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Breaking Away • The Major Taylor Velodrome turns 40 this summer. And while its namesake is finally getting the recognition he deserves, many of the track’s features are still known only to cycling diehards.

Leap of Faith

476,283 • Number of military veterans in Indiana

White Rock Park • A MANNER-FESTO FOR THE CLIFF-DIVING DESTINATION IN ST. PAUL, INDIANA, WHICH OPENS MAY 27.

Track Record • THIS WINTER, INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY OFFICIALS DUG INTO THE BRICKYARD AND PULLED OUT A SLICE OF HISTORY. IMS PRESIDENT AND TRACK HISTORY BUFF DOUG BOLES TAKES US FOR A SPIN.

Kick Starter • THIS MONTH, THE INDY ELEVEN’S W LEAGUE TEAM DEBUTS. IT’S AN OVERDUE OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SOCCER HERE—AND MAY BE A PRELUDE TO THE OWNER’S LONG-AWAITED STADIUM.

MAKEUP COMPACT

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

A Happier Note • AFTER WINNING THE VOICE THIS PAST FALL, THE SOUTH BEND BAND GIRL NAMED TOM HAD TO OVERCOME A TRAGEDY AS THEY EMBARKED ON A SUPERCHARGED CAREER.

3 FAVORITE UP-AND-COMING ACTS

Risque Business

Time Bomb • THE NEW SHOP ON THE BLOCK IS CHOCK-FULL OF THE GROOVY WONDERS OF YESTERYEAR.

BETH BOLES • President of Blackburn Sports Marketing

Curb Appeal • MAKE YOUR PORCH YOUR NEW FAVORITE SPACE WITH THESE EASY-BREEZY ADDITIONS.

East 16th Street • SIP, SAVOR, AND PREEN YOUR WAY DOWN “TINKER STREET,” A BOOMING BOULEVARD WITH MORE ACTIVITY THAN EVER.

Course of Action • TEST YOUR METTLE AT JOHNSON COUNTY PARK’S CHALLENGING NEW ATTRACTION.

Game Changer • A local instructor reimagines tennis with a fun (and easy) salsa-cardio twist.

All Decked Out • AN ENVY-INDUCING TERRACE IS JUST THE START OF THE UPSCALE DESIGN IN THIS HERRON-MORTON TOWNHOME.

Now Streaming • A LUXE VISION OF CAMPING AWAITS AT A HIDDEN AIRSTREAM PARK NEAR LOUISVILLE.

DAY TRIP

Bowled Over

Tortas Reform • AN INNOVATIVE LATIN UPGRADE FOR VIRGINIA AVENUE’S FAVORITE MEXICAN SANDWICH SHOP.

Top Shelf • Craft ales and porters aren’t the only things brewing at an Old Town Greenwood beer spot with a swanky second story.

Carb Loaded • MORE TENDER AND LUXURIOUS THAN THE BOXED VARIETY, THESE LOCAL FRESH PASTAS HAVE TWIRL POWER.

Fresh Take • LONGTIME TAILOR LOC “RICKY” PHAN BRINGS THE ULTRA-FRESH COOKING OF HIS HOMELAND, VIETNAM, TO AN UPSCALE HOT POT RESTAURANT IN BROAD RIPPLE.

Home Slice • BROZINNI PIZZERIA, A SOUTHSIDE INSTITUTION SINCE 2008, FOUND A NEW FAN BASE ON SPEEDWAY’S MAIN DRAG. YOU ARE WELCOME, RACE FANS.

ALL SMILES • LAST YEAR, 46-YEAR-OLD HELIO CASTRONEVES GLEEFULLY DEFIED THE ODDS TO BECOME ONLY THE FOURTH FOUR-TIME WINNER OF THE INDY 500. NO ONE HAS WON FIVE. WILL HISTORY SMILE BACK THIS MAY?

THE BIG RED ONE • If the Trump-era Republican Party experienced a public, messy identity crisis, somebody forgot to tell its Indiana chapter. Like it or not, they’re remarkably unified—and set up to continue an unprecedented electoral winning streak.

Pride and Joy • An artist’s eye for color, composition, and selective thrifting enlivens a traditional Midtown Tudor.

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