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…
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…
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…
If you’re anything like me, you spent your childhood dressing up as an adventurous Princess who explored enchanted forests every day and went home to a fabulously-decorated palace at night. But we all know that’s not real life — at least until you visit The Cake Bake Shop in Indianapolis. We most recently visited the…