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At 10,000 square feet, Paul and Sarah Lushin’s sprawling French Country residence offers plenty of space for recreation and entertaining. It also serves as home base for the family’s quarter midget racing team.
Developers are catering to nontraditional renters by building units resembling upscale condos.
The National Weather Service is conducting annual statewide tornado drills Wednesday in Indiana. The weather service said it would issue test tornado warnings for Indiana at 10:15 a.m. and 7:35 p.m. The Emergency Alert System, which includes broadcast outlets around the state, is taking part in the exercise. The annual exercise helps schools, businesses, law-enforcement agencies, emergency managers and the public prepare for dangerous weather.
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana is appealing a Marion County election board ruling that he can't use the address of the Indianapolis home he sold in 1977 for his voter registration. The appeal argues that the Marion County Election Board acted against the Indiana Constitution and state law with its 2-1 decision last week. The appeal argues that the election board decision disenfranchises Lugar and his wife, Charlene. Lugar seeks a quick decision because April 9 is the voter registration deadline for the May 8 Indiana primary.
A 34-year-old man died after being shot early Wednesday at Oaktree Apartments, near 42nd Street and Post Road, on the east side of Indianapolis. Police were already near the shooting scene to investigate an unrelated domestic disturbance when they heard gunshots about 12:30 a.m. They quickly found the victim but the shooter had fled. The victim died a short time later at Wishard Hospital.
Cynthia Lane turns the Cabaret at the Columbia Club into a Prohibition-era drinkery for “The Back Room: A Night at the Speakeasy,” March 24. Details here.
The acclaimed Lincoln Center production of “South Pacific” is re-created in a non-Equity tour coming to IU Auditorium March 27-28. Details here.
A free March 26 “Dynamic Duos” faculty concert at the University of Indianapolis features collaborative work. Details here.
Violinist Larry Shapiro performs in a free faculty violin concert March 27 at Butler University’s Robertson Hall. Details here.
March 23-24
Clowes Hall
Symphonies have long offered programs featuring movie clips. Or programs providing live accompaniment to silent movies. Only recently, though, have entire movies had their scores digitally removed so that an orchestra can play along. Next season, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will be doing that with “West Side Story.” This year, it’s getting its feet wet, so to speak, with “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Details here.
Residential building permits are being filed nationally at about half the rate considered healthy by most economists, but builders have grown more confident over the past six months after seeing more people express interest in buying a home.
March 23-24
Artcraft Theatre
Rare is the opportunity to see an Alfred Hitchcock classic on the big screen. But six Hitchcock films on the big screen—in one weekend—is a thrill movie buffs may never have dreamed of. That’s what is being offered at the fabulous Artcraft Theatre in Franklin. It starts with “Vertigo” on Friday night, then continues with “North by Northwest,” “Notorious,” “Strangers on a Train,” “Rear Window” and “The Birds.” Single tickets and weekend passes are available. Details here.
Pacers' Paul George and George Hill have partnered with Gatorade to launch the G2 Zone inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The duo also will have a TV show on the team's web site.
Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law a bill laying out when Indiana residents might be legally justified in using force against police officers.
NCAA swimming championships being held at the IU Natatorium this week kick off six years of collegiate swimming championships that are expected to generate millions of dollars for the local economy.
A state official says Purdue University's presidential search committee didn't follow Indiana law when it held private meetings in Indianapolis without sufficient public notice.
Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business scored highest in Bloomberg Businessweek's annual survey of top undergraduate business schools. Indiana, Purdue and Butler universities also ranked among the top 50.
Trucking companies, including Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc., are struggling to find qualified drivers even as the U.S. unemployment rate remains at the highest level in almost 30 years.
The purchased property will become the southern anchor for a conservation and recreation project aimed at permanently protecting more than 43,000 acres along the Wabash River and Sugar Creek.
Former Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning’s arrival in Denver is already driving up Broncos ticket prices and improving their odds of winning the Super Bowl.
