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CCP’s ‘Tick, Tick, Boom!’ Tells a Story in Music
The popularity of “Tick, Tick, Boom!” musical on Netflix in 2021 gave Kathleen Clarke Horrigan of Fishers the idea to direct the musical at the local community theater level. “I decided to hop on with the hope of some name recognition,” she said. “It is especially popular with young people who are in love with…
Read More2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 Plants Fat American Tires on Luxury Crossovers
Mercedes-Benz once built its reputation on rock solid sedans that ate German Autobahn for snack. Of course, the traits that made them great at speed also made them delightful family cars and executive perks for Americans. A quarter-century ago, the German automaker debuted its first crossover – built in Alabama. While the plant will soon…
Read MoreAutumn Came Late This Year
My husband, Peter, and I are spending time “up north” with my parents at their cabin by the lake. Fall is late this year. I mentioned this to Peter on the drive north. “Aren’t the leaves supposed to change color at the same time every year?” I asked. “I thought they changed when the days…
Read MoreMany Hoosier Republicans Are Refusing to Debate
In 2019, Republican General Assembly leaders declined to pass legislation that would have created an independent redistricting commission. In 2021, they drew congressional and legislative maps that burnished the lop-sided GOP advantage that has them controlling 71 of the 100 House seats and 39 of the 50 Senate districts. Last summer, they passed Senate Enrolled…
Read MoreWho Knew CPR Stood for Chick Poultry Resuscitation?
My friend Courtney not only marches to the beat of a different drummer, she’s got Keith Moon hardwired to her soul. She is sassy, yet serene. Avoidant, yet cuddlesome. Bitter, yet forgiving. Large black circular eyeglasses rim her wolf blue eyes, which don’t really twinkle, but penetrate –– like the blue flame of a welding…
Read More‘War of the Worlds’ Radio Show Takes Audience Back in Time
I’ve seen posters displayed all around downtown Noblesville advertising Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s “War of the Worlds.” Today’s production is “a recreation” of the famous 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast that caused Americans to believe an actual alien invasion was happening. “The whole idea is that you’re not sitting in a theater. You’re the live studio…
Read MoreJazz, Soup Cookoff, Fall Fest, Pumpkin Carving, Headless Horseman, More
The Headless Horseman rides again at Conner Prairie in Fishers. Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” continues through Saturday in the South Alley and in the Lacey Building in downtown Noblesville. The Hyperion Players brings “Barefoot in the Park” to The Switch stage. Basile Westfield Playhouse’s comedy, “The Curious Savage,” winds down this weekend. Plus, Noblesville Main…
Read MoreHow Wolfsie’s Phone Got Hexed
On my way to Pickleball the other day, I realized I did not have my cell phone with me. I panicked at first, but as you may recall from a previous column, my phone is never really lost, it is simply—if I may coin a new application for a perfectly good word—“unfounded.” I was sure…
Read MoreFrom Walkon To NFL? Could Happen Twice In Row
How often has a college football team had former walkons drafted by the NFL in back-to-back seasons? The all-knowing Google didn’t have an answer for that question but it’s looking more and more likely that Purdue can make that unusual claim in the next few months. In his NFL Draft Watch column, The Athletic’s Dane…
Read MoreLovely Day for A Festival in the Park
Halls’ Feeding Team Opens 49th Pantry, Brings in Donations Mark and Lisa Hall’s Feeding Team nonprofit opened its 49th little yellow food pantry on Friday at Legacy Christian School in Noblesville. I mentioned this would be coming up in last Wednesday’s Times column. But what was heartwarming was that Mark and Lisa Hall on Friday…
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