A merger of education and art
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit that supports education reform, is sponsoring an art show March 6 at the Harrison Center for the Arts.
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Rolls-Royce unveils engine
Rolls-Royce is courting customers for its RR500TS helicopter engine, unveiled recently at Heli-Expo in Anaheim, Calif.
Nursing home column was on target
I want to commend [Tawn Parent’s Feb. 16 column] about overseeing a loved one’s care while in a nursing home or rehab facility.
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS ¦ The Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport hotel, 2501 S. High School Road, was inadvertently omitted from the list of upscale Indianapolis-area hotels on page 20 last week. With a lowest room rate of $169 per night, Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport should’ve ranked No. 8 on the list, along with four other hotels. ¦ An […]
Pulliam Trust sponsors support for addicts
The recovery experts at Fairbanks Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center last year launched a recovery management program, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Schedule shift heats salsa war at two area hot spots
After four years, the Red Room club in Broad Ripple is switching its salsa night from Wednesday to Thursday and local salseros are worried about stepping on some toes.
Airport concessions awarded
Indianapolis International Airport cleaned up at the Airport Revenue News’ 2009 Best Concession Awards Feb. 15 in Orlando,
Fla.
AIT Laboratories named ‘Small Business of the Year’
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named Indianapolis-based health care research and testing firm AIT Laboratories its 2009
Small Business of the Year.
LOU’S VIEWS: Indianapolis Art Center turns the familiar into new art
This week, familiar objects take on new looks and meaning at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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.
Legislators struggling with economic imperatives
The Indiana state budget will continue to be a work in progress for many more weeks.
Market, not bailouts, should stimulate refinancings
Markets, no matter how imperfect, not government programs, manage the economy.
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 […]