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Our Top 12 Stories of 2012

We're already well into this droll, sporty, and yet downright painful 2013—St. Elmo and soccer and Lance, oh my—and so here, without further ado and based on pageviews, are the top 12 stories of 2012 at IndianapolisMonthly.com as determined by you, our readers:
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For Once, a Pleasant Noise on the Circle

As the Circle Citizen ambled around the Monument during lunch today, she noticed a sidewalk sign advertising a free organ recital inside Christ Church Cathedral. “Free” being one of her favorite words, she stopped inside the chapel—by far the oldest building on the Circle. And it embarrassed her a little that she had never visited this spectacular landmark.   The first chords of Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BMV 548” w

Public Schools—Morgan County

Eminence CSC, 6764 N. State Rd. 42, Eminence, 765-528-2101. Enrollment: 402. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 59.1.

Short of the Goal: A Soccer Hopeful, Murdered

What Daniel Foster knows for sure is that by 2:15 a.m., his brother lay in the club's parking lot, blood seeping from his ear.

Photo: Children's Museum of Indianapolis Featured on Jeopardy!

The mention catalyzed an amusing rejoinder from one Instagram user, @imnotinfectious: "Blast, I missed it! That's what I get for bathing my kid."
Hanger steak at Late Harvest Kitchen

Editor's Note: May 2012

Up next on my list will be that succulent-looking Late Harvest Kitchen pork chop. I’m counting on it putting “that orange chicken” to shame.
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July 2013

For those who dream of taking the plunge, a guide to buying your Indiana lake home. Plus, a primer on renting, for those just testing the waters—featuring Wawasee, Monroe, Michigan, Tippecanoe, Patoka, and more.
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Indiana School For The Deaf Affected By Funding Cuts

Advocates call on state to reverse five percent funding reduction.
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IM Takes Home Nine SPJ Awards

At its annual banquet on Friday, the state chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists presented IM with nine 2015 Best in Indiana Journalism awards, including six firsts.