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Chreece Hip-Hop Festival to take over Fountain Square
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The lineup is set and the music is ready for the seventh edition of the Chreece Hip-Hop Festival on Saturday. The festival will host performances and events at seven venues in Fountain Square. The Chreece festival will also shut down the streets of the neighborhood for the first time for the 2024 […]
Top IHSAA football games in Central Indiana in Week 1 — and our predictions
The wait is over. Indiana high school football is back! And Week 1 gives us plenty to whet the appetite. IndyStar Insider Kyle Neddenriep ranked the top 10 opening games earlier this offseason and there's a lot to like: the Battle of Lawrence, Class 6A top-10 matchups, tests in Fort Wayne for HSE and Warren Central... you get the idea. Here's Kyle's full predictions list for Week 1 Central Indiana games, with his breakdowns of the top...
Starbucks doesn't get to have all the fun. Freddy's launches pumpkin, apple flavored treats
The fall flavors keep coming. Starbucks officially announced its fall menu launch is happening Thursday, Aug. 22. But Freddy's started serving pumpkin and apple flavored treats a day earlier. Freddy's new Caramel Apple Pie and Pumpkin Pie flavors ...
Greenwood Christian Joins Indiana Crossroads Conference in 2025
Greenwood Christian Academy will join the Indiana Crossroads Conference (ICC) in July 2025, amid significant conference realignment in Johnson County. This new alignment includes seven small private schools, such as Cardinal Ritter and Covenant Christian. The move comes as Beech Grove, Monrovia, and others leave for the newly formed Hoosier Legends Conference. GCA's entry into the ICC places its football program in a competitive environment, especially with teams like Indy Lutheran, recent state champions. Athletic director Shon Cottle acknowledges the challenges ahead but sees the overall competitive field as beneficial for the program.
Large residential community opens in Carmel next month
Onyx+East, a full-service home builder based in Indianapolis, will deliver the first build phase of Flora in September, furthering its mission of bringing the urban experience to suburban living. The $61 million community in Carmel is its largest to date and will feature 121 homes, including single-family residences, rooftop-deck townhomes,...
Customers rally around hot dog cart put at risk
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Garcia’s Hot Dogs has been a staple of an east side community for 14 years, but a recent discussion with the Marion County Health Department about limits on food carts has the business at risk. Located at 16th and Emerson streets, the hot dog stand had a long line for the entire […]
Work underway to restore 107-year-old bowling pavilion outside West Baden Springs Hotel
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- French Lick Resort posted a video on Facebook this week showing the progress inside the historic Billiard & Bowling Pavilion. The pavilion, on the grounds of the West Baden Springs Hotel, is set to have six bowling lanes as well, along with billiards tables. There will...
Indiana woman gets a year in prison for stealing $150,000 in donations from Jasper healthcare nonprofit
JASPER, Ind. — A southern Indiana woman will spend the next year in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing over $150,000 from a local healthcare nonprofit. Michele M. Rose, 62, of Jasper, was sentenced this week to 366 days in federal prison and a year of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to five […]
High-rise replaces Chauncey Hill
The Area Plan Commission approved every project presented in Wednesday night's meeting, including a 13-story high-rise that will replace the Chauncey Hill Mall and a new building for the Wesley Foundation at Purdue. Chauncey Hill, a strip mall at the corner of Chauncey Avenue and State Street, is now fully...
Colts' Jonathan Taylor: Starters slated to play Thursday
Taylor and the Colts' starters are on track to play into the second quarter of Thursday's preseason finale against the Bengals, James Boyd of The Athletic reports. After Taylor gets his anticipated reps Thursday, look for Tyler Goodson, Evan Hull, Zavier Scott and Demetric Felton to have an opportunity to make their cases for depth slotting in an Indy backfield that also includes Trey Sermon, who's been dealing with a hamstring issue. As the coming season approaches, Taylor is healthy and entrenched as his team's clear-cut lead back, a context that should result in a high-volume role in the team's Anthony Richardson-helmed offense.
Former Pacers guard and Indiana native announces his return to the team
The Indiana Pacers have already filled out their roster. Additionally, they have used up all three of their two-way contract spots this offseason. However, it seems that the team is still making moves a little over one month ahead of training camp. In a recent interview with Tony East of...
Former Pike Township Fire Department chief dies
INDIANAPOLIS — The Pike Township Fire Department is mourning the loss of its former leader. Joe Olofson, who served Pike Township from January 2003 to December 2006, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, according to a statement from the department on social media. He was 84 years old. In the...
Mid-States Corridor could make century-old farm disappear
HUNTINGBURG, Ind. (WEHT) – The LCBar Farm in southern Dubois County has been in Cathy Wagner’s family for 111 years. And while they are looking back to celebrate their accomplishments over the past century, they are looking ahead to a future filled with uncertainty. The farm sits on more than 400 acres adjacent to the […]
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