Circle City

Places to go, things to see, and food to eat in Irvington.

Tucked between the Ohio River and some of Indiana’s best hills, historic Vevay blends artsy, country, and quirky in a culture all its own.

Explore unique locations in the area loved by Gene Stratton-Porter, the famous Indiana novelist.

Colts tight end Dwayne Allen ran a route to Indy’s Coburn Place Safe Haven to promote domestic-violence prevention and assistance for victims and survivors.

Local experimental-art collective Know No Stranger lampooned Silicon Valley product launches. The pitch: a robot, Ascme, that only responded to “the crispy rhythm of monosyllabic speech.”

Among the emails Hillary Clinton sent as secretary of state—and recently released by the U.S. State Department—is one from 2010 in which she referred to Indianapolis as “basketball-crazed Indianoplace.”

“It’s in the same color scheme as bleached blonde. On a black woman, it really stands out.”

Paula Katz talks about being a one-woman-staff at the iMOCA and the blurry line between work and life.

Indy residents that need a dose of charm can look to these charm classes in Indy for guidance.

Could a department-store charm school reform a rebellious teen into a model citizen?

Joshua Bell and his $12 million, 302-year-old Stradivarius open the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s season September 26.

In America Needs Talent, Jamie Merisotis writes about the state of college in the U.S., where less than 25 percent of students attend full time and live on campus with the support of their parents.

In Herron-Morton Place, $600K will get you a renovated historic home with plenty of style and space.

Getting on stage during Swift’s 1989 tour is an A-List badge of honor. Who will get the invite in Indy?

Salesforce spent $109,000 to cover 152 crowdfunding requests from IPS teachers this year. Here’s some of the back-to-school booty.