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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.

Photographer Tony Valainis went downtown to photograph the 2024 Indianapolis Pride Parade, capturing a glimpse of the annual celebration of all things LGBTQ in Indianapolis. 

The electricity in the air at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year made for a spectacular Month of May. Here are our photos capturing that lightening in its metaphorical bottle.

Photographer Tony Valainis attended the inaugural I Made Rock And Roll Festival, capturing a glimpse of what is hopefully a new annual tradition in Indianapolis. This year’s featured artists included the Robert Randolph Band, Inner Peace, Meet Me @ The Altar, Joy Oladolkun, Gary Clark Jr., and Janelle Monáe. 

Indy’s first All-Star game in nearly 40 years was a sight to see.

Learn the story behind a classic Indianapolis building's new lease on life.

 

The Circle City came out to celebrate the newest federal holiday.

As Indiana dog breeders expand across the “puppy mill belt,” can Purdue’s Canine Care Certification Program change how Hoosiers get their pups?