August 2014

The annual celebration of all things nerdy returns to the Convention Center on Aug. 14.

Deciding from more than 60 northern-Indian specialties while standing at the counter of this walkup that opened in late March can leave you wishing you could try it all.

“Most of the chickens are females, so the space needed a little glamorous touch.”

You’ve probably seen the Portlandia “Is the chicken local?” scene by now. It’s the one where a bistro-aproned restaurant server tells her customers that “The chicken is a heritage breed, woodland-raised chicken that’s been fed a diet of sheep’s milk, soy, and hazelnuts … His name was Collin. Here are his papers.” Snarky people like […]

After headlining the 31-date Voice tour that wraps August 2, Kaufman will start recording his major-label debut album. Not bad for a guy who was performing solo at Potbelly on Monument Circle earlier this year.

Brainstorming the wildest, boldest, just-might-work ideas to make Indy a better place.

Despite our city’s imperfections (and there are many), Indy is a great place. We thought it would be worthwhile to share five innovative ideas from across the globe that could work here.

New designs, classic favorites, and the shirt that’s big in the U.K. Here’s our Indiana-pride-shirt hall of fame.

In the elaborate latticework of Indiana’s back roads, even a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece can hide.

Dusty knickknacks were removed from glass-fronted cabinets and plopped down on the living-room floor to await future placement. I took the opportunity to clean and discard. That’s when, after 22 years, I came upon relics stolen by Nazis in World War II.

I have a prediction: Indy will look radically different by its 200th birthday—but not without a few outrageous ideas along the way.

A collar is the canine equivalent of the wedding ring. Once a collar is purchased for a dog, there is no going back.

Do barbecue joints need board of health clearance to set up grills in their parking lots (where the flies, stray dogs, and hobos live)?

Carmel native Julian Batts earned a dubious 15 minutes of fame in the spring by mispronouncing “Achilles” on Wheel of Fortune—after landing on the $1 million spot. But he recovered nicely, winning $11,700 and making the national-media rounds with a good attitude. This month,  he returns to college with his perspective intact and a cushy […]

“Sometimes when you’re going down—when a dish doesn’t work out the way you want it to—you have to keep a smile on your face.”