The Card Crime Wave
With Gen Con here this month, the memory of a shocking heist at the 2023 show and a rash of recent break-ins at collectible shops spur fresh resolve in the gaming community to stand together against crime.
Zionsville Community Left Heartbroken, Searching For Answers
Zionsville merchants still reeling from an apparent hate crime.
The Redesigned MEC Teaches New History Lessons At Conner Prairie
This past spring, Conner Prairie pulled back the curtain to reveal its new Museum Experience Center, or as it’s called informally, the MEC, following two years of major construction. The complex wows with new immersive exhibits and fresh features.
Fishers White River Park Is Indy’s Biggest Hidden Gem
Fishers White River Park has no grand entrance and no obvious centerpiece. Instead, it hides behind a massive apartment complex. Built largely on land unsuitable for conventional development, the 120-acre site is the fruit of a novel effort to set aside some of the area’s increasingly rare open space for public use—without spending a dime of city money.
Revisiting The Disappearance Of Lauren Spierer 15 Years Later
She vanished after a night of partying; now her family presumes she’s dead. Will they ever know what really happened?
Art Reinvented With New Contemporary Arts Museum Of Indianapolis
Meet CAMi, the new Contemporary Arts Museum of Indianapolis. Sitting pretty in a stunningly repurposed 125-year-old dairy barn, the latest Big Car Collective venture is planned to be unveiled May 1 as of this writing, anchoring a wider cultural arts campus that spans a city block on Indy’s near south side.
IU Indianapolis Librarian Mahasin Ameen Honored As One Of Nation’s Best
Local librarian, Mahasin Ameen, put Indianapolis on the map recently after winning the I Love My Librarian award.
Understanding The Rise In ALPRs On Highways
Observant drivers might have noticed cameras positioned at intersections and stretches of roads and highways throughout Indiana. These automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, are ostensibly used to catch lawbreakers—and they seem quite good at it. But that’s not what troubles community activists and the ACLU of Indiana. They’re worried about the abuse of ALPR data and a lack of state laws regulating the technology.
The Indiana University Diabetes Impact Project Is Aiding Local Communities
One project is equipping the communities hardest hit by diabetes to take charge of their health.
Purdue Houses Indiana’s Only Atomic Reactor
After decades in the doldrums, Purdue’s nuclear power program is once again hot, buzzy, and approaching critical mass.