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You've seen downtown streets named after drivers during the Month of May. How does the city decide when streets should be renamed in honor of an event? Click the link in our bio to read more from our Hoosier expert.

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With rolling enrollment, Indiana University's Center for Young Children has summer and fall programs for infants through age 5 and provides consistent child care.

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With rolling enrollment, Indiana University's Center for Young Children has summer and fall programs for infants through age 5 and provides consistent child care.

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With rolling enrollment, Indiana University's Center for Young Children has summer and fall programs for infants through age 5 and provides consistent child care.

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We're just days away from the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Catch up on our feature of Alex Palou as he looks to defend his victory last year and does so after winning pole position earlier this week.

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We're just days away from the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Catch up on our feature of Alex Palou as he looks to defend his victory last year and does so after winning pole position earlier this week.

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The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields highlights its growing fashion collection in a new showing in the Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries.

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The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields highlights its growing fashion collection in a new showing in the Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries.

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📸 Photos courtesy of Newfields

The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields highlights its growing fashion collection in a new showing in the Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries.

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Auto racing was a dangerous proposition when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for race cars in August 1909. Most racers were stripped-down passenger cars with drivers and riding mechanics seated high on a bare chassis with an unprotected fuel tank right behind them and a blazing engine just ahead. Safety equipment? Not back then. Adding to this peril was a track surface of crushed stone and tar, hardly smooth pavement.

The automobile was regarded as a newfangled piece of machinery that needed to prove its worth to the public. The rigors of racing could do that, but the associated dangers were not for the faint of heart. Those who dared persevered by accepting and challenging enormous risks for the glory of it all.

Johnny Aitken was one of those men. He fit perfectly into the scene at the dawn of the automobile and the Speedway. Remarkably, Aitken scored 15 victories at the IMS between 1909 and 1916 that will forever stand unchallenged, but none of them were in the 500-Mile Race. Rather, Aitken’s wins were earned during events with distances between two and 80 laps, most of them in the pre-500 days of 1909–10. His significance at the Speedway, however, went beyond winning races.

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Auto racing was a dangerous proposition when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for race cars in August 1909. Most racers were stripped-down passenger cars with drivers and riding mechanics seated high on a bare chassis with an unprotected fuel tank right behind them and a blazing engine just ahead. Safety equipment? Not back then. Adding to this peril was a track surface of crushed stone and tar, hardly smooth pavement.

The automobile was regarded as a newfangled piece of machinery that needed to prove its worth to the public. The rigors of racing could do that, but the associated dangers were not for the faint of heart. Those who dared persevered by accepting and challenging enormous risks for the glory of it all.

Johnny Aitken was one of those men. He fit perfectly into the scene at the dawn of the automobile and the Speedway. Remarkably, Aitken scored 15 victories at the IMS between 1909 and 1916 that will forever stand unchallenged, but none of them were in the 500-Mile Race. Rather, Aitken’s wins were earned during events with distances between two and 80 laps, most of them in the pre-500 days of 1909–10. His significance at the Speedway, however, went beyond winning races.

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📸 Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Auto racing was a dangerous proposition when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for race cars in August 1909. Most racers were stripped-down passenger cars with drivers and riding mechanics seated high on a bare chassis with an unprotected fuel tank right behind them and a blazing engine just ahead. Safety equipment? Not back then. Adding to this peril was a track surface of crushed stone and tar, hardly smooth pavement.

The automobile was regarded as a newfangled piece of machinery that needed to prove its worth to the public. The rigors of racing could do that, but the associated dangers were not for the faint of heart. Those who dared persevered by accepting and challenging enormous risks for the glory of it all.

Johnny Aitken was one of those men. He fit perfectly into the scene at the dawn of the automobile and the Speedway. Remarkably, Aitken scored 15 victories at the IMS between 1909 and 1916 that will forever stand unchallenged, but none of them were in the 500-Mile Race. Rather, Aitken’s wins were earned during events with distances between two and 80 laps, most of them in the pre-500 days of 1909–10. His significance at the Speedway, however, went beyond winning races.

