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Indianapolis entrepreneurs rescue Choc-Ola from oblivion
The chocolate beverage Choc-Ola, launched in the 1940s and pitched to a generation of fans in the 1970s by Cowboy Bob on WTTV-4, is hitting store shelves again. South-side entrepreneurs Dan Iaria and Joe Wolfla are leading its comeback, landing an 18-state distribution deal.
IMS centennial celebration boosts sales, revenue
IMS CEO Jeff Belskus tells IBJ that ticket sales for the race are the best they've been in five years.
Frozen yogurt hot item on local retail scene
Frozen yogurt businesses are sprouting up all over the Indianapolis area, with owners hoping to cash in on the public’s appetite for what they perceive as a healthy treat.
BENNER: Wrapping up this too-short, festive month of May
I, like many others, am lured to the Speedway by the spectacle itself because I am most definitely not a gear-head.
HETRICK: Please, dear sales clerk, play the age card for me
Under the new law, only those who “reasonably appear to be less than 40 years old” will be required to show ID when buying alcohol. But those may prove to be fighting words.
DINING: Sauce is boss at new north-sider Tiger Lily
With food more than a notch above your standard strip-center Asian eatery, Tiger Lily has quickly built a reputation for comfortable—if a bit loud—family dining.
Art Center shakeup raising concerns
Indianapolis Art Center CEO Carter Wolf is drawing fire from some quarters over a staff shakeup that he says is needed to grow enrollment at the Broad Ripple not-for-profit. But Wolf insists that won’t hinder progress.
Tennis group seeking $3.5M for new downtown venue
Tennis advocates have identified three near-downtown parcels for a new Indianapolis Tennis Center and expect to make a sponsorship announcement soon that could kick-start the development.
LOU’S VIEWS: 2011 Field Guide to 500 Festival celebrity spotting
Even if most of them aren’t showing off any talent beyond waving from a car on the parade route, there’s no denying that celebrities visiting Indy for the 500 add a kick to the month of May. Of course, one person’s celebrity is another’s “Who’s that?”
NFP of NOTE: IndyCar Ministry
The IndyCar Ministry is a nondenominational Christian organization, which was developed to pastor the racing community.
New TIF districts could spur urban development
Indianapolis leaders have targeted four core urban areas for renewal, taking steps to create new tax-increment-financing districts to seed economic development there.
GM winding down operations at local metal-stamping plant
More than half of hourly employees have already retired or accepted transfers to other GM facilities.
Is INDOT bypassing public on planning?
Groups that perennially press the Indiana Department of Transportation to broaden its vision of mobility beyond highways now accuse the agency of “significant ineptitude or willful disregard” in eliciting public input.
Hoosiers finally score one of Foot Locker’s House of Hoops
Finish Line’s main competitor had bypassed Indianapolis at it chose locations for its concept store that sells Nike-brand basketball shoes and apparel.
Indy 500 needs a dose of speed
The fastest Indy 500 was run 21 years ago. Look at the pole sitters’ times, and note how far back you’d have to go (decades) to have a pole sitter’s time not make today’s field!
DECKERS: What are customers tweeting about you?
Where were you when you first heard about Osama Bin Laden? Did you hear about it on Twitter and Facebook? On TV? Or did you see it on the front page of the morning paper, 10 hours after the rest of the world?
MARCUS: Lies told about people paying income tax
“Liars!” I want to shout. People who lie deliberately and those who lie innocently afflict our nation with falsehoods.
MORRIS: May is time for pride, patriotism and speed
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, I’m taking time to pause from the day-to-day madness and allow myself the opportunity to reflect a bit and be thankful for life’s treasures.