Indholdsfortegnelse for January 2019 i Indianapolis Monthly

96 // NEWS & NOTES Celebrate the City of Light with the symphony, integrate natural stone into your surroundings, and save on quality handcrafted furniture this month. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT AFTER PAGE 96 INDIANA BRIDE From gorgeous gowns to captivating cakes, our bridal issue will show you current styles and trends and give you ideas about how to personalize all aspects of your wedding. 141 // HOSPITALS AND SURGICAL CENTERS Keep yourself apprised of the latest developments and advances in medical procedures, treatments, and services at Central Indiana healthcare facilities. COMING NEXT MONTH … School Guide Get the facts about local institutions of learning. We’ve compiled details about enrollment, ISTEP testing, tuition, and graduation rates for public, private, and charter schools, along with degree and housing information for Indiana colleges and…

Adam Wren Contributing editor Adam Wren is used to covering politicians a generation older than he is. But when he spent a few days with Pete Buttigieg (p. 82), he was struck by the South Bend mayor’s pop culture knowledge. “As the first potential Millennial presidential candidate, Buttigieg is at home quoting Parks and Recreation,” Wren says. “If he runs at 37, he’ll be among the youngest to ever do so.” Julia Spalding Dining editor Julia Spalding spends a lot of time in earnest cocktail lounges, so researching tiki bars (p. 88) was a nice change of pace. “Nobody laughs at your order in a tiki bar,” she says. “Everyone is in on the joke.” And while she’s not sure the trend is here to stay, she’s making the most…

Pumping irony: free valet parking for members during peak hours. They also receive courtesy injury checks from Franciscan Health doctors on site. Wanna meet someone athletic? Volleyball or dodgeball tournament. Wanna meet someone nerdy? Lightsaber tournament. Check the schedule of off-site events for fun stuff like bunny yoga. And the Facebook page’s calendar of events is better than the website’s. Get fit while catching a flick at Cycle Cinema, every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. There’s no instructor, but a popular movie plays on a big screen. Everyone loves cycling instructor Maria Brace, though. Shorts and tees, not swimsuits, are the norm at Fit Float, an aquatics class held on mats. But you will fall in, so don’t wear your good Lululemon. Take the stairs.…

THE TURN OF THE CENTURY was a pivotal era for the Indiana arts world—and for young painter and sketcher Helen McKay in particular. In 1902, Herron School of Art opened in the home of one of Indiana’s most famous painters, T.C. Steele. The 27-year-old McKay took a post as a teacher there, and before the year 1903 was rung in, she married Steele’s son, Rembrandt “Brandt” Steele, himself a well-known artist. Helen Steele, a graduate of Shortridge High School and the Art Institute of Chicago, painted, carved wood, did leather-workings, and designed stained-glass windows—a medium in which her husband excelled, too. But her artistic talents and ambition soon began earning her a reputation of her own. In 1903, The Richmond Item reported that Helen McKay Steele, president of the Indianapolis…

To nominate, complete an application today! Log on to www.indianapolismonthly.com/sewa, submit your application online or print out form and submit by fax or mail. Nomination deadline is April 1, 2019. Congratulations to all of our 2018 Finalists Front Row, Left to Right: Amanda Parker, Collective Alternative; Tatum Hindman, TBH Creative LLC; Victoria Lyras, Indianapolis Ballet; Megan Peck, Mini Minds; Angela Hopson, S.O.A.R Initiative Back Row, Left to Right: Bobbie Shreiner, Progression Partners; Tanorria Askew, Tanorria’s Table; Melanie Miles, Rail Epicurean Market; Dr. Deidra Rausch, The Cabin Counseling & Resource Center, Inc Not Pictured: Amy Peddycord, Invoke Studio; Amber Scollick, EPYK Realty LLC; Stephanie Shives, Banzi Balloons + Event Services; Cassandra Faurote, Total Reward Solutions LLC; Soja Overhiser, A Couple Cooks About the Starkey Entrepreneurial Awards Marti Starkey is an Equity…

