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News Blog
Republican lawmaker Phil Hinkle has been asked to resign his seat in the Indiana General Assembly following his very public outing by a local male prostitute.
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Opinion
The rhetoric of one modern Southern politician undermines the civil rights legacy of a larger-than-life force from a different age.
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Politics
Indiana lawmakers will take on one of the Indiana Supreme Court's most controversial rulings at a Wednesday study committee.
- by The Statehouse File
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Tags: Politics, Indiana Supreme Court, castle doctrine, police entry, self-defense, Legislative Council subcomittee, search and seizure, Brent Steele, Fourth Amendment, Tim Lanane, Brent Steele, Barnes v. State, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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Environment
The new resident of the IMA's Indy Island is an art student, but she's focusing on cleaning the lake's water with an approach involving mushroom spores.
- by Angela Herrmann
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Tags: Environment, Indy Island, Katherine Ball, 100 Acres, Mycelium Running, Paul Stamets, mycoremediation, IDEM, White River, IMA, Indianapolis Museum of Art, E. coli, Portland State University, Bruno Pigott, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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Current Events
Each week, NUVO's haiku guru eyes the top stories of the week in seventeen syllable format.
- by Jim Poyser
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Tags: Current Events, State Fair, collapse, money, global, Biden, China, amoeba, Governor Perry, global warming, Starbucks, libertarian islands, Depardieu, stage, Karl Rove, Opinion
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Politics
Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his Gadfly comic.
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Current Events
NUVO editors rate local news headlines for the week using a time-tested scale of unbiased judgment.
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Politics
Melina Kennedy expounds on clean air, strategic investment and improving the quality of life in the Circle City.
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Politics
Mayor Ballard dishes on climate change, finding a work-life balance and envisioning Indy's future.
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Lawmakers heard plenty of testimony - but took no action - in response to the Indiana Supreme Court's decision challenging "castle doctrine" concepts.
- by The Statehouse File
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Tags: News, Brent Steele, Barnes v. State, Eric Turner, Linda Lawson, Paul Wheeler, Indiana Supreme Court, Lisa Deaton, Paul Ogden, Indiana Fraternal Order of Police, Leo Blackwell, Michael Young, law, Slideshow, Video, Feature, Feature
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News Blog
The state reported 115 fatal occupational injuries in 2010, the lowest number since the report was introduced in 1991.
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Current Events
Indy gains an estimated $425 million and loses control (and liability) for water and waste water issues.
- by Rebecca Townsend
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Tags: Current Events, Citizens Energy Group, water and wastewater utilities, Greg Ballard, Melina Kennedy, Chris Bowen, David Sherman, Chris Cotterill, environmental issues, septic tanks, combined sewer overflow, Deep Rock Tunnel Connector, Indinana Utility Regulatory Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Feature, Feature
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
A new online literary magazine creates a place where pop culture and politics can mingle with creativity.
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
IndyFringe wraps up an extraordinary ten-day festival this weekend, so here's your chance to enjoy the weird and wondrous performance, plus the vivid life of Mass Ave.
- by Jim Poyser
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Tags: Current Events, Jasper Colbaire, IndyFringe, MotoGP, XDL Championships, Dig-In, Tony Hanslits, Neal Brown, Greg Hardesty, Liz Callaway, Sonny Bates, Wildfest, corn maze, Exploration Acres, Nicky Hayden, fricative, locavore, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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Cycling: Blog
Great video by Ryan McCracken featuring highlights from NUVO's Mass Ave Criterium races in downtown Indy on Aug. 13, 2011.
- by Ryan McCracken
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Tags: mass ave crit, nuvo cycling, eric young, jonathan jacob, chad burdzilauskas, kirk albers, bissell racing, texas roadhouse, panther, state criterium championships, Video, Feature, Feature
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General
If you’re hungry for a free event this weekend that has great music and unique arts and crafts, the 2011 Feast of Lanterns at Spades Park is for you.
