The Conrad Indianapolis temporarily suspended operations as occupancy rates for Downtown hotels nosedive because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Emmis hopes to reduce expenses, focus on growth.

Simon Property Group plans to reopen on Saturday Indiana malls shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leaked internal memo.

Indianapolis officials say they have concerns about Simon Property Group's timelines to reopen shopping malls in Marion County.

As Indiana moves into a phased reopening during the coronavirus pandemic, the state is encouraging office workers to continue working from home.

Indiana is reopening its economy after its coronavirus closures. Here's what shoppers should know about how malls, stores, salons and gyms will return

At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, even the old and the great must constantly be made new in today's world, and that's happening. The greatness of the Indianapolis 500, and of race weekend, remains.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: As hospitals were overrun by coronavirus patients in other parts of the world, the Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in the U.S., hiring private contractors to build emergency field hospitals around the country. The endeavor cost more than $660 million, according to an NPR analysis of federal spending records. But nearly four months into the pandemic, most of these facilities haven't treated a single patient. Public health experts said this episode exposes how ill-prepared the U.S. is for a pandemic. They praised the Army Corps for quickly providing thousands of extra beds, but experts said there wasn't enough planning to make sure these field hospitals could be put to use once they were finished. "It's so painful because what it's showing is that the plans we have in place, they don't work," said Robyn Gershon, a professor at New York University's School of Global Public Health. "We have to go back to the drawing board and redo it." But the nation's governors -- who requested the Army Corps projects and, in some cases, contributed state funding -- said they're relieved these facilities didn't get more use. They said early models predicted a catastrophic shortage of hospital beds, and no one knew for sure when or if stay-at-home orders would reduce the spread of the coronavirus. "All those field hospitals and available beds sit empty today," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said last month. "And that's a very, very good thing." Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, said: "These 1,000-bed alternate care sites are not necessary; they're not filled. Thank God." Senior military leaders also said the effort was a success -- even if the beds sit empty.

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Google's move to put Javier Soltero, VP and GM of G Suite, in charge of Messages, Duo, and the phone app on Android, puts all of Google's major communication products under one umbrella: Soltero's team. Dieter Bohn reports via The Verge: Soltero tells me that there are no immediate plans to change or integrate any of Google's apps, so don't get your hopes up for that (yet). "We believe people make choices around the products that they use for specific purposes," Soltero says. Still, Google's communications apps are in dire need of a more coherent and opinionated production development, and Soltero could very well be the right person to provide that direction. Prior to joining Google, he had a long career that included creating the much-loved Acompli email app, which Microsoft acquired and essentially turned into the main Outlook app less than two months after signing the deal. Soltero has also moved rapidly (at least by the standards of Google's communication apps) to clean up the Hangouts branding mess, converting Hangouts Video to Google Meet and Hangouts Chat to Google Chat -- at least on the enterprise side. Google Meet also became free for everybody far ahead of the original schedule because of the pandemic. Cleaning up the consumer side of all that is more complicated, but Soltero says, "The plan continues to be to modernize [Hangouts] towards Google Meet and Google Chat." "Soltero will remain on the cloud team but will join Hiroshi Lockheimer's leadership team," Dieter adds. While Lockheimer believes there are opportunities to better integrate Google's apps into its platforms, he says it doesn't make sense to force integration or interoperability too quickly. "It's not necessarily a bad thing that there are multiple communications applications if they're for a different purpose," Lockheimer says. "Part of what might be confusing, what we've done to confuse everyone, is our history around some of our communications products that have gone from one place or another place. But we're looking forward now, in a way that has a much more coherent vision."

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Boston dominated for most of four quarters but Indiana briefly took the lead in the final minutes behind Victor Oladipo and inspired defensive play.

According to the news release, the NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dallas Mavericks owner and IU alum is taken aback to learn the NBA is stopping play in the wake of a player's coronavirus test

Here's what the Big Ten, NCAA and NBA are doing for fans who bought tickets to upcoming games they now cannot attend.

Donnie Strack, now in the Thunder front office, checked out Utah's Rudy Gobert on the night of the league's first COVID-19-related cancellation.

Indiana Pacers staff had one day to prepare for what suddenly became the world's biggest sporting event

An insurance payment due to Victor Oladipo's injury gives Pacers lowest payroll in NBA

Domantas Sabonis is a long shot in the NBA's video game tournament; he was a long shot before making the All-Star skills competition final, too

Malcolm Brogdon is healing and more minutes for JaKarr Sampson could get the Pacers out of the first round of the playoffs

The Indiana Pacers would have started the 2020 NBA playoffs this weekend, but these memories will have to do for now.

Justin (the oldest) and Aaron (the youngest) Holiday play for the Indiana Pacers; Jrue Holiday is the best-known of the brothers in the NBA.

Source: The Pacers will listen to the government and follow its lead before bringing players back

The Pacers didn't have their starting point guard for the last three games before the NBA went on hiatus, but he's able to play if/when it restarts.

After two quick 3-pointers, "I get the rebound, get fouled and that's where the last two points come for the 8 points in 9 seconds," says Miller.

Pacers Gaming kicks off NBA 2K League season on ESPN2

Indiana Pacers TV announcers Chris Denari and Quinn Buckner are among those up for honors

Pacers coach Nate McMillan is hoping to be in the final days of a stay-at-home order, and he's letting players know they need to be ready to return.

Mike Storen, the Pacers' first general manager, former ABA commissioner and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84.

IndyStar's Liz Biro demonstrates how to turn a Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie into a straw to drink milk, beer or bourbon.

Whether it's out of necessity, to pass time or to calm nerves, bread baking is a hot topic during coronavirus pandemic

Restaurants and bars in central Indiana respond to the coronavirus, or COVID-19, health pandemic while operating under state-issued restrictions.

Empty seats. Silent screens. How Franklin's Artcraft Theater is weathering the pandemic.

Shapiro's delicatessen, a Kosher eatery just south of Downtown Indianapolis, is adapting to a carryout model amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Several Indianapolis-area restaurants are offering brunch deals and takeout specials to help mom relax and stay out of the kitchen on Mother's Day.

After ending print publication in 2019 and moving to online nonprofit model, Nuvo will cease operations.

New guidelines announced by Gov. Eric Holcomb include timeline for resuming social gatherings and entertainment events, including bars and nightclubs.

Finalists for the James Beard Foundation's culinary awards have been announced, and Indianapolis isn't on the list.

Discover new restaurants, the best drinks and local food at Liz Biro's new Indylicious Facebook group.

Half-price tickets let you eat, drink wine and see Food Network's Scott Conant at the IndyStar Wine & Food Experience.

These Indianapolis-area spots have some delicious sandwiches.

Purdue coach Matt Painter met with the media Tuesday to discuss a wide range of subjects

With Matt Haarms announcing his decision to leave the Boilermakers, the coaching staff begins the search to fill a void in the middle

Led by larger-than-life QB Drew Byerly, charismatic coach Chris Coll and two weight-room ringers, Franklin finally beats neighboring Whiteland.

"For some kids, success is probable. For her, it may be inevitable. She works and takes others with her."

Greenwood is booming. But that growth is leaving some of those who work in the city behind.

Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers announced Friday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a nervous system disorder.

The Edinburgh Lancers head into the tournament 17-5 after winning just eight games last season.

The last business standing on a flood-prone piece of land is expected to vacate this year, making way for a 15-acre park with an amphitheater.

A 15-acre park with amphitheater, playground and farmer's market plaza is planned for the southwest side of Franklin.

Franklin's quaint downtown is full of historic homes. But some had fallen into disrepair.