Articles about Indianapolis

Six Cities, 60 Minutes - 7-1-2009

Quit telling people that you’ve been to Indianapolis, if the airport counts. It doesn’t. For those with time to kill, we’ve got more than 50 things for you to do in half a dozen U.S. cities, and all are within an hour from the local airport.

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...the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , site of the Indianapolis 500. Admire the accomplishments of past winners...

... Five minutes from the Speedway lies downtown Indianapolis. The cultural traveler will enjoy checking out...

Sports - 5-15-2001

FAST TRACK With a name like Unser, you’re pretty much destined to race automobiles for a living. Two-time Indianapolis 500-winner (1992 and 1994) Al Unser Jr. is one of a long line of Unsers (including father Al, uncle Bobby, and c...

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...to race automobiles for a living. Two-time Indianapolis 500-winner (1992 and 1994) Al Unser Jr. is one...

...only thing I am missing in my career is a third Indianapolis 500 win and a third national championship title.

What To Watch - 5-15-2001

On May 27, turn your TV to ABC at noon ET to catch all of the twists and turns that are sure to take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A field of 33 drivers race 200 laps (500 miles) in the 85th Indianapolis 500 for the honor of havin...

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...drivers race 200 laps (500 miles) in the 85th Indianapolis 500 for the honor of having their name and mug...

Settling The Score - 9-1-2001

Baltimore Orioles defeated the L.A. Dodgers 4-0 in the World Series. The Boston Celtics defeated the L.A. Lakers in the NBA Championships. Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 on his first attempt. ...

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...in the NBA Championships. Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 on his first attempt. Jack Nicklaus shot a...

Watch It - 5-15-2003

After revving up for nearly a month with practice runs and qualifying laps, 33 Indy racecar drivers will motor up Gasoline Alley to the 2.5-mile oval speedway, where they’ll compete for the checkered flag in the 87th Indianapolis 500 on May 2...

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...compete for the checkered flag in the 87th Indianapolis 500 on May 25. ABC’s live coverage of...

Go For The Bronze - 7-1-2005

Tom Otterness sculpts characters up to 20 feet tall. And he wants you to touch them. Neither makes the sculptors works museum candidates. Ergo, Otterness is taking it to the streets with his installation of 25 massive bronzes in Indianapolis through...

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...with his installation of 25 massive bronzes in Indianapolis through July 31. Their cartoonish looks (i.e.,...

Driven - 5-15-2009

Hulsey Smith’s life plan was crushed on a football field. But now he’s racing into the future.

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... and open-wheel racing -- a racing style à la the Indianapolis 500 that features low-slung single-seat machines...

Brendan Fraser Soaks Up Seattle - 11-1-2003

BRENDAN FRASER SOACKS UP SEATTLE The versatile actor swears Seattle isn't as rainy as everyone says. And even if it is, who cares, when it offers such eye-popping landscape, so many attractions, and, oh yeah, a coffee shop on every corner. ...

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...for the Canadian government, Fraser was born in Indianapolis and lived in Holland before settling in Seattle...

Give Me Liberty Or Give Me A Massage? - 5-1-2004

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME A MASSAGE? Historic destinations across the U.S. are discovering that to keep up in the tourist trade, they've got to put a new spin on the days of old.

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...living-history museum on 1,400 acres north of Indianapolis, attendance has soared, increasing 67 percent in...

The Road Less Traveled - 1-1-2007

The Iditarod trail is 1,150 miles long. We made it to the 194th mile.

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... them. But you can''t win with a Volkswagen at the Indianapolis 500." Plettner trains her dogs "to go really...

Edifice Complex - 1-1-2008

With a $1 billion stadium for a backdrop, Cowboys greats Jerry Jones and Roger Staubach march toward the Super Bowl as Big Ds spot on the sports map gets even bigger.

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...over other Super Bowl XLV suitors, namely, Indianapolis and Glendale, Arizona, where the Arizona...

View It - 2-15-2001

ANSEL ADAMS’ GREATEST HITS In black and white and with minimalist compositions, Ansel Adams let the West speak eloquently for itself. In Yosemite, the Grand Tetons, and Monument Valley, Adams created a body of photography that immor...

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...“museum set” on exhibit at Indianapolis’ Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians...

Menu - 8-1-2002

CHICKEN RUN Anyone who has sat down to a platter of perfectly fried poultry in a homestyle restaurant that carries on the sacred traditions of Southern and Midwestern chicken cookery knows the true meaning of bliss. While the seasoni...

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... or Chopstix , 4279 Roswell Rd.; (404) 255-4868 Indianapolis: Dodd’s Town House , 5694 N. Meridian...

Menu - 9-1-2002

BEST OF THE WURSTS Sausages are hot, hot, hot, from Cajun boudin to Spanish chorizo. But it’s the Germans who have the knack with the knackwurst. Chicago’s Berghoff (17 W. Adams St.; 312-427-3170;

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...2503 S. Gessner, (713) 782-1180 Indianapolis: Cafe Europe , 4709 N. Shadeland Ave., (317)...

Star Power - 12-15-2002

Many famous names are breaking out of their professions and into the business of winemaking. The combination of the two can be seen in these ready-for-the-limelight vinos. Andy Warhol once said that “in the future everybody will be famo...

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...near his home and eventually went on to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Pike’s Peak...

Rock On - 6-15-2004

The summer concert season is only a sound check away. Heres a guide to the best shows of 2004.

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...(July 24); Uniondale, New York (August 10); Indianapolis, Indiana (August 27); Vancouver, British...

Eating On The Fly - 12-15-2005

Hungry for something new but at a loss for ideas? We asked these veterans of the road where to find good eats no matter where you land.

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... - Mike Ingles, Shady Shores, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana St. Elmo Steak House in downtown...

...Indiana St. Elmo Steak House in downtown Indianapolis is a must if you want scrumptious and tender...