Circle City

A pit stop with George Steinbrenner IV, the youngest team owner in IndyCar history.

For these boys and girls, the most important car race of the year isn’t the Indianapolis 500; it’s the Soap Box Derby.

The Mini folks charitably call it the “back-of-the-pack bus,” but The Hoosierist prefers its unofficial title: the meat wagon.

The female “Miller” behind Miller House & Garden.

Beavers, snowy baseball games, and Indiana immigration. Ask The Hoosierist.

How a top Indianapolis florist planted the seeds of her own destiny.

Here’s a (cinnamon) toast to its cultural impact.

The homegrown sister act returns for a concert.

Not just for on-street parking.

As the name implies, these clubs were for boys only.

“It seems like the last thing you should do to an expensive indoor stadium is fill it with dirt.”

“I’m tired of trekking out to the Speedway to see the lights, but not the same lights we saw at Newfields. Different lights. Different nights. Same idea.”

Exploring Post Road: Fort Ben’s main drag.

“I sold to a lot of young women who wanted to be like Joni Mitchell,” he says. “Now, I sell to older ladies, and Joni Mitchell would be in that ‘older lady’ category.”

Though the process looks straightforward, building a proper corn maze can be a huge pain in the back 40.