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A look at some of the most important news stories of the past year.
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Current Events
David, I read with great embarrassment your op-ed about gun ownership in Indianapolis. It was as if I had written an article on fine wines. Of which I think Mad Dog 20/20 is a part of.
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Current Events
I know I should know better, but I need help on handling a VERY drunken office party hookup that I should not have done.
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Current Events
People dump their pets because they dig holes in the yard, go in the house, damage furniture or become inconvenient. Of course, children do that, but it's illegal to dump them.
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The bloody war in Iraq slogs on, the Middle East is a powder keg that's already on fire and Darfur has become yet another case of modern-day genocide.
But did anyone have a good year?
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Current Events
If there were ever a year that I was ready to pistol-whip, kick in the groin and throw off my patio into the polluted lake outside my apartment complex, 2006 would be it.
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Current Events
Although I've only been writing and talking about Indiana politics for a little more than a couple years, I have a theory about Gov. Mitch Daniels and his relationship with Hoosiers. I call it the "Small Town Theory"
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Current Events
Once the president's digestion is complete, he will open 2007 by telling us about what he calls "the way forward" in Iraq.
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Current Events
Gov Mitch Daniels' second year in office was no less exciting to political observers than his first.
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Current Events
Usually, I am a girl with fairly definite opinions. I like something or I don't - very little middle ground. But Mitch Daniels presents quite a challenge for me.
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Theater + Dance
Even with no theater critic on staff at The Star any longer, I'm still here, folks, and doing my best to get the theater scene covered as fully as possible.
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Sports + Recreation
The Unlimited Outlaw Pro Quad division features highly modified four-wheel ATVs built and prepared specifically for oval track ice racing.
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Visual Arts
Transitions are inevitable and the visual art community saw its share of them this past year.
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Visual Arts
There are many events going on Dec. 31 that are family-friendly and, best of all, won't break the bank. Here are just a few options.
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Film + TV
I love The Class. And judging by the ratings, I'm pretty much alone.
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Film + TV
Some have described the production as trippy, but I can't imagine what combination of drugs it would take to make this experience pleasurable. Boring, pretentious, humorless drivel.
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Film + TV
Martin Scorsese offers a smart, snappy, violent-as-all-get-out cops and robbers story about two moles, one working for the police, the other working for a mobster. Undercover cop, undercover robber. What a concept.
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Sports + Recreation
The Indiana Ice will present "Tony Stewart Night" presented by J.D. Byrider on Jan. 3 as the Ice takes on the Chicago Steel in the Pepsi Coliseum at 7 p.m.
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Visual Arts
Classical music in 2006 is not the same as classical music in 1996.
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Theater + Dance
The 2006 dance story-in-waiting is the long-range viability of the recently formed Indianapolis School of Ballet and Indiana Ballet Company along with its partner Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana.
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General
It's as if actor Dustin Diamond sings on this album with the Beastie Boys in an underground nightclub, strapped to a Nintendo Entertainment System while invoking sound samples from Monty Python and riffs along the lines of Mindless Self Indulgence.
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General
With the new year upon us, I asked some prominent individuals who shape the local jazz scene one question. What would you wish for the Indy jazz scene in 2007?
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General
NUVO asked some prominent music personalities in Indianapolis to name the best albums released in 2006. Here's what they chose.
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General
With the looks and personality of film star Vin Diesel, internationally acclaimed DJ Escape attracts large crowds to his shows. Talbott Street will be no exception as Escape delivers his base-driven beats Saturday, Dec. 30.
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General
For NUVO's annual year in review, we asked some of our beat writers to share with readers the most significant music news and events of 2006. Here's what they had to say.
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General
As expected, gigs have just been popping up over the course of the month, so here's a rundown of even more New Year's Eve mayhem to keep you busy.
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General
It's not easy to quantify Tish Lyndsey's musical style; I once described her as a Billie Holliday-style torch singer, which is accurate but doesn't even begin to explain her range.
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General
Just like every other year, 2006 was filled with great comebacks, tragic deaths and the rise of many unlikely stars. These are the biggest storylines of 2006.
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Food + Drink: Archives
Wondering what to do to ring in 2007 in style? Here is a list of area restaurants that are offering specials to help add some cheer to your holiday.
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Food + Drink: Archives
Being the nice guy I am, here's a little holiday gift: a list of selected definitions from my year of dining and reviewing, along with some reminders of where to let these delectable expressions roll off your tongue.
