After retiring a $2.5 million bank note, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ended a fiscal year free of debt for the first time since 2001. Meanwhile, the ISO’s operating budget for the year had a deficit of $168,000.
A Grammy Award nomination and the fandom of LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy factor in the improbable story of ‘The Clouds.’
Seven-time Grammy Award nominee Kaskade will headline the 18-and-older party on race day in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Basketball Hall of Famer O’Neal also is on the five-act bill.
The building south of Hanna Avenue and west of UIndy will be the third home for Open Kitchen since the business launched in September 2020.
A musical production of “The Bodyguard,” originally a film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, is scheduled at the Athenaeum.
A $3 million gift from life science entrepreneur Kent Hawryluk is spurring the addition of the sculptures at the park known as 100 Acres.
Known for curbside service, breaded tenderloin sandwiches, hand-dipped onion rings and made-on-site root beer, Mug-n-Bun traces its roots in Speedway to the 1950s.
Fountain Square business Wildwood Market will begin liquidation on Jan. 23 with an expected closing date in early February.
Flowers is eager to focus on new podcasting, publishing, and television and film opportunities . With four projects in the works for streaming platforms, the company plans to expand into filmed entertainment this year.
The Indy Arts Council offers its Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship every other year to 40 artists and arts administrators. The current class of fellows is receiving $10,000 each for research, instruction, travel and other experiences that recharge creativity.
A storefront near the Melody Inn is to become home to Punk Rock Night Foundation and a sizable stash of band memorabilia.
Fountain Square Brewing Co., founded in 2011, is expected to reopen for business after a sale closes in mid-January.
A Chick-fil-A location in Circle Centre Mall’s third-floor food court permanently closed on New Year’s Eve after 20 years in the location.
Late entrepreneur Jim James opened his first 21st Amendment liquor store on Michigan Road in the early 1970s.
Crunch Fitness plans to occupy part of former J.C. Penney location near the intersection of 86th Street and Michigan Road.
Late Indianapolis poet Etheridge Knight found success in Black Arts Movement following incarceration in the 1960s.
The scheduled 2023 exits of Indiana Repertory Theatre co-CEO Janet Allen, Eiteljorg CEO John Vanausdall and Dance Kaleidoscope Artistic Director David Hochoy signal a significant era of transition in local arts leadership. The trio’s on-the-job experience adds up to 86 years: 32 for Hochoy, 27 for Allen and 27 for Vanausdall.
Indianapolis-based Emmis once owned more than 20 radio stations, including properties in New York City and Los Angeles. Emmis, founded in 1980, now owns just two radio stations: an AM contemporary gospel station and an FM affiliate of ESPN, both in New York City.
Six companies specializing in fast-casual chicken menus opened locations here, beginning with California-based Dave’s Hot Chicken setting up shop on Mass Ave in April and then in Broad Ripple in August.
Vocalist-bass player Esperanza Spalding and pianist Fred Hersch will play a pair of sold-out shows Jan. 8 at the Cabaret.
