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City reaps $1.2M from Conrad hotel investment
Here’s a little-known fact: The city of Indianapolis has an ownership stake in two of downtown’s most luxurious hotels and has received nearly $1.2 million so far from one of the investments.
Reality TV star Rupert Boneham, other enthusiasts keep pinball popping
A handful of local businesses signal of a renewed interest in the once-ubiquitous pinball machines that used to be a staple in restaurants, bars and arcades before they were usurped by video games.
DINING: On Mass Ave, punny name masks a welcome addition
Thaitanium Restaurant and Bar has an $8.99 lunch special with a choice of 17 entrees and rounds out the meal with a spring roll, soup and salad.
LOU’S VIEWS: When Earth attacks
In one of the more science-focused exhibitions it has featured in quite a while, the Indiana State Museum is housing an interactive, informative tutorial titled “Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters.”
LOPRESTI: IU gets ahead of youth movement with Miller hire
College basketball is on the brink of big transition as elite coaches approach retirement.
Roundup: Ryan White’s letters, Storefront Theatre’s first project, more
Plus IMA’s summer movies and the latest offerings from BroadwayHD.
Illinois struggling to rid itself of troubled lottery manager
Two governors tried to fire Northstar Lottery Group. But Northstar—a subsidiary of Gtech Corp., the parent company of Gtech Indiana, which manages the Hoosier Lottery—remains on the job more than two years later.
Art education fundraising firm crafting $4M office at Fort Ben site
The local company considered buying its current home before hitting the drawing board and launching plans to build its own space.
City gives up on stalled 21c hotel, will seek new proposals
City officials are scrapping plans to help finance construction of a long-awaited 21c hotel proposed as part of a $55 million redevelopment of Old City Hall and are putting the property back up for bid.
DINING: Outsider becomes stakeholder in local steakburgers match
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers dares to tread in Steak n Shake territory.
LOPRESTI: Interested in IU coaching vacancy? Fill out our questionnaire
We require more information to complete your application, just to make sure you’re our kind of guy—maybe even have a chance to be another Bob Knight and one day win national championships.
LOU’S VIEWS: A battle royal brightens Bloomington
Long live “King Charles III,” the justly acclaimed play getting its local debut via Cardinal Stage Company.
Reeling casinos seek breaks from Statehouse
Indiana lawmakers are working to keep afloat the state’s crippled casino industry in an effort to shore up declining tax revenue and spur investment.
Priority list includes Motown, a flowering museum, more
Plus Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops play Gershwin at the Palladium.
Musician accuses conductor Urbanski, ISO of age discrimination
A federal lawsuit filed by principal bassoonist John Wetherill accuses Music Director Krzysztof Urbanski and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra managers of trying to push out musicians older than 40 to replace them with younger and lower-paid performers.
$15M renovation gives Marriott North first major refresh
The 315-room hotel, built in 1998 at Keystone at the Crossing, now boasts several amenities and improvements that give it a more modern feel.
Ticket giveaway: Five Butler ArtsFest shows, including Debra Voigt, Maria Schneider
Also playing: Percussionist Evelyn Glennie with the Butler Wind Ensemble.
Indiana University art museum prepares for lengthy renovation
The museum is expected to close to the public for the $30 million renovation May 14. The target for reopening is the fall semester of 2019.
King stepping down as leader of Indiana State Museum
Cathy Ferree, vice president and chief operating officer of Conner Prairie Interactive History Park in Fishers, was unanimously elected by the museum’s board to succeed King.