of the $7 billion consumers spend on Halloween, according to St. Louis-based trade group Hauntworld
Inc.
MoreFunding cut jeopardizes popular Indiana Artisan program
October 17, 2009
Anthony SchoettleA state-run program aimed at boosting business for local artisans—ranging from painters to syrup makers—and
turning them into a draw for tourists is in jeopardy because of dramatic funding cuts.
MoreGovernor to merge state museum into new agency
October 16, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is planning to merge the Indiana State Museum, 12 historic sites and state library under one new
agency, according to sources close to the museum.
MoreArt museum imposes unpaid vacations to save cash
October 15, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art will furlough its staff of 270 for one week this fiscal year in an effort to trim $1.4 million,
or 5.5 percent, from its $25.5 million budget.
MoreIndiana State Museum chief Dressel abruptly resigns
October 14, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinBarry Dressel has resigned as the president and CEO of the Indiana State Museum, the state's Department of Natural Resources
confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
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