Indianapolis, IN
Fashion, gourmet food coming to IMS for Opulence at the Speedway on qualifying weekend
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Fine wines, prime cuts and lots of pink are coming to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for qualifying weekend.
The inaugural Opulence at the Speedway, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 18, will feature gourmet food and drinks, live music and high fashion throughout the Pagoda Plaza.
During the celebration, guests can sit in grandstand seats to watch 33 of the world’s best IndyCar drivers vie for starting positions at the 108th Indianapolis 500 on May 26.
General admission ticket holders ($175 for one guest, $300 for two) can enjoy a catered brunch and hors d’oeuvres, an open bar and live music from Indianapolis-based DJs MetroGnome and Topspeed throughout the East Chalet and Pagoda Plaza. VIP guests ($225 for one ticket, $400 for two) will also receive complimentary champagne and themed merchandise, plus early access to the Chalet, Plaza and Gasoline Alley. All guests are encouraged to dress formally in shades of pink — promotional materials prominently feature dresses and men’s and women’s suits — as part of a “spring time chic” theme.
The five-hour foray into luxury will be hosted by Opulent Crowns of the Heartland, an Indianapolis social club of “progressive, professional women” formed in 2018, and Emerald Street Creative, an events organizer best known for bringing globally renowned dinner party series Le Dîner en Blanc to Indianapolis.
Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite through April 20.
Contact dining reporter Bradley Hohulin at bhohulin@indystar.com. You can follow him on Twitter/X @BradleyHohulin.
After a stunning performance by Pacers forward Myles Turner during game four of the first-round playoff matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Pacers are one game away from winning their first playoff series in a decade.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse erupted in a frenzy during the game’s final moments, with fans spinning their pacer yellow towels in the air to celebrate some of the most dominant Pacer performances in recent history.
“The fans were fantastic. We had some really good individual performances…But when you’re in a playoff series and you win, your celebrations have to be pretty short, and you have to keep focusing,” said Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle.
On Sunday, April 28, the Pacers beat the Bucks 126-113 to take a 3-1 lead in round one of the playoffs. The series will travel back to Milwaukee for game five on Tuesday. If the Pacers win, they’ll move on to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
Turner had the best playoff game of his career, leading the Pacers with 29 points, seven three-pointers, and a strong bid for the dunk of the postseason so far against Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez. Turner looked at home in Gainbridge, consistently interacting with the crowd after big plays.
“That was very special, just knowing how much the city means to me and they reciprocated that love. It was a dope moment for me,” Turner said of the fans chanting his name during the game.
All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and five three pointers, the most he has scored so far this series. However, Haliburton has been productive in every game. In game three, he scored a triple-double and the final point in overtime to seal the game.
While the Pacers had a dominant win, they were aided by the Bucks’ missing star players. MVP and champion Giannis Antetokounmpo was out again with a calf injury, and All-Star Damian Lillard was ruled out for the first time this series with an Achilles injury. During the season, Antetokounmpo averaged 30 points, while Lillard averaged 24 points.
“I think we’ve got to understand all year we’ve struggled when teams miss their guys. That’s kind of been the story of our season, losing games we’re quote-end quote supposed to win. Just looking at this, it could have been like, some call it a trap game, just letting your guard down…We didn’t want to do that. We wanted to come out and play the right way,” Haliburton said on the undermanned Bucks.
To make matters worse for Milwaukee, the Bucks starting forward Bobby Portis was ejected in the first quarter after a scuffle with Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard with five minutes to go. Portis shoved and then slapped Nembhard in the head under the visitor’s basket after a routine play.
“It ramped up the intensity of the overall game,” Carlisle said on the ejection.
Now the Pacers will look to put the Bucks down in Milwaukee for game five on Tuesday, April 30, for the first series win in 10 years.
“We’ll celebrate tonight, but we need to get right back to it tomorrow. We still have one more game to win. Never too high, never too low,” Turner said.
Contact Racial Equity Reporter Garrett Simms at 317-762-7847.
Indianapolis, IN
The Circle Center Mall was sold for redevelopment. What was in the mall when it opened in 1995?
It was announced last week that Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis has been sold for redevelopment. It’s been a part of the downtown landscape since 1995.
According a Circle Centre Preview aired on Channel 6 at the time, and now available on YouTube, the mall originally had space for 100 tenants including restaurants, retail and entertainment.
Here’s what was in Circle Centre Mall when it first opened on September 8, 1995.
Retail stores and businesses Circle Centre Mall in 1995
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Ann Taylor
- Banana Republic
- Barani Shoes
- Bentley’s
- Brookstone
- Cacique
- County Seat
- Doubleday Books
- Eddie Bauer
- Enzo Angiolini
- Express
- FAO Schwarz
- Farmer’s Almanac
- Field of Dreams
- Finish Line
- Garden Botanika
- Indiana News
- Kitchen Express
- Junkyard
- Lane Bryant
- Lerner NY
- Limited Too
- Nordstrom
- Parisian
- Ralph Marlin
- Sam Goody
- The Body Shop
- The Disney Store
- Victoria’s Secret
- Warner Bros. Studio Store
- William H. Block
Restaurants and food in Circle Centre Mall in 1995
- Big Easy
- California Cafe Bar & Grille
- Great American Cookie Company
- Johnny Rockets
- Spaghetti Factory
- Sports City Cafe
- Steward & Co.
- Sweet Factory
Entertainment in Circle Centre Mall in 1995
- Starport
- United Artist Theater
The latest: Circle Centre has officially been sold for redevelopment. Here’s when construction could start
The Indianapolis Artsgarden was originally a major draw to the mall and cost $13 million on its own, with a capacity of 600 people.
According to local reporting at the time, the Circle Centre Mall was a $314 million (approx. $643 million today) investment into Indianapolis that brought several businesses into the heart of downtown to be near the mall, including Steak n’ Shake, Clancy’s Inc. and Pizzeria Uno.
The mall was sold for $85 million earlier this week and is planned to be redeveloped. Read the full story about the plans for the future here.
Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @itskatiewiseman.
Indianapolis, IN
Video: Colts GM Says Team 'Got Best F–king Rusher' in 2024 NFL Draft in Laiatu Latu
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The first 14 picks of the 2024 NFL draft were offensive players on Thursday, which gave the Indianapolis Colts the opportunity to select the best defender at No. 15.
And Chris Ballard believes they did with pass-rusher Laiatu Latu.
“We got the best f–king rusher in the draft” the general manager said while laughing in a team-posted video summarizing their draft picks:
Latu was an All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in his final season at UCLA in 2023. He posted 49 tackles, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two passes defended during a dominant campaign.
Indianapolis was 28th in the league in points allowed per game last season, so it certainly needed to address that side of the ball. Latu gives it an explosive pass-rusher who can get around offensive tackles on the edge and wreck opposing aerial attacks.
The Colts are in the same division as C.J. Stroud and Trevor Lawrence and need as many players who can disrupt those passing games as possible.
And, to hear Ballard tell it, they got the best one available.
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