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10/2022 CIRCLE CITY

No Dice

The Eagle Has Landed • THE AMERICAN BALD EAGLE IS INDIANA’S GREATEST CONSERVATION SUCCESS STORY. BUT COULD THE SPECIES’ IMPROVING NUMBERS BE OBSCURING A NEW THREAT TO THEIR RECOVERY?

ARTIFACT

Michael Ault, Heartland Film CEO • AS INDY’S BIGGEST FILM FESTIVAL HITS SCREENS THIS MONTH, THE GROUP’S NEW EXECUTIVE CHATS WITH US ABOUT WHAT COVID CHANGED AND HOW HE WANTS THE EVENT TO EVOLVE.

10/2022 • THIS MONTH’S CAN’T–MISS EVENTS

Poetic Justice • AS THE 2022 NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE, ALYSSA GAINES IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE THE ARTS MORE ACCESSIBLE.

10/2022 GOOD LIFE

Dressed toThrill • THE SECRET INGREDIENT’S BELOVED RECIPE FOR SUCCESS HAS BEEN DOUBLED.

What’s Your Sign? • A FUN SHOPPING TRIP IS WRITTEN IN THE STARS.

Proving Ground • IMMERSE YOURSELF IN A REAL-LIFE AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR EXPERIENCE IN NOBLESVILLE.

116th Street • FISHERS JUST TURNED 150. CELEBRATE BY REDISCOVERING THIS DOWNTOWN STRETCH, LIVELIER AND MORE INVITING THAN EVER.

This… or That? • PRICED IDENTICALLY IN ZIONSVILLE, ONE HOME TYPIFIES TRADITIONAL AMERICAN STYLE, ANOTHER, VICTORIAN. WHICH WOULD YOU BUY?

For Trips and Giggles • WHAT’S SO FUNNY? THESE TOP-SHELF COMEDY EXPERIENCES, ALL JUST A ROAD TRIP AWAY.

10/2022 THE DISH

Storybook Setting • AT THIS SOUTHSIDE WEDDING VENUE, GUESTS SIP COCKTAILS IN A RESTORED COLONIAL MANSION.

Mix Master • A PIONEER OF INDY’S CRAFT COCKTAIL SCENE, ZACH WILKS IS SHAKING UP SOMETHING FUN AND REFRESHING AT MONON 30.

Just Beet It • ALL AT ONCE TANGY, SWEET, AND EARTHY, THIS VIBRANT ROOT VEGETABLE BRINGS A BRIGHT POP OF FLAVOR TO THE SALAD COURSE.

Pop Star • INSPIRED BY THE HISTORIC COCA-COLA BOTTLING PLANT NEXT DOOR, THE FOUNTAIN ROOM SPECIALIZES IN STEAKS, COCKTAILS, AND CASUAL OPULENCE.

COZY CABINS • From rustic outposts to modern retreats, we found 25 tranquil escapes to help you get lost in the wilderness—or pretend to be.

THE CONSERVATOR • After a decade of PR disasters at Newfields, new CEO Colette Pierce Burnette has been tasked with restoring the museum’s reputation. She chatted with us about her vision for the institution, her unconventional background, and that infamous job posting.

Time After Time • A design enthusiast combines the romanticism of period dramas with a vibrant, timeless aesthetic to set her suburban home apart.

RESTAURANTS

The Elephant in the Room • OUR POLITICAL INCUMBENTS ARE ABOUT AS LEGITIMATE AS MY CLAIM TO BE A REPUBLICAN.