Hamilton County tourism agency changes name
Starting Monday, the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau will change its name to Hamilton County Tourism Inc. to better reflect its mission.
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Offer may extend deadline on Anderson’s Wigwam gym
Leaders of an effort to save Anderson’s iconic Wigwam gymnasium are working on a proposal that could extend a deadline for deciding on its possible demolition by a few months.
10 things theaters need to do to save themselves: A response
At the Seattle website, the Stranger, writer Brandan Kiley, offered a provocative list. Which do you agree with?
Bill allowing state fair alcohol sales heads to governor
The bill, authored by Sen. James Merritt, R-Indianapolis, seeks to end a nearly 70-year old ban on beer and alcohol sales at the state fair.
Danville to channel TV’s Mayberry during 2-day festival
Hendricks County will serve up a heaping helping of nostalgia this spring with a festival devoted to “The Andy Griffith Show.”
Art museum taps veteran curator to lead endeavors
St. Louis Art Museum curator Tricia Paik was announced Monday as the Indianapolis Museum of Art's new curator of contemporary art.
Bill to allow booze sales at Indiana State Fair in home stretch
The Indiana Senate passed a bill to lift the ban 33-13 last month, and the state House now has the measure. It cleared the second of its required three readings in the House on Monday.
You-review-it Monday
My weekend included the Phoenix Theatre’s “North of the Boulevard.” What about yours?
Review: Phoenix Theatre’s ‘North of the Boulevard’
You can almost smell the set in this production, set in an auto repair shop that has seen better days.
LOPRESTI: Win or lose, Rady’s kids cut down the nets
For 50 years, Pat Rady has been coaching basketball in Indiana. Love of the game doesn’t get much greater.
LOU’S VIEWS: Trying to ‘LOVE’ artist Robert Indiana
“The Essential Robert Indiana,” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, offers guidance in understanding the challenging artist and his work.
DINING: Pick-your-topping pizzeria blazes into Indy
From the front door of Blaze Pizza (913 Indiana Ave., 624-1500), you can see five other pie chains. So what makes this Pasadena, Calif.-based newcomer—which intends to expand to multiple locations in central Indiana—worth mentioning? Blaze caught my attention because it’s the first local representation of a West Coast-fueled trend for fast-fired pizza. Get in […]
HETRICK: A final notion for friends and readers of this column
I’ve tried to simplify the complicated and deliver the truth persuasively. Thanks for reading.
Beach Boys on the Prairie. ‘Xanadu’ for Actors Theatre
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra announces its summer lineup. Actors Theatre picks titles for its 14/15 season.
Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale”
It’s considered one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays.” But a modest local production makes it work.
Vintage-car entrants for Speedway race zoom past maximum
The rush of drivers trying to enter a new vintage car race at the IMS was so fast and furious that the event promoter has been forced to turn away many of them.
State Supreme Court won’t review Holiday World case
The court is allowing the widow of the former president of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari to keep control of the amusement park in Santa Claus.
You-review-it Monday
It was a busy weekend with plenty of options besides snow shoveling. Did you hear the Chamber Orchestra? See “The LEGO Movie”?
Basiles’ $500,000 gift to Eiteljorg includes renaming shop
Local philanthropists Frank and Katrina Basile are the first major donors in a $5 million campaign for the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.
Indiana RV museum on road to recovery
The 71-year-old president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart says the museum’s debt has been reduced from $5.5 million to about $2.5 million.