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Theater + Dance
We do it every year: review every single Fringe show. Seven reviewers camped out at seven theaters to get the job done. The result: your NUVO Guide to the Fringe.
- by NUVO Editors
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Tags: Theater, IndyFringe Festival, The Return of The Great Nickolini, The Day I Ate Wombat, Rebel Without a Niche, Scuba Mission: Gainfully Employed, Evolution, Phil The Void: Motherbanking Bankholes, A Sword and a Kiss, I Love You (We're F*#ked), Blizzard: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes, The Lesson, ILLUSION, IndyFringe, ComedySportz, Theatre on the Square, Phoenix Theatre, Cook Theatre, Theatre on the Square (TOTS), Review
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
Fringe Fest took over Mass Ave last weekend with a slew of shows in various theaters featuring everything from dramas to comedy acts, fire dancers and busking magicians.
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General
The battle for the title continues as riders prepare for Round 12
of 18 of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix in the Red Bull
Indianapolis GP.
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Film + TV
A promise between a young sister and brother during World War II leads to tragedy and generations of denial in this nearly excellent film starring Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Music Blog
Slim, typically a desperate-sounding guy, played like it was his final show Thursday night, pleading for (and then knocking out) one song after another.
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Music Blog
We Are Hex releases three tracks recorded at Bloomington's Magnetic South to raise money for their sessions next month in San Francisco with producer Tim Green.
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Music Blog
Sleeping Bag founder, drummer and lead singer Dave Segedy talks about his band's sound, new album and plans for the future ahead of Friday's White Rabbit show.
- by Grant Catton
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Tags: Rock, sleeping bag, dave segedy, scone zone, bloomingfoods, white rabbit cabaret, the bishop, joyful noise recordings, Video, Feature, Feature
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Music Blog
Two local bands and one from Illinois showcase their stuff at a free show in Broad Ripple, previewing coming attractions at October's Broad Ripple Music Fest.
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Music Blog
Guitarist Thom Daugherty is back with The Band Perry after breaking bones; and a benefit in Fortville features a stellar roots rock lineup.
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Music Blog
It will be, in short, a good weekend to party, with minimalist glam rockers Ghostland Observatory and mashup maestro Girl Talk both in town.
- by Scott Shoger
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Tags: end of times spasm band, irene & reed, langhorne slim, elsinore, hotfox, accordions, chicago afrobeat project, j. wail featuring chuck morris, sleeping bag, tim warfield, girl talk, bomb the music industry, ghostland observatory, chely wright, guster, jack's mannequin, raekwon, ghostface, mobb deep, Feature, Feature
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Music Blog
A couple retro acts — Fort Wayne's End Times Spasm Band and locals Irene & Reed — prove perfectly suited to White Rabbit's speakeasy-that-time-forgot feel.
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Profiles
Ahead of his Thursday Radio Radio gig, the folk-rocker talks about his favorite entertainer (Muhammad Ali) and tries to justify a poor day at the ballpark.
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Music Blog
Joe Strummer changed what music meant to me forever. Come out Saturday night and hear our local punks pay tribute to the best band of the past 30 years.
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Food + Drink Blog
Leaders from the Indiana food community will be on hand to speak about a cornucopia of culinary topics at Sunday's Dig-IN event at White River State Park.
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Rita rounds up the week's local brew news and reviews, including Hoosier Beer Geeks' fifth anniversary party at Sun King Brewery.
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Dining Out
Sunday's Dig-IN event at White River State Park boasts 31 restaurants, numerous wineries, artisan farmers, craft brewers and more.
- by Neil Charles
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Tags: Dining Out, Dig-IN, A Taste of Indiana, Neil Charles, food, beer, wine, restaurants, White River State Park, Feature, Feature
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A Cultural Manifesto
R&B, soul and jazz returned to Indiana Avenue on Friday, as neo-soul singer Bilal took the stage for a flawless and emotion charged set at the Walker Theater.