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This New Indianapolis Cinema Takes the Date Night to Whole New Level

By Amy Lynch on Nov. 22, 2021

It’s showtime! In the up-and-coming Windsor Park neighborhood just northeast of the Mass Ave Cultural District in downtown Indianapolis, the new Kan-Kan Cinema has completely modernized and elevated the date-night experience of dinner and a movie. Fans were thrilled to see the theater/brasserie…

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These 9 Places Offer Amazing Pizza in Northwest Indiana

By Carrie Steinweg on Nov. 24, 2020

It’s hard to find a person who doesn’t like pizza. What’s not to love? You’ve got a layer of fresh dough dripping with zesty sauce, topped with a pool of gooey cheese and dressed with meats and veggies or whatever you please, finished off with a dash of spices. While everyone has their own favorites…

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Prepare to Be Wowed By This Newly Renovated Boutique Hotel

By Carrie Steinweg on Oct. 30, 2020

At a time when many hotels are seeing an unprecedented drop in the number of visitors and are struggling to keep from closing, a recently-opened hotel is welcoming new guests. The hotel is a historic structure that dates back to 1929, but after a long closure and a $35 million renovation, the Union…

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Get a Taste of New Orleans in Northern Indiana at this Festive Cafe

By Carrie Steinweg on Oct. 09, 2020

Years ago, I stumbled across this lovely little cafe in South Bend, where you feel like you’re stepping into a celebration in N’Awlins. The smell of cajun spices and beignets greet you as you walk into the brightly and eclectically-decorated dining room. Sometimes you may be lucky enough even to be…

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You'll Want to Add This Peruvian Restaurant to Your Foodie Bucket List

By Carrie Steinweg on Mar. 02, 2020

If you're like me and like trying new foods, you'll want to head to Highland to check out Jose's Family Restaurant. I was making my way around Northwest Indiana one afternoon at lunchtime and wanted to go somewhere I had never been before. I asked my phone for some "restaurants near me" and on the…

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This Seafood Spot in Miller Beach is My New Favorite NWI Restaurant

By Carrie Steinweg on Jul. 01, 2019

I’m a big foodie and every time someone highly recommends a place to me, I add it to my foodie bucket list. Next to it I try to add the name of the person who recommended it so I can give them feedback after I’ve been there. In the case of one local eatery, though, there were too many people who had…

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This Unexpected Spot is the Best Kept Foodie Secret in Northwest Indiana

By Carrie Steinweg on Apr. 08, 2019

This delicious dining room in Northwest Indiana is an incredible foodie secret in the Hoosier State. Only open one night a week, you'll have trouble getting a reservation, but it is definitely worth the effort! Several years ago I discovered the dining room on the Purdue University Northwest campus…

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A Taste of Hamilton County

By Visit Indiana on Mar. 28, 2015

The brand new Hamilton County Dining Guide- check it out! From brunch to dessert, Hamilton County Tourism’s new Dining Guide has suggestions for anything and everything your taste buds desire. It’s the first time Hamilton County Tourism has produced a full-blown dining guide for visitors (or…

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Food Bliss at the Emporium

By admin on Nov. 18, 2013

When figuring out what to write this blog about, I asked my friend what she’d like to read. She told me to write about the one restaurant in Indianapolis that I would Photo Credit goes to http://indyrestaurantscene.blogspot.com/2010/08/illinois-street-food-emporium-revisit.html. recommend if I…

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Dining at FARM Bloomington

By Visit Indiana on Jan. 05, 2013

Just a few days before Christmas, my sister and her husband planned a night out in Bloomington with my husband and I, which included tickets to the IU basketball game. I volunteered to find a spot for a pre-game dinner. I had always wanted to try out FARM Bloomington based on all the people who…

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