January 2016

Indiana is going all out to salute the big 2-0-0. Want to get in the Hoosier State spirit? We have a few ideas.

With hammers and nails, an immigrant family builds a dynasty. From Vonnegut Hardwares stems an award-winning bike trail, a Ben Affleck flick, and one of 20th century’s most important writers.

Civic vision, opportunism, and lots of volunteerism take Indy’s sports rep from sorry to super.

A young New Yorker’s decision to invest in Indianapolis real estate hits nothing. Follow the ripple effects of Mel Simon’s military move to Fort Benjamin Harrison.

These two Hoosier heartthrob actors lived fast, died (relatively) young, and had a lot in common—including a dream car.

The state presides over one of Indiana’s two most significant outdoor assets, while the feds run the
other. Shall we pit them against one another? Naturally.

Tinseltown got a lot brighter with works from these two movie maestros.

Musket to musket, the two most monumental conflicts fought on Hoosier soil. Pick a winner if you must, but please—no fighting.

If you can’t pay your respects to original capital Corydon this year, head to the Indiana History Center’s You Are There 1816: Indiana Joins the Nation exhibit.

The next best thing to reading a hand-written letter sent to you is reading a handwritten letter sent to someone else.

Q: Why is “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” the state song instead of “Back Home Again in Indiana”?

We salute the fashion designers who made Indiana look good—and the rest of the world, too.

If you skipped these classic Hoosier reads in high school, consider this your tl;dr— “too long; didn’t read” in social-media shorthand—synopsis.

“On my most fruitful trips, I meet a local craftsman who does something really cool. Hopefully, I develop a relationship with that person for future clients.”

Goose the Market sells the home version, maple sugar–cured, hickory-smoked, and rubbed with peppercorns and coriander.