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Reference librarians solve 'little mysteries' for patrons
April 28, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboThirty-one reference librarians at Indianapolis-Marion County’s Central Library downtown, stationed at four buzzing
reference desks, provide the personal touch even the best Internet search engine can’t duplicate.
MoreLegislative assistants keep wheels of state government turning
March 17, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboState lawmakers finished their work in Indianapolis this month, but the end of the 2012 General Assembly signaled the beginning
of crunch time for a full-time staff charged with sorting out what happened during the contentious short session.
MoreCrooked Stick golf pro hits links every day, rain or shine
August 20, 2011
Maria LaMagna
Crooked Stick Golf Club pro Patrick White works 90 or more hours a week
and loves every minute of it.
Architect's role goes beyond blueprints
June 18, 2011
Sean MorrisonArchitect Sungano Ziswa, a native of Zimbabwe, is Domain Architecture's primary adviser on an apartment project that is the
largest solo effort Domain has undertaken in its 15-year history.
MoreWatchmaker has a flair for precision
April 30, 2011
Sean MorrisonBill Rostiser has practiced watchmaking for more than half of his life. At 60, he has worked 38 years at Windsor Jewelry just
south of Monument Circle. During that time, he watched the downtown area flourish, along with the business.
MoreInterpretive naturalist helps park visitors commune with nature
November 6, 2010
Sam BrattainAngie Manuel is an interpretive naturalist at Mounds State Park in Anderson. Many make the mistake of calling her a park ranger,
but she is quick to correct them.
MoreScience, creativity key ingredients for Sun King brewer
September 11, 2010
Joe Jasinski
Since its first tapping about 13 months ago, Indianapolis- based Sun
King Brewing Co. has generated a noticeable buzz—pun intended—in the craft beer community.
Math teacher has spent 25 years working Colts sidelines
December 19, 2009
Brock BenefielSteve Taylor loves to tell his NFL war stories. There’s the time he taunted Baltimore Ravens linebacker
Ray Lewis and the many times he’s been flattened by an overzealous tackler. Then there was the thrill of his Indianapolis
Colts’ clinching a trip to the Super Bowl.
MoreA taste of summer: CPA spends summers as ice cream man
July 20, 2009
Riya V. AnandwalaCertified public accountant Dave Norris bought a 1976 Good Humor truck and started his family-owned U Want Ice Cream mobile
route in 2007, aiming to make a personal connection with people—along with
a little extra money.
MoreCats, dogs just too ordinary for exotic-animal veterinarian
July 6, 2009
Kim PuckettClad in iguana-patterned medical scrubs, Angela Lennox moves quickly around the clinic laboratory, administering barium to
a ferret and ordering a guinea pig X-ray. From there, she moves to an exam room, taking blood from an unruly bird and diagnosing
an injured pet duck—all in the span of about 30 minutes.
MoreDeloitte employees take part in company-wide volunteer day
June 15, 2009
IBJ StaffEli Lilly and Co. isn't the only company to set aside a day for volunteering. The Big 4 accounting firm Deloitte had its 10th
annual IMPACT Day June 5.
MoreA real pinball wizard
May 11, 2009
It's a rainy Monday morning and Doug Clark is making a house call--an early but otherwise average start to his week.
MoreApples, pumpkins, kids keep orchard tour guide hopping
October 6, 2008
Whitney LeeRuth Butterfield works as a tour guide at Beasley's Orchard & Gardens three or four days a week every fall, leading an average of two tours a day. Most are school groups, but some adults come with their church groups or on nursing home outings, too.
Port-a-potty cleaning not such a foul job after all
July 14, 2008
Chip CutterDanny Hutson jumps down from the cab of his truck, grabs a giant yellow and black hose, and gets ready to deal with a familiar
smell: human waste and disinfectant. It's all part of the job for Hutson, who cleans as many as 45 portable toilets a day
for Aardvark Tidy Toilets, a division of Indianapolis-based Gridlock Traffic Systems Inc.
MoreLow-key guitarist's 'workaholic' approach helps Margot gain fame
April 21, 2008
Louis JonesAndy Fry has played in five bands in the past 10 years or so, serving in various capacities, including singer/songwriter.
