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Save for one portion of a Northern Indiana highway, the Hoosier state contains no toll roads. But that may change. Thanks to a new state law, vast stretches of blacktop, from I-69 to I-465, are cleared to sprout toll readers. Does this mean we could soon be like our friends in Chicagoland, coughing up a few bucks every time we jump on a highway to go to work or run errands? Here’s a primer on tolls, past and future.

Marion County's deer population is at staggeringly high number and the Hoosierist has the answers as to why.

September is harvest season for Indiana’s most idiosyncratic produce—the pawpaw. It grows on small trees with giant leaves, can be found pretty much everywhere in the Hoosier state, and is the largest fruit native to the continental U.S. Yet, its quirks mean it flies largely under the radar. For a refresher on this homegrown fruit with a tropical look and taste, turn the page.

On the Monon or Fall Creek trails, it’s an everyday occurrence to spot groups of cyclists in training gear drifting by at 15 miles per hour. Less visible are those who need to bike out of necessity. But the cycling environment is growing more welcoming for both.

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.

On May 6, Indiana voters—or, if history is any guide, a small subset—will show up to the polls for Primary Election Day. While it’s likely not the sole reason for our consistently dismal turnout, one factor pops up again and again. It’s time for a refresher on gerrymandering.

For the 38th consecutive year, the football world descends upon Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, a four-day showcase of rising stars. Tex Schramm, legendary general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, planted its seed in 1980 when he suggested teams centralize prospecting. Even he couldn’t have foreseen that his concept would explode into the premier mega-event it’s become.

The Indy-based art nonprofit Big Car Collaborative has transformed Garfield Park by converting roughly a city block’s worth of dilapidated storefronts, old industrial buildings, and parking lots into a public arts fantasia. And with a new expansion underway, they’re just getting started. Here’s a primer.

One of Indy's oldest Irish bars has stayed in the family for three generations (and counting).

Investments in public safety, cleanliness, and outreach are coming to the Mile Square.