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2019 Forty Under 40: Fady Qaddoura
Balancing a $1.2 billion budget and overseeing 7,000 employees, Fady Qaddoura said every job he’s ever had—including bookstore clerk—has prepared him for his current one. → Read More
2019 Forty Under 40: Josh Owens
Josh Owens has led a rapidly growing team to such accolades as a “Best of Tech” Mira Award for Scale-up of the Year and a spot on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. → Read More
How two Hollywood actors bought the farm and built careers in the Midwest
Two of Indy’s leading actors gave up lucrative careers in movies, TV and commercials to make a new life for themselves in central Indiana. → Read More
2018 CFO of the Year: Fady Qaddoura
Indianapolis Business Journal | For three consecutive years, Qaddoura managed balanced city budgets after a decade of deficits averaging $55 million per year, helping the city maintain its AAA credit rating. → Read More
Independent bookstores create worlds where print is alive and well
Here’s a rundown of some of the independents still pushing paperbacks, offering honest staff recommendations and otherwise keeping local lit alive. → Read More
Priority list includes Storm Large, Mardi Gras, more
Plus Singin' in the Rain at Garfield Park courtesy of Vintage Movie Night. → Read More
2018 Forty Under 40: Allison A. Karns
Chairing the Junior League’s Holiday Mart and taking part in FBI training were just some of the side trips on Allison Karns’ road to becoming one of the key legal minds in the Holcomb administration. → Read More
Phoenix hires co-leader to manage new theater
New Managing Director Kevin Kruse is the first to answer directly to the board, instead of to Artistic Director Bryan Fonseca. → Read More
LOU'S VIEWS: Paint misbehavin'
On the streets, it’s difficult—and perhaps beside the point—to see graffiti as art independent of its canvas and its surroundings. The subway car, the street sign, or the formerly blank schoolyard wall are integral to experiencing the work. And so, it’s no surprise that context is as important as content in “City as Canvas,” the touring show from the Museum of the City of New York currently on… → Read More
DINING: Putting Burger Study to the test
The St. Elmo/Harry & Izzy spinoff offers a slate of meaty sandwiches with an academic twist. → Read More
Is IMA chief Venable visionary or misguided?
For some, Venable is facing the IMA's fiscal challenges by making the museum relevant to more people. But to critics, he has turned the IMA into a members-only club, de-emphasizing art. → Read More
National Art Museum of Sport to disband after collection acquired by Children’s Museum
More than 900 works—in storage since the organization vacated the former University Place Conference Center—to become part of sports-focused expansion. → Read More
Arts organizations count on holiday shows to subsidize riskier programming
In the not-for-profit arts world, the bottom line is dependent on earned income, grants, philanthropic donations—and tried-and-true Christmas offerings. → Read More
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Amy Judge-Prein
A champion for alternative scheduling to attract, retain and develop workers, Amy Judge-Prein focuses on regulatory and strategic aspects of the development of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics. → Read More
CTO of the Year: Brad Wheeler
Brad Wheeler is making textbooks more affordable for students by making it simpler to obtain digital versions while trying to offer other materials to students virtually as well. His groundbreaking work is not only helping students at Indiana University but he’s collaborating with other institutions to exert greater control over the digital learning landscape. → Read More
Can minor Shakespeare make magic?: Review of 'Merry Wives of Windsor'
Thoughts on Wisdom Tooth's production of the Shakespeare equivalent of the Star Wars Holiday Special. → Read More
Ticket giveaway: Blake Shelton
Whether you are a fan who can trace your roots back to his "Austin" single or if you are a relative newcomer who caught the Blake Shelton bug via "The Voice," you have an equal chance of winning tickets to his May 28 concert at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All you have to do is email lharry@ibj.com with Shelton in the subject line. I'll pick a winner at random for a pair of seats. → Read More
Roundup: A 'Hamilton' star to perform in Indy, a new summer stock theater, more
Also news from American Pianists Association, headliners at Indy 500 and the Warehouse, a new wine fest, and Gen Con's official beer. → Read More
Review: Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' at Indiana Repertory Theatre
Local production of the mystery warhorse answers both whodunnit and whydoit. → Read More
IBJ Movie Night: Win tickets to 'Money Monster' with George Clooney/Julia Roberts
Here's how to score passes to the new financial thriller. → Read More