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Vocational art school grows at Pyramids

The Art Institute of Indianapolis is expanding its presence at the Pyramids with the addition of offices, classrooms, specialty labs and a lounge for its growing student population.

You-review-it Monday

For me, the weekend included a visit to Pike Performing Arts Center to see BodyVox (more on that in an upcoming review), finishing Dennis Lehane’s epic Boston police novel “The Given Day” (the first big book in a long while that…

BAE Systems moving 200 jobs to Indiana-WEB ONLY

BAE Systems Inc. plans to consolidate operations and move 200 jobs to its Fort Wayne plant to make electronic components for cabins in the Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft. The London-based company said it would cut 500 jobs from its Irving, Texas, plant and add 200 at Fort Wayne during the next 18 months. BAE […]

Fort Wayne mayor wants referendum on casino-WEB ONLY

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry wants voters to decide whether the Indiana’s second largest city should seek a state casino gambling license. The Democratic first-term mayor said a citywide referendum should be held as early as this fall to decide whether the city should pursue a license. Henry also said the ongoing debate over whether […]

IPL plots ‘smart’ options-WEB ONLY

In a move to delay construction of expensive new generating capacity, Indianapolis Power & Light wants to roll out “smart” electric meters to help customers conserve electricity. The meters would allow for time-of-use electricity pricing that rewards customers with lower rates when they use appliances during off-peak periods. IPL’s so-called demand-side management plan pending before […]

Will shoppers buy $18 fly swatters?-WEB ONLY

Fritz King pines for a $65 dish rack. It isn’t just any dish rack. This is bright orange polypropylene filled with green-tipped dish-holding fingers. The punchy, futuristic houseware calls to King from a high shelf at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Design Center. “Look at this wonderful, sculptural piece,” King said. A self-described “design freak,” […]

DINING: SIAM SQUARE-WEB ONLY

It wasn’t the buzz that finally got us to Siam Square, the Thai restaurant in Fountain Square we’ve heard so much about. No, we were led there by the luck of the draw. Or the spin, as it were. This month, we threw caution-and dining preferences-to the wind and employed the help of the Urban […]

EDITORIAL: Don’t give up on local reform-WEB ONLY

Most Hoosiers fall under the jurisdiction of 26 separate local government officials. Indiana has 239 library districts, 293 school districts, 886 “special” districts, 1,008 townships and 10,300 local officials. What is it going to take for us to peel off some of these unnecessary layers, which are clogging up government and eating up precious tax […]

Slicing Benefits-WEB ONLY

Huntington Bancshares last month stopped contributing to 401(k) retirement plans of its 650 Indiana workers. Earlier, Lafayette-based Wabash National Corp. trimmed the amount it gives to 401(k) plans for its 3,100 employees. Ohio-based Huntington, along with Wabash and scores of other Indiana companies, is taking a scalpel to fringe benefit plans to relieve financial pressure […]

A&E: IAC turns the familiar into new art-WEB ONLY

This week, familiar objects take on new looks and meaning at the Indianapolis Art Center. There is plenty to like-and plenty to be annoyed by-at the Indianapolis Art Center, which is featuring a trio of related exhibitions through April 19. All deal in some way with existing or found objects. The most ambitious-and least focused-of […]

Hard work, but no pay-WEB ONLY

The most up-to-date report about white-collar job losses in Indianapolis comes every Monday at dawn in the parking lot at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. The number of cars that pull in to attend the weekly gatherings of the Business and Professional Exchange has more than doubled in the last two months. Inside, men and […]

EYE ON THE PIE: War did not end the Great Depression-WEB ONLY

It’s time to set the record straight. It was not World War II that moved America out of the Great Depression. When we talk about the American economy, we discuss the actual or “real” goods and services produced in this country. To compare one year with another, we must remove price changes so we can […]

SPORTS: Taking Sycamores to final looks easy in retrospect-WEB ONLY

A friend asked me to share singular moments or entire movements that have changed the face of intercollegiate athletics over the years. Title IX would be a prime example. On my list was a game that took place 30 years ago this month. It was Michigan State University versus Indiana State University in the championship […]

SURF THIS: YouTube isn’t the only place to watch, share videos-WEB ONLY

By now, it seems nearly everyone on the planet has heard of YouTube, Google’s popular video sharing site. You’ve probably either watched a video there-whether for research or to laugh at someone falling down. You might have even posted something. But you might be surprised to know that YouTube isn’t the only such site available, […]