The menu at the Indianapolis International Airport is set to expand as soon as late this year. Three new dining concepts — a gastropub operation from Speedway-based Daredevil Brewing, a food and beverage outpost from Carmel-based Java House and a concessions space for a rotating roster of chefs — are expected to open over the next two years, while the airport location of Shapiro’s Delicatessen plans to temporarily close and reopen with a new menu in late 2027.

According to a news release from the Indianapolis Airport Authority, the IAA’s request for proposal received pitches for nearly 40 eateries from 21 different businesses. Ultimately, the IAA chose Carmel-based restaurant group CC Holdings to operate all four upcoming concepts.

“By exposing travelers to the incredible innovations in Indiana’s own backyard, offering exceptional interactions with our guests, and maximizing returns for all involved, we intend to enhance the Indiana experience for travelers with their every visit and further distinguish the airport as a uniquely superior destination,” CC Holdings founder and Chief Executive Officer Kim Hendren said in the news release.

Daredevil’s Lift Off restaurant, expected to open in Concourse A by the end of 2026, will offer Daredevil beer, cocktails, tavern-style pizza and other pub grub. The new space will feature exposed brick with wood accents, according to the news release.

Java House Bistro is also expected to open by the end of the year. The 12-location cold brew empire’s airport space will also feature a menu curated by veteran chef and multi-time James Beard Award semifinalist Steven Oakley, whose north-side restaurant Oakleys Bistro has operated for more than 20 years and recently appeared on IndyStar’s list of 21 defining Indianapolis restaurants. Oakley will also serve in an advisory role for chefs featured in the rotating concessions area, which is expected to open in the airport’s Civic Plaza by fall 2027.

“Our goal is to make food fun, approachable, and exciting while bringing hospitality with a very personal touch to our guests,” Oakley said in a statement. “We’ll be offering many local culinary favorites that give a sense of nostalgia with a fun twist, and that offers travelers an experience to remember.”

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was another busy week in high school sports in central Indiana.

The show starts with highlights from four girls basketball regional championships featuring teams from central Indiana.

Check out highlights from some of the biggest boys basketball games from the week, and see who is ranked in the top five in Class 4A.

Former Center Grove star Trayce Jackson-Davis was honored back at his high school last week. See the IU basketball great and current Toronto Raptor back home and hear about how special the state of Indiana is to him.

Carmel girls swimming won the state title for the 40th consecutive year. Hear from the Greyhounds after their championship.

Cathedral boys basketball head coach Jason Delaney joins the show for a coaches corner conversation.

Heritage Christian girls basketball’s Riley Johnson is this week’s featured athlete of the week.

Plus, hear from IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig on this week’s Ask the Commissioner.

All that, and more, can be found in the video above.

Daniel Stephen Jones has been through a lot in his professional career and, as a result, taken an enormous amount of physical punishment that every quarterback endures in the brutal world of NFL football.

The savage nature of the game America can’t get enough of plays no favorites, often ending careers in a cruel, premature manner. While Jones played some inspired football for the Indianapolis Colts last year, he also sustained some serious injuries in the overall process, and left some so-called football “experts” wondering what might have been had he remained healthy the entire season.

While we’ll never know the exact answer to that hypothetical question, it is safe to say that Jones will undoubtedly have a tough time recovering from both a fractured Fibula and a tear of his Achilles. Those are the facts of the matter for a twenty-eight year old player who will receive the best health care in the world in his attempt to bounce back.

Then there’s the contract situation, which makes this matter even more of a challenge (or nightmare) for his most recent employer. 

The Colts wisely limited Jones’ deal last year to a one year term and, while that fourteen million guaranteed dollars ended up being a good investment, their oft-injured starting quarterback is now a free agent seeking to land a significant amount of guaranteed money on a new contract, despite the fact he more than likely won’t be able to play football when NFL training camps open. 

Before you say, ‘just slap the dreaded Franchise Tag on him,’ you might want to consider the enormous amount of money that one-year deal would represent, especially in an off-season in which a decision on wide receiver Alec Pierce’s future must be made as well, along with the hope the team can land a legitimate edge rusher in the free agency market.

While Carlie Irsay-Gordon recently made a big decision to retain her General Manager and Head Coach when many were screaming to jettison both, now it’s time for her to decide how to financially mortgage the future of the franchise in terms of what to do with Jones, who is in no way guaranteed to recover both physically and mentally. 

While backups Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson certainly won’t keep any opposing defensive coaches up at night devising plans to thwart them, they are indeed healthy and would represent about a minimum combined twelve-million-dollar salary cap hit this season, which is far less than what an injured Jones would account for. 

The Colts really don’t know what Leonard can give them, and many of you are ready to move on from the saga of Richardson, but it may be time to find out what the combination of the two can represent this upcoming season, as opposed to giving Jones a staggering amount of money he hasn’t earned. 

Sure, it’s clearly another reset of sorts, but it’s an insurance policy against what could very well be a catastrophic investment in a courageous but unproven commodity. 

Jones will land elsewhere and most likely revert to his former self as a quarterback, which isn’t that impressive. The biggest difference is the Colts won’t be saddled with a contract that restricts their immediate flexibility in terms of managing both the salary cap and the team’s future. 

Danny Bridges, who wishes Daniel Jones a complete recovery and future success elsewhere, can be reached at (317) 370-8447 or at bridgeshd@aol.com.