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Museum of Contemporary Art names executive director
The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art has removed the "interim" tag from the title of its executive director.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Music promoters grow gig schedule
In four years since begging indie acts to hit Indianapolis, MOKB Presents has become a ubiquitous name on the city's marquees. The concert-promoting duo expects to have a hand in 150 shows this year, a 50-percent increase from 2011.
Hamilton County hotels report stronger occupancy
Helped in part by the Super Bowl, the county’s occupancy rate increased 8.4 percent, to 63 percent, compared with the first six months of 2011, according to a report by Tennessee-based Smith Travel Research.
Indiana fair remembers stage collapse 1 year later
The Indiana State Fair came to a standstill Monday night to honor the victims of a deadly stage collapse one year ago that prompted sweeping overhauls of the fair's emergency plan and new regulations for temporary stages.
Tourism agency names ISO exec as interim director
The Indiana Office of Tourism Development has named Mark Newman as interim executive director, replacing Amy Vaughan, who had led the tourism agency since 2005.
Indy Zoo gets $2M gift for planned orangutan center
The Indianapolis Zoo said Thursday it that it received a $2 million gift toward its planned orangutan center from the family foundation of hotel developer Dean White.
DINING: Beyond deep-fried State Fair fare
Reviewer Lou Harry set out this year to find the best of the freshman foods at the Indiana State Fair, with the stipulation that they didn’t emerge from a vat of hot oil.
LOU’S VIEWS: Studio Vonnegut
A new CD combines Kurt Vonnegut’s voice with eclectic music with worthwhile results.
Few regulations for Indianapolis food trucks to keep
Owners, restaurateurs are hoping to avoid new ordinances.
HETRICK: Don’t believe everything people say that American people say
Politicians like to presume national unanimity…usually for their own ends.
Super Bowl bid might spur new downtown hotel
Downtown is short of the four- and five-star hotel rooms preferred by National Football League sponsors and partners for a 2018 Super Bowl host, but local tourism officials are hesitant to add more hotel space just to secure a second Super Bowl.
The critics are coming, the critics are coming…
In March, theater critics from around the country will be coming to Indy. Tough crowd? Yes. Great exposure? Yes.
Ticket Giveaway: Dig-In and ‘Food for Thought’
Win tickets to the food fest plus a new book about Hoosier edibles.
Extra money for Carmel arts groups on hold
Carmel Mayor James Brainard's request for an additional $1.36 million in arts funding is lingering in a city council committee.
Fair victim settlement shields Indiana from company
Indiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last year's state fair as a way to help those who weren't adequately compensated by its first settlement. But buried in the legislation was a clause protecting the state from having to pay even more.
State fair opens with attendance increase
Indiana State Fair attendance is officially up so far this year thanks to a pair of opening-weekend concerts. Those concerts, however, took place in downtown Indianapolis, so crowds at the state fairgrounds actually may be down a little.