He and his seven bandmates of Indianapolis-based Margot and the Nuclear So and So's have just recorded their second album,
"Animal!"
MoreTattoo artist inks reputation for detail
March 31, 2008
Louis JonesAway from the job, Monte Agee is like any other family man. But in his 12 years as a tattoo artist, he has inked everything
from pop-culture icons such as the Powerpuff Girls to Renaissance-style portraits of biblical figures and full-color scenes
straight out of the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are."
MoreActor embraces ho-ho-holiday gig
December 24, 2007
Emily GroenTy Stover is not your average mall Santa. From his real beard to his jolly laugh and rosy pink cheeks, he is a living, breathing
version of St. Nick.
MoreDog walker throws leash around new career
November 26, 2007
Emily GroenAmanda Briggs weaves in and out of the bustling lunch crowd in downtown Indianapolis, keeping a close eye on her canine clients
Griffen and Isabella. Briggs, 25, continues her walk through the busy streets, heading to the American Legion Mall and some
much-needed grass. Such is the life of a professional dog walker and pet sitter.
MoreWorking in Dinosphere lab painstaking, but rewarding
August 6, 2007
Amanda GetchelWorking three years on one project can be tedious, but Mark Sims enjoys every minute he spends preparing dinosaur fossils
for display at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Sims, 44, works in the Paleo Prep Lab at the museum's Dinosphere exhibit,
picking away at the dirt left on 65-million-year-old fossils.
MoreExperience keeps fireworks biz in demand
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.
MoreBassoonist hitting all the right notes
April 2, 2007
Lisa GerstnerAlthough he wears one of his two tuxedos for concerts, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Samuel Banks dons sneakers
and jeans for a Tuesday morning rehearsal. But he works hard once the music starts. That attitude likely helped the 26-year-old
land his job in one of just 17 year-round orchestras in the nation.
MoreChocolatier maintains steady routine between busy seasons
January 29, 2007
Lisa GerstnerEach week at David Alan Chocolatier in Lebanon, three employees make a different variety of chocolate truffles, nut clusters
and other chocolate-laden delights. Alan uses 7,000 pounds of chocolate a year to make his products out of the renovated gas
station he has operated at since 1984.
MoreDolphin trainer keeps busy in and out of water
September 4, 2006
Victoria D. WilliamsValerie Hollowell always has known she wanted to work with dolphins. After all, trips to Sea World were highlights of her
childhood. But now that she's a senior marine mammal trainer, she knows the seemingly glamorous job she watched from the
stands is more than wet suits and whistles.
MoreFamily's prized lemon drinks add zest to Indiana State Fair
August 7, 2006
Victoria D. WilliamsBeverly Morgan and her husband Allen opened their first lemon shake-up stand at the Marion County Fair in 1970, when they
were both teachers looking for some summer income. It went so well, they opened a stand at the Indiana State Fair. And they'll
be back there this week, when the fair kicks off its 150th year of midway rides and corn dogs.
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we love that we were right in our predictions for the outcome of Tony's boondoggle. We aren't negative, we are positive that the league that never has will continue to blow chunks and stink up the place
I was initially excited to learn that this wasn't rubber-stamped, but if all that is required is to add some shrubs and some "window dressing" over the first floor of the garage, then I'd call it a waste of everyone's time. It should be noted that the Hearing Examiner is a DMD employee who reports to the same administrator as the DMD staff planner who recommended approval of the garage and whose report said that the requirement for ground-floor retail had been "satisfied". Better luck with appealing the inevitable approval at the MDC, where the commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, City Council, and County Commissioners, thus, presumably not all obligated to facilitate the administration's plans.
Wheat Thins, when paired with chocolate ice cream!
About the same.
New airport, new Lucas Oil Stadium, expanded convention center, $30,000,000 Pacer gift, Stupid City Way Project, Broad Ripple Parking Garage $ Giveaway, Money blown on lethal bike lanes. The list is endless..
We have complete morons in City Government with grafter buddies sitting in the wings also stealing parking meter revenue. Go to www.adavceindiana.com and read about Chicago Parking Meter Corruption.
It's all theft of taxpayer resources and complete lack of financial stewardship and devoid of integrity.
I would just like for basic city services please.