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LOU'S VIEWS: Civic's 'Into the Woods' explores what's after ‘happily ever after’
May 11, 2013
Lou HarryPlus thoughts on NoExit Performance's world premiere of David Hoppe's 'Our Experiences During the First Days of Alligators'
in Garfield Park
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: To learn about the Cultural Trail, walk it
May 4, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I’ve been bullish on the Cultural Trail, I realized recently that I haven’t actually walked it—at
least, not all of it. Time to change that.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei's way
April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works.
Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Rock solid ‘American Idiot’ works for more than just Green Day fans
April 6, 2013
Lou HarryAngst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: A critical mass of theater critics descend on Indy
March 30, 2013
Lou HarryA pack of conferencing critics had their eyes opened to Indy’s arts pleasures. In turn, they opened my eyes to some
things I shouldn’t take for granted.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: The critics are coming … the critics are coming
March 16, 2013
Lou HarryJournalists from San Francisco to D.C. and from New Haven to New Orleans descend on Indy for a first-ever critical mass of
theater.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Eiteljorg shows how the West was strummed
March 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I could look at most of the instruments on display at the new “Guitars: Roundups to Rockers” exhibition
at the Eiteljorg with cool detachment, Woody Guthrie’s Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar stopped me.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Barging in
March 2, 2013
Lou HarryIU fills a spot in Indianapolis Opera’s schedule with Philip Glass’ challenging “Akhnaten.”
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Lincoln exhibit highlights presidential precedents
February 23, 2013
Lou HarryIt’s the fringes where those of us not steeped in Lincoln lore might find the freshest material.
MoreIBJ A&E ROAD TRIP: Heading to Chicago for some ‘Big Fish’
February 16, 2013
Lou HarryThe latest IBJ A&E road trip features a world premiere, heading-for-Broadway musical.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Making it up for 20 years
February 16, 2013
Lou HarryAt an awards-show parodying gala, ComedySportz celebrated two decades of spontaneous laugh-making.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Say it isn't so, Diane
February 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhen a region stands to lose one of its finest actresses, a critic can't be too proud to beg
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Team playing from ensemble highlights IRT's 'Night Music'
February 2, 2013
Lou HarryOpera star Sylvia McNair offers subtle take on "Send in the Clowns."
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Copy that
January 26, 2013
Lou HarryBy letting it be, The Fab Faux honors the music of the Beatles
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Hoosier writers' novels transcend novelty
January 19, 2013
Lou HarryRecently, I dug into the books of three Indiana writers who beat the odds.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 'The Book of Mormon' and shock values
January 5, 2013
Lou HarryLanguage and content aren't the only thing shocking about the hit musical, now playing in Chicago.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Graphite the power
December 15, 2012
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn't just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Three long-running holiday shows offer degrees of variation
December 8, 2012
Lou HarryTradition, by definition, involves familiarity. And three of the top Indy on-stage holiday offerings embrace tradition in
their own way.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Dean demystified
December 1, 2012
Lou HarryA new show at the Indiana State Museum includes memorabilia, film clips and more from the legendary James Dean.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Not your average movie book
November 24, 2012
Lou HarryLou Harry is on vacation this week. In lieu of his regular column, here’s an excerpt from his new e-book, “The
Movie Uncyclopedia: Everything You Think You Know About Movies is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.”
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Art centers focus more on creating than on creation
November 17, 2012
Lou HarryIn this week of Thanksgiving, I’d like to focus on places more centered on the creating than the creations and more
about community than about artistic results.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: God is in the details
November 10, 2012
Lou HarryAt the IMA, an Islamic art show holds glorious surprises.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Michael Feinstein shines in book on the brothers Gershwin
November 3, 2012
Lou HarryFor me, the highlights of any Michael Feinstein concert come in between the numbers, when the cabaret and concert star—and
artistic director of the Center for the Performing Arts—shares anecdotes and insight about the composer and lyricists
who crafted the tunes. His storytelling style translates nicely to the printed page.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Art + theater made for memorable road trip
October 27, 2012
Lou HarryGeorge Seurat’s painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884” provided the inspiration for the musical “Sunday in the Park with
George.” For an Oct. 20 visit to both the painting and the musical, I was in the company of 35 participants in the first IBJ
A&E Road Trip, an exercise in arts connectivity.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: 'Wicked Workshop' works across generations
October 20, 2012
Lou HarryMy take on the Children's Museum attraction, plus generation-jumping thoughts on Jonathan Groff at the Cabaret and DK’s Beatles
celebration.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?