
Red Barn to open season with a farce
For Red Barn Summer Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor, precision is the key to “See How They Run.” “Comedy is…

Playwright draws on career to pen ‘Opening Hank’
Garret Mathews has long been fascinated with the life of legendary country singer Hank Williams. “As a writer, I marvel…

Behind bars: Hard Truth Lemonade
Get it at Hard Truth Distilling Co., Nashville Ingredients: 2 oz. Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum 6 oz. lemonade Lemon…

Red Barn to open season with a farce
For Red Barn Summer Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor, precision is the key to “See How They Run.” “Comedy is…

Night & Day diversions – May 30, 2023
‘Beauty & the Beast’ “Beauty & the Beast” runs through July 9 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis.…

‘The Son’ is powerful but not a happy tale
“The Son” is a heart-wrenching dive into mental health and the struggles of parenting. Writer-director Florian Zeller (“The Father”) takes…

‘Still’ an openhearted documentary on actor’s battle with Parkinson’s disease
Michael J. Fox has never been still. It wasn’t until his battle with Parkinson’s disease that he slowed down and…

Live Music
Aug. 25 Zac Brown Band at Klipsch, Noblesville Trina at the Vogue, Indianapolis The Warrior Kings at Union 50, Indianapolis…

Tailgate Hot Turkey Sandwiches
By Joe Drozda and Bob Bley Every year, it seems that our family expects a large turkey to be served…

Tailgate Hot Turkey Sandwiches
By Joe Drozda and Bob Bley Every year, it seems that our family expects a large turkey to be served…

Sweetgreen opens at The Yard at Fishers District
By Mark LaFay Washington, D.C., -based Sweetgreen opened its third Indiana location Feb. 21 at The Yard at Fishers District,…

Where’s Amy attends Civic Theatre’s ‘The Sound of Music’
Where’s Amy stopped by opening night of Civic Theatre’s “The Sound of Music” April 28 at The Tarkington at the…

Letter: School board member honoring commitment to transparency
Editor, I find the undercurrent of your article titled “Carmel Clay Schools names director of mental health as school board member questions transparency of hiring process” disturbing. It seems that…

Opinion: I ‘May’ not survive this homecoming
It’s May, people, and you know what that means. No, not the race. Race schmace. I’m talking about the life-altering phenomenon that occurs when college kids return home. And though…

Opinion: Well, there went her ticket to sainthood
My wife, Mary Elle, is vacationing with my sister in North Carolina. This trip worries me. If my name comes up, no one in that car will take my side.…

Letter: School board member honoring commitment to transparency
Editor, I find the undercurrent of your article titled “Carmel Clay Schools names director of mental health as school board member questions transparency of hiring process” disturbing. It seems that…

Opinion: Calls to post-graduation action
Tis the season, the graduation season, that is. Just as surely as leaves erupt from barren trees, notices, announcements and invitations burst from our mailboxes carrying tidings of matriculation. Adults,…

Opinion: Sock it to me
Commentary by Ward Degler Hopefully, it will never find its way to social media, but I think there is a photo floating around out there of me with a sock…

Blueprint for Improvement: Basement transformation fit for the whole family
Built in 1989 in Carmel’s Queen’s Manor section, our clients were ready to transform their basement from an unfinished storage…

Column: Paying attention to details
Commentary by Bill Bernard Sometimes, all it takes to go from good to gorgeous is attention to details. Initially, our…