People will always make the case that Indianapolis doesn’t need any more chain or franchised restaurants. I understand the big-picture argument. I understand the desire for a greater regional culinary identity and the wish for a more adventurous restaurant clientele. To be honest, though, a good meal can temporarily dismantle my regional pride. It happened, […]
The free Thursday off-shoot of the Indianapolis Star is once again going through a name change.
An editorial in today’s edition of indy.com says that, in the renamed and redesigned Metromix, “we’ll be hitting the topics you asked us to feature…
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook is proposing a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor
stadium, indoor sports facilities and sports fields with the goal of establishing the Hamilton County community as the "Family Sports Capital
of America."
Design of expansion features lots of glass Aim is to give new convention center welcoming feel The plan for the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center is a practical one that designers needed to spiff up a bit. So, Ratio Architects Inc. concentrated on making visitors feel comfortable by accentuating a lot of glass at […]
56th Street and Keystone Avenue Balancing new development and existing neighborhoods This 1-square-mile stop along the Nickel Plate would revitalize a “vast sea of asphalt littered with warehouse buildings, factories, box stores and storage unit buildings.” Yet this new community proposed by Matt VanSoest seeks to live in harmony with existing residential neighborhoods, including cottages […]
He went back and forth, but ultimately the mayor of Westfield decided to go with his gut. Mayor Andy Cook, the first to hold that title in the fast-growing Hamilton County suburb, settled on “Family Sports Capital of America.” He and his advisers had weighed “Family Sports Capital of the Midwest,” but eventually opted to […]
A pair of Carmel-based investors are planning to redevelop a three-story historic apartment building into upscale, high-tech condominiums at the corner of 22nd and Delaware streets downtown. The structure, dubbed the “Smart Building at Delaware,” will contain 12 one-bedroom, one-bathroom condominiums priced between $119,900 and $164,900. Developers say the relatively low price point, combined with […]
Keep hope alive. That’s the stance Rep. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) is taking in hopes of reviving a bill that would impose a statewide smoking ban in enclosed public places. A version of the bill passed the House but went nowhere in the Senate. Now Brown hopes it finds new life in late-session conference committees, where […]
When we read that all the Democrats in the House voted against all the Republicans in the House on a given issue, we know independence has been cruelly killed by the leadership of each party. The same applies to the Senate.
Richard Green Co., founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business.
Throughout our visit to five countries in the Mideast, we found the people friendly and helpful.It is not our purpose on these trips to argue with the locals or try to convert them to our way of thinking, but simply to learn about them, their culture and ideas.
Most of the 150 men and women who sit in the Indiana General Assembly are fine people. This column, however, is too short to detail how they become a collective disgrace. They continue to vote along strict party lines. Virtually every Democrat and Republican is in lock step with the caucus leadership. Even their Web […]
He’s called The Peanut King, but these days Richard Green, president of the Indianapolis-based Richard Green Co., offers a lot more than just goobers. His company, founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business. From a nondescript cluster of buildings on South Meridian Street, […]
If an honest case for the general good cannot be made (as in the case of most education services, and, sports, entertainment and tourist facilities), government revenue streams should not be used to support private enterprises.
With economists predicting the statewide unemployment average will reach 10 percent this year, the experience of a hard-hit
city like Connersville offers a glimpse of what lies ahead for other manufacturing-reliant Hoosier communities.
Less than three months after hiring a new advertising agency, Steak n Shake has jettisoned and is now suing Georgia-based The Varnson Group.
I accidentally knocked her onto the airport floor. “I’m terribly sorry,” I said. “Are you hurt? Let me help you up.” “I’m fine,” she said, rising by herself. “It’s just another of life’s insults.” “I’m so sorry,” I said with true contrition. “Could I get you a coffee or something?” “Something,” she said, “but stronger […]
Less than three months after hiring a new advertising agency, Steak n Shake has jettisoned and is now suing the Georgia-based firm. The hasty firing of The Varnson Group and subsequent lawsuit has industry analysts wondering if the tumult will become a distraction in the effort to turn the restaurant chain around. “It’s really difficult […]
Taking a sledge hammer to a car might seem like an illogical way to protest a tax hike on tobacco. But it sure feels good, especially to people who are stuck inside the economic pressure cooker that is Connersville. So on April 1, the day a 158-percent increase in the federal cigarette tax took effect, […]
Gen Con, one of city’s biggest annual conventions, has signed a five-year extension with the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association for 2011 through 2015. The four-day event held each August attracts almost 30,000 visitors who account for 25,000 hotel room nights and $26.9 million in annual visitor spending. It was the third largest convention in […]
