July 2016

With more than 20 miles of trails, Plainfield is one of the area’s most connected communities.

Never in my life have I lived anywhere with that kind of public accommodation. People go out of their way to be useful and helpful in a way that is unusual. There’s this base-level courtesy. After being in Los Angeles for an hour, I was like, “How come everyone is a jerk?”

A crew of Hoosiers revolutionized the way authorities investigate child pornography crimes all over the world.

“I can’t run like that anymore—I’m not what I used to be. But that place is exactly what it used to be because it’s a state park and has been protected.”

Bob Cripe and Wendy Clay are Indy’s biggest tiki enthusiasts. We scored an invite to their Polynesian hideaway in SoBro—and a freshly squeezed mai tai.

Before you go, Google “Portlandia outdoor movie YouTube.”

What kind of wrinkle in the time-space continuum must occur for an online order of food to arrive, hot and fresh at my curb, barely 20 minutes after clicking on the “place order” button, which is faster than I could walk to City Market?

Here, small towns flourish close enough that you can drive in to Indianapolis for work or dinner, all while maintaining their autonomy and singular charms.

“I turned back to the guy and said, in a happy, triumphant voice, ‘It’s a fake!’ I was right, but he wasn’t too happy with me.”

The 12-tap bar opened in early April to serve local brews with a sidecar of nerd-stalgia.

Beloved former Joseph Decuis chef Aaron Butts strikes out on his own with The Golden in Fort Wayne.

Can’t get enough of the Ravenswood shindig? We have more photos from the Fourth-of-July tradition.

“I don’t know if it’s fun or dangerous or both, but they certainly seem to be having a good time.”

He defends retailers against pyros suing for their own negligence—like lighting fireworks on their heads.