THE LATEST ADDITION to Carmel’s Arts & Design District was years in the making. After separately pursuing careers in fine jewelry (and arming themselves with gemology degrees), Mary Leppert and Samantha Hurst Larkins (above, left and right) came together a few years ago when Leppert brought Larkins’s line into the dearly departed G. Thrapp Jewelers, where she worked. In 2016, they partnered to open Metalmark Fine Jewelry in Denver, where Larkins lives. Then in October, the pair of Indy natives brought their expertise in indie jewelry back home with a gorgeous boutique at Main Street and the Monon that aims to feel more laid-back than the typical fine-jewelry showroom. Most pieces fall between $500 and $1,500, though one pair of opal-and-diamond earrings runs $13,000. And there is also an incredible…

Road Trip IN ITS FIRST FOUR years of cocktail-making, Bloomington distillery Cardinal Spirits has produced everything from a gentle 190.5-proof vodka to Indiana’s first craft single-malt whiskey, all starring in seriously creative drinks served at its own tasting room. When it came time to add food in the summer of 2017, the distillery didn’t call on just anyone. Enter Dean Wirkerman, the Austin-born chef whose résumé includes stints at Charlie Trotter’s and Thomas Keller’s New York outpost, Per Se. Flashes of Wirkerman’s past shine in seasonal menus with plenty of surprises. Foie gras and veal sweetbreads have both turned up in recent small plates, the former marinated in house brandy and the latter mingled with foraged hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, apples, and a tangy cider jus. More familiar butternut squash risotto arrives…

Ameribella Jacobs & Brichford (Connersville) Inspired by the cheeses of Northern Italy, Jacobs & Brichford’s milky, pungent award-winner is encased in a salty rind that gives each bite a pleasant hint of gritty crunch. jandbcheese.com Wabash Cannonball Capriole (Greenville) Beneath this wrinkly rind is a silky chèvre that will add some character to your spinach salad, but good luck resisting the urge to eat it straight from the wooden board in tiny wedge mouthfuls. Ripened just 10 days, the Cannonball pairs well with sweet fruits or a glass of Moscato. capriole goatcheese.com Riverbend Blue Traders Point Creamery (Zionsville) This semi-soft cheese slices like cheddar and has a subtle, vaguely smoky flavor. It’s the perfect gateway stinky cheese for the rank-averse. traders pointcreamery.com Chicory Tulip Tree Creamery (Indianapolis) It looks complex…

YOU GREW UP IN LA FONTAINE. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR FUN? Us hicks pronounce it La Fountain. According to the city-limits signs, [the town’s] population was 627. Had there not been two grain elevators along the bend in Highway 15, you would have been able to see one city-limits sign from the other. My brother and I had a paper route, but other than that, we played ball into the evenings. We’d ride our bikes and come home after dark and my parents never had to worry about us. This was the 1950s—a pretty idyllic time to grow up. WHEN YOU WERE 14, YOUR PARENTS TOOK YOU TO YOUR FIRST HOCKEY GAME—AN IHL CONTEST BETWEEN THE FORT WAYNE KOMETS AND THE MUSKEGON ZEPHYRS. WAS THAT A LIFE-CHANGER FOR YOU?…

To know Pete Buttigieg is to watch him play a skill crane game, the joystick-guided, mechanical claw–driven pastime found in video arcades and travel stations across swaths of Middle America. When he was campaigning around Indiana for state treasurer in 2010, the machines became a kind of kryptonite for him. His campaign manager and driver, Jeff Harris, would be leaving a gas station in some sleepy town, already running late for their next rubber-chicken dinner, and he’d find Buttigieg’s eyes poring over a smudged glass case. Oh, God, there’s a claw machine, Harris would think. We’re going to be here for five minutes. Buttigieg kept quarters in his pocket for those moments. His limit was $2. He’d study the machine for several minutes, and in four tries or fewer, would…

Revolucion Owner David “Tufty” Clough was an early convert to the tiki crusade. The back of his lucha libre–inspired cantina that opened in 2011 is a surf-tinged repository of coconut heads and hula frippery. During the warm months, sip your banana daiquiris and flaming Jet Pilots on the thatched-in patio with its own island bar. 1132 Prospect St., 317-423-9490 Lotus Garden Tiki at a Chinese restaurant? Sure—the pairing feels right if that restaurant is a ’70s-era throwback with a huge menu and its own brand of camp. Substitute a few tiki tropes—wooden masks for a bas-relief dragon ceiling and grass mats for red leatherette—and this joint has enough tongue-in-cheek atmosphere to support a menu of rummy “tropical refreshments.” 49 Mercator Dr., Greenwood, 317-881-5531, lotusgreenwoodsouth.com The Inferno Room Fountain Square’s tiki…

