We’re happy to see that partisanship didn’t sink Mayor Greg Ballard’s plan to sell Indianapolis’
water and sewer utilities to Citizens Energy Group. Now city leaders need to make sure they spend the money wisely.
All players currently under contract reported on time to Indianapolis Colts training camp in Anderson on Sunday. Training
camp runs until Aug. 18. The first preseason game, against San Francisco, will be Aug. 15 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
WellPoint Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and three other health insurers, criticized by Democrats during the health care reform
debate, are seeking to influence how the new law will be implemented, and possibly change it, by campaigning for supportive
congressional candidates.
Time for Three sits in with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Aug. 6 at Conner Prairie.
Details here.
Brown County Playhouse presents Alfred Uhry’s “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” Aug. 6-22.
Details here.
Cedric the Entertainer entertains Aug. 7 at the Murat Theatre. Details here.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra plays Conseco Fieldhouse for the first time with the latest installment of Video
Games Live on Aug. 7. Details here.
The American Pianists Association presents 2009 Classical Fellowships Awards Finalist Igor Lovchinsky Aug. 8 at the Athenaeum’s
Biergarten. Details here.
Cyprus Hill performs at The Vogue Aug. 9. Details here.
The Indianapolis Art Center offers samples of its classes at its annual Open House Sept. 10. Details here.
Eight comics, including Mike Trainor and Tony Boswell, perform for a taping of Comcast’s “Who’s
Laughing Now” series at Morty’s Comedy Joint on Aug. 5. $5 and two cans of food get you in for this Gleaners
Food Bank benefit. Details here.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stole the 2011 Super Bowl away from the Circle City, then he pushed for Indy to get a game
he knew would be overshadowed by a lockout.
Indianapolis Colts representatives have made a record
844 appearances in the last year across Indiana and into Kentucky with the team’s Make It Personal tour.
Indianapolis has made strides toward becoming a “greener” city in the last few years. Reusing what we discard makes sense, but not everything should be disposable.
That includes the sports landmarks we’ve made a habit of turning into rubble.
Endangered Species Chocolate, which saw growth spike from 2005 through 2007, lost 20 percent of its revenue in 2009. Sales
dropped from $14 million in 2008 to $11 million last year. New Curt Vander Meer has plans to bring the company back to its
former glory, one chocolate bar at a time.
The Big Ten announced Thursday that the conference and the Indiana Sports Corp. will spend the next 30 days working out details
of the one-year deal. After that, the Big Ten will conduct thorough research to determine future locations.
Indiana counties will receive $1.3 billion in income tax revenue in 2011, nearly 16 percent less than they did this year.
Marion and Hamilton counties will suffer major reductions in distributions.
Knicks President Donnie Walsh wanted to hire Chris Mullins as general manager. Instead his boss stuck him with a man who has
been a disaster on numerous levels of professional basketball management.
Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler’s comments came four months after Duke Energy revealed the cost of its southwestern
Indiana plant had grown to nearly $2.9 billion, or about twice the project’s original 2007 estimate.
A decade ago, team officials veered onto a different marketing path. Now the team has more sponsors than any other NFL team
and a growing list of fans that want season tickets.
Remy International on Tuesday signed a contract with Cincinnati-based Advanced Mechanical Products Inc. to supply motors
for
an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Equinox.
Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins, ace sound effects man Fred Newman (who a certain generation may remember from the 1980s
Nickelodeon talk show “Livewire”), and The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band join Garrison Keillor in an evening
of music and poetry celebrating love.
It’s being billed as a cross-country trip, but I’m not sure what geographical genius put Indianapolis between
stops in North Carolina and New Jersey. Details here.
