Indianapolis

Has anyone been to the mall down there with the nice stores? Are they on central or eastern time? What is the city like? How close is the mall to the nearest expressway? Thanks!

Indianapolis

Hi -

In response to the Indiana time question, we are currently the same time as eastern time.

There is some great shopping in Indianapolis. The following is a recap:

Circle Center Mall - This mall is located downtown and is very, very nice for a downtown mall. It is located not far off I-70 or I-65. This mall has anchor stores such as Nordstroms and Parisians. Downtown Indianapolis is a very nice and safe place. If you go here, be sure to go to the canal walk. I haven%26#39;t been myself, but all of the people I know say it%26#39;s great.

Fashion Mall - This mall is right off I-465 and Keystone Avenue on the northside of Indianapolis. It is more of an upscale mall with anchor stores such as Parisians and Saks. This is also a very nice area.

Castleton Mall - This mall is located off I-465 and Allisonville Road on the northeast side of Indianapolis. It is a few miles down the road from the Fashion Mall, so you could go to both malls in the same day. It has anchor stores such as J.C. Penney%26#39;s, Sears, L. S. Ayres, and Lazarus.

Greenwood Mall - This mall is located in Greenwood, Indiana off I-65 on the southside of Indianapolis. It has anchors stores such as Sears, J.C. Penney%26#39;s, and Lazarus.

If it were me coming to Indianapolis to shop for the day, I would probably go to the Fashion Mall and the Castleton Mall. It will give you a great variety with all kinds of shopping in between such as Kohl%26#39;s and other stores.

As far as Indianapolis, I have lived here for about five years and I love it. It is not so big that you are overwhelmed, but has plenty to offer. As far as safety, like any city, there are areas that are nicer and safer than others. However, I have never felt unsafe going anywhere in Indianapolis. For an overnight stay, I would suggest downtown, Castleton, Carmel, or Greenwood.

Hope this helps and happy shopping.

Indianapolis

Actually we are now on Eastern Standard Time - same as Central time. Local TV stations delay the network shows to the normal Eastern time.

As far as malls, check out

www.simon.com/find_mall/find.aspx?State=IN

Fashion Mall is the high end mall. On the North Side at Keystone and 465.

YSU -

We normally agree on just about everything (except maybe the critical issue involving the ';Sedan on Demand'; taxi service in Carmel, which I understand to be terrible ...), but our Eastern Standard Time designation makes us one hour ahead of Central Standard Time, and the same as the folks on the east coast.

If that%26#39;s NOT correct, I%26#39;m going to be very early for my 2p PST conference call this afternoon.

Toomany times!! I felllike Bluto on Animal House. Oh well, just as long as I know when the Colts game starts

I think the Fashion Mall at Keystone at the Crossing is the one you were referring to. It has excellent, upscale shopping. There used to be a Parisian there, but it closed. Nordstrom is moving into the Parisian space, but it isn%26#39;t open yet. There%26#39;s also a Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the larger Pottery Barn stores, Crate and Barrel, Wiliams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home Store, Restoration Hardware, J Jill, Cole Haan, Tommy Bahama and loads more stores. There are also hotels in the complex as well as a good choice of restaurants.

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slippery noodle/dinner & dancing!!!

Cant remember, can someone remind me what time early band starts playing in the back area at the Slippery Noodle. Went there last visit and had a great time. Husband %26amp; I want to go dancing there saturday nite and thought we%26#39;d eat dinner there before and get a good table. Any suggestions what to order???

Thanks in advance, looking forward to this weekend, is there a colts game on sunday??? :)

slippery noodle/dinner %26amp; dancing!!!

Not sure what time the bands start. I think The Noodle has a website though. Haven%26#39;t eaten there but heard it%26#39;s good. Never been on the dancefloor there,just watched, My wife says I%26#39;m the male version of Elaine on Seinfeld. The Colts are in Houston this Sunday

slippery noodle/dinner %26amp; dancing!!!