Zachari Wilks knows his way around a hideaway basement bar. When not swizzling the stick at Napolese or helping to develop beverage programs at new restaurant concepts citywide, Wilks and his business partner, Greg Wilson, are concocting recipes for their line of Prohibition-era elixirs, Wilks & Wilson. We shot the breeze and combed the beach with the cocktail master, who recommends these intoxicating spirits to transform your home bar from typical to tropical. Smith & Cross Rum “A signature tiki element is mixing your base spirit to achieve the desired flavor profile. Often, three rums might make up a cocktail. Smith & Cross is a traditional Jamaican rum that is very floral and aromatic.” Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum “A tiki staple and an essential ingredient to Jamaican rum…

AS MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND TECHnologies evolve and improve, local hospitals and surgical centers are taking necessary steps to bring those advances closer to their patients. All around Central Indiana, healthcare organizations are updating their facilities, adding cutting-edge equipment, pursuing innovative research, and upgrading the structures that house them. The result is improved care without long commutes. “Patients don’t like to travel, especially when they’re not feeling good,” says Jason Scott, director of imaging at Witham Health Services. “Having new technology close to home is really a bonus.” We reached out to some of the major players in the Indianapolis healthcare market to find out more about the latest developments in their facilities. Whether they’re adding new diagnostic machines, launching pilot recovery programs, or constructing brandnew buildings, the landscape of regional…

• GET AHEAD OF THE GAME: You will have more flexibility to plan the fully customized day of your dreams by starting far in advance. Many vendors recommend between nine months and two years when selecting a date. • BE ADAPTABLE: You may have your heart set on a perfect venue. If the site is not available when you want it, you will need to find an alternate location or be willing to change your timeline. • THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX: The most memorable nuptials are the ones that put a couple’s creativity on full display. It could be as simple as picking a unique favor for your guests, like a disposable camera at every table, or replacing the wedding cake with various cupcakes for guests to choose. • TAKE…

Did you ever find yourself in one of those Monkey’s Paw situations, circumstances that mirror the kind in W.W. Jacobs’s short story where a harmless wish—usually the third of three—turns into some kind of cautionary tale with a dramatic twist? Like, I wish I’d never have to work again, and then, naturally, you lose your job. Or, I wish I was in a band, and—voila!—you’re in Nickelback. Well, a while ago, I made one about eating steak and now you’re holding this issue. On the positive side, here’s our in-depth survey of Indy’s monuments to red meat (p. 69). One could make a case that steak is our favorite food given that no fewer than eight steakhouses dot (clot?) the heart of the Mile Square, and despite all the well-deserved…

Anne Hathaway President of Hathaway Strategies public-affairs consulting firm (not the Oscar-winning actress) Yep, that’s me! I get great hotel and restaurant reservations when I call in. Once, during a spa weekend in Chicago, the lady who was going to do my facial came out and excitedly yelled, “Anne Hathaway!” When she saw me, her face just fell. You’ve got the wrong person. When I go through security at the airport, they look at my ID, look at my face, and disappointedly go, “Oh.” This one time … We were in Tampa at the same time for political events. Somebody wrote a story called “The Tale of Two Anne Hathaways.” Robert Goulet, Jr. Surgeon with Community Physicians Network (not the late singer and actor) This one time … I moved…

DO YOU OFTEN WEAR A TIE? I do. I enjoy mixing masculine elements with my girliness. I even have a Lego bow tie that I wear to work. VOLUNTEERING AS A STYLIST FOR DRESS FOR SUCCESS SOUNDS FUN. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB? Helping women feel special. A confidence comes out when you wear something beautiful. AS A LAWYER, HOW DO YOU DRESS FOR SUCCESS? Bright pops of color, interesting boots, and sheath dresses. BEST RESTAURANTS TO GET DRESSED UP FOR? Ocean Prime and St. Elmo. I love cocktail dresses and wigs. WHAT IS A STYLE TIP EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW? Dress the body you have.…

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New in Town There has been beer in the neighborhood for decades. Wine if you wanted it. But since nearly the Civil War, a law prohibiting three-way liquor licenses in Irvington meant spirits fans had to go elsewhere for the hard stuff. That ban was broken in late August when Amy Baggott opened Bonna Station, a storefront pub where spot-on cocktails are shaken by affable general manager Jason Ammerman and his staff. A refreshing Irvington Mule flavored with rosemary simple syrup is a big draw, as well as expert takes on the ginbased Prohibition-era favorite The Last Word. Standouts among the bar snacks include golden fried cheese curds with grainy mustard, pulled-pork nachos, and a cheese-stuffed, bacon-topped burger featuring beef from Tyner Pond Farm, one of the many enterprises Baggott…