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Summer is a special time in Indianapolis, and Newfields kicks it off in June to celebrate 50 years of flicks and fun under the stars with the National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series.

Grab your family and friends and make an evening of it. Get first dibs on the best seat in the house and arrive when doors open at 7 p.m. Pick the perfect patch of grass to lay your blanket, play a game of cards, enjoy pre-show activities like trivia and special performances, and sit back and relax as the sun melts behind The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park before the film begins at dusk.

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Summer is a special time in Indianapolis, and Newfields kicks it off in June to celebrate 50 years of flicks and fun under the stars with the National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series.

Grab your family and friends and make an evening of it. Get first dibs on the best seat in the house and arrive when doors open at 7 p.m. Pick the perfect patch of grass to lay your blanket, play a game of cards, enjoy pre-show activities like trivia and special performances, and sit back and relax as the sun melts behind The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park before the film begins at dusk.

Click the link in our bio to read more.

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Summer is a special time in Indianapolis, and Newfields kicks it off in June to celebrate 50 years of flicks and fun under the stars with the National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series.

Grab your family and friends and make an evening of it. Get first dibs on the best seat in the house and arrive when doors open at 7 p.m. Pick the perfect patch of grass to lay your blanket, play a game of cards, enjoy pre-show activities like trivia and special performances, and sit back and relax as the sun melts behind The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park before the film begins at dusk.

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If you catch a glimpse of Emilio Cento leaning against the bar at Apicio, his rollicking new spot in Zionsville, you’ll likely notice a distinct aura of calm. That’s because the longtime Italian chef and onetime partner at three northside Convivio locations and Caffè Buondí, famous for its frittatas, panini, and pistachio cappuccinos, now has just one venture in his portfolio, one kitchen to keep in smooth running order. “When you have several restaurants, you lose some intimacy with the customers,” he says a bit wistfully, “and you’re doing less of the cooking.”

Click the link in our bio to read more about how Emilio Cento homes in on a new Zionsville spot for pasta, wine, and good spirits.

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If you catch a glimpse of Emilio Cento leaning against the bar at Apicio, his rollicking new spot in Zionsville, you’ll likely notice a distinct aura of calm. That’s because the longtime Italian chef and onetime partner at three northside Convivio locations and Caffè Buondí, famous for its frittatas, panini, and pistachio cappuccinos, now has just one venture in his portfolio, one kitchen to keep in smooth running order. “When you have several restaurants, you lose some intimacy with the customers,” he says a bit wistfully, “and you’re doing less of the cooking.”

Click the link in our bio to read more about how Emilio Cento homes in on a new Zionsville spot for pasta, wine, and good spirits.

📸 @tonyvalainis

If you catch a glimpse of Emilio Cento leaning against the bar at Apicio, his rollicking new spot in Zionsville, you’ll likely notice a distinct aura of calm. That’s because the longtime Italian chef and onetime partner at three northside Convivio locations and Caffè Buondí, famous for its frittatas, panini, and pistachio cappuccinos, now has just one venture in his portfolio, one kitchen to keep in smooth running order. “When you have several restaurants, you lose some intimacy with the customers,” he says a bit wistfully, “and you’re doing less of the cooking.”

Click the link in our bio to read more about how Emilio Cento homes in on a new Zionsville spot for pasta, wine, and good spirits.

📸 @tonyvalainis

If you catch a glimpse of Emilio Cento leaning against the bar at Apicio, his rollicking new spot in Zionsville, you’ll likely notice a distinct aura of calm. That’s because the longtime Italian chef and onetime partner at three northside Convivio locations and Caffè Buondí, famous for its frittatas, panini, and pistachio cappuccinos, now has just one venture in his portfolio, one kitchen to keep in smooth running order. “When you have several restaurants, you lose some intimacy with the customers,” he says a bit wistfully, “and you’re doing less of the cooking.”

