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Mayor has monumental plan for Georgia Street, delays name change
September 30, 2011
Scott OlsonIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard temporarily calls off plans to rename the historic street to instead focus on a project that
would line it with 30 monuments saluting famous Hoosiers.
MoreCircle City Classic makes changes to boost event attendance
September 24, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOfficials are taking steps to reverse a dramatic decline in interest in the event over the last decade.
MoreSuper Bowl XLVI by the numbers
September 24, 2011
Marc D. AllanWould you believe 9,000 private airplanes landing in the Indianapolis area?
MoreBig Ten game will have big impact in Indianapolis
September 24, 2011
Anthony SchoettleEarly indications suggest the inaugural championship football game will rake more money into the Indianapolis area than expected.
MorePrime business events making a comeback in Indianapolis
September 24, 2011
Tawn ParentRoom rates are on the rise after a three-year lull.
MoreSome NFL teams would make for a more lucrative Super Bowl
September 24, 2011
Anthony SchoettleA 2012 Super Bowl between the Chicago Bears and New York Jets is one of the matchups that would give local businesses plenty
to cheer about, experts say. National Football League officials have told Indianapolis to expect 150,000 visitors for the
Super Bowl. If two prime teams make it, the number will be closer to 250,000.
MoreCouncilor launches opposition to Georgia Street renaming
September 21, 2011
Scott OlsonDemocrat City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield has submitted a resolution that urges Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to "cease
and desist from all efforts to rename Georgia Street."
MoreDillinger relative considers moving gangster's home
September 20, 2011
Associated PressA great nephew says he's talking with people in Greencastle and two out-of-state locations about sites for his collection
of Dillinger items and possibly the farmhouse that is now in Dillinger's hometown of Mooresville.
MoreDowntown Hyatt upgrades hotel rooms
September 17, 2011
IBJ StaffThe renovation, which will be finished in January, includes all 499 guest rooms and suites and the hotel's corridors.
MoreTexas firm buys water-park hotel on northwest side
September 15, 2011
IBJ StaffGeneral Hotels Corp. has finalized the sale of the Caribbean Cove Hotel & Water Park, averting closure of the 344-room
hotel and saving 266 jobs.
MoreState fair's plan short on evacuation details
September 14, 2011
Associated PressAn emergency response plan drafted 10 months before the Indiana State Fair's deadly stage collapse details how staff should
handle evacuations, but it doesn't spell out the precise scenarios that would trigger an evacuation, newly released documents
indicate.
MoreSugarland named in notice of stage-collapse suit
September 13, 2011
Associated PressThe band that was preparing to perform at the Indiana State Fair before a fatal stage collapse has been named as a defendant
in a potential lawsuit in a notice sent to the state attorney general.
MoreClass in Hoosier hospitality launched for Super Bowl
September 10, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe class is being launched Oct. 3 with the goal of getting tens of thousands of front-line hospitality workers—from
hoteliers, caterers and restaurant servers to cab drivers and airport employees—prepared for the barrage of Super Bowl
visitors coming in February.
MoreCosts of State Fair stage collapse investigation could be steep
September 9, 2011
Scott OlsonOfficials say it's too early to know how much the state will pay for the investigation of the tragedy. But fees stipulated
in contracts with investigators show costs easily could surpass seven figures.
MoreIndianapolis Cultural Trail takes 'pause' for Conrad hotel
September 8, 2011
Cory SchoutenPlanning around the Conrad's valet parking operation posed the most challenging dilemma faced by organizers of the 8-mile
Cultural Trail.
MoreState Fair victims could receive funds in next few weeks
September 7, 2011
Scott OlsonA State Fair Remembrance Fund now containing more than $800,000 likely will be distributed before the state pays out a maximum
$5 million in damages allowed by law, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
MoreIndiana classic car auction sees attendance jump
September 5, 2011
Associated PressOfficials of the company that has taken over a long-running classic car auction in northeastern Indiana say they believe it
has bounced back from the financial and legal troubles of its former owner.
MoreState preparing to pay maximum in stage collapse damages
August 31, 2011
Scott OlsonAttorney General Greg Zoeller said Indiana will pay $5 million and get advice on distributing the money to victims of the
State Fair tragedy from an expert who administered compensation funds following 9/11.
MoreAnother lawsuit filed in Indiana fair stage collapse
August 29, 2011
Associated PressThe family of a Fort Wayne woman killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair filed a lawsuit Monday alleging gross
negligence and recklessness by the promoters and producers of the concert.
MoreSculpture headed back atop Indianapolis monument
August 29, 2011
Associated PressA 38-foot-tall bronze sculpture will soon be back atop the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis.
MoreMotoGP race-day attendance up; three-day total down
August 29, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSpeedway officials expect an announcement within 30 days about whether the MotoGP race will be held in Indianapolis in 2012.
MoreBackers seek support for 2-mile streetcar line downtown
August 27, 2011
Chris O'MalleyDowntown Indianapolis Streetcar Corp. said a circulator route between downtown and the Indianapolis Zoo in White River State
Park might cost $20 million to $25 million to build and equip.
More'Expand the smorgasbord' at former GM site
August 27, 2011
Gordon Hendry / Special to IBJIndianapolis has a rich history of turning challenging redevelopment projects into local success stories, and I have no doubt
the GM Stamping Plant will become part of that history as officials determine the best uses for the expansive site near downtown.
MoreCity expects weather to boost MotoGP's economic impact
August 26, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSunny, mild weather could provide a 15-percent increase to the economic impact of this weekend's MotoGP events. Motorsports
business experts said the city could see a $30 million impact.
MoreClass-action lawsuit filed over State Fair tragedy
August 23, 2011
Scott OlsonThe lawsuit brought by the Indianapolis law firm of Cohen & Malad hopes to include anyone who suffered injuries from a falling
stage at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 13.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.