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Riches To Rags • Readers left a lot of messages about Adam Wren’s August story on Scott Jones’s financial trouble.

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Ghost Town • The beloved Irvington Halloween Festival is back October 30 for its 75th year along Washington Street. Here’s your insider guide to the only festival in the nation that’s authorized to shut down U.S. 40.

Easy Listening

Wiener Dog Race • A MANNER-FESTO FOR ENTERING THE DACHSHUND DERBY AT GERMANFEST ON OCTOBER 9.

THE STATE STAT 20,000 • Number of Indiana Amazon employees

Rick Carlisle, Pacers Coach • AFTER A LONG STINT (AND CHAMPIONSHIP) WITH THE DALLAS MAVERICKS, CARLISLE RETURNS TO BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE THIS MONTH TO LEAD THE BLUE AND GOLD FOR A SECOND TIME.

GNOME STATUE

BEST BETS • THIS MONTH’S CAN’T–MISS EVENTS

Local Premiere • AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE IU CINEMA, ALICIA KOZMA REPLACES A VISIONARY FOUNDER THIS MONTH AND TRIES TO CHART A DIFFERENT COURSE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

3 INDIE FILMS SHE LOVES

Flair Guitar

Style Points • A CINCINNATI STREETWEAR PLAYER BRINGS ITS BALLER MOVES TO INDY.

IAN BRUNDIGE • DePauw Student

Burning Desire • THE ROMANCE OF THE DESERT INSPIRES FALL FASHION.

THE THREAD

Village of WestClay • WHERE TO FIND THE MOST CHARMING POCKET OF CARMEL’S STORYBOOK COMMUNITY.

Curve Appeal • THE MOST UNUSUAL HOUSE EVANS WOOLLEN DESIGNED IS READY FOR ITS SECOND OWNER.

My Studio • MAKEUP ARTIST AND COSTUME STYLIST ANDREW ELLIOT HAS THE BEST CLOSET IN TOWN.

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Fall Festival • HOW TO GET YOUR HEART RATE UP IN AMERICA’S NEWEST NATIONAL PARK.

DAY TRIP

That Bread Dough

Get Buzzed • DOWNTOWN’S NEWEST CAFE, PARLOR PUBLIC HOUSE, HAS A STUNNING DAY-TO-EVENING LOOK.

PINCH OF WISDOM

Lunch Fix • Brisket and breakfast burritos sold alongside tool belts? Chef Rachel Hoover nails it at Sully’s Grill.

THE FEED

Field Guide • FOR COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS WHONSETLER, TAKING THE CAMERA OUT OF THE STUDIO AND INTO THE WILD PROVIDED A CLOSEUP OF THE FOOD ON HIS PLATE.

Spread the Love • WHO NEEDS A CHEESEBALL WHEN THESE CREAMY VERSIONS ARE A CRACKER’S BEST FRIEND?

Tarted Up • ASH & ELM CIDER CO. FINDS ITS SWEET SPOT IN A SPACIOUS NEW LOCATION.

AIN’T EVEN DONE • As John Mellencamp turns 70 this month, the Indiana icon reflects on a career that has transcended his “Pop Singer” beginnings and now represents what rock and roll was supposed to be all about: doing whatever he wants.

OFF THE CHARTS • Mellencamp hasn’t cracked the Top 40 in almost three decades, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy.

THE NEW BROWN COUNTY • In Indiana’s prettiest area, the trees aren’t the only things that have grown since the beginning of the pandemic. New shops have taken root in Nashville. Hard Truth Distilling has emerged as the town’s premier watering hole and ATV course. The Brown County Music Center is finally finding its groove after a first year interrupted by COVID. Like the leaves this time of year, a lot is changing in hill country. Think of this as your trail map.

Take Your Best Shot • To promote its most spectacular overlooks, Brown County State Park created the social media campaign 7 Vista Challenge...