Indianapolis-based Ratio Architects Inc., the city’s largest architectural firm, announced Tuesday that it was merging with Denver-based Humphries Poli Architects.
The not-for-profit is spending $4.5 million to renovate its new building following an agreement to sell its current property to the neighboring Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
The awards recognize individuals and organizations at the cutting edge of innovation in Indiana. This year’s honorees include Mimir Corp., Fuzic Inc., Hillenbrand Inc. and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
The $6.5 million project, led by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, will include 50 apartment units, 22,000 square feet of commercial space and a 2-acre park. Construction could start by the end of the year.
A formerly lifeless stretch of wall on the northern edge of Circle Centre mall is now an engaging tribute to three of the
city’s most notable attractions.
I entered "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs" (at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis through Oct. 25) with a limited knowledge of Egyptian history—and by limited, I mean loose threads picked up from a handful of Mummy movies, the Bible, and a few too many productions of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
When prominent Egyptologist Zahi Hawass shared stories at a recent event about his personal meeting with President Obama,
my pride was momentarily dashed by the behavior of the people sitting at the next table.
When Hawass noted how impressed he was with our new president, these people became incredulous. They started snickering like
schoolchildren.
Were you first in line to see the boy king at the Children’s Museum? Check out more Rickeys at the Indianapolis
Art Center? Or take advantage of the no-cover Friday night performance at the now-smoke-free Jazz Kitchen?
Last week I offered three packs of four tickets to see “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. For more about the exhibition, click here. The winners? Bridget Kizer, Jennifer Zentz and LeeAnne Singletary I also asked you, in honor of Tut, to tell your favorite person, place […]
Conner Prairie has $2.2 million riding on a ballooning exhibit that opened June 6. One thing that won’t stand in the way of
its success is a competing ride–at least not at White River State Park.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis faces the unenviable task of divvying up less than $1 million in city grants for the arts, compared with $2.15 million that was awarded last year.
Indianapolis has built a tidy book of business in the convention trade. Confabs ranging from the National FFA to Gen Con generated nearly 22 million visitors and $3.5 billion in spending in 2006 alone, according to D.K. Shifflet & Associates and Global Insight. With a new airport terminal and Lucas Oil Stadium up and running, […]
Most of us were taught to give thanks to those who do well and make our lives better. Some of us would like to give our hearty
thanks to Mel and Herb Simon and their families for all they’ve done in our community and statewide.
