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• Phil van Hest's 'Funny about That'

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• 1) $145 million mortgage rescue headed to IN

• 2) Snapperfest stokes cries of animal cruelty

• 3) Investigation of eagle shooting ongoing

• 4) Senate Democrats outline second-half agenda

• 5) Indy loves Haiti: local charities abound

• 6) Chief Justice replacement process underway

• Features

  Feature

  Investigation of eagle shooting ongoing

  By The Statehouse File   [Current Events - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the shooting and death of a bald eagle that was discovered in Morgan County.

• Blogs

  Feature

  New fed transportation bill is bad for bicyclists

  By Kevin Whited   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Current transportation bills on the federal level threaten non-motorized transportation and mass transit.

• Reviews

  Review

  Review: 'The Best Things In Life Are Stupid'

  By Charles Fox   [Visual Arts - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Shared Heritage hosts its strongest exhibition thus far, a collection of prints by Stephen Peck that incorporates documentary-style photos and pop iconography.

• Features

  Feature Video

  Snapperfest stokes cries of animal cruelty

  By Lori Lovely   [Current Events - Feb. 10, 2012]

  A petition pending before the Indiana Natural Resources Commission claims the DNR is failing to enforce the state's anti-animal cruelty law.

• Blogs

  Feature

  Jazz Notes for Valentine's Day

  By Chuck Workman   [Music Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Chuck details Valentine's Day plans for the jazz lovers in Indy.

• Features

  Feature Video

  Bowerbirds mini-doc from Dead Oceans

  By Katherine Coplen   [Music - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Local label Dead Oceans has released a six-minute mini-documentary about "The Clearing," new from the Bowerbirds

• Features

  Feature

  Super Bowl sightings

  By Katherine Coplen   [Music - Feb. 10, 2012]

  NUVO presents the best and worst of Super Bowl parties, concerts and more.

• Blogs

  Feature

  Beat Jab: New Gotye & Sharon Van Etten

  By Micah Ling   [Music Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Beat Jab offers reviews in prose poetry form from 2011 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Emerging Author Award winner Micah Ling.

• Blogs

  Feature Video

  8 videos of animals on the playing field

  By Justin Cross   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Animals don't belong on the field during a game. But they often find their way into play.

• Blogs

  Feature

  Give Indy Reads your tired, weary books, CDs

  By Scott Shoger   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Those who care about literacy are invited to donate books, DVDs, CDs and other media to stock a soon-to-be-open used bookstore benefiting Indy Reads.

• Blogs

  Feature

  Show Indiana authors love, respect, money

  By Scott Shoger   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award, which is awarded on the 'national,' 'regional' and 'emerging' level.

• Features

  Feature

  Senate Democrats outline second-half agenda

  By NUVO Editors   [Politics - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Bills are still in play on a statewide smoking ban, drug tests for the state's welfare recipients, and greater full-day kindergarten funding.

• Features

  Feature

  Chief Justice replacement process underway

  By The Statehouse File   [Politics - Feb. 10, 2012]

  The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission named seven candidates Thursday as semi-finalists to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court.

• Features

  Feature

  $145 million mortgage rescue headed to IN

  By The Statehouse File   [Local Business - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Indiana's share of a mortgage settlement between 49 states and five banks will be about $145 million to be used for homeowner loan refinancing and modifications and more.

• Read More

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Feature

  New fed transportation bill is bad for bicyclists

  By Kevin Whited   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Current transportation bills on the federal level threaten non-motorized transportation and mass transit.

• Music Blog

  Feature

  Jazz Notes for Valentine's Day

  By Chuck Workman   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Chuck details Valentine's Day plans for the jazz lovers in Indy.

• Music Blog

  Feature

  Beat Jab: New Gotye & Sharon Van Etten

  By Micah Ling   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Beat Jab offers reviews in prose poetry form from 2011 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Emerging Author Award winner Micah Ling.

• Timesuck

  Feature Video

  8 videos of animals on the playing field

  By Justin Cross   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Animals don't belong on the field during a game. But they often find their way into play.

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Feature

  Give Indy Reads your tired, weary books, CDs

  By Scott Shoger   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Those who care about literacy are invited to donate books, DVDs, CDs and other media to stock a soon-to-be-open used bookstore benefiting Indy Reads.

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Feature

  Show Indiana authors love, respect, money

  By Scott Shoger   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Feb. 10, 2012]

  Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award, which is awarded on the 'national,' 'regional' and 'emerging' level.

