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Indianapolis Monthly Gets Seven 2015 CRMA Award Nominations

More than 100 judges from the likes of Vanity Fair, ESPN the Magazine, and The New Yorker picked the finalists.
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Kate Franzman Is Indy’s Beevangelist

Urban farmer Kate Franzman has installed bee hives all around Indianapolis. Why so much buzz over an insect? Take a look.

Ask The Hoosierist: Indy 500 Pace Car Driver

Ever wonder if pace car drivers get any training? Here's what we found out.
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Getting Right: The Long, Slow Recovery of Austin, Indiana

Austin has become a mecca for illegal drug use and crime. The problem was painfully highlighted by the HIV outbreak that hit this spring.

Today Is Lauren Spierer's 22nd Birthday, and Her Family Still Wants...

Lauren Spierer's parents, Robert and Charlene, recently spoke with People magazine to reveal the stark, harsh reality of living without their daughter. What seems like minutiae to some, small things, will bring back the pain of losing their daughter—so much so that, according to People, Spierer’s boxes from her time at college remain unpacked. Today, January 17, 2013, is significant for them: It marks the day on which Spierer either hopefully celebrates her 22nd birthday—somewhere, somehow—or would have celebrated the occasion.

Burning Questions About The Solar Eclipse

I've been throwing around the term “path of totality.” So, what does it mean? This is NASA-speak for what’s about to happen: The moon completely...

Lawnmowers Of The World, Unite

To free up space in the garage, people are going to need to begin sharing tools—starting with my neighbors.
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Ask Me Anything: Pete Buttigieg

The Democrats' rising star talks about serving in a war zone, coming out of the closet, and how serving as mayor of South Bend sometimes feels as if it were ripped from the script of "The Wire."

Phil Gulley: Calendar Girl

Anniversaries may be an odd occasion to celebrate, but any reason to spend time with my wife is a good one.

Exit Interview with Scott Jones

"All of my best ideas are scribbled on airplane barf bags."