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- "No love" for Hyatt
Perhaps the most significant news Friday flew by unnoticed by most local media occupied with celebrity sightings: The NFL Players Assoc. will boycott the Hyatt. by Rebecca Townsend Perhaps the most significant news last Friday flew byunnoticed by most local media otherwise occupied with celebrity sightings. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL PlayersAssociation, announced that the association would boycott the Hyatt until itaddressed its local labor issues.… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs up: Free ride, free chocolate
Rush hour chocolates, free commuting and a robust cash prize caught our attention this week. by NUVO Editors Free ride, free chocolate If a Tuesday morning commute threatens to snuff the romanceout of Valentine’s Day, IndyExpress is out to sweetenthe deal for riders making the trip from Carmel downtown.… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs Up: The Best Super Bowl ever
The game was broadcast in at least 10 languages, indicating the ever-more entrenched way the Circle City is entwining with global culture. by NUVO Editors The Best Super Bowl Ever Congratulations, Indianapolis!… [ Read more ]
- Thumbs Down: Boobie haters
The ACLUhas stepped up yet again to assist high school students beleaguered byhysterical administrative drones. by NUVO Editors What’s wrong with loving boobies? The SuperBowl (via the Federal Communications Commission) censors them, but the ACLUhas stepped up yet again to assist high school students beleaguered byhysterical administrative drones who complained that a plastic braceletsporting “I (heart) BOOBIES” phrase in supportof the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund was disruptive to theeducational environment at Monticello’s Roosevelt Middle School.… [ Read more ]
- Another Hoosierland Holy War
Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, authored a bill that he knows will result in lawsuits against school districts and that will inject religious theory into science class. by Robert Annis A proposed bill allowing creationism to be taught in Hoosierschools appears to be the next salvo in ever-expanding culture wars. Many parents, teachers and scientists are up in arms over SenateBill 89, which they believe would introduce shoddy science standards andset up local school boards for costly litigation.… [ Read more ]
- Haiku News
This week’s important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: Soul Train, soccer, massive crack and Catamounts. by Jim Poyser MitchDaniels signs rightto work bill in a land wherebusiness always wins Zuckerberg’s Facebook… [ Read more ]
- Business Briefs – February 2, 2012
F.C. Tucker adds sales associates F.C. Tucker Co. added residential sales associates in January. Southside Realtors Tammy Herzog and Tyrell Hicks are now providing real estate services from F.C. Tucker South. Franklin College receives $4.2 million Franklin College has received a $4.2 million bequest following settlement of the Effie Joan Behrens estate. Behrens, a longtime [...] - Taxes: Not all income treated equally
Politicians can be inspiring. Take Newt and Mitt’s tax returns – you only wish! Mitt’s tax rate was about 15% in 2010 on his multi-million dollar income. Newt created a corporation to avoid paying 2.3% medicare taxes on his $3 million plus in income (saving about $70,000). I am not particularly interested in President Obama’s [...] - Doctored chili changes up game plan
If you’ve glimpsed at the nearly inescapable coverage on our local news broadcasts, or given a cursory glance at a newspaper, then you know this year’s Super Bowl holds special interest for our city. And if you watch and listen closely, you’ll notice the emphasis on celebrating this beloved occasion with food. (There have even [...] - 4th & Goal: Teaming up with the NFL a worthwhile $25 rush
By Alex Swenson With many seats in Lucas Oil Stadium priced well over $2,000 for Sunday’s Big Game, just how can the average football fanatic afford the excitement of Super Bowl XLVI? It’s not the rush of scrimmaging with the Giants or Patriots, but action abounds in more than 850,000 square feet in and around [...] - Super Events – February 2, 2012
Zipline • Feel the adrenaline and experience the 80’ tall and 800’ long Zipline operated by Ziptrek Ecotours. | When: Jan. 27-Feb. 4, 3-11 p.m. | Where: Zipline Launch Tower, 258 S. Capitol Ave. | Cost: $10. | Info: Tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visit indianapolissuperbowl.com. Foot Bowl 5K Run/Walk • Come enjoy [...]
- ‘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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