Rapper Oreo Jones on 81355, Major Taylor and the future of Chreece
Before he goes on tour as a member of hip-hop group 81355, Oreo Jones talks about his contribution to an Indiana State Museum exhibition.
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Cars will lead the way as the theme of the 2022 Indiana State Fair
Fairgoers can expect to see classic car collections featuring Indiana-made vehicles as well as iconic vehicles from films and books at the 165th annual edition of the fair.
Longtime Fox59 anchor Fanchon Stinger retiring from TV news
Stinger, who anchors Fox59’s evening telecasts, announced plans to focus on new production company.
Tanya Bell Mckinzie to exit Indiana Black Expo leadership role
Alice Watson, Indiana Black Expo’s senior vice president of operations and project management, was named as Mckinzie’s successor.
Q&A with Gwendolyn Rogers, who is grasping her Disney dream
Rogers is placing one of her Cake Bake Shop restaurants at Disney’s BoardWalk at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. The Disney site is expected to open next year.
Cafe Patachou, Amelia’s Bread among four tenants lined up for revamped Stutz
SomeraRoad Inc., which acquired the Stutz Motor Car Co. factory complex last year for $25.8 million, confirmed Friday the four businesses will open on the ground floor of two Stutz buildings closest to the intersection of North Capitol Avenue and 10th Street.
‘Everything’ movie score is multidimensional feat for new Indy resident
Ryan Lott and his Son Lux bandmates composed and recorded nearly two hours of original music for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Melissa Etheridge, 10 nights of ISO highlight Symphony on the Prairie schedule
Two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge will perform as part of Symphony on the Prairie season that begins June 24 in Fishers.
Business owners see short-term pain, long-term gains in year of construction
Work to improve stormwater drainage, plus bridge repair and additions of a trail and elevated crosswalks, will disrupt Broad Ripple through next spring.
Newfields and inclusion are a work in progress
A year after the art museum and gardens unveiled a diversity, equity, inclusion and access plan designed to rebuild trust, it continues to work toward becoming empathetic, multicultural and anti-racist.
Public can visit IU’s Mies van der Rohe building, 70 years later than planned
In 1952, an IU fraternity hired Mies, a pioneer of modernist architecture, to design a residence building near the intersection of 3rd Street and Indiana Avenue south of Dunn’s Woods. The project didn’t move forward, but IU resurfaced the plans decades later for its architecture school.
Iconic tenor Bocelli schedules first Indianapolis performance
Andrea Bocelli, the operatic star who has sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, is set to perform at Gainbridge Fieldhouse along with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Sugar Factory to open Indianapolis dessert destination this week
Candy, milkshakes and smoking goblet cocktails of Sugar Factory will arrive at former site of Palomino restaurant on April 1.
‘MasterChef’ champion opens hometown restaurant at Fishers Test Kitchen
Inspo, a concept by Fishers resident Kelsey Murphy, joins One Trick Pony and Gordito’s at Fishers Test Kitchen.
Familiar name, self-pour beer concept planned at former Moe & Johnny’s site
The Bulldog Bar & Lounge, which is expected to open in May, will feature 48 self-serve taps in addition to traditional bar service and a restaurant named BD Social.
Carb Day concert to feature Rick Springfield and all-star band Kings of Chaos
The announcement completes the concert schedule for Indianapolis 500 weekend, which includes Legends Day and Snake Pit shows.
WIBC-FM names on-air successor to ‘Chicks on the Right’ co-founder
Casey Daniels will return to Indianapolis to succeed Miriam “Mock” Weaver as the on-air partner of Rob Kendall on a show that airs 9 a.m. to noon.
Media group focusing on statehouse news expanding to Indiana
Funded by contributions from readers and philanthropists, States Newsroom plans to operate in roughly 40 states by 2024.
Sonic Drive-In plans three new area locations, beginning in Westfield
The fast-food chain is getting set to add a Hamilton County presence to a local roster that includes existing Sonics in Avon, Camby, Greenwood and Plainfield.
New IRT play spotlights race, identity and Jefferson’s contradictory legacy
In the provocative plot, Thomas Jefferson’s son, who grew up enslaved on the president’s Virginia plantation, returns to Monticello after the Civil War to collect artifacts from his youth.