Musk threatens to boot Twitter account impersonators
The platform’s new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names—not their account names—and tweeted as ‘Elon Musk.’
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Christie Sides hired as Indiana Fever’s new coach
The former Fever assistant returns to Indiana after a one-year stint as an assistant with the Atlanta Dream.
Bed Bath & Beyond suppliers halt shipments despite new financing
Suppliers say they remain concerned about the retailer’s survival and have cut off or cut back on merchandise they ship to the company.
It’s that time: Daylight saving time out, standard time in
The Senate in March passed a bipartisan bill, named the Sunshine Protection Act, to end the back and forth. The House has not acted on the measure.
Most hotels planned for downtown still in works, but progress slow
Five of 20 downtown hotel projects announced before the pandemic have opened. But few of the remaining 15 have made substantive progress, despite a strong rebound in the district’s hotel occupancy rates.
IU researchers developing virtual-reality tool to treat substance abuse
The high-tech approach allows a patient recovering from substance abuse to interact with potential future versions of himself or herself.
Eskenazi, Cummins partner to bring portable market to food-insecure
A former IndyGo bus could start a second life by the end of the year—distributing fresh food, providing nutrition education and troubleshooting problems Indianapolis residents have applying for food stamps.
Noblesville leaders expand scope of planned Innovation Mile
City leaders expect a stretch of undeveloped agricultural land on the city’s southeast side to become Hamilton County’s next epicenter of innovation.
Senior housing trend means fewer services, lower rents
A trend called “active adult communities” translates to age-specific housing that has eliminated dining, transportation and cleaning services.
Brian Payne to retire as leader of CICF, Indianapolis Foundation
Payne, who spearheaded development of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and recently refocused the community foundation on equity and inclusion issues, led CICF, affiliates and its individual funds through significant growth.
Coal plant operators shirking responsibilities on ash cleanup, report contends
Environmentalist says coal ash has contaminated drinking water wells in four Indiana communities.
Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection
Pfizer said people 55 and older who got the omicron-targeting booster had four-fold higher antibody levels than those given an extra dose of the original vaccine.
City considering outside counsel to test public nuisance law
On the heels of the Towne & Terrace Corp. settlement, Indianapolis hopes to change the legal interpretation of a state public nuisance law so it will allow a high volume of emergency calls to be grounds for enforcement in similar circumstances.
As Rebuilding Stronger nears, some Indianapolis educators see disruption ahead
Potential stipends as high as $10,000 might not be enough to stave off a significant number of teacher departures.
U.S. jobs top forecasts, unemployment up in mixed picture for Fed
The report suggests demand for workers remains robust despite rapid interest-rate hikes and a darkening economic outlook. Layoffs, while rising, are still historically low, and competition to fill millions of vacant positions has driven rapid wage gains.
Business accelerator Gener8tor announces members of latest cohort for agbioscience accelerator
This year’s cohort for Gener8tor’s gBETA agbioscience accelerator includes companies working in everything from cold storage to aquaculture. The program wraps up later this month.
Assessing Hoosierland’s attack ad claims as election nears
In a highly competitive state senate race in the Geist area, ads call the Democrat an “extreme liberal” for supporting President Joe Biden while the Republican is accused of “defunding public schools.” Attacks also continue to flow in the races for U.S. Senate, Indiana secretary of state and Marion County prosecutor.
Indiana GOP elections chief candidate faces fraud questions
Democrats alleged Diego Morales might have committed voter fraud, a claim that comes days ahead of Tuesday’s elections as Morales has emphasized “election integrity” in his campaign to become Indiana’s top elections official.
Mellencamp revisits ‘Scarecrow,’ his game-changing disc
The album, which is getting the deluxe reissue treatment this week, stands as a rare reputation-changing work, elevating John Mellencamp from a popular heartland rocker to a serious artist and helping spark Farm Aid, a movement that lives on.
Airline pilots ramp up pressure in pay talks as air travel booms
On the table are double-digit pay increases and changes to scheduling rules, which would be a boon to pilots but would increase airline costs.