If you get there before 6 probably on the weekend no cover charge. Enjoy dinner at a table in the back. Good steaks , sandwiches, salads. The bands usually start aroud 9 I think. Dancing maybe up by the stage its kind of crowded on the weekends. I love that bar and music one of my favorites. Always a good time. The web site also has a calendar of what band is playing. Enjoy

Thanks, just want a heads up. Especially if there was a colts game. Now, I won%26#39;t have to worry about hubby trying to get tickets. But, I will miss the sea of blue %26amp; white on every person in Indy on game day. What a great city!

I%26#39;ll check website for band time, I know we%26#39;ll want to eat there, but, not sure if I want to spend 3 hours before. Want to hit Ike %26amp; Jonesy%26#39;s for a drink before dinner, and then get our hand stamped, to come back later and not have to stand in line at door to pay cover.

Indy definitely has it happening, we love your city, its truly one to be proud of. Thanks again guys, :)

YES IKE%26#39;S!!! Still going strong. It was probably the first ';nightclub'; to get going when Indy started refurbishing the downtown area with Union Station about 24 years ago. Too bad that Union Station didn%26#39;t make it. Does anyone miss Norman%26#39;s?

Yep.

Union Station served a purpose nonetheless. It really got the ball rolling with area residents viewing downtown as an evening/weekend destination once again. I suspect it will emerge once again in some grand form - at least I hope so.

ND weekend lodging

My husband and I and our 2 college age kids have tickets for the NC game and are looking for lodging for Nov. 3-4. We have stayed in Niles in the past at the Niles Inn but it was pretty bad and pretty high. We know we will have to stay outside of South Bend; we are willing to try a Mom %26amp; Pop motel but don%26#39;t know a thing about any of them. We don%26#39;t need any extras as all we do is sleep in the room but it needs to be clean! Any suggestions within a 20-30 miles radius of campus? appreciate any help you can give.

ND weekend lodging

I look to those ';lists'; websites with people%26#39;s names in them. If you look under temporary lodging you can find something.

ND weekend lodging

Their are reputable mid tier chain hotels like Hampton Inn, Courtyard, Fairfield, Holiday Inn Express in cities and towns surrounding South Bend. Try looking for hotels in Elkhart, Goshen, Plymouth, Laporte, Michigan City, Warsaw (about 40 miles). You might also get fortunate with an Amish Bed and Breakfast by looking up Nappanee or Shipshewana.

Inexpensive Thrill in Madison

While visiting my twin daughters yesterday at Hanover college, we drove over to Madison for lunch. After eating. we were heading back to the college when we passed a sign by the airport advertising aiplane rides for $12 a person. It was my twins birthday and they had never been in a plane before, so they were excited about thying it. The ride was in a small 4 seat place but the experience was awesome. After takeoff we headed southwest over the college then went across the Ohio river and followed it back north over Madison. The view of the river was breathtaking. Theye was a riverboat docked and we got an amazing view of the bridge going to Kentucky. Right before landing we flew over Cliffty Falls State Park and got a close-up view of the falls. The trip only lasted 15 minutes but it sure felt much longer. I recommend it highly and my daughters went back to college and told their friends. I think a big group of them are going back next weekend to do it again.

Inexpensive Thrill in Madison

That sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for telling us about it!

questions about Columbus, Fort Wayne

I%26#39;ve heard about the great architecture in Columbus, and I may be able to see some of it next month. I%26#39;d appreciate any recommendations for dining and historical sites in the city and surrounding area.

I will also be going through Fort Wayne. Are there any must-sees in the area for history buffs? The transportation museums in DeKalb County look interesting.

Thanks in advance.

questions about Columbus, Fort Wayne

You might want to stop by the fort in Fort Wayne, and I%26#39;ve heard very good things about the Lincoln Museum. www.thelincolnmuseum.org

www.visitfortwayne.com

Not far from Columbus is Nashville in Brown County, Indiana. It is very popular in the fall. It%26#39;s a great place to see the changing leaves, as well as see the work of local artists, listen to music, etc.

http://www.browncounty.com/

Have a great trip!

questions about Columbus, Fort Wayne

Hi madi40,

Columbus and surrounding area:

I lived in Columbus, Indiana, for a few months and found the architecture amazing. I am not an artsy person, but I would definitely recomend this city to anyone in the area

You might want to go on the architecture tour:

www.columbus.in.us//static/index.cfm…

Sorry I can%26#39;t recommend any restaurants there.