Click the link in our bio to read more about how Emilio Cento homes in on a new Zionsville spot for pasta, wine, and good spirits.

📸 @tonyvalainis

If you catch a glimpse of Emilio Cento leaning against the bar at Apicio, his rollicking new spot in Zionsville, you’ll likely notice a distinct aura of calm. That’s because the longtime Italian chef and onetime partner at three northside Convivio locations and Caffè Buondí, famous for its frittatas, panini, and pistachio cappuccinos, now has just one venture in his portfolio, one kitchen to keep in smooth running order. “When you have several restaurants, you lose some intimacy with the customers,” he says a bit wistfully, “and you’re doing less of the cooking.”

Click the link in our bio to read more about how Emilio Cento homes in on a new Zionsville spot for pasta, wine, and good spirits.

📸 @tonyvalainis

Calling all bibliophiles and race fans. Add a few of these new titles from authors with Indianapolis 500 connections to your Month of May reading list.

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Calling all bibliophiles and race fans. Add a few of these new titles from authors with Indianapolis 500 connections to your Month of May reading list.

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Calling all bibliophiles and race fans. Add a few of these new titles from authors with Indianapolis 500 connections to your Month of May reading list.

Click the link in our bio to read more.

Calling all bibliophiles and race fans. Add a few of these new titles from authors with Indianapolis 500 connections to your Month of May reading list.

Click the link in our bio to read more.

IMS and IndyCar president Doug Boles expects 350,000 guests for this month’s Indianapolis 500. A lifelong race fan, this excites him, but also has some intimidating components. Boles, 59, became president of IMS in 2013 and of IndyCar last year. With his hectic May schedule, he and his wife, Beth, spend the month in their camper at the Speedway.

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This week’s Indianapolis Monthly Swoon List takes us to the just-opened @melaocubancafe along Greenwood’s Main Street for a flaky beef empanada, and to Near Northside Italian restaurant @bocca_indy, where the brown butter cake comes topped with fruit compote and a melting scoop of vanilla gelato. As always, a pressed Cuban at @twentytap (with the classic building blocks of ham, pulled pork, Swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, and pickles) pairs perfectly with the SoBro pub’s legendary crispy fries.

This week’s Indianapolis Monthly Swoon List takes us to the just-opened @melaocubancafe along Greenwood’s Main Street for a flaky beef empanada, and to Near Northside Italian restaurant @bocca_indy, where the brown butter cake comes topped with fruit compote and a melting scoop of vanilla gelato. As always, a pressed Cuban at @twentytap (with the classic building blocks of ham, pulled pork, Swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, and pickles) pairs perfectly with the SoBro pub’s legendary crispy fries.

This week’s Indianapolis Monthly Swoon List takes us to the just-opened @melaocubancafe along Greenwood’s Main Street for a flaky beef empanada, and to Near Northside Italian restaurant @bocca_indy, where the brown butter cake comes topped with fruit compote and a melting scoop of vanilla gelato. As always, a pressed Cuban at @twentytap (with the classic building blocks of ham, pulled pork, Swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, and pickles) pairs perfectly with the SoBro pub’s legendary crispy fries.

Visitors can take a tour of the Hoosier state at the Indiana State Museum without ever stepping inside. The building’s limestone architecture is embedded with sculptures like birds, farm tools, and landscapes, with a handful of freestanding pieces that can be spotted on the grounds, as well. With symbolism tied to history, industry, nature, or culture, each icon of the 92 County Walk represents its respective locale. The artworks pay homage to woodworking, poultry farming—even the nation’s first train robbery in 1866. Among the most playful are these bronze turtles that appear to amble single file along a railing on the terrace representing Johnson County, directly south of Marion County.

Click the link in our bio to read more about how at a glance, they look like cute garden decor. But this turtle trio hiding in plain sight on the grounds of the Indiana State Museum has a story to tell.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

📸 @kateshoup

Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Kate Shoup was at the track this week for Indianapolis Monthly as she raised the anticipation with some shots from practice runs prior to the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

📸 @kateshoup