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.
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August 12, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinAbout 30,000 people are expected to attend the Drum Corps International World Championships over the next three days at Lucas
Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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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.
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August 4, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGen Con Indy runs Thursday through Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center. It's in its 42nd year.
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August 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinHeartland Truly Moving Pictures is well on its way to raising $12.5 million to use for numerous film-related projects, the
group announced Monday morning during a press conference featuring director Rob Reiner.
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July 17, 2010
IBJ StaffThe festival has added a play called “don’t u luv me?” that explores how signs of affection can morph into
controlling abuse through text messages.
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June 15, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe $25 million park's grand opening is scheduled for June 20 following an opening-night party and a members-only VIP preview
with artists and architect on June 19. Atelier Van Lieshout's "Funky Bones" is one of the featured sculptures.
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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.
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April 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinMarion County Superior Court Judge Stanley Kroh sentenced Brandon Benker to three years in prison and two years in a Community
Corrections program, in which he may be assigned to work release or home detention. Benker stole more than $380,000 from the
group in 2008.
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March 11, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe staff of the Indiana Arts Commission is proposing to revamp a regional partnership system that it enacted 13 years ago
as a way to fund the arts in all 92 counties of the state.
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December 11, 2009
With the move, IBE hopes to rejuvenate the annual football game and related events, which have been suffering from declining
attendance.
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November 30, 2009
Anthony SchoettleOfficials with the Indianapolis Tennis Championships confirmed that they are selling the rights to host an annual
men's professional tennis event that has roots in Indianapolis dating back to 1920.
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October 31, 2009
IBJ StaffThe civic festival Spirit and Place, which runs Nov. 5-16, has been a fixture of the fall season since 1996, but organizers
are still trying to explain to Indianapolis residents what it’s all about.
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October 19, 2009
The director of the Circle City Classic announced his resignation Monday, just four months after taking the job.
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September 26, 2009
Chip CutterMeeting and event planners spend years poring over details for big functions, plotting minute-by-minute schedules, and
brainstorming every possible contingency to stave off disaster. Sometimes, though, even the best-laid plans go
awry.
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September 21, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis has been selected to host a regional round of the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament, the NCAA announced
today.
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September 10, 2009
The city of Indianapolis and United Way of Central Indiana will host the eighth annual Community Fair on Monument Circle from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11.
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September 4, 2009
Scott OlsonThe mathematical version of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is coming to Indianapolis in 2010, according to the director
of the organization that hosts the event.
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August 28, 2009
Lou HarryBy definition, the non-juried IndyFringe festival has a crapshoot quality. My advice to new Fringe-goers is usually to
go to at least three shows and be fully prepared to hate at least one of them.
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August 17, 2009
IBJ StaffThe museum's annual sale for collectors, one of its biggest annual fund-raisers, is seeing strong advance registration. The
Eiteljorg also has a new head of fund-raising.
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June 1, 2009
If you don't get your fireworks fix on July 4, you'll no longer have another chance this year to be awed by the colorful displays.
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September 1, 2008
Chris O\'malleyOrganizers of the inaugural World Class Driving Festival at the West Baden Springs Hotel Sept. 3-7 hope to put Indiana
on the map when it comes to exotic cars and potentially lucrative business opportunities surrounding the accompanying lifestyle.
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April 28, 2008
Jennifer WhitsonMay is show time for 500 Festival Inc., and the local not-for-profit should have more than enough gas in its tank to cross
the 2008 finish line. In the past five years, it has doubled its budget, improved attendance--and quality--at its signature
parade, and continued to grow the nation's largest half-marathon. But once the checkered flag flies, festival leaders will
sit down to consider whether they can maintain that pace without losing focus.
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March 10, 2008
Gabrielle PoshadloIt's not easy to make a living in high fashion, especially in a city where the "garment district" extends only to the nearest
Hancock or Jo Ann Fabrics. Still, Indianapolis has a little something up its sleeve--more than a dozen designers who are prepping
their collections for "Project IMA," a fashion show modeled after Bravo's reality hit "Project Runway."
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July 2, 2007
Amanda GetchelPhil Ramsey, 65, knows what he's doing in the fireworks business--he's been working fireworks shows as a volunteer since 1968
and founded Frankfort-based Ramsey Pyrotechnics Inc. in 1982. When he's not battling Mother Nature, Ramsey is a grain farmer.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.