REMEMBER WHEN opening a restaurant inside a grungy little remodel on an un-fancy side of town was a foreign concept? Now, everyone’s doing it, and a gleaming new arrival like Field Brewing, built from the ground up along a well-traveled stretch of burgeoning Westfield, emerges as some kind of cutting-edge business model. If Field’s blocky slate-colored presence doesn’t slow the Hamilton County traffic buzzing along the town’s Main Street (would anything?), it at least provides a flash of modern architectural eye candy. Its exterior—all sheets of windows set into dark horizontal slats under a pitched metal roof—is so angular and crisp, it could be home to a reclusive record producer in Laurel Canyon, or a successful graphic designer, or anyone who wears a lot of black turtlenecks. It looks like…

EACH WEEK, I drive past a car dealership, see the rows of shiny new vehicles, then glance around my own car at the dust lying in the unreachable crevasses, the check-engine light that glows no matter what, the ketchup stain on the seat belt, and think how nice it would be to have a new automobile. I resist this urge by running my car through a car wash, vacuuming the inside, spritzing my dashboard with Armor All, and snipping the wire to my check-engine light. Then I’m good for a week or so until the new-car itch returns. I suspect it isn’t a new car I need, but a new passion, something to revive those corners of my mind dulled by tedium. For many years, I accomplished that by getting…

IF YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADAS TRY A … PAINKILLER Like the ultimate beach sipper (itself a respectable tiki-bar order), the Painkiller is built on rum, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut. It just isn’t frozen. It also has a smack of orange and, if your bartender is feeling generous, extra rum. IF YOU LIKE MANHATTANS TRY A … THREE DOTS AND A DASH Swap your usual bourbon for rum and see what you think of this classic that is also stiff and, as tiki drinks go, not overly sweet. It is named for the letter V in Morse Code to signify “victory” during World War II. Like a Manhattan, it comes alive with Angostura bitters and should be garnished with good cherries—three of them, representing the dots, along with a…

THE DEFINITION of tiki varies depending on whom you ask. Some fans say it’s about the movement’s idiosyncratic cocktails and music, or a love of the funhouse-mirror version of Polynesian culture it portrays. Others, perhaps most, see it as escapism. And what precinct is more deserving of a little full-immersion island fever than a group of fun-loving Hoosiers with enviable Hawaiian print collections? “We’re landlocked here in the Midwest, and it’s cold, and we don’t have palm trees,” laments Eric Bogan, a member of the Pukapuka chapter of the Fraternal Order of Moai, a national organization of serious aficionados that is often referred to as a cult within the cult of the modern tiki revival. The social club has hubs all over the country, including New England’s Queequeg chapter, Atlanta’s…

DOWNTOWN INCLUDES Fletcher Place, Fountain Square, Mass Ave, Mile Square 1913 Restaurant UPSCALE COMFORT Farm-to-table standards get a glossy do-over at this hotel restaurant tucked just off of the polished marble lobby of the Omni Severin. The dining room, all dark lacquer and leathery browns, feels a bit stuffy, but diners easily warm up to a menu that includes a root beer–cured pork chop topped with bacon marmalade, and half a chicken roasted to a juicy, rosy hue and plated with succotash and a little pan of sweet-corn “milk” for dipping. The sides—such as macaroni-and-cheese pie and sautéed brussels sprouts—get passed around the table. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. 40 W. Jackson Pl., 317-634-6664, omnihotels.com Ali’i Poke POKE Follow the IUPUI students to this delightfully fresh fast-food spot just off…

LOCATION Morris-Butler House…

South Bend mayor and possible presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (p. 82) has an obsession with claw games. Here are our weird addictions: “Shopping bags. I have bags full of bags at home. I once drove to Chicago to buy a branded one at the Dill Pickle Food Co-op. My family had a cucumber farm and I love dill pickles, so I wanted this one in my collection.” —MEGAN FERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL OPERATIONS “Flashlights. I’m terrified that I won’t have one when I need it, so I own dozens.” —DANIEL COMISKEY, DEPUTY EDITOR “I’m obsessed with miniatures and dioramas, the more realistic the better. I love the work of Malaysian artist Eddie Putera, who re-creates dioramas from old photos, and Frances Glessner Lee’s dollhouse-sized recreations of true crime scenes, right…