I agree with the above post, I would also check out Brown County. It is wonderful in the fall with the leaves changing colors. You can also walk around the shops and see the artisans. There are some nice little restaurants here.

http://www.browncounty.com/

You might want to also continue on to Bloomington, Indiana, and check out the IU campus. There always seems to be something going on there. Some ideas would be to take a tour of the campus (see the architecture), go to the campus art museum, go to the archeology building and tour the museum there, they offer various concerts, ect. If you decide to visit here, but not sure what to see, just ask and I will try to help (I graduated from here), or I%26#39;m sure some others on this site could help.

http://www.iub.edu/tour/

Ft.Wayne, Indiana:

Yes, I agree, I think as a history buff you would like the Lincoln Museum.

http://www.thelincolnmuseum.org/

Maybe the Historical Society

www.fwhistorycenter.com/about_contact.htm

Don%26#39;t know if you like plants, but maybe the Foellinger-Freimann botanical conservatory?

http://www.botanicalconservatory.org/

With your mention of history, you might like something associated with the Amish.

http://www.amishacres.com/

http://www.shipshewana.com/

Have fun,

Snowbrdgrl

things to do

The boys are going to OSU/Purdue game and the girls need something to do, any suggestions?

Thanks

things to do

This website has lots of great information:

http://www.lafayette-in.com/visitors.html

Have a great time!

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Rehearsal Dinner

My son will be getting married in Huntingburg, IN next summer. The reception will be in Jasper. Can anyone suggest a nice restaurant in the area for the rehearsal dinner? Much thanks!

Rehearsal Dinner

The Schnitzelbaunk, is a tradtional German restaurant that%26#39;s pretty popular to hold a rehersal dinner. There%26#39;s also the Mill House, which has a room for private parties and would be comparable to like a Chili%26#39;s or such.

Rehearsal Dinner

narm7773, thanks for the info. I knew that Schnitzelbank Restaurant has a separate room for parties, but I didn%26#39;t know the Mill House had one. Any thoughts on Snap%26#39;s Steak House?

I asked my friend about Snap%26#39;s. She said it%26#39;s typical bar type food but pretty pricey. She also said it%26#39;s small and they may not rent it out for a private party. She also said that the Jasper Inn is renovating their restaurant and the catering will be from Sander%26#39;s which is excellant. Other than that, we couldn%26#39;t come up with anything else.

Thanks for the input. I think I will plan a road trip to Jasper and check out the restaurants now that I know they are good options.

I would definitely have to recommend the Schnitz. The Mill House would be good too though. I can%26#39;t really think of anywhere else there that would work well. I agree that Snap%26#39;s is pricey for the type of food you would be getting. There wouldn%26#39;t be anywhere in Huntingburg that would really work well other than maybe the back room at the Gaslight. Your food options there would be pizza, nachos, strombolis (a personal favorite there), or burgers. I guess it really just depends if you are wanting something light and laid back or a little more elegant.

You might check the new Community Center that is in Huntingburg. They have a list of caterers you could chose from.

Mill House food isn%26#39;t quite what it was yrs ago, but still great. Last couple of times I%26#39;ve had Schnitzelbank catering it was terrible which is quite unlike them. Sander%26#39;s Catering has great food and from what I hear around town it is a lot more affordable than other options.

Snap%26#39;s Steakhouse does NOT have typicaly bar-type food. They are a steak house and though it%26#39;s been several months since we%26#39;ve dined there, the steaks are out of this world with their herb butter. They have an outside patio that might be able to be reserved.

The new Huntinburg convention center just opened but I%26#39;ve not been there yet.

FYI Sander%26#39;s now runs the restaurant area of the Jasper Inn (formerly Holiday Inn).

It%26#39;s kind of strange, but Fazoli%26#39;s also does catering...not typical rehearsal dinner fare.

This may sound crazy, but my rehearsal dinner was at the local bowling alley. They have a VERY nice room (far better than I had thought) and we had Sander%26#39;s cater the meal. We purchased the alcohol from the bar there and then after the meal, we paid for our guests to bowl. It was a fun evening and a great way to enjoy time with our wedding party and out of town guests.

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