What makes an elementary-school classroom truly remarkable these days? The most up-to-date technology? A nifty new interactive tool? Or the kind of caring teachers and high expectations that have always made a difference in how kids learn? We went to top Indianapolis-area school administrators with one question: Want to brag about your schools? Here, a selection of the spectacular programs they couldn't stop talking about—the ones that could teach us all a thing or two.
On lotteries, waiting lists, magnet applications, charter-school visits, and other hazards encountered on the path to kindergarten in this town.
For some, a great moment had to occur on the field. For others it had to have drama. And victory. But in the end, the events that made the list had one thing in common: impact. These are the wins, the decisions, and even the business developments that shaped Indy into the sports-crazed, major-league city it is today.
It looks like an ordinary violin. But that's almost $3 million worth of maple, spruce, and varnish in front of you.
Twenty years ago, planners hoping to expand I-69 into a NAFTA Superhighway ran into a roadblock: Thomas and Sandra Tokarski. And public opinion has been as divided as the interstate ever since.
Oh, the places you'll go when you let one of Indy's two new pedicab services do the driving.
An IndyCar designer pulls into the fast lane in a new ride: furniture.
A neo-burlesque dance troupe shimmies into Fountain Square.
Age: 61 Gig: Axe-wielding rock legend and avid hunting enthusiast who has never been accused of holding back. Backstory: On September 4, The Motor City Madman pounces on the stage at Rib America Festival at Military Park.
Wild game and local produce top the menu at this suburban surprise with an eye toward all things natural and pure.
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