Plainfield

A star is born in downtown Plainfield, inside the landmark Prewitt Theatre.

Here are the other celebrity inductees.

An unfiltered look at Central Indiana’s most livable small towns.

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

This rare west-suburban indie shop draws comparisons to Dottie Couture.

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.

Perfect maritime sandals and lip gloss your hair won’t stick to.

The lavish show at the Alexander hotel brought together local salons to raise awareness for clean water in Central Indiana. Eye-popping outfits ahead.

A decade ago, if you had said you were opening a restaurant in Indiana with comforting farmstead dishes paired to a full 16 taps of local beers, you probably would have roused a few chuckles. A full-bodied lager to go with that root-vegetable salad? Maybe a pale ale for the trout with Brussels sprouts? Is it Black Swan Brewpub’s location just off I-70 west of the city or its stark, neo–machine shed decor that makes the proposition still a bit surprising? Whatever the case, this gastropub arrives just as the state’s ascendant beer scene is becoming a bona fide movement. Who wouldn’t want to pull off on the long haul for a plate of sweet-potato gnocchi with braised duck or a Hoosier bison burger with truffled frites?