• Music Blog

  Feature

  Note for Note: White Lightning Boys, Brent Bennett

  By Jon R. LaFollette   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  This latest edition of Note for Note tackles both traditional and protest folk.

• Music Blog

  Review

  Review: City and Colour, The Low Anthem

  By Micah Ling   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  The bands impressed reviewer Micah Ling Wednesday night at Old National Centre.

• Music Blog

  Feature

  Rap Sheet: Household Guns

  By Grant Catton   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Local rock band Household Guns are adding a new member and getting ready to get back into the studio to follow up their 2010 debut album.

• Music Blog

  Review

  Review: Goliathon at Sun King

  By Wade Coggeshall   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Goliathon rocked the Sun King Local Underground Tent on Friday, January 3.

• News Blog

  Feature

  Girl, in Transit: By foot

  By Ashley Kimmel   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Transit girl Ashley learns the value of walking in this installment of her series.

• News Blog

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Super Bowl protests

  By Rebecca Townsend   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Various views of protests during Super Bowl weekend.

• News Blog

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Super Bowl street vibe

  By Rebecca Townsend   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Evangelicals, showmanship and football: A quintessential American blend, peppered with robust international interest, hits Indy.

• Timesuck

  Feature Video

  Video: A weatherman we can relate to

  By Tristan Schmid   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Tom Murphy's personal branding of Alpena, Michigan's WBKB-TV weather forecasts are funny - in a "It would be cool to watch the Super Bowl with that guy!" kind of way.

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• Visual Arts

  Review

  Review: 'The Best Things In Life Are Stupid'

  By Charles Fox   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Shared Heritage hosts its strongest exhibition thus far, a collection of prints by Stephen Peck that incorporates documentary-style photos and pop iconography.

• Visual Arts

  Review

  'Scienceology': Jeff Geesa and Ryan Szeszycki

  By Charles Fox   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Recreating the experience of walking into a classroom without a clue as to what's on the chalkboard, two Herron alums explore the limits of human knowledge.

• Visual Arts

  Review

  Review: The daVinci Pursuit Mini-Experience

  By Gary Weir   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  A fractal-drawing robot and cyborg jam session highlighted a program organized by the daVinci Pursuit, a non-profit using the arts to teach science.

• Visual Arts

  Review

  Review: Group show at the Bodega

  By Charles Fox   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Joel Pinkerton's character assemblages, crafted from wooden objects and kitchenware, impress in the first of at least two shows at pop-up gallery Bodega.

• Dining Out

  Review

  Revolucion: A serious disappointment

  By Neil Charles   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  The newish cantina/taqueria has the right idea, but the tacos are humdrum and the margaritas, a solid one on a scale of ten.

• Performance Arts

  Review

  Review: ISO returns to Clowes

  By Tom Aldridge   [Jan. 30, 2012]

  For the second week in a row, the ISO tackled both Prokofiev and Shostakovich, this time with Rossen Milanov on the podium at the symphony's former home.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Review

  New books on Indy railroads, past and present

  By Rita Kohn   [Written + Spoken Word - Jan. 27, 2012]

  Rita reviews 'Railroads of Indiana' (more than a listing of stats if you've an imagination) and 'The Indiana Rail Road Company' (about freight railroading and human ingenuity).

• Performance Arts

  Review

  Review: Complexions Contemporary Ballet

  By Rita Kohn   [Jan. 27, 2012]

  Complexions stretches the body's limits with pelvis-breaking squats and a windstorm of distortions. So why do dancers have on-stage buckets to sit on?

• Performance Arts

  Review

  Review: David Baker 80th Birthday Celebration

  By Rita Kohn   [Jan. 26, 2012]

  A full house in Bloomington Saturday honored Baker's 60-year career as musician, composer and pedagogue with a concert representative of his work.

• Dining Out

  Review

  Chef Joseph's: High-quality comfort food

  By Neil Charles   [Jan. 25, 2012]

  After suffering restaurant closings, unimaginable illness and fickle business partners, Joseph Heidenreich is back and better than ever.

• Film

  Review

  Review: 'A Dangerous Method'

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Jan. 25, 2012]

  Provocative director David Cronenberg tables his signature freak-o-rama imagery in this low-key, thoughtful portrait of famed therapist Carl Jung.

