Carmel council to reconsider Civic Theatre arts grant
Two weeks after it held back $200,000 in grant funding earmarked for the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, the Carmel City Council is poised to swap checks with the not-for-profit organization.
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State targets drug abuse
State officials have launched a new website intended to help Indiana consumers recognize symptoms of prescription drug addiction. The new site, www.BitterPill.IN.gov, offers information on where to go for help and how to report illegal activities by doctors or others. Health officials say more Americans abuse prescription drugs than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined.
Firefighter injured in blaze
A Friday morning blaze that critically injured an Indianapolis firefighter was intentionally set, fire officials say. The fire was reported about 3:15 at a vacant home in the 1500 block of Columbia Avenue on the northeast side. Firefighter Chris McGrone, 38, suffered severe smoke inhalation after his breathing mask fell off while he was fighting the blaze.
Man shot in his driveway
Indianapolis police are searching for a man who shot a homeowner in the Meridian Hills area Friday just before 6 a.m. Garnell Love, 59, said he was in his driveway at 73rd Street and Spring Mill Road preparing to leave for work when a man wearing a bandana over his face tried to rob him. Love was shot in the legs from behind after he fought back and ran for his garage.
City: $60M needed to make Circle more pedestrian-friendly
The project would entail reconstruction of the brick-paved Circle and adjacent blocks along Meridian Street and Market Street. Work could begin in 2016.
Chemical cleanup planned at old factory site
The trust created to revitalize and market former General Motors properties has set aside about $7 million to clean up a contaminated site in Kokomo where a factory stood from 1915 to 1993.
Fort Wayne’s ash tree removal bill nears $3 million
Fort Wayne’s parks board on Thursday approved a new $450,000 contract for the removal of almost 2,500 trees infected by the emerald ash borer. When those ash trees are gone, nearly 13,000 trees will have been cut down from city property.
Emptying the Gen Con notebook
News, notes and numbers from opening day trolling (so to speak) the aisles of the massive gaming convention. So how much money can actually be made there?
2013 Healthiest Employers: Indiana University Health
5,000+ EMPLOYEES Indiana University Health champions healthy lives in body, mind and soul IU Health employees get exercise—and raise money—in the Bed Race & Boogie. (Photo provided) Indiana University Health’s wellness program is so robust that it has an entire division whose purpose is to bring healthy habits to the broader community, and it’s been […]
2013 Healthiest Employers: Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana Inc.
1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES Goodwill helps employees scale steep learning curve on road to wellness Goodwill employees participate in the Wear Blue event, the kick-off for Men’s Health Month. (Photo provided) This is the second season for the company’s on-site gardenGoodwill Industries of Central Indiana faces some unique challenges in making wellness a priority for its more […]
2013 Healthiest Employers: Draper Inc.
500-1,499 EMPLOYEES Draper Inc. brings wellness on-site with amenities, fitness challenges One of Draper’s fitness challenges ended with a bike giveaway. (Photo provided) Draper Inc. is on the edge of Spiceland, a small town about 40 miles east of Indianapolis. Which is a nice way of saying that the company is located between two cornfields. […]
Tepid U.S. retail sales spark concern about economy
Bleaker outlooks at retailers like Wal-Mart and Macy's are raising doubts that consumers will spend enough in coming months to lift the still-subpar U.S. economy.
BENNER: All preseason football games are ‘crap performances,’ Jim
It’s not fair that season ticket holders pay regular-season prices for the games that don’t count.
DINING: Circle Centre’s new ‘rock’
Considering Granite City. Third in a month-long series of new mall restaurant reviews.
LOU’S VIEWS: Indy Fringe for first-timers
The annual summer event continues to grow even as it continues to baffle the uninitiated. Here’s a guide to help you navigate
2013 Healthiest Employers: Decatur County Memorial Hospital
100-499 EMPLOYEES Decatur County hospital employees set a good example for their neighbors Hospital employees are eligible for reduced-price memberships at two Greensburg health clubs. (Photo provided) Hospitals employ caregivers, but that doesn’t mean members of a hospital staff are especially good at caring for themselves. That was the case at Decatur County Memorial Hospital, […]
2013 Healthiest Employers: Endress+Hauser Inc.
5,000+ EMPLOYEES Friendly competition with coworkers can be a big motivator when it comes to workplace wellness. When the coworker is your boss, and an iron man triathlete at that, competing—and winning—is that much sweeter. At Endress+Hauser, a Greenwood-based supplier of industrial measurement and automation equipment, a favorite competition is the Endress 500. In the […]
Leaders badly needed
I wholeheartedly agree with P.E. MacAllister’s Aug. 5 Forefront column “Bring back the CCC for troubled youth.” Dope, gangs, crime. A disappointing educational system. Our staggering economic base supplanted with food stamps and unemployment compensation. Declining church influences. Sagging morality. He mentions it all.
Tourism cuts add up
Anthony Schoettle’s [July 29] article “Indiana tourism spending is fraction of nearby states’” shed light on an issue those of us in the tourism industry have been concerned with since the budget decreases began a few years ago.