Column: Investing in the arts pays off in many ways
Commentary by Jeffrey McDermott Carmel’s investment in the arts has been significant, and for good reason: It pays. Some of…
Connor excels in National All-American Miss competition
Westfield Middle School seventh-grader Keegan Connor experienced several special moments representing Indiana in the National All-American Miss pageant in Los…
Behind bars: 3UP Old Fashioned
Get it at 3UP Rooftop Bar, Carmel Ingredients: 2.5 oz. Rittenhouse Rye 2 dashes angostura bitters 2 dashes rhubarb bitters…
Carmel Community Players presents ‘The Kitchen Witches’
Courtnie Janikowski had already developed an affinity for “The Kitchen Witches.” “I was in this show about five years ago…
Night & Day diversions – December 11, 2018
“A Christmas Carol,” Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis Eli Lilly and Company present Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge for…
Best Bets- December 11, 2018
Westfield — RJDO! is set to perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Uncorked series at Urban Vines Winery…
‘Widows’
It’s been five years since British director Steve McQueen’s Oscar-winning masterpiece “Twelve Years a Slave.” I’ve been chomping at the…
Live Music
Aug. 25 Zac Brown Band at Klipsch, Noblesville Trina at the Vogue, Indianapolis The Warrior Kings at Union 50, Indianapolis…
Pumpkin pie bars after Thanksgiving
By Joe Drozda and Bob Bley Now that you’ve overeaten (again) at your Thanksgiving feast, including several slices of that…
Use Thanksgiving leftovers for tailgating
By Joe Drozda and Bob Bley Once again, we spoke with Danielle Cooney, chef at Soupremacy, the Midwest’s highest rated…
At the table with Anna
Where to go: The Well Coffeehouse Fishers Address: 8890 E. 116th St., Suite 120, Fishers What to get: The Tryptofan-Tastic…
Where’s Amy attends ‘A Swingin’ Little Christmas’
Where’s Amy enjoyed “Jane Lynch: A Swingin’ Little Christmas” at the Palladium Dec. 1. Where’s Amy caught up with fans…
Opinion: Seeking forgiveness
Famed Hoosier author and Civil War general Lew Wallace penned what became America’s bestselling novel from 1880 until Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With The Wind” overtook it in the late ’30s.…
Opinion: ‘Tis the season to be melancholy
I’m a bit worried, friends. The holiday season is off to an unsettling start. First, my plan to chop down a Christmas tree (read: purchase an already cut and netted…
Opinion: Don’t look a gift shark in the mouth
Last week, for the 15th year in a row, I continued my tradition of lampooning the annual Hammacher Schlemmer Christmas gift catalog. This week, I’ve looked back on some 300…
Letter: What is Campbell thinking?
Editor, What in the world was Tim Campbell thinking when he drew the cartoon with a picture of the Statue of Liberty and the caption, “Well, France, I want to…
Opinion: Seeking forgiveness
Famed Hoosier author and Civil War general Lew Wallace penned what became America’s bestselling novel from 1880 until Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With The Wind” overtook it in the late ’30s.…
Opinion: A brief history of Advent
Commentary by Ward Degler I keep finding things I didn’t know about my Catholic faith, a religion with a 2,000-year history. Recently I discovered a Catholic tradition with Lutheran roots…
Blueprint for Improvement: Open-concept kitchen transformation in Carmel
Background Info: This home, built in the early 2000s, is in the Delaware Trace neighborhood of Carmel. The homeowners wanted…
Column: Home for the holidays, and after
Commentary by Randy Sorrell and Bill Bernard The holiday season brings with it a whirlwind of activities. My neighbors are…
