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The Dish
Swoon: 1933 Lounge Opens In Carmel
The success of St. Elmo looks to have a trickle down effect in their latest spinoff, 1933 Lounge, a speakeasy style lounge offering upscale food and drinks.
Dining
The Feed: Six New Indianapolis Restaurants To Get Excited About
This week's helping of Indy's freshest dining news focuses on four new restaurants to try now and two more to look forward to.
Dining
Review: Freeland’s Restaurant
The team behind Tinker Street opens a Carmel restaurant with a story and flavor all its own.
Dining
Taste Test: Macarons
Indy bakers excel at macarons, those bite-sized French treats with shatteringly thin shells and rich fillings with just the right amount of chew. Here’s where to find some of the city’s best.
Dining
The Feed: Pacers Fuel Bar Boom, Sad Hostess News
This week’s helping of Indy’s freshest dining news also includes a local chef’s pivot, details on a star-studded bar, and much more.
NEWSLETTERS
Longform
Longform
Hunter Vale Of Queer Circle City Is A Joyful Warrior
The founder of Queer Circle City is doubling down on the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights.
Longform
John Green’s Latest Diagnosis
In Everything Is Tuberculosis, the king of quirky, tearjerking storytelling takes on a real-life epidemic, proving that fact is
more heartbreaking than fiction.
Crime
The True Story Of The Fox Hollow Murders
For three decades, Indiana’s most disturbing serial killer flew under the true crime radar. In 1996, at least a dozen bodies were found at a Westfield estate belonging to wealthy businessman Herb Baumeister, but it wasn’t until recently that podcasters and filmmakers caught wind of the case. Will national attention heal the scars left by this tragedy? Or will the current obsession with murder turn a vicious Indy predator into a pop culture star?
The Ticket
100 Years Young
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis hits its century mark this year, cause for the city’s grandest birthday party. Here’s how the world’s largest children’s museum has fueled generations of imaginations.
Circle City
Speed Read: Bluegrass Festival
Bill Monroe’s Music Park & Campground in Brown County hosts the 60th edition of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Festival, considered the ultimate venue for live performances of the country music style, June 11–14. But how did this show, far from Appalachia where bluegrass originated, become legendary? And more importantly, how can you get the most out of the multiday extravaganza?
News & Opinion
Editor’s Note: Camping
Our editor-in-chief touches on the ins and outs of all things camping this month as we dive into our camping cover feature.
Circle City
Ask The Hoosierist: Indy 500 Pace Car Driver
Ever wonder if pace car drivers get any training? Here's what we found out.
Business
Speed Read: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has reopened after an 18-month closure transformed it into an immersive, interactive draw for all ages. It cost $60.5 million to reimagine the aging complex, whose vast and quirky collection of automotive memorabilia includes everything from a fleet of 500-winning cars, to LeRoy Neiman paintings, to a gigantic snail sculpture created for the Indy-centric racing cartoon Turbo.
Opinion & Columns
Foodie: Fire & Ice Cafe
A hereditary health crisis inspired Lara Cooney’s Fire & Ice Cafe.
The Ticket
Circle City
Back Story: Francis W. Parker School 56
Slated for demolition in 2023, this Eastside IPS building was saved after Indiana Landmarks championed its historical significance.
Sports
Naysayer: Prepping For The Golf Season
Just a push, slice, and a pull from having a great game.
Arts & Culture
Jason Keller Brings Indiana To New TV Series
In the series, Stick, on Apple TV+, show creator Jason Keller draws from his hometown of Indianapolis as inspiration for the streamer's newest comedy.
Sports
An Indy Eleven Night With The Brickyard Battalion
The Indy Eleven may get wins by way of scoring goals and stymying opponents but their secret weapon is the Brickyard Battalion.
The Good LifeIndiana Architects: Harry Cooler
Midcentury modern magic strikes again in a northside home designed by a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Home
Indiana Architects: Edward Pierre
Edward Pierre designed some of Midtown’s most spectacular homes. A century later, his granddaughter is keeping his legacy alive.
Home
Indiana Architects: Vonnegut And Bohn
A row of duplexes built by the late-1800s firm Vonnegut & Bohn has a long history of resilience.
Arts & Culture
June 2025 Best Bets
From a food heritage festival, a must see Broadway musical, or PopCon, there's plenty to do in Indianapolis this June.
Fashion
My Look: Holly Whitney, Indianapolis Monthly Sales Director
Our very own Indianapolis Monthly sales director keeps it simple and crisp.
Best of Indy
Food & Drinks
Another Round
Cocktails hit different when sipped in a secluded spot. Pssst ... we’re raising a glass to Indy’s best speakeasies.
Entertainment
BEST OF INDY: LEISURE
Reinvigorate your mind and body through nature walks, sauna sessions, volunteer endeavors, art classes, and friendly games of bocce or pickleball.