DINING: Newcomers kept adventurous diners busy in 2014
Just a few short years ago, I was challenged to find new restaurants to review in this column. This year, it was tough to keep up.
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LOU’S VIEWS: 2014 in A&E
Orangutans, ancient arriors, a fair lady, a great bicycle race, and more offered highlights of the year in Indy-area arts and entertainment.
2014 in sports: unpredictable, untidy and unfathomable
Yes, 2014 was that kind of year for Indiana sports. Often unpredictable, frequently untidy, occasionally unfathomable.
Cummins can say more with downtown building
I’ve viewed the images for Cummins’ new distribution center on the former Market Square Arena site, I’ve read the praise of the design by our mayor and fellow architectural friends of mine Will Marquez and Mark Beebe, and I have a suggestion: Cummins should let the building convey more about the company than its commitment to sustainability.
HENDERSON: The folly and amusement of Tesla bans
The Tesla store bans are among the more amusing betrayals of a citizenry by its governments that I’ve seen in a long time. The cable monopolies have a new challenger—the automotive dealership.
KENNEDY: With certainty, Cheney is wrong
Cheney angrily defends it all. He has expressed absolutely no remorse for any of it—not even the death of the innocent man.
MORRIS: Privacy and other rights at risk
It’s time for all of us–individuals, businesses, government–to fight this growing threat.
LOU’S VIEWS: From ‘Boyhood’ to an ape-run world, a year of cinematic bests
Also, see what films and performances made the Indiana Film Journalists Associations list for the best of 2014.
KIM: Internet sensation enables investments in classrooms
DonorsChoose enables public schoolteachers to post classroom project requests and donors to pick the projects they want to support.
HICKS: Need to work on Christmas? You’re valuable
Wages are set by something like auction markets. In these markets, the willingness to pay a certain wage is balanced by workers’ inclination to sell their services. Rare skills in high demand get paid more than common skills.
MAURER: Can you identify these famous Hoosiers?
The answers to this year’s holiday puzzle are–or were–household names, especially in Indiana.
DINING:Oft-tapped space gets restaurant/bar improvement
The District Tap sets up in the former Discovery Zone/Music Mill/Brewstone spot. Start with one of 60 beers on tap and a plate of Short Rib Nachos.
LOU’S VIEWS: From ‘Boyhood’ to an ape-run world, a year of cinematic bests
Also, see what films and performances made the Indiana Film Journalists Associations list for the best of 2014.
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis Museum of Art earned its firestorm
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has had a rough month, and the arrows it is taking are self-inflicted.
Why the Indianapolis Museum of Art raised admission
As stewards of one of our community’s most loved cultural assets, we felt we made the only prudent choice we could.
FAENZI: Taking time to see things differently
Is there anybody out there who is sick of themselves yet?
RUSTHOVEN: Pence is Midwesterner with national appeal
Speculation about Gov. Mike Pence as a potential 2016 presidential candidate is a familiar topic in Hoosier political circles. It is now increasingly part of national political conservation as well.
LOPRESTI: Time to warm up the season with some baseball talk
Pirates, Indians execs give us a glimpse of what’s to come when the sports action moves outdoors.
SKARBECK: Main Street is finally enjoying fruits of recovery
While recent years have been a boon to upper-income groups, evidenced by sales of luxury goods and rising stock prices, the economy now seems poised to provide a boost to the broader population.
HICKS: Politics is driving the minimum wage push
Wages are largely determined by labor markets. So, if the minimum wage is set above the market wage, some workers will lose jobs while some will be better paid. There is no disagreement by anyone with a modest understanding of the matter, but low-paid jobs are not the issue.