Business
Speed Read: Combine Forces
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.
Speed Read: Roots And Wings
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.
After 90 Years, The Golden Ace Inn Is Still A Family Affair
One of Indy's oldest Irish bars has stayed in the family for three generations (and counting).
The Mile Square’s Capital Gains
Investments in public safety, cleanliness, and outreach are coming to the Mile Square.
Q&A With Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey
Jennifer Rumsey is guiding Cummins through the electric vehicle revolution.
Crime
Education
Speed Read: Spoiled For Choice
Indiana’s school voucher initiative is drawing students faster than the cafeteria lunch line on Taco Tuesday.
Time Marches On
ON A DRIPPY October Saturday in 1973, I’m standing, cornet in hand, with 145 fellow...
Michael McRobbie Is Leaving Bloomington With No Regrets
While much of the IU president's tenure was spent in the shadow of Purdue’s headline-making Mitch Daniels, McRobbie has scored just as well on the leadership test.
How Christel House Is Keeping Its Founder’s Vision Alive
Christel DeHaan built her schools like businesses so they could thrive as nonprofits, helping them survive an inevitable hardship: her recent death.
Is IPS Doing Enough To Protect Kids’ Privacy During Remote Learning?
The apps students are required to use are frequently lacking in transparency, or worse.
News
Opinion & Columns
The Hoosierist: Up In The Air
Our Indiana expert gets energized about wind energy in Indiana.
Ask Me Anything: Curt Cignetti, IU Football Coach
He went from Indiana University of Pennsylvania to Elon University, then to James Madison before landing at IU as head coach—and never posted a losing record. The trend of success Cignetti has had for the last 14 years is virtually unmatched. We caught up with him just as his latest stunning season wrapped.
Editor’s Note: Game Face
Our editor-in-chief uncharacteristically enters the sports arena for our March cover feature.
Review: Chipping In
A British transplant to Indy has opened an ace fish and chips shop in Fishers.
The Hoosierist: Rough Patch
Our Indiana expert addresses the feasibility of DIY pothole repair.
Politics