You-review-it Monday
So did you catch DK’s Gershwin show? Do the Time Warp again with the rest of the “Rocky Horror” fans at the Indianapolis Museum of Art? Or catch the young adult production of “Once on this Island” at Footlite?
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BREAKING: Controversial cadaver exhibit coming
Atlanta-based Premier Exhibitions Inc. is looking to bring its controversial “Bodies … the Exhibition” show to Indianapolis. The exhibit, which features cadavers that have been plasticized, dissected and posed, has been dogged by reports that the specimens used in the presentation may be the remains of tortured Chinese prisoners. If the show opens here, it […]
Paddlefish caviar goes toxic
Commercial fishing outfits are taking tons of caviar from paddlefish in the Ohio River because severe restrictions
on fishing for Russian sturgeon in the Caspian Sea have depleted the supply of the eggs.
But thereâ??s a problem: Indiana along with…
Flood, bad loan wallop Columbus bank
Investors have been hammering Indiana Community Bancorp stock since the company announced Thursday that it will take a $1.9 million provision for loan and investment losses in the second quarter. The Columbus-based parent of Indiana Bank and Trust Co. said the move was necessary because of losses stemming from flood damage and investments gone bad. […]
Crown Point sues company over disputed loan
Crown Point Development Corp., the economic development arm of the northwestern Indiana city, has sued a company that was expected to create at least 200 jobs in the city, according to The Times of Munster. Crown Point loaned Plasmatronics Inc. $380,000 to lure the company to the city last year. However, Plasmatronics, which intended to […]
Flashback: Our liveliest arts blogs
Somewhere between the 100th and 200th episode of any self-respecting sitcom, there’s usually a moment where the cast is trapped
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Oesterle buys church for Indianapolis Opera
Angie’s List co-founder and CEO Bill Oesterle has purchased the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church building in Meridian Kessler for nearly $1.5 million and leased it to the Indianapolis Opera to use for rehearsals, educational programming and smaller performances. The opera still will perform its mainstage productions at Clowe’s Hall and won’t move into the […]
Has George doomed open wheel?
Officials for the Indy Racing League are pretty pleased with the way the first half of the season has gone. Last week at Watkins Glen, they announced yet another new series sponsor, Izod. Earlier this year, IRL officials inked deals…
Your summer reading list
At the top of my reading pile right now is Doug Crandell’s new novel “Hairdos of the Mildly Depressed.” Crandell has Indiana roots, a big heart, and lots of talent and I’m looking forward to gliding into this one.
It will…
Emmis investor castigates director Susan Bayh
By Norm Heikens Susan Bayh, lead director for Emmis Communications Corp. and wife of U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, has been blistered in a letter from an Emmis investor who says she isn’t taking proper responsibility for her board seat. Frank Martin, senior partner in Elkhart-based Martin Capital Management, said Bayh is indirectly responsible for a […]
IU gets grant to expand Purdue partnership
The Indiana University School of Medicine has received $1.25 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand a partnership with Purdue University to train physician-scientists. The grant is one of 40 given nationally by the NIH. The IU-Purdue program leads to both a medical doctorate and a Ph.D. degree. IU accepts only five students […]
UPDATE: Emmis shares slide after report
Stock in Emmis Communications Corp. dropped 15 percent this morning, to $1.70, after the Indianapolis radio broadcaster and magazine publisher reported a loss greater than Wall Street expected. The Indianapolis radio and magazine publishing company said its net loss narrowed to $1.1 million in its first fiscal quarter ended May 31 from $1.9 million in […]
Awarding high school theater?
Forgive the randomness of today’s posting. I’m in a clearing-my-desk frenzy before taking off tomorrow afternoon for a family trip to the Jersey shore. (Thank goodness I have some LA Theatre Works plays on tape to get me through…
Kempton is red-hot
Ever heard of Kempton? Itâ??s a burg between Indianapolis and Kokomo that just happens to be the second-fastest
growing town in the state.
Kemptonâ??s population last year was 716, an increase of 27 percent in just one year, according to an…
Copper Moon buys Coffee Etc. from Crystal
By Jennifer Whitson Florida-based Sun Capital Partners continues to sell off pieces of Crystal Food Services, a division of Marsh Supermarkets. Today, locally based Copper Moon Coffee LLC announced that it has purchased Coffee Etc., a division of Crystal Food Services that supplies equipment, coffees, teas, water and flavored syrups to business and convenience store […]
Lilly investing in venture to speed drug discovery
By J.K. Wall Eli Lilly and Co. is contributing to a $39 million pot of money to fund a startup that will develop tools to speed discovery and development of new drugs. Lilly has joined with rivals Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc, as well as Boston venture capital firm PureTech Ventures LLC, to […]
UPDATE: Toyota shuffling production at Princeton
Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will stop making Tundra pickup trucks at its plant in Princeton and consolidate production at its new pickup plant in San Antonio. The Indiana plant, which opened 10 years ago, instead will begin assembling the Highlander mid-size sport-utility vehicle in fall 2009. Toyota planned to make the Highlander at […]
IU student, alum, sue Steve & Barry’s
Two Indiana University friends who sold Steve & Barry’s LLC t-shirts through a company they started have sued the struggling retailer for $12,300 they say they are owed. Finance major David Modiano and Matt Kesten, a New York advertising salesman who graduated last summer, say Steve & Barry’s hasn’t paid them for “Sampsonite” t-shirts their […]
Could Manning abandon Colts?
The Brett Favre saga in Green Bay had the guys on ESPN Radio yesterday morning discussing the possibility of the all-pro quarterback playing for another team next season if he comes out of…
Two more indicted in alleged mortgage fraud
By Norm Heikens A federal grand jury in Indianapolis has charged two more individuals in an alleged mortgage scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana said yesterday. Timothy Hampton and Mia Weir made down payments on houses on behalf of buyers and assured the buyers that tenants would be found who […]