Over the weekend, the “Princess Squad” and I indulged in a little bit of retail therapy at The Fashion Mall. If you’re an Indy-area local, you might already know that the northside’s shopping mecca got a little bit more delicious this weekend with the opening of Doc B’s Restaurant & Bar. Originally a Chicago establishment,…
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Celebrate Indiana’s Impressionist Beach Artist With a Family-Friendly Art Exhibit
Last year, I shared a full guide to the Indiana State Museum during the holidays, and I mentioned that I couldn’t have been more impressed with how the museum had changed since my last visit as an elementary school student over 25 years ago. My daughters still talk about the Snowflake Express train the museum…
Step Inside Indy’s Only Password-Protected Speakeasy
In the 1920s and 1930s, Indianapolis played stomping grounds for a number of notorious gangsters — most famously John Dillinger — and the city is now home to numerous speakeasy-inspired establishments. If you’ve been around for any length of time, you know I’ve never met a Prohibition-Era spot I don’t love. However, one Indy speakeasy…
A True Taste of Paris In Indianapolis
I love Paris. It’s no surprise if you know me. I took nine years of French throughout junior high, high school, and college, and Coco Chanel has been one of my style icons practically since I was old enough to walk. In fact, one of my core memories is my first visit to Closerie de…
“Take a Seat In History” at The Fountain Room Supper Club
There’s nothing I love more than a night out, except maybe a night out that makes me feel like I’ve magically traveled back 100 years to the 1920s. Fortunately, thanks to the wildly under-appreciated Art Deco scene in Indianapolis, there’s no shortage of fabulous options when you’re craving a vintage-inspired evening on the town in…
Be Part of the Revival of Indy’s Union Station
Indianapolis is home to the first union station in the world. The original building opened on September 20, 1853, with a larger Richardsonian Romanesque station designed by Pittsburgh architect Thomas Rodd opening in September 1888. The head house — main lobby — and clock tower from the second building still stand today in downtown Indy….
Explore the Steampunk Hideaway at Indy’s Most Elegant Hotel
When you enter the storied Omni Severin hotel in downtown Indianapolis, it’s all sumptuous furnishings, chandeliers, and granite tile floors. The Severin opened in 1913 as the Grand Hotel of Indianapolis, and its original appearance has been largely maintained. At first, the last thing you expect to be tucked down a side hallway is an…
I Visited the Indiana State Museum For the First Time In 25 Years — It Blew Me Away
Like most children growing up in Indiana, I visited the Indiana State Museum on a fourth-grade field trip. In the ensuing 25 years, I’ve become an avid traveler, visiting museums around the United States and abroad. However, I had not returned to the Indiana State Museum until this month. I am thrilled to share that…
Discover South Bend’s Hidden Gem (and It’s Close to Notre Dame)
When you marry a lifelong Notre Dame fan, it’s only a matter of time until you find yourself in South Bend. The city of just over 103,000 residents is largely defined by the University of Notre Dame…and its football team. Names like Joe Theismann, Ara Parseghian, Frank Leahy, Joe Montana, George Gipp, Lou Holtz, and…
Party Like It’s 1920 at John Dillinger’s Actual Speakeasy Hideout
To know me is to know I love the 1920s. I majored in English literature in college, with a specialty in F. Scott Fitzgerald, so you could say I (literally) majored in partying like Gatsby. A passion for all things Roaring Twenties inevitably leads to an interest in the great gangsters of the era, and…