• Music

  Review Video

  Review: Michael Tomlinson, 'Monstrum'

  By Mamie Silver   [Jan. 24, 2012]

  Mamie Silver reviews Michael Tomlinson's recently released EP, 'Monstrum.'

• Visual Arts

  Review

  Review: Torres, Manzo and Myers at Evan Lurie

  By Dan Grossman   [Jan. 23, 2012]

  Alexi Torres breaks new ground in the world of Lennon-ology with his large-scale oil painting of the Beatle composed of white feathers.

• Visual Arts

  Review

  Review: Goodine and Richardson at Herron

  By Charles Fox   [Jan. 23, 2012]

  Herron profs Linda Adele Goodine and Mark Richardson impress in a joint show consisting of Goodine's discomfiting photos and Richardson's playful clay artwork.

• Read More

• Current Events

  Feature

  Investigation of eagle shooting ongoing

  By The Statehouse File   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the shooting and death of a bald eagle that was discovered in Morgan County.

• Current Events

  Feature Video

  Snapperfest stokes cries of animal cruelty

  By Lori Lovely   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  A petition pending before the Indiana Natural Resources Commission claims the DNR is failing to enforce the state's anti-animal cruelty law.

• Music

  Feature Video

  Bowerbirds mini-doc from Dead Oceans

  By Katherine Coplen   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Local label Dead Oceans has released a six-minute mini-documentary about "The Clearing," new from the Bowerbirds

• Music

  Feature

  Super Bowl sightings

  By Katherine Coplen   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  NUVO presents the best and worst of Super Bowl parties, concerts and more.

• Politics

  Feature

  Senate Democrats outline second-half agenda

  By NUVO Editors   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Bills are still in play on a statewide smoking ban, drug tests for the state's welfare recipients, and greater full-day kindergarten funding.

• Politics

  Feature

  Chief Justice replacement process underway

  By The Statehouse File   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission named seven candidates Thursday as semi-finalists to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court.

• Local Business

  Feature

  $145 million mortgage rescue headed to IN

  By The Statehouse File   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Indiana's share of a mortgage settlement between 49 states and five banks will be about $145 million to be used for homeowner loan refinancing and modifications and more.

• Social Justice

  Feature Slideshow

  Indy loves Haiti: local charities abound

  By Nathan Brown   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Amy King and Provocate-Haiti are at the center of a massive local effort to assist Haiti in various relief efforts.

• Music

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Broad Ripple Super Fest

  By Stacy Kagiwada   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  The Super Bowl invaded Broad Ripple last weekend, taking over Guilford Avenue for super concerts and fun.

• Special Events

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Maxim Salute to Heroes Party

  By Phillip Hill   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Regular people and celebrities alike attended the Maxim Salute to Heroes party at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds.

• Music

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Super Buskers

  By Stacy Kagiwada   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Huge crowds throughout downtown brought out the street performers for Super Bowl week in Indianapolis.

• Music

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Maxim Tailgate Party

  By Phillip Hill   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Phillip Hill presents highlights from the Maxim Tailgate party downtown on Sunday for the Super Bowl.

• Local Business

  Feature Slideshow

  State issues fines for stage collapse labor

  By The Statehouse File   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  The Indiana DOL announced Wednesday that three groups will be fined a total of $80,800 for workplace violations related to the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.

• Beer Buzz

  Feature

  Beer Buzz: Iechyd Da, Iechyd Da

  By Rita Kohn   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Bee Creek Brewery closes, Iechyd Da (Yacky Dah) is set to open in Elkhart and tickets are available for the Riley fundraiser 'Heart of the Brews.'

• Read More

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Thumbs up: Free ride, free chocolate

  By NUVO Editors   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Rush hour chocolates, free commuting and a robust cash prize caught our attention this week.

• Current Events

  Opinion Slideshow

  Thumbs Up: The Best Super Bowl ever

  By NUVO Editors   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  The game was broadcast in at least 10 languages, indicating the ever-more entrenched way the Circle City is entwining with global culture.

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Haiku News

  By Jim Poyser   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: Soul Train, soccer, massive crack and Catamounts.

• Opinion

  Opinion

  Hammer: Super Bowl post-mortem

  By Steve Hammer   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Odds favor your paycheck being the same after the Super Bowl as it was before.

• Politics

  Opinion

  Gadfly: Christianity versus evolution

  By Wayne Bertsch   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.

• Politics

  Feature Opinion

  Abdul's legislative half-time report

  By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Still in play: right to work, mass transit, the smoking ban and creationism.

