$2M ad campaign helps drive ticket sales for debut air race at IMS
Tourism officials say they don’t know what kind of economic impact to expect from the event but note plenty of hotel rooms are available now for the Oct. 1-2 event.
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Bike-share program adds two stations with room for 26 bikes
The Indiana Pacers Bikeshare system is adding two new stations next month—and it’s hoping for a much larger expansion down the road.
Ticket giveaway: Advance screening of “The Magnificent Seven”
Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt star in this big-screen remake.
Priority list includes operatic Vonnegut, Elvis on stage, more
Plus Indy Jazz Fest kicks off its celebration of Wes Montgomery.
Indiana video gambling fans to plan legislative strategy
The Video Game Coalition advocates electronic terminals in places such as bars and truck stops that allow patrons to gamble on poker, blackjack or other games.
DINING: Rangeline restaurant shifts to chicken—and pulls it off well
Zeke’s Hot Chicken & Wings stakes a claim in the shadow of a KFC.
LOU’S VIEWS: New anthology of Indiana talent includes John Green, other strong work
Fiction, non-fiction and poetry included in that mix.
LOPRESTI: Do you know your Colts? Try this season-opening quiz and find out
Who knew there was a French horn player and Rhodes Scholar candidate in this group?
Priority list includes big buyers at Eiteljorg, Bollywood star at Clowes
It may be a short work week for many, but there’s no shortage of stuff to do in your downtime.
Can Apple make listening easy without a headphone jack?
The iPhone has traditionally shipped with a pair of Apple’s iconic earbuds. But tech analysts and industry bloggers say it looks like the tech giant has decided to do away with the analog headphone jack in the next iPhone, which it will unveil on Wednesday.
Former Children’s Museum leader Sterling dies at 81
Peter Sterling, who led the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis through a tremendous period of growth, died Wednesday in Waynesville, North Carolina.
DINING: A glorious trip through Mexican cuisine offered by La Gloria
This Lafayette Road eatery is more than your standard taco and burrito strip-center restaurant.
LOU’S VIEWS: Artist Don Gummer brings his world to Cultural Trail
Built from steel, bronze, aluminum and glass, the sculptures tend to grow larger the higher they get.
LOPRESTI: Plump, at 80, reflects on good times and bad
Life hasn’t always been a party for Milan’s miracle maker.
Ticket giveaway: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
Actors Theatre of Indiana offers the local premiere of the Cash/Perkins/Lewis/Presley musical.
Museum of Art celebrates architecture of the coffeepot
It’s a nice surprise—especially for those caught up in the current wave of coffee-mania—to find coffeepots in a museum. The contemporary design wing of the Indianapolis Museum of Art has several in its collection.
Aviation event hoping to make a comeback
Organizers involved with the popular Indianapolis Air Show, which ended a 16-year run in 2012, are returning this year with a remodeled event called the Indy Air Expo, set for Sept. 17-18.
Priority list includes sculptural homecoming, plus the best of Dig IN 2016
Also, an expat Indiana actress returns from Oregon to play a Texas politician. Did you follow that?
Review: Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp at the Cabaret
With one emphasizing vocal power and the other connectivity to lyrics, the two original stars of “Rent” earned their keep.
DINING: Something fishy happening at tricky Broad Ripple corner
Geeks Seafood, Salads & Subs takes over where Greek’s Pizzeria and other efforts once stood.