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Archive for January, 2009

Indy gets first slot as “City Slicker Eats” @ CivilEats.com

By Jason Moriber • Jan 30th, 2009

It’s been burgeoning ever slowly, and great to see recognized; the good-food movement in Indy was written up as the inaugural article of the ongoing series “City Slicker Eats” @ CivilEats.com. Hoosiers have amazing access to farm-fresh foods and farm-enabled recipes. Some great local chefs have been keeping-it-real by offering short menus of delicious (mostly) [...]



So long Mr. Updike, safe travels, we’ll miss you

By Jason Moriber • Jan 27th, 2009

So long Mr. Updike, safe travels, we’ll miss you



Subway troupe’s underground theatre

By Jason Moriber • Jan 27th, 2009

Subway troupe’s underground theatre



Creative Director makes porfolio house calls?

By Jason Moriber • Jan 27th, 2009

Creative Director makes porfolio house calls?



CondeNet becomes Conde Nast Digital

By Jason Moriber • Jan 26th, 2009

CondeNet becomes Conde Nast Digital



Subscription Model, continued

By Jason Moriber • Jan 26th, 2009

I found this link via @howardweaver, one of the people I follow on Twitter. It’s  a NYTimes article on a “pay-what-you-want” model buffet restaurant. In general the article points to it’s success; even though the prices are down they are gaining more users and increasing revenues.
If you did this with your business could you survive? [...]



Cha-ching! Condoleezza Rice Signs With William Morris Agency

By Jason Moriber • Jan 22nd, 2009

Cha-ching! Condoleezza Rice Signs With William Morris Agency



Subscription Model Note: Concierge Medicine, Supermarket…

By Jason Moriber • Jan 22nd, 2009

I heard this news story on NPR this morning on Concierge Medicine, another example of the subscription model which seems to be gaining ground. It’s my feeling that the subscription model is the trend…



Meredith Pub launches online Women-focused network

By Jason Moriber • Jan 21st, 2009

Meredith Pub launches online Women-focused network



Advocates want ban on smoking broadened [in Indianapolis]

By Jason Moriