Indy keeps elevating Final Four experience
The NCAA has found ways to add to the Final Four during each of its eight previous stops in Indianapolis.
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The Sports Bra selects downtown site for its bar devoted to women’s sports
The future home of the Sports Bra previously was occupied by Lorenzo’s Ristorante, Mo’s A Place for Steaks, Nook and Pomodoro.
Speedway set to take action on stalled hotel project, puts eminent domain back on table
A proposed resolution could mean eminent domain for the long-delayed development but prioritizes negotiations with the property’s owner, town officials told IBJ on Friday.
Federal judge denies NCAA’s restraining order request to make DraftKings stop using ‘March Madness’
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled the Indianapolis-based NCAA did not show how the online sports wagering platform’s use of the terms would cause irreparable harm.
Purdue moves into Elite Eight with last-second victory over Texas
Purdue University is one victory away from playing in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis ‘prepared, aligned and ready’ to host Final Four, officials say
Thousands of basketball fans will begin arriving in Indianapolis next week for an unprecedented weekend in college men’s basketball, and public officials have a plan to keep them safe.
Silver insists NBA will ‘fix’ tanking issue before next season, says he likes 65-game rule
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver insisted Wednesday that the league will change its draft process and address its tanking problem before the start of next season.
Hospitality startup has bold plans for motorsports-themed hotels in central Indiana
Russell Louderback, a former White Lodging executive and an adviser to the Signia hotel downtown, is advising the new company on the plans.
New pro football team to make Grand Park its home
The Indianapolis Capitols are part of the new Continental Football League, a developmental professional outdoor league that plans to begin playing games this summer.
Clark Foundation, Lilly to partner on new downtown basketball court
Plans call for the basketball court to be open to the public as part of a pocket park concept that will include some new trees and other landscaping.
Counting Crows to headline Carb Day concert on Indy 500 weekend
The Carb Day concert, an infield party scheduled for May 22, is one of three music events leading up to the Indianapolis 500.
Post Malone joins lineup of free Final Four concerts
Multi-genre hitmaker Post Malone will headline the closing night of the March Madness Music Festival at American Legion Mall.
Live Nation CEO, defending his company, takes star role at antitrust trial
Michael Rapino, who has led the company since it was formed 21 years ago, defended the dominant position Live Nation has taken over the last two decades.
Purdue seniors start March Madness farewell tour, putting team ahead of individual glory
By sticking around longer than most players in today’s game, Purdue players Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith have seen and done things that seem increasingly unfathomable.
Sheridan adventure park inks partnership with Westfield’s Droplight Grand Park
Skylake is scheduled to open this summer, starting with its water attractions that include a 6-acre manmade lake, water slides, cabanas and a floating obstacle course. Other components like its high ropes course and a year-round tubing hill are expected to roll out later.
Longtime GM of JW Marriott Indianapolis handing over the keys
Phil Ray, whose tenure at the largest hotel in Indianapolis include hosting 26 college basketball teams during the pandemic, plans to end his 41-year career in the hospitality industry this spring.
Indianapolis International lands new airline, new East Coast business routes
The new routes boost the number of nonstop destinations offered by the airport to 57—the most in the airport’s history.
Indianapolis Zoo CEO Rob Shumaker resigns after leave of absence
Shumaker, who led the Indianapolis Zoo for a decade, began a leave of absence for undisclosed reasons in mid-February.
Summer Stock Stage casts deaf actor in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ local company premiere
Summer Stock Stage will be the first central Indiana theater company to stage “Dear Evan Hansen,” a musical that won six Tony Awards in 2017.
Riviera Club pools expected to open this summer as more than 1,000 members commit to fee
In February, the 93-year-old nonprofit informed members of an approximately $1.85 million in operating losses during the past four years and approximately $3 million in total debt.