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News Blog
Occupy Midwest sends angry press release claiming police brutality in St. Louis.
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Current Events
Last week news came down the shoot like a load of wet laundry that budgets for local police and sheriff's departments are short by about $32 million.
- by David Hoppe
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Tags: Current Events, Super Bowl, Indianapolis budget, city-county budget, taxes, public safety, Department of Public Safety, Marion County Sheriff's Department, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IMPD, Greg Ballard, property tax caps, Bart Peteson, Opinion
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Opinion
Maybe the police could do more. But ultimately the problem is going to have to be solved ... at the family and societal level. Time for solutions instead of alibis.
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Politics
The State Integrity Index - released early Monday - assigned Indiana a grade of C- in a study that attempts to measure a state government's risk of corruption.
- by The Statehouse File
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Tags: Politics, government accountability, open records laws, Indiana Coalition for Open Government,, Gerry Lanosga, Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International, Global Integrity, National Freedom of Information Coalition, Better Government Association, sunshine laws, Indiana Statehouse, Video, Feature, Feature
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Opinion
Maybe the police could do more. But ultimately the problem is going to have to be solved ... at the family and societal level.
- by Steve Hammer
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Tags: Opinion, public safety, crime, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Indy shootings, canal, downtown, teenagers, parental responsibility, crime prevention grants, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, police staffing levels, Opinion
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Current Events
Do-gooders can brush up on local history while helping to rebuild the libraries of Henryville's schools. IHS is collecting and on March 24 will offer free admission to book donors.
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Current Events
The abrupt departure of Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark follows questions about his spending habits - his
second flight under such a cloud in as many jobs.
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Current Events
In the spirit of the UN's March 24 World Water Day, Indy's Edge Outreach will host a used shoe drive to support its global water purification efforts. Pogue's Run among drop sites.
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Current Events
An amplified effort to reduce cat overpopulation in the city is underway at IndyFeral and the FACE Low Cost Clinic. Free feline fixing for key Indy zip codes.
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Social Justice
Big changes are underway in the way people living with HIV/AIDS will receive the services necessary for them to live well in Indy.
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Social Justice
Bike & Build has donated $3.3 million, built for 100,000 hours, pedaled 5 million miles and engaged more than 1,500 young adults in housing issues.
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Current Events
This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: Planned Parenthood, prison sex and podcasts.
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Politics
The governor's end-of-the-session signing frenzy over the last two weeks included his
endorsement of a smoking ban and toughened state open records laws.
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News Blog
Take responsibility for your health. Don't spread STDs!
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Politics
An exchange exploring the Second Amendment, lobbyist endorsement and the ways of the Hoosier.
- by John Krull
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Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association, NRA, John Krull, guns, gun rights, Second Amendment, lobbyists, endorsements, 2012 election, Richard Mourdoch, Opinion
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Local Business
With a newly appointed executive director, Stevi Stoesz, City Market is poised to become a vibrant downtown destination and a true public market.
- by Heather Chastain
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Tags: Local Business, Indianapolis City Market, Stevi Stoesz, farmers market, indy winter farmers market, Ross Faris, Tomlinson Tap Room, City Market, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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Social Justice
City Market hides a mysterious gem beneath its public face: the catacombs.
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Politics
Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed his former chief counsel - Mark Massa - to fill the Indiana Supreme Court bench opening left by retiring Chief Justice Randall Shepard.
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News Blog
Hoosiers will rally for Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teen slain without retribution, at 6 p.m. tonight at the American Legion Mall and advancing to Monument Circle.
- by NUVO Editors
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Tags: Trayvon Martin, Stand your ground, Shoot First, guns, criminal law, racial issues, murder, neighborhood watch, self defense, Feature, Feature
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Visual Arts
Sherman's large-format posters, which combine his poetry and photography, depict everywhere from Fort Wayne to Biafra to ancient Rome.
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
Avant-garde designs were the name of the game Thursday night at iMOCA, where upholstery, plastics and neon nylon were preferred materials.
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Theater + Dance
Our reviews of all six plays at DivaFest, heading into its second and final weekend at IndyFringe Theatre.
- by Katelyn Coyne and Rita Kohn
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Tags: Theater + Dance, DivaFest 2012, IndyFringe Theatre, Julie Mauro, Tiffanie Bridges, Dija Henry, Denise Michelle Warnsby, Claudia Labin, Christel Bartese, IndyFringe, Review
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Classical Music
Jim Curry seamlessly partnered with the ISO for a tribute concert highlighted by "Fly Away," a duet with his wife that replicated Denver's with Olivia Newton-John.
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Theater + Dance
Adam Tran proved an uninhibited comic presence in Wisdom Tooth Theatre's revue of six sketches at IndyFringe; others weren't always as funny.
