The Grammy nominee and National Geographic Explorer has spent his life recording beautiful music in places most people never consider. They’re finally listening.
Tony Rehagen
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How Jimmy Romans’s Life Went Up In Smoke
Jimmy Romans made a lot of money selling marijuana. It cost him everything. Is the federal government willing to call it even?
Chris Ryan
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Scenes From The Indiana Mint Harvest
If you brushed your teeth today, Larry Wappel Sr. says, the Wappel Grain and Herb mint could be in your home right now.
Lisa Renze-Rhodes
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Mr. Right: Can Mitch Daniels Outsmart COVID-19?
Daniels has led the charge to bring students back to college campuses this fall amid a pandemic. What if he’s wrong?
Adam Wren
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200 Voices Of Indianapolis
We asked 200 residents from all walks of life a series of questions about Indianapolis’s track record. Although they shared plenty of frustrations, there’s a lot to celebrate.
Daniel S. Comiskey and IM Editors
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Hamilton County Begins To Reconcile A Shameful Klan Past
How Klan membership cards from the 1920s remained out of sight for almost 100 years in Noblesville.
Casey Patrick
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Essay: Endurance Test
Four months ago, I began training for an Indianapolis Mini Marathon that never happened. But sticking with the workouts became my way of outrunning the pandemic.
Lili Wright
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Ms. Understood: Barbie Turns 60
A Children’s Museum exhibit scheduled for this month marks Barbie’s 60th anniversary. The doll has been criticized for her proportions and materialism, but scholars also see her as a progressive symbol.
Sarah Bahr
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David Rubin: Elevating The Design Of Cities
David Rubin, one of the country’s leading landscape architects, planted himself in Indianapolis two years ago. He has been elevating the city’s public spaces ever since.
Jim Walker
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May Day: Roger Penske’s Indy 500 In The Age Of COVID-19
As our writer and the city’s signature cultural event fell into peril, both looked to the Indianapolis 500’s 83-year-old owner for inspiration.
Tom Chiarella
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Inside The New Madam Walker Netflix Drama
The Netflix miniseries on Walker is an overdue tribute that some say strays too far from her roots.
Eric Deggans
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The Troll Hunter
Meet Josh Russell: Vigilante internet sleuth.
Tony Rehagen
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Inside The City’s $550 Million Flub
The battle over just what went wrong with the GM stamping-plant site debacle.
Sarah Bahr
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Planting My Flag
When I married into a prominent local family, I assumed it would become just a minor part of my identity. Now that my marriage has ended, I realize I was wrong.