Home-Show Heroes THE DUO’S FIRST INDIANAPOLIS HOME SHOW APPEARANCE WAS, WELL, A BUST. “It was four or five people sitting in a room with about 200 chairs. And none of them were there to see us. They were just tired and wanted to sit down,” says E Laine about the first time she and daughter Starsiak, the Fountain Square–based stars of HGTV’s home-renovation show Good Bones, swung by the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the annual home-improvement extravaganza. That was in 2016. THEY COULDN’T EVEN GIVE TICKETS AWAY TO SOME EVENTS. Literally. Starsiak recalls one early show where a local radio station offered a free meet-and-greet in its green room … and nobody showed up. “That’s how you stay humble,” she says. NOW THE HOMETOWN CROWD COMES OUT IN FORCE. By…

YOU LIVE IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, BUT GREW UP IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. HOW BIG OF AN ADJUSTMENT WAS THAT? Huge. Upstate New York is a place of high mountains and glacial lakes, and that really manifests itself in the internal landscape of the people. The land here is hot and flat and sandy, and that manifests itself in people, too. It took me a good five years just to like living in Gainesville. Then I started reading all sorts of books by Florida writers, and it showed me the way to love the state. IT’S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER HERE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU MISS ABOUT THE COLD? I miss the cold desperately. My entire family lives in New Hampshire now, and when we go on vacation, we do the…

HOME BASE Three of Indy’s elite decorators have opened or relocated stores: Amanda Lantz’s Lantz Collective in the Indiana Design Center, Julie Browning Bova Design from Zionsville to Carmel City Center, and Kristin Okeley’s KBD Home/Kitchens by Design to 1001 E. 86th St. DREAM COME TRUE British luxury mattress brand Vispring—which some royals sleep on—opened its first two North American stores recently. One is at 1760 E. 86th St. The other is in New York City. NEW CREW T-shirt darling Vardagen in Fishers has closed. But picking up the slack is Fountain Square USA, bringing designs by local artists to Circle Centre mall.…

BOP TO THE TOP January 19, tuxbro.com THE CLIMB: OneAmerica Tower THE BURN: 36 floors, or 780 steps. The typical time ranges from five to 15 minutes. Going for the record? It’s 3:30 for men and 4:29 for women. BENEFITS: Riley Hospital for Children FIGHT FOR AIR March 9, lung.org THE CLIMB: Salesforce Tower THE BURN: 47 floors, or 1,054 steps, as part of a massive nationwide fundraiser. The event has brought in $53 million to fight lung disease with climbs that happen all around the country on the same day. BENEFITS: American Lung Association 9/11 STAIR CLIMB April 12, events.firehero.org THE CLIMB: Lucas Oil Stadium THE BURN: The equivalent of the World Trade Center’s 110 stories, in honor of 9/11 first responders. The event is part of the Fire…

No campfire required to enjoy this s’more pot de crème at Tinker Street, p. 60. Lean In If you’re on a keto diet, it’s probably been a while since you’ve had a bagel or a doughnut. But Stacy Franco and her wife, Jessica, will get you back on a hole-foods plan with their recently launched keto-friendly 42 Bakery at the Indy Winter Farmers Market. Specifically, their baked goods made with almond meal and natural sweeteners have garnered a cult following among the gluten-free, low-carb, high-fat faction. “We had to become scientists and chemists, because it’s not as simple as flour, water, and yeast,” says Franco, a personal trainer who dreamed of becoming a pastry chef but had to figure out Plan B when she developed a gluten allergy.…

LANEY GLICK ran her first professional kitchen at the age of 22, which isn’t that surprising when you consider her grandmothers essentially turned her into a line cook and pastry chef when she was four. “One sat me on a stool stirring banana bread, and the other had me making scrambled eggs,” says Glick, who, at the ripe age of 26, is the executive chef at The Lemon Bar in Zionsville. She puts those early lessons to use with all-day breakfast options and seasonal stunners like vegan pumpkin-spice latte French toast. “I love doing food that you think you probably shouldn’t eat, but you’re going to anyway,” she says. She balances those indulgent dishes with lighter fare like the signature Thai chili Brussels sprouts and the restaurant’s top-selling dish, chicken…

