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We'll be seeing a lot of water-bounded, bunker-laden Hole No. 18 as pro golf's best players compete at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel through Sunday. Legendary course designer Pete Dye describes what he had in mind.
Figures released Wednesday by the State Budget Agency show August's tax revenue came in at about $948 million, or 1.7 percent below projections.
The Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday approved a resolution allowing the Capital Improvement Board of Marion County to sell the Ober Building in downtown Indianapolis to the Steak n Shake restaurant chain.
Two candidates have emerged as favorites in efforts to name a new public safety director in Indianapolis. Mayor Greg Ballard’s search committee on Tuesday interviewed two candidates from Texas: Todd M. Keil, a former assistant secretary for infrastructure protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Troy Riggs, the assistant city manager and former police chief of Corpus Christi. Local candidates include city fire chief Ryan Sanford and Homeland Security Chief Gary Coons. About 40 people applied for the job when former director Frank Straub announced his resignation in late April.
Indianapolis homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s north side. Police arrived at the scene near the intersection of East 37th and North Oxford streets about 9 p.m. Tuesday to find the 20-year-old victim unresponsive and another man trying to revive him. Police are not releasing the victim’s name until family members can be notified. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday.
Practice rounds for the BMW Championship in Carmel were temporarily delayed Wednesday morning after thunderstorms threatened the area. Crooked Stick Golf Club was evacuated and spectators were asked to return to their vehicles. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 6 p.m. in central Indiana.
Indianapolis-based Crosspoint Solutions LLC, a manufacturer of electric auxiliary power units, plans to hire the workers by 2016 as part of a $935,000 expansion.
Best-selling author Margaret Atwood reads Sept. 12 at Butler University Reilly Room. Details here.
The Penrod Arts Fair brings together artists, performers, arts patrons and seemingly everyone else in Indianapolis for a day at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Sept. 8. Details here.
“Going All the Way” author Dan Wakefield discusses his writing life Sept. 6 at Indy Reads Books. Details here.
“Quest for the West” brings collectors and artists together at the Eiteljorg Museum Sept. 7-9. Details here.
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre launches its season with “A Chorus Line,” Sept. 7-22. Details here.
Gaelic Storm performs at Old National Centre Sept. 6. Details here.
Civil War scholar Gary W. Gallagher, author of “A Mighty War for Union: Reality, Memory, and America’s Greatest Conflict,” speaks Sept. 12 at the Indiana State Museum. Details here.
Make sure to pick up a copy of this week’s IBJ. It contains the annual IBJ A&E Season Preview, featuring dozens of critically selected picks for the coming months—plus Talking Points, our IBJ list of top performing arts organizations, and a first look into upcoming IBJ A&E Road Trips.
Sept. 11-14
IU Cinema/Whittenberger Auditorium
IndianaUniversity’s first-class screening room has been the hub for all sorts of cinematic activity. This month, acclaimed—and intense—director Werner Herzog visits for a pair of lectures, “The Search for Ecstatic Truth” and “The Transformative Role of Music in Film,” as well as screenings of, among others, the world premieres of digitally restored versions of “Fitzcarraldo,” “Nosferatu the Vampyre” and “Aguirre, The Wrath of God.” Details here.
The maker of high-tech police cars would occupy about a third of the plant if buyer of facility makes good on $4 million purchase offer.
Sept. 8
Murat Theatre
Do you believe me yet? For the past three years, I’ve enthusiastically previewed this benefit for the Indianapolis City Ballet and, afterward, even more enthusiastically praised the amazing talent gathered from ballet companies around the world. There’s no reason to think this year will be any different, especially with American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Julie Kent and Herman Cornejo and many more already booked. Details here.
Sept. 7-30
Studio Theatre
With great songs and unforgettable characters, “Gypsy” is about as good as musicals get. But it requires strong talent to pull off, which is probably why we don’t see it often. Here’s hoping the combination of the talented Actors Theatre of Indiana company and the intimate setting of the Studio Theatre at the Center for the Performing Arts will make this one a knockout for newcomers and fresh enough to thrill the hardcore musical theater fans it will no doubt attract. Details here.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., the second-biggest U.S. health insurer, is planning a four-part debt offering to help fund its $4.9 billion acquisition of Amerigroup Corp, the insurer said Wednesday.
Sept. 10-16
It’s hard to imagine the Indy jazz scene without journalist, radio host and all-around jazz champion Chuck Workman, who died in March. So it stands to reason that the Indy Jazz Fest will celebrate the man and his legacy by devoting a program to him. And an impressive program it is, with back-to-back-to-back performances by Brian Culbertson, Gerald Albright and Brian Simpson with Maysa. That’s just part of the fest, though, which includes two days of concerts at OptiPark and performances at other venues leading up to the outdoor gathering. Details heret.
Get the scoop on three new restaurants: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern, Ralston’s DraftHouse and Cheddar’s Casual Cafe.
Peabody Energy Corp. will permanently close its Air Quality Mine in Vincennes because of “soft” conditions. The closure will affect 230 workers.
The Indianapolis-based mortgage company has entered the Florida market with its purchase of NattyMac LLC in St. Petersburg.
When Emmis Communications Corp. sold a Los Angeles radio station for $85 million last month, it was good news for every employee at the Indianapolis-based media company.
