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Founded by Nancy and Hintz in 2007, Indianapolis-based Million Meal Movement has packed nearly 35 million meals.
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Monument Circle, other downtown sites to feature DJs, art and more for NBA All-Star Weekend
Public spaces including Monument Circle and Georgia Street will see an abundance of activity starting Thursday for NBA All-Star Weekend, prompting some traffic restrictions.
Indianapolis International Airport expects more than 100 private jets as part of All-Star rush
The Indianapols Airport Authority said it anticipates a busy weekend and is working closely with the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration and others to accommodate the increased traffic.
Photo gallery: Downtown preps for All-Star Weekend
Workers continued hanging banners and organizing retail and event spaces downtown on Sunday in advance of All-Star Weekend, which kicks off Thursday and runs through the All-Star Game on Feb. 18.
Riley Children’s Health and its president part ways
An Indiana University Health spokeswoman declined to explain the circumstances of Gil Peri’s departure, saying the hospital system doesn’t comment on personnel changes.
Loyalty points are crypto’s new bait
The fledgling points programs already have their detractors, with many users bemoaning a lack of transparency—most haven’t explained how their points can be used—while experts warn they may pose regulatory risks of their own.
Congress agrees on how much to spend—but not on how to spend it
Lawmakers are racing to beat fast-approaching government shutdown deadlines in March, but deep policy divisions may slow them down on everything from passenger rail funding to Internal Revenue Service resources to support for the World Health Organization.
Filing deadline passes: Six gubernatorial hopefuls to appear on GOP ballots
Dozens of candidates for Indiana’s top elected offices will hit Hoosier primary ballots this spring—including a whopping eight gubernatorial hopefuls, more than 150 state-level job-seekers and more than five-dozen congressional contenders.
Indy’s delay for hosting NBA All-Star Game provided helpful timeout
| Mickey Shuey and Dave Lindquist
When thousands of basketball fans, journalists and corporate sponsors land in Indianapolis next week for All-Star Weekend, organizers say they’ll be treated to a more elevated experience than they would have been in 2021, when the city was originally slated to host the event.
‘Crossover’ fan experience will offer digital games, real hoops and brushes with NBA greats
If you can’t score tickets to the actual NBA All-Star Game or the official dunk contest, there will be plenty of other opportunities to meet some league greats and watch some quality basketball action throughout the weekend of Feb. 16-18 at the Indiana Convention Center.
Telling Indiana’s basketball story through 24 public art projects
See how to find the larger-than-life basketball murals and learn why the projects were meaningful to the artists.
Making a lasting impact: 24 All-Star legacy projects
The 2024 All-Star Host Committee picked 24 projects across Indiana to receive funding meant to benefit youth. Each received up to $50,000—except one, a project at Crisamore House—that received more.
Indianapolis prepares for NBA All-Star 2024 hosting gig
Hosting an NBA All-Star Weekend is a complicated and costly endeavor, but Indianapolis officials say the city and its civic partners can pull it off more easily than can many locales because of a history of experience with large-scale events.
All-Star Game revives memories from 1985 for Mays-Corbitt
Kristin Mays-Corbitt was 9 years old and on crutches when the NBA All-Star Game came to town in 1985. Now, 39 years later, Mays-Corbitt is on NBA All-Star 2024 Host Committee and is co-chair of the communications committee, which handles marketing and branding.
Community outreach is key to All-Star effort for Stowers
Stowers did not make the boys basketball team at North Central High School, but he said the game taught him lessons about character development and team building that he uses today. He is co-chair of the community engagement committee for the NBA All-Star 2024 Host Committee.
Million Meal Movement prepares for 24-hour All-Star event
The Indianapolis-based Million Meal Movement, with more than 6,000 volunteers, aims to pack more than 1 million meal pouches during the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service from 4 p.m. Feb. 15 to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
KeyBank’s Gonzalez learned about Indianapolis through basketball
Juan Gonzalez grew up in soccer-mad Colombia, but basketball drew him to Indianapolis, where he has become one of the city’s leading bank executives. He is serving on the board of the NBA All-Star 2024 Host Committee and as co-chair on the event’s operations committee.
Rick Fuson: All-Star 2024 will take Indy to new heights
NBA All-Star 2024 will be the most community-facing, fan-friendly and inclusive All-Star in NBA history, the result of a very deliberate effort on the part of the Simon family, our host committee and the league.
Alan Bacon: Intersection of arts, sports will drive All-Star Weekend
Indianapolis has long been recognized as a basketball city, but now it’s proving it knows how to take that sentiment to another level.
Mickey Kim: NFL coaches, investors focus on process, not outcome
Outcome is the result, but it doesn’t tell you anything about how that result was achieved. Outcome is about the “right now.”