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Theater + Dance
There's too much time to think about the goings-on in IRT's production of Coward's farce, though Susan Felder's woman-of-the-world Saunders is a delight.
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Theater + Dance
Paul Strickland kicks his craft up a notch with 'Add Songs, Stir,' leaving behind autobiographical monologue for a fictional, absurd melange of story and song.
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Classical Music
Behind the scenes with the youngest music director at the helm of a major American orchestra.
- by Scott Shoger
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Tags: Classical Music, Krzysztof Urbanski, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Hilbert Circle Theatre, Rick Graef, Zach De Pue, The Planets, Shostakovich Fifth Symphony, Chopin University of Music, Polish music, music director, interview, volcano, Feature, Feature
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Visual Arts
Ron Kern is leading the fight to prevent Carmel's grain elevator, one of his favorite photographic subjects, from being replaced with a water tower.
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Theater + Dance
Scot Greenwell (as C.S. Lewis) and Gordon McCall (Freud) humanize their characters, but the intransigence of both thinkers makes for a static play.
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
Puppeteer Heather Henson - yes, from THAT Henson family - led a Spring Equinox celebration complete with kites, puppets and audience participation.
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Classical Music
2006 IVCI bronze medalist Celeste Golden Boyer joins the IVCI regulars and the Ronen Chamber players in an excellently rendered chamber concert.
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
Larrea Young took home top honors at The New School of Fashion, a showcase for student designers from throughout the state, held Tuesday at Madame Walker.
- by Mark A. Lee
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Tags: Midwest Fashion Week, The New School of Fashion, Student Fashion Show, Larrea Young, Lorry Plasterer, Taylor Groft, Lanae Stovall, Angel Brown, Daylin McDaniel, William Grube, Ali Robbins, Anastasia Briggs, Taryn Kintanar, Linda Xiong, Kelsi Brown, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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Classical Music
In Ensemble Music's fourth program, the Harlem String
Quartet gives us two D Minor masterpieces and a pretend jazz work - not in the
best playing order.
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
Scenes from downtown's St. Patrick's Day, where everything took on a shade of green, from the canal to the beer - to the people drinking beer, after a few too many.
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Classical Music
In his third appearance this season, the ISO's new music director captivates a sold-out Circle Theatre with an amazing performance of Holst's 'The Planets.'
- by Tom Aldridge
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Tags: Classical Music, Urbanski, Holst, The Planets, Zachary de Pue, dynamics, Barber, Szymanowski, once again, Hilbert Circle Theatre, Review
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Arts + Entertainment Blog
Shafer, author of "The Small House Book," brings his experience in building and living in tiny houses (and we do mean tiny!) to Butler University tomorrow.
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Film + TV
The next film in the IMA's We Are City film series offers an inspiring look at bike-fueled community action across the globe.
- by Ed Johnson-Ott
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Tags: Film, Bicycles, cycling, The Toby, We Are City, With My Own Two Wheels, Jacob Seigel-Boettner, Isaac Seigel-Boettner, Tobias (Toby) Theatre at the IMA, Review, Video
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Film + TV
Something about gritty, downbeat British character studies engages Ed. This one may not work for many others, though.
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Cycling: Blog
This is second in a series of stories about Katelyn Coyne's foray into the realm of commuter bicycling.
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Sports + Recreation
City Market's east wing is a cyclers' paradise: the Hub is gearing up for its first full riding season.
- by Heather Chastain
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Tags: Sports + Recreation, bicycles, Indy Bike Hub YMCA, Bicycle Garage Indy, Greg Ballard, Bike to Work Day, Central Indiana Bicycling Association, Randy Clark, bicycle lanes, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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Album Reviews
'Wrecking Ball' shows an American rocker, nearly 30 years from his cultural moment of glory, still able to capture deeply resonating sound and emotion.
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Album Reviews
Today's Note For Note feature reviews for Delta Spirit and Said the Whale, bands playing in the Circle City this week.
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Live Music Reviews
NUVO Jazz Notes columnist Chuck Workman speaks with Chuck Loeb, who will be at the Jazz Kitchen on March 24.
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Profiles
Bela Fleck talks to NUVO writer Taylor Peters about the recording process, his new tour and his old bandmates.
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Profiles
Local videographer Jace never comprises his artist vision, which leads to high-quality videos for local artists. But Jace is moving up quickly.
- by Danielle Look
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Tags: Profiles, Jace, Directed by Jace, Oreo Jones, Grey Granite, G-Scott, GEOHN, music videos, videography, Video, Feature, Feature
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Live Music Reviews
The Welsh trio, along with A Place to Bury Strangers and Exitmusic, turned the Bluebird into a festival of fuzz.
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Live Music Reviews
Ultra-cool garage rockers The Kemps are back after a winter hibernation, a lineup change, and an unlucky break. And they're better than ever.
