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The Story Behind the Indianapolis Opera’s New Vonnegut Production

“If I had a dime for every time someone came up to me and said, ‘I’m composing an opera,’ I’d be rich,” says the Indianapolis Opera managing director. “But as soon as Richard said ‘Kurt Vonnegut,’ I sat up a little straighter.”

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The Mysterious Demise of Gary Welsh

Welsh didn’t kill himself because he was running out of money any more than Marco Rubio had him whacked for a scandalous blog post.

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A System Reboot for Child Pornography Detectives

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

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Field of Dreams

Taxpayers weren’t anticipating having to finance the park, but as hotels, restaurants, and shops that would have paid for it have been slow to move to Westfield, that’s looking more and more likely.

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The Changing Face Of Indiana Avenue

“There’s a truly heartfelt desire to stay here. That’s what the heart says. The intellect says, You can’t stay.”

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Carmel’s Shortage of Low-Income Housing is About to Get Worse

“You want your latte,” says one Carmel resident. “You want your dry cleaning in 24 hours. If you want to keep service workers for these things, they have to be able to live here.”

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The City’s Big Bet on Tarkington Park

“It took 50 years for this area to decline,” says one of the organizers, “and we’re going to make a major leap in the next five.”

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Calling for Backup

A third of the nation’s 18,000 police departments have already adopted the technology.

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Ruckus is a Make or Break Moment for the Handcrafted Movement

With Ruckus at the Circle City Industrial Complex, we’re about to find out how robust the maker community really is.

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Planned Parenthood of Indiana Struggles to Distance Itself from the National Scandal

““It’s not about us,” says local Planned Parenthood president Betty Cockrum. “But in the big scheme of things, it’s totally about us.”

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Not on Her Watch: One Woman’s Fight to Change Indiana’s Time Zone

If time is relative, as Einstein taught the world a hundred years ago, then it is particularly so in Indiana.

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The Pacers’ Hickory Jerseys Have Been a Hit—with Everyone But Crispus Attucks Alumni

“Among Attucks’s tight-knit alumni network, news of the perceived slight spread like fire.”

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The First Church of Cannabis

Whether or not the First Church succeeds in cloaking itself in the RFRA, it has already brought marijuana legal reform back into public discussion.

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Leap of Faith: Indiana’s New Mormon Temple

After three weeks of tours that began in July and end August 8, the public won’t be allowed to see any of it ever again (though there’s a “Visitors Welcome” sign on the meetinghouse building nearby).

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Will Ballard’s Cycling Agenda Leave Office When He Does?

“Coming into office, I knew we were way behind many other cities,” Ballard says.

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