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Speed Read: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Photo Courtesy Zach Dobson/IMS Museum This museum started out a much more modest affair. Its first iteration—a nondescript building at 16th Street and Georgetown Road—opened in 1956. It possessed only...
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Pacers Advance To Eastern Conference Finals
Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers hits a game-winning shot over Ty Jerome (left) of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Rocket...
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Ask The Hoosierist: Indy 500 Pace Car Driver
Illustration By Ryan Johnson Q: Do the Indy 500 pace car drivers get any training? A: Piloting the pace car is a big honor, but it’s no walk in the park. Celebrity drivers, including Colin Powell, Guy...
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Flex: The City League And Queens Of The Court
Porschia Green (left) and Eron Harris II (right). Photos Courtesy of The City League AT DIFFERENT TIMES, Eron Harris and Porchia Green each found themselves home in Indy after wrapping up pro...
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June 2025 Best Bets
Illustration by HATSUE (1) Flavors of the Heartland – June 11 Enjoy the stories, smells, and tastes that make up our food heritage at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. June’s...
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Speed Read: Bluegrass Festival
Illustration by Jingo de la Rosa Bluegrass didn’t start in Brown County. This fiddle-, mandolin-, and guitar-intensive genre began in Appalachia as “hillbilly music.” The man who honed that rawboned...
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Back Story: Francis W. Parker School 56
THE ORIGINAL structure that became Francis W. Parker School 56 was built in 1903 at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and 24th Street. It was named in honor of Francis Wayland Parker, a trailblazer...
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AMA: Matt Gillen, St. Elmo’s bartender
They say bartenders are the eyes and ears of the town. That’s true. It’s important that we know what’s happening. Sports, concerts, festivals, conventions, and trade shows all drive our business and...
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Artifact: Roasting Jack At Conner Prairie
Photo by Tony Valainis AS THE DEPRESSION wound down, Eli Lilly hired Zionsville blacksmith Charles Monroe to make a roasting jack for use in the William Conner House at Conner Prairie Farms, which...
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The Hoosierist: Casinos In Marion County
Illustration by Ryan Johnson Q: How come Indiana has casinos all over the state except in Marion County? A: We lack one for pretty much the same reason we don’t have a Major League Baseball team....
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