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- Tougher stance on sex trafficking
The effort is timed to ensure the toughest-possible prosecution faces vendors of exploitative sex looking to capitalize on the Super Bowl. by The Statehouse File By Zach Osowski The Statehouse File… [ Read more ]
- Super Bowl economics
Is the big game a cash cow or boondoggle? by Robert Annis It’s the game the city’s been waiting for more than four years. But even though the 2-14 Colts aren’t playing in this year’s SuperBowl, Indianapolis can still lose.… [ Read more ]
- Self interest trumps rationality on mass transit
This analysis finds that right-to-work, tax hike are bogus excuses for the death of the mass transit bill. by Rebecca Townsend The Central Indiana mass transit plan hit a massive roadblockof Democratic and Republican making on Thursday in the Indiana House ofRepresentatives’ Waysand Means Committee. The committee, in a 10-11 vote, declined to advance the HB1073, abill that would have endowed Central Indiana communities with the authority tovote on whether to approve a 0.02 percent tax increase to implement a regional mass transitplan.… [ Read more ]
- Welcome to Indy! Now please go home.
We are the drones who must endure your invasion and somehow survive it. by Steve Hammer Dear Super Bowl visitors, Welcome to Indianapolis.… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs Down: Honorable lawmakers?
A bi-partisan coalition of state lawmakers stomped on the hopes of Hoosiers who dream of upgrading the infrastructure of our capital city to modern standards. by NUVO Editors Honorable lawmakers? A bi-partisan coalition of state lawmakers last Thursdaystomped on the hopes of Hoosiers who dream of upgradingthe infrastructure of our capital city to modern standards.… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs Up: Die-hard optimism
The legislative session is not over, they say, until it’s over. Good news for those of us beginning to think it was over before it began. by NUVO Editors Die-hard optimism Something is to be said for experience.… [ Read more ]
- Business Announcements – January 26, 2012
Realtor leadership class focusing on homeless The 17th Real Estate Academy of Leadership (REAL) class is busy with its philanthropic project. The 2011-12 class includes Amy Mocas and Carolyn Clow from Greenwood. The 23-member group has focused on team building, personality types, governance, neighborhood development, quality of life issues, government and economic development. The class [...] - What’s It Worth
Type of property: This home is a well-established Carriage Estates, three-bedroom, brick ranch with a full basement, two-car attached garage and a carport for additional parking. Age: Built in 1967. Location: Perry Township, just off Stop 11 Rd. in the Carriage Estates Subdivision. Square footage: A total of 2,556 square feet. The main level has [...] - Flatbreads feature fun flavor combinations
I don’t have the space to discuss the debate about what makes a pizza a pizza. Personally, I don’t categorize this as a pizza. I encourage you to label these flatbreads any way you please. They’d make a delicious addition to your Super Bowl menu. Some indication exists that flatbreads of all varieties (tortillas, pitas [...] - Super Southside 2012: Super Events
Super Bowl XLVI Stadium Tours • Super Bowl fans will have access to the stadium grounds, access to walk on the field and many other exciting opportunities. | When: Jan. 26-30, 8 a.m. | Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Ave. | Info: Visit indianapolissuperbowl.com. Colts Cheerleaders • The Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders will be [...] - Southport students to join in fundraiser
Wounded Warrior Amputees will be joined by Southport High School cheerleaders when they play the NFL Stars Team in a pre-Super Bowl football game Wednesday at IndySports Park. The fundraiser will benefit the amputees who will oppose the team of retired football players from 6-9 p.m. Admission is $20. Wounded Warrior Amputees try to raise [...]
- ‘Hilly Hundred’ riders fill up on fried chicken, cider
How much fried chicken does it take to feed 5,000 hungry cyclists? It may sound like a joke, but Greenwood resident Daina Chamness has to know the answer, right down to the last chicken leg. - Public safety director has become a lightning rod
Public Safety Director Frank Straub has four academic degrees on the wall of his second-floor office in the City-County Building, a picture of himself with former President Bill Clinton behind his desk and an Indianapolis Colts hat on a shelf. - 3 hurt when vehicle strikes Eastside house
Three people were injured early today after the vehicle in which they were traveling crashed into an Eastside house. - Kennedy outlines neighborhoods proposal
Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy on Sunday unveiled a neighborhood plan that she says would take the city back to grass-roots policies. - Divers search Georgia lake for Plainfield man in wheelchair
ACWORTH, Ga. — Authorities say divers planned to resume a search Monday for a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair who fell into a Georgia lake while getting off a large boat. - New app will help you find a place to park
Worried about finding a place to park Downtown? You guessed it: There’s an app for that. ParkIndy, the group that operates the city’s privatized parking meters, continues to tap into the growing market for smartphones. Officials today will announce plans for an app that maps available parking spaces Downtown.
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