Scorched thyme leaves mimic singed kindling while imparting herbaceous notes. A crispy splinter of graham cracker tuile is nestled into the fluff. Soft, delicate marshmallow fluff is piped onto the chocolate base before Kellner torches the pillowy peaks. The incinerated trimmings of the restaurant’s daily vegetables are ground into a woodsy ash, not just for aroma, but so a heaping spoonful of the dessert can be dipped into the dust. Chef and co-owner Braedon Kellner combines equal parts heavy cream and whole milk with dark chocolate and just a wisp of high-quality liquid smoke to create a rich and velvety ganache. Check out TINKER STREET’s full description on page 162.…

like a lead-up to some kind of joke: Landlocked Indianapolis is jumping into the tiki revival’s Polynesian melting pot. We have a new high-end tiki bar (The Inferno Room) filled with collector-quality Papua New Guinea tribal art, and tiki pop-ups have transformed Hoosier bars into temporary island oases, from Irvington’s Black Acre to Mo’s House in Evansville to Kokomo’s Coterie, which hosted a tropical takeover every Saturday night last summer. Indianapolis has its own chapter of the Fraternal Order of Moai, a semisecret society of fez-wearing convivial souls who travel to thatched bars around the world, collecting experiences and swizzle sticks for their elaborate home tiki bars. You will find no shortage of working bartenders experimenting with cocktails that fall under the little pink umbrella of nouveau tiki. Plus, we…

Giant Tribal Mask When The Inferno Room co-owners Ed Rudisell and Chris Coy began dreaming about opening a tiki bar last year, they knew they wanted a huge, scary mask to greet visitors. And when it comes to hand-carved objects inspired by Melanesian tribal art, Milwaukee-based artist Dave Hansen has basically cornered the market. The duo hired Hansen, who whittled portions of this 7-foot-long mask in front of a live audience at Boone & Crockett, a throwback Milwaukee bar. Owners Chris Coy (above) and Ed Rudisell Pufferfish Lantern Acquired from an online retailer based in Thailand, these lights (and the nearby fishing floats) represent the style most people associate with tiki. Skull Rack Unlike many tiki bars, The Inferno Room has a slightly creepy, headhunter village vibe. “It spoke to…

Art (1) A framed piece of beach-themed crewel embroidery picked from the Indie Arts & Vintage Marketplace. Ukulele (2) One of many in a collection that O’Connell, a musician in several local bands, procured from secondhand stores. Glass Ball Fishing Floats (3) Two of these vintage globes came from the coastal Irish town where O’Connell’s father is from. Lucha Libre Figures (4) A collection of Mexican wrestler action figures represents both O’Connell’s penchant for WWE and Warble’s love of Mexican folk art. Tiki Mugs (5) The collection includes two from Indy’s Mai Tai restaurant and another from the famed Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale. “I want them to put my ashes in that one,” O’Connell says. Anchor (9) A piece of potmetal art from the 1960s that O’Connell picked up at…

VINTAGE 1936–1938 Resides in Riverside High School FESTOONED throughout an officer’s lounge and a mess hall that doubled as a ballroom, nine maritime globe lights are an elegant flicker of Riverside High School’s past as a World War II–era Naval Reserve training center. Designed by Indianapolis architects Ben H. Bacon and John P. Parrish, the Art Moderne structure in the Riverside neighborhood spent most of its life as the Heslar Naval Armory. At the beginning of this school year, though, the building, a product of the New Deal’s WPA, became permanent home to the Indianapolis Classical Schools charter, which spent its first year at Marian University. Along with several other architectural antiques, the lights—whose features include glass etched with the continents and latitude and longitude lines, brass clipper ships and…

FIVE WAYS TO TAILOR AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR NUPTIALS. YOU SAID “YES” to your soulmate. The engagement ring is on your finger, and it glitters and gleams like nothing you’ve ever seen. At the same time, your head is swimming. You now need to plan the wedding of your dreams. And it must be authentic and original, telling the story of you and your partner. There are many ways to customize your big day. We have the scoop on how you can create a ceremony that is truly special and memorable, down to the smallest details. THE GRAND SCHEME BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ONCE SAID, “A failure to plan is a plan to fail.” Any fairy-tale event starts with finding a great planner and putting together a blueprint for the happiest day of…