Tony Rehagen
Indianapolis Monthly
St. Louis, MO, United States
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Past articles by Tony:
Meet Me In St. Louis
The Gateway City entices with its strengthened historic atmosphere. → Read More
Will Helio Castroneves Make History This May?
Last year, 46-year-old Helio Castroneves gleefully defied the odds to become only the fourth four-time winner of the Indy 500. → Read More
Camera-Ready For The Big Game
Here’s how Indy gets dolled up when it hosts the big sporting events, including this month’s College Football Playoff National Championship—the city’s first. → Read More
Could Autonomous Cars Give IndyCar Drivers A Run For Their Money? –
Last year saw a surreal Indy 500 without fans. But researchers were already working on the truly unimaginable: an IndyCar race with no drivers. → Read More
Takuma Sato Will Not Be Slowed Down –
Don't bet against defending Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato getting his mug on the Borg-Warner Trophy for a third time. → Read More
Our Bullet-Point Guide To This Year's Indy March Madness –
Coordinating 67 games for 68 teams over 19 days is, in fact, as difficult as it sounds. → Read More
A New Class of ‘Performance’ Beers Is Taking a Page From Gatorade
Breweries are adding electrolytes to help the body dehydrate less while having a cold one. → Read More
How Did The NFL Combine End Up In Indianapolis, Anyway? –
The Combine accounts for an estimated $8.4 million economic impact to the city, according to Visit Indy. → Read More
Stuart Hyatt Is On A Different Wavelength –
Grammy nominee Stuart Hyatt has spent his life recording beautiful music in places most people never consider. They're finally listening. → Read More
America’s most expansive airline magazine
In late 2015—the end of my first year as a full-time freelancer—I got a phone call most writers-for-hire dream of. On the other end of the line was J.K. Nickell, who was then senior editor at Southwest: The Magazine, the in-flight publication for the eponymous airline. Nickell and his staff had recently decided on a […] → Read More
What's Next For Indiana's Coal-Dependent Counties? –
The industry that has helped power Southern Indiana's economy for generations is about to run out of juice. → Read More
What will become of Generation COVID?
My grandmother was shaped by the Great Depression. My kids will be shaped by the pandemic. → Read More
Coronavirus Black-Flags The 500 –
For the first time in 75 years, there will be no Indy 500 on Memorial Day weekend racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. → Read More
What we might lose
One of the most difficult things I've had to do to help “flatten the curve” is explain to my 6-year-old that she had to stop giving out hugs. → Read More
Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library
Public libraries have evolved to meet the needs of their communities, with some even building housing. As needs continue to change, so too will libraries. → Read More
Josh Russell: The Troll Hunter
After his family goes to sleep, Josh Russell creeps up to his attic to look for things that go bump in the night. His talent for exposing the internet’s nastiest trolls has made him a invaluable asset in the war on truth. → Read More
Ryan Niemiller Gets The Last Laugh –
Ryan Niemiller’s run on America’s Got Talentlaunched him to sudden fame, but the Hoosier comedian has been paying his dues for decades. → Read More
31·81: The Magazine of Jekyll Island
The stories of Georgia’s unique barrier island. → Read More
A Green Death: At my grandparents’ grave, rethinking the final passage
Every year, Americans put 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid in the ground. → Read More
Inside The Indy Catholic Schools LGBTQ Controversy –
When Archbishop Thompson ordered the firing of LGBT teachers at Indy’s Catholic schools, he exposed a rift that has existed for years. → Read More