Rep. Bill Crawford unexpectedly pulled the measure after the House defeated his amendment to allow inland casinos while approving
another one to shift some of the tax burden from two central Indiana horse racing tracks with slot machines.
A side-by-side look at infrastructure and visitor numbers.
New interim CEO, the former president of the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation, hopes to pave way for stability at the institution,
which has seen five CEOs in the past decade.
The zoo says it drew 1.05
million visitors during 2009, down from 1.1 million in 2008.
Three of Kurt Vonnegut’s children are working with local fans of the famed author to open a memorial library
in Indianapolis.
Dubbed the “Indiana Experience,” the exhibits represent the first ticketed tourist attraction at the society’s headquarters building.
City Market has agreed to forgive Constantino’s $27,000 in unpaid rent if the meat and produce stand shuts down by Dec.
24.
The museum has been facing tight budgets and dropping attendance.
The 107-year-old monument was closed in mid-September so that crews could fix damage caused by rain leaking into the observation
deck.
Indianapolis Visitors Channel, which airs on closed-circuit networks
in more than 6,400 area hotel rooms, highlights some of the city’s most popular attractions and promotes local businesses—both
through traditional advertising and sponsored features.
The troubled Indianapolis City Market is looking East for a new direction. This summer, its executive director, Jim Reilly,
visited Philadelphia and Cleveland to observe their successful urban markets and seek pointers that might be applied here.
Thoughts on Rhythm! Discovery Center and Bands of America.
Conner Prairie is ending 2009 in relatively better health than last year, as attendance and revenues are up at the same time
donations are lagging, executives of the living history museum said Wednesday.
A summer advertising campaign launched by the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association helped produce more visitors
and dollars for central Indiana, even though the organization spent less this year marketing the region.
Work to repair and renovate the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis is taking longer than expected.
Highway signs around Indianapolis are getting makeovers to help direct Super Bowl 2012 visitors to downtown attractions.
Indianapolis Zoo attendance is down in 2009, but poor weather may be to blame as much as the weak economy.
Hoosiers are shrugging off hard times and heading out on vacation, so much so that some of the state’s top attractions actually
are seeing attendance boomlets. But the travelers are sticking close to home, and they’re clenching their dollars tightly.
The Percussive Arts Society plans to open an interactive museum at Washington and Illinois streets downtown.
Board president says he quit after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard declined proposal to shut down historic landmark until
2013 for major renovation.
