LOPRESTI: Boilermakers basketball takes on world in Taipei
For the rest of August, Purdue is America’s Team, trading black and gold for red, white and blue.
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First Friday Art Tour organizer IDADA hanging it up
The Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association—better known as IDADA—plans to cease operations by Dec. 31, about 15 years after the not-for-profit's founding.
Downtown theater to go on hiatus as it evaluates fundraising, programming
Leaders at struggling Theatre on the Square say they need to step back and plan needed repairs, audience development, and marketing and programming strategies.
Carmel City Council hears from hotel consultant, carousel expert
The Carmel City Council spent hours discussing a multimillion-dollar antique carousel and a proposed City Center hotel Monday night.
Priority list includes more State Fair concerts, drum corps, more
Plus a twisted Frank Capra class and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Test flight: Riding the Subaru Skyride at the Indiana State Fair
You get a different perspective on the Indiana State Fair from 34 feet off the ground.
LOU’S VIEWS: Packaging science at State Museum
Plus Indiana limestone and the return of the Hoosier Salon.
DINING: Caplinger’s catches on with third area seafood location
Skepticism is understandable when it comes to seafood dining in the Midwest. Here’s a reason to believe.
LOPRESTI: Vendors, ushers, security guards are familiar stadium faces
Consider Bill Hoke. Even a stroke couldn’t keep him from his post at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Ticket giveaway: IndyFringe fiver
Take four of your friends to a show. Or see five on your own. That’s really none of our business.
Five Seasons sports club in Carmel to close in September
Company officials say the closure will be permanent and cost 84 employees their jobs. The decision comes a year after the owner of the club filed a request to rezone the property to allow for possible redevelopment.
Priority list includes State Fair concerts, spoken word at Madame Walker, more
Plus First Friday starting points and Dance Kaleidoscope’s French-accented revival.
Fishers, Noblesville pick Nickel Plate rail plan that paves way for trail
Officials from Fishers and Noblesville, which share ownership of the 37-mile railroad corridor with Hamilton County, voted Monday morning to select the only bidder that plans to use just the northern part of the track. Hamilton County officials abstained from the vote.
The Cabaret finds permanent home in historic building
The Cabaret will lease from Buckingham a portion of the Metzger Building, the former Rollerland skating rink at 924 N. Pennsylvania St. that houses the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Gallery 924.
DINING: Revamped Fall Creek Place restaurant shifts emphasis to late-day breakfast
The interior of 22nd St. Diner holds no spinning-stool counter or revolving dessert display, and while there is an emphasis on breakfast foods, they don’t come in the standard diner shapes and sizes.
TRY THIS: Exploring Indiana’s underground
Who said Indiana has no natural wonders? You just have to go below the surface.
LOPRESTI: Fifty years later, another IU coach has designs on Pasadena
A Rose Bowl berth is on Tom Allen’s radar, but there are more achievable goals to accomplish first.
Review: Academics clash in ‘Human Rites’
The intimate new drama closes out the Phoenix season with one of the year’s most wholly satisfying theatrical productions.
Roundup: Jazz Fest headliners, Indy Film Fest shift, more
Plus new on Star Wars symphonic performances, opera in Bloomington, and a birthday shoutout.
Priority list includes free theater, grown-up night at Children’s Museum
Plus: American Ballet Theatre stars grace a local benefit.