Curb Appeal
A: There are downtown city streets with free parking? If that’s what you’re implying, then The Hoosierist begs you to enlighten him. According to Marc Lotter, communications director for Mayor Greg Ballard, pretty much every bit of curbside asphalt in the Mile Square requires coinage for parking. And it’s not just to wring every last cent of revenue from motorists. Well, it’s not all about that. It’s also to keep commuters from monopolizing spaces from dawn to dusk, to the detriment of nearby businesses needing easy access for customers. “It encourages turnover and discourages long-term parking during the business day,” Lotter says.
Frank Basile
Age: 72 Gig: Arts patron, travel columnist, and interim CEO of The Center for the Performing Arts Checking in: The retired exec of the Gene B. Glick Co. recently gave $100,000 to IndyFringe On his calendar: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Nov. 5 at the Palladium
Out on the Trail: Zach Adamson's Rise in Indy Politics
"Zach is the model of a modern LGBT candidate," says one political observer. "He has done it all on his own. He didn't wait for the party boss to tell him it was okay."
Beauty and the Beast Comes Up Roses at Clowes Hall
A well-worn "tale as old as time" brought all of its truisms and talents to the Clowes Memorial Hall stage on Tuesday night. It was opening night for the NETworks production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, which yet runs Oct. 13 through 16 here. This latest nationally-touring take on the show jump-starts both the Broadway in Indianapolis 2011-12 season and the source material itself.