August 2015

Ben’s Soft Pretzels are made using a secret Amish/Dutch recipe.

“We loved that house. It was so much fun, and pretty dramatic,” Judy O’Bannon says, referring to the hand-painted ceilings, stained-glass windows, ornate fretwork, and wraparound porch.

What follows, from the opening chapter, is just a hint of how creepy things get.

Fresh air. Flexible hours. Good grub. Sure, farming sounds nice. But it’s no picnic.

Six styles for twinkly toes.

Meet the locals who have dishes named after them.

Dust off the atlas—these five farm restaurants are worth the trip.

Memorized the Cards Against Humanity deck? There’s a raunchier version.

“If everything goes as planned, we’ll have another location here before the end of the year.”

Talking style with Paul George’s tattoo artist.

IndyFringe hosts 384 performances in 11 days during the IndyFringe Theatre Festival. We found three most unusual shows coming to the stage.

“While I’m clearing the air, I’ll add that their gay marriage harmed my traditional marriage exactly zero percent.”

Fat Dan’s plans to open a second, larger location on Michigan Street downtown.

Here’s where to go to explore this laid-back slice of small-town life.

Pauline Moffat remembers thinking: “Here’s a man with vision. He’s starting at a grassroots level with soccer, just as the Fringe did with performance.”