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REVIEW: The Phoenix Theatre’s ā€˜OAK’ is hauntingly beautiful

I’ve been to many intimate plays and seen performances on stages smaller than a Saltine cracker, but ā€œOAKā€ takes the cake for immersive theater. Written...

REVIEW: Top 5 bites from the Sweets & Snacks ConventionĀ 

The 2025 Sweets & Snacks Convention took over the Indianapolis Convention Center last week.  The annual expo highlighting local, national and global snack food businesses...

Black is the blueprint

From Congo's Sapeurs to Harlem's haute couture swagger to the Black church's Sunday Best, Black elegance and style have long shaped the fabric of...

Recorder Rewind: Mary J. Blige, For My Fans Tour (photos and review)

By COLE RICHARDSON For the Fans, By the Legends: Mary J. Blige and NE-YO Electrify Gainbridge Fieldhouse The energy was undeniable as R&B icons Mary J....

REVIEW: IRT’s ā€˜The Play That Goes Wrong’ is a delightful disaster

For a play that is supposed to go wrong, the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) pulled it off flawlessly. Onstage now through May 11, the IRT’s...

ā€œBlack Girls Gardening: Empowering Stories and Garden Wisdom for Healing and Flourishing in Natureā€ by Amber Grossman

c.2025 Chronicle Books, $26.95 240 pages ā€œMythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Godsā€ by Ellen Zachos c.2025 Workman $22.00 176 pages In a way, it’s kind...

‘Firstborn Girls: A Memoir’ by Bernice L. McFadden

c.2025, Dutton $30.00 400 pages The Bible includes a lot of begatting. Cush begat Nimrod. Jacob begat Joseph. Abraham begat Isaac. Salmon begat Boaz and Boaz begat Obed...

Fresh produce, made easy: A review of the Rise Garden systemĀ 

For residents of neighborhoods like Martindale-Brightwood, where lead contamination in the soil makes traditional gardening risky, finding a way to grow fresh, healthy produce...

REVIEW: Indiana premiere of ā€˜Caroline, or Change’ at Footlite Musicals offered a powerful performance

ā€œCaroline, or Changeā€ is objectively a strange show. But with the amount of talent onstage at Footlite Musicals, you’d hardly notice. Written by American playwright...

Black History Month books for kids by various authors and illustrators

By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER c.2024, 2025 $17.95 - $18.99 various page counts Your mother tells you stories. She talks about things that happened before you were born; Grandpa does it,...
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