Indiana Insider Blog

You may have seen the articles listing Carmel, Indiana, as one of the best places in America to live. Many state the economics, the growing arts community, or the stellar public school system as the reason. But I think I’ve... Read more

Another record setting year of voting and the results are in for Visit Indiana’s Best of Indiana awards. More than 24,000 Hoosiers selected Indiana’s Best Tenderloins. The top-10 vote getters hail from seven Indiana counties! Indiana does not have an official state... Read more

Indiana’s most famous sandwich mirrors its people: hearty and unassuming. Thus, it’s no surprise the pork tenderloin sandwich is an Indiana staple, cropping up at restaurants and county fairs all over the state. The sandwich is pounded thin and fried... Read more

Hop in your car and discover something new in the Hoosier State. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) are kicking off the summer travel season with Visit Indiana Week May 7-13, part of National... Read more

Country Living has released a list of 25 Under-the-Radar Midwestern Towns for Girlfriend Getaways, and six Hoosier locales have made the list! The Hoosier towns that Country Living selected are Chesterton, Corydon, Bloomington, Carmel, Columbus and Santa Claus! Home of... Read more

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 locals, no shame in... Read more

I remember as a young girl going to Café Patachou with my dad every Saturday morning for cinnamon toast. To this day, my dad and I still visit the breakfast/lunch spot on a relatively regular basis, although some things have... Read more

When exploring new restaurants to try in Indy, I love to seek out local pit stops from Food Network favorites like Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. This weekend I decided to try out Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream, a community favorite... Read more

This year’s Carmel International Arts Festival will be held the final weekend in September, the 28th and 29th. It’s the 16th year of the festival, and it has become one of Indiana’s premier arts fairs in that time. Held in... Read more