A contentious battle for Indianapolis mayor culminated in a second term for Republican Mayor Greg Ballard, who won the race with 51 percent of the vote. His Democratic challenger, Melina Kennedy, garnered 47 percent.
If an artist says that it is art, who are we to gainsay it?
Most observers will agree that Louisiana isn’t exactly famous for leading the way in progressive public policy
More than a year after changing its name from Conseco to CNO Financial, the Carmel-based company finally decides to make its naming-rights investment in Pacers' venue pay-off. The only question is, what took so long?
A Hamilton Superior Court judge awarded damages to the local supermarket chain in a soured sublease deal it signed with Roche Diagnostics in March 2008.
Rolls-Royce Corp. began moving employees to its new downtown office building on Monday—a shift an IUPUI analyst projected could generate $510 million in annual economic activity.
Catch ‘Willy Wonka’ at Civic? Spend an afternoon with ‘Frog and Toad’?
With the Pacers and IU re-emerging as contenders and the Colts floundering, Indiana sports fans are primed to re-embrace their Hoosier hysteria roots. But what happens when Peyton Manning returns or Andrew Luck is drafted is anybody's guess.
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
Several state employees openly questioned how John Bales' real estate brokerage did business long before the FBI launched an investigation that led to his indictment.
Independent health care facilities, like Body One Physical Therapy, are seeing referrals from physicians beginning to slacken as more and more doctors become employees of hospitals. The hospitals request that doctors send patients to their in-house physical therapy practices.
The NFL’s new broadcast agreements with CBS, Fox and NBC will make the league by far the richest in terms of professional sports broadcast pacts. The Colts will get close to $218.8 million a year from the deals starting in 2014.
It would take at least another season like this for the Colts to experience the amount of ill will that has been tossed the Indiana Pacers’ way.
As another year comes to a close, I’m going through my customary reflection of accomplishments for the past 12 months and prioritizing goals for the upcoming year.
Several streets in downtown Indianapolis, including part of Monument Circle and those surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium, will be closed in the few weeks leading up to the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.
Indianapolis Civic Theatre offers a new holiday production of “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” Dec. 16-Jan. 7 featuring music from the original movie. On Dec. 17-18, you can upgrade tickets to include candy making for the kids. Details here and here.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir team up for a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” Dec. 17 at Clowes Hall. Details here.
Singer/impressionist Christine Pedi, host of the Sirius/XM Radio show “The Broadway Breakfast,” offers her lighthearted show “There’s No Bizness Like Snow Bizness” at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club Dec. 15-17. Details here.
Mannheim Steamroller rolls into the Murat Theatre Dec. 19. Details here.
The Indianapolis Children’s Choir presents its “Angels Sing” holiday concert Dec. 16-17 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Details here.
Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project from Anderson University brings its live-radio-show version of “It’s a Wonderful Life” to Theatre on the Square Dec. 16-18. Details at call 685-8687.
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is giving another big gift to help fund the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, which prepares career changers and college graduates to teach math, science, engineering and technology in rural and urban schools.
Atlanta firm says IPL underground system "well designed and regularly maintained" but may need upgrades to avoid more explosions.
An Indianapolis police officer shot and killed a 23-year-old man Monday night, police say, after the suspect opened fire on the officer during a traffic stop. Demetrius Martin of Indianapolis died in the shooting in the parking lot of Carriage House Apartments near 42nd Street and Mitthoeffer Road. Officer Dewey Runnels was shot in the left upper thigh and then fired back, police said. Runnels was hospitalized in good condition. Martin has been involved in at least a dozen previous police reports involving drugs, guns and assaults.
