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IUPUI fires hoops coach
IUPUI officials on Thursday fired women’s basketball coach Shann Hart, after 11 former players accused her of forcing them to play in an atmosphere of fear and humiliation. Twenty-eight players have quit Hart’s program in the past four seasons. The coach will continue to be paid through the remainder of her contract, about $300,000.
Water main break clogs traffic
Indianapolis commuters driving north of downtown may have encountered some traffic problems Friday morning after a water main broke on 30th Street between Central Avenue and Ruckle Street. Crews began working on the pipe at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Crews said repairs should be finished by evening rush hour.
Family escapes house fire
Two people suffered minor injuries in a blaze that destroyed a firefighter’s home in Greenfield Friday morning. A mother and her two teenage children jumped 15 feet out the window to escape the fire with the help of Greenfield police officer Josh Mullins. The mother and Mullins suffered minor injuries. The family’s father is a firefighter and was on duty at the time of the 2 a.m. fire. Arson investigators do not believe the fire was intentionally set.
Columbus hospital suing FEMA for $17.1 million
Federal lawsuit, which stems from June 2008 flood that caused $167 million in damages and business income losses, alleges FEMA failed to pay the full amount the hospital is owed in federal funding.
Durable goods rise outside volatile transportation
The overall demand for durable goods fell 1.3 percent in August, the Commerce Department said Friday. But that was pulled down by a significant drop in orders for aircraft.
Mayors: Time to kick the unemployed in the keister
Marion's Wayne Seybold and Greenfield's Brad DeReamer say too many people would rather collect unemployment than look for work.
‘Creative class’ debunked?
The Wall Street Journal carried an interesting op-ed piece yesterday by a researcher who claimed cities are putting their eggs in the wrong basket by trying to attract young single professionals with a “brew-latte-and-they-will-come-approach.”
Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow at Chapman University,…
Retail roundup: Kahn’s plans new downtown store & more
We lead off today’s flush retail roundup with a new location for Kahn’s Fine Wines & Spirits. Also on tap: New local brewery chooses Fort Ben, three new restaurants, a new bakery and more.
Reopening set for Moscow covered bridge
Organizers are planning a weekend ceremony to dedicate a rebuilt covered bridge in central Indiana that was destroyed by a tornado more than two years ago.
Family sues Indiana college over teen’s alcohol death
The parents of Johnny Smith of Tucson, Ariz., filed the wrongful death lawsuit in a Montgomery County court against Wabash College. Smith was found dead at the Delta Tau Delta house in October 2008
Indy Super Bowl organizers moving ahead with plans
Local organizers expect the 2012 Super Bowl to be played as scheduled, despite growing concerns that an NFL work stoppage could force postponement or cancellation of the game.
Finish Line’s second-quarter profit jumps to $16.8M
Indianapolis-based The Finish Line Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose as it rebounded from a messy quarter a year earlier after the athletic shoe retailer sold its unsuccessful Man Alive hip-hop stores.
East-side residents forge $100M plan to renew neighborhood
Since 2004, residents and community leaders in the area just east of downtown—including Boner Center chief James Taylor—have raised more than $100 million to improve their neighborhood. The deployment of so many resources to one area is almost unprecedented in Indianapolis.
JW Marriott already sold 100,000 rooms
It doesn’t open until Feb. 4, but downtown’s JW Marriott hotel has already booked 100,000 room nights for 2011—more than any other local hotel—an achievement drawing both praise and concern from others in the hospitality industry.
Indiana slow to accept federal stimulus help
Under political pressure, Gov. Mitch Daniels’ administration has come late to the federal stimulus funds game. At best, the state will recover $24 million in reimbursements for money spent by not-for-profit agencies on services to the poor.
Surveillance trailblazer Exacq Technologies touts big clients, rapid growth
Clever adaptation of new technology has helped propel Exacq Technologies’ dizzying 1,624-percent growth rate in the last three years.
Instability takes toll at WRTV
WRTV-TV Channel 6’s viewer ratings remain mired in third place during most newscasts after years of anchor turnover. The station has a lot of work to do to re-establish the strong identity it had in the 1990s.