• Current Events

  Opinion Slideshow

  Peyton Manning: Champion

  By David Hoppe   [Feb. 6, 2012]

  A Colts game featuring Peyton Manning has never been anything less than an experiment in mastery. To lose a hero will be tough to take.

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Haiku News

  By Jim Poyser   [Feb. 2, 2012]

  This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: the GOP, ziplines and Koyaanisqatsi.

• Opinion

  Opinion

  Welcome to Indy! Now please go home.

  By Steve Hammer   [Feb. 1, 2012]

  We are the drones who must endure your invasion and somehow survive it.

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Thumbs Down: Honorable lawmakers?

  By NUVO Editors   [Feb. 1, 2012]

  A bi-partisan coalition of state lawmakers stomped on the hopes of Hoosiers who dream of upgrading the infrastructure of our capital city to modern standards.

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Thumbs Up: Die-hard optimism

  By NUVO Editors   [Feb. 1, 2012]

  The legislative session is not over, they say, until it's over. Good news for those of us beginning to think it was over before it began.

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Thumbs Up: Capitol idea

  By NUVO Editors   [Feb. 1, 2012]

  If you believe that an upgrade to Central Indiana's mass transit is important, call, email and personally visit your lawmakers at the Statehouse - if you can get there.

• Politics

  Opinion

  Gadfly: Bad quarters

  By Wayne Bertsch   [Feb. 1, 2012]

  Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.

• Current Events

  Opinion

  Haiku News

  By Jim Poyser   [Jan. 25, 2012]

  This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: piracy, Captain Wuss and the 1%'s wet dream.

• Read More

• Current Events

  Feature Video

  Snapperfest stokes cries of animal cruelty

  By Lori Lovely   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  A petition pending before the Indiana Natural Resources Commission claims the DNR is failing to enforce the state's anti-animal cruelty law.

• Music

  Feature Video

  Bowerbirds mini-doc from Dead Oceans

  By Katherine Coplen   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Local label Dead Oceans has released a six-minute mini-documentary about "The Clearing," new from the Bowerbirds

• Timesuck

  Feature Video

  8 videos of animals on the playing field

  By Justin Cross   [Feb. 10, 2012]

  Animals don't belong on the field during a game. But they often find their way into play.

• Social Justice

  Feature Slideshow

  Indy loves Haiti: local charities abound

  By Nathan Brown   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Amy King and Provocate-Haiti are at the center of a massive local effort to assist Haiti in various relief efforts.

• Music

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Broad Ripple Super Fest

  By Stacy Kagiwada   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  The Super Bowl invaded Broad Ripple last weekend, taking over Guilford Avenue for super concerts and fun.

• Special Events

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Maxim Salute to Heroes Party

  By Phillip Hill   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Regular people and celebrities alike attended the Maxim Salute to Heroes party at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds.

• Music

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Super Buskers

  By Stacy Kagiwada   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Huge crowds throughout downtown brought out the street performers for Super Bowl week in Indianapolis.

• Music

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Maxim Tailgate Party

  By Phillip Hill   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Phillip Hill presents highlights from the Maxim Tailgate party downtown on Sunday for the Super Bowl.

• News Blog

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Super Bowl protests

  By Rebecca Townsend   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Various views of protests during Super Bowl weekend.

• News Blog

  Feature Slideshow

  Slideshow: Super Bowl street vibe

  By Rebecca Townsend   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  Evangelicals, showmanship and football: A quintessential American blend, peppered with robust international interest, hits Indy.

• Local Business

  Feature Slideshow

  State issues fines for stage collapse labor

  By The Statehouse File   [Feb. 9, 2012]

  The Indiana DOL announced Wednesday that three groups will be fined a total of $80,800 for workplace violations related to the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.

• Timesuck

  Feature Video

  Video: A weatherman we can relate to

  By Tristan Schmid   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Tom Murphy's personal branding of Alpena, Michigan's WBKB-TV weather forecasts are funny - in a "It would be cool to watch the Super Bowl with that guy!" kind of way.

• Music Blog

  Review Video

  Review: Bashiri Asad, 'The Space Between'

  By Kyle Long   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Kyle Long reviews Bashiri Asad's newest release.

• Timesuck

  Feature Video

  Video: The Man Who Lived on His Bike

  By Tristan Schmid   [Feb. 8, 2012]

  Sure, we love bikes. But not quite as much as the guy in this video.

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