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Live Music Reviews
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album, 'I Get Wet,' the band played the influential LP in its entirety.
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Live Music Reviews
The Black Keys brought a hard-charging rock 'n' roll show to the Fieldhouse Friday night, but the raw blues soul of their music was diluted in the enormous venue.
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Live Music Reviews
Hancock delivered a keytar solo worthy of a Lady Gaga synth-pop anthem, but also delivered some sappy vocodered lyrics.
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Live Music Reviews
Excision brought tons of bass to the Egyptian Room (heck, the entire Old National Centre for that matter) on his X Tour in a show that was almost heart-stoppingly intense.
- by Tristan Schmid
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Tags: Live Music Reviews, dubstep, brostep, Excision, Liquid Stranger, sonic weapons, bass, Transformers, light shows, X Vision, X Tour, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, Review, Video
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Profiles
Steff Mahan brought alt-country and high energy to The Irving Theatre Friday night, as she shared the stage with local talent Cari Ray.
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Profiles
The Spud Puppies celebrate St. Paddy's Day with a reunion show at Locals Only.
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Live Music Reviews
Chevelle, Janus and Middle Class Rut played the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre on Saturday, March 10.
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Profiles
Two local bands, Giant Giant Robot and You're A Liar, and two touring acts, The Nearly Deads and Take the Risk, brought hellacious jams to The Melody Sunday.
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Profiles
Chaotic Neutral and Late August played a house show and Ted Somerville was there to document it.
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Street Team Blog
The Street Team stopped by Tiki Bob's Rock the Shamrock tent party on St. Patrick's day to check out the costume contest and sample the green beer.
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Dining Out
A relaxing place to enjoy made-to-order sustenance, including sweet and savory pannekoeken (Dutch pancakes) and spicy, subtly creamy chai.
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Beer Buzz
New brews land across the state, including Oaken Barrel's Leprekwang, New Albanian's Hoosier Daddy and Half Moon's Oatmeal Stout.
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Dining Out
With a slew of new, locally minded vendors, City Market is becoming much closer to its younger self: a place for downtowners to gather and support local businesses and artisans.
- by Katy Carter
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Tags: Dining Out, City Market, Fermenti Artisan, Oberer's Florist, U-Relish, Circle City Sweets, Tomlinson Tap Room, Jazzy Doris’s Homemade Pies, Slideshow, Feature, Feature
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A Cultural Manifesto
Paying tribute to the foundation of hip-hop and the master of MPC sampling, the Red Bull Academy has rolled out of Indy.
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Girl, in Transit
In this installment, transit girl Ashley Kimmel rides her bike to the BMV, wishing she'd taken the bus instead.
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A Cultural Manifesto
Lester Johnson will perform tonight with Exile at Tru, but first, he'll give a private lecture to a small, handpicked group of Indy musicians looking to apply to the Red Bull Academy.
- by Kyle Long
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Tags: Lester Johnson, Psychedelic Funk, Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign, Lamp Records, The Vanguards, A Cultural Manifesto, Ebony Rhythm Band, Soul Heart Transplant, Drugs Ain't Cool, Get it On, Video, Feature, Feature
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Girl, in Transit
In just three months, I have become acutely aware of the necessities of maintaining a car-free lifestyle. It's time to share some advice.
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Abdul
At the end of each session, longtime legislative watcher Abdul-Hakim Shabazz picks his highlights and low points of the session.
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Gadfly
Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
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Barfly
Barfly guy Wayne Bertsch rhapsodizes on blues momma Andra Faye.
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Hoppe
There must be a secret study somewhere that says Fortune 500 corporations are longing to set up shop in Indiana, but are hanging
back because we're so damn gay.
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Gadfly
Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
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This week's offbeat sports stories: Superstar can't shoot, and life is too short.
- by Justin Cross
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Tags: Sports & Rec, Off Base, Chess, Dentures, March Madness, Blake Griffin, Free Throws, Ashley Judd, Terrence Jones, Kentucky Wildcats, cleavage, Video, Feature, Feature
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Peyton Manning is gone. But rest assured: other cities survived after these five superstar athletes left their beloved teams for others.
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The Sons of Science music video lampoons several breeds of bikers. Are you one?
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We can't get enough videos of people doing ridiculous things, like trying to fly in something other than an airplane or helicopter. This time: Torture or freedom device?
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This week's off-beat sports stories: A dunking woman, great-great paraglider and Jules Winnfield.
- by Justin Cross
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Tags: Sports & Rec, Off Base, Paragliding, Guinness World Records, Samuel L Jackson, Will Ferrell, Brittney Griner, Dunks, Lingerie, Concussions, Ski jumps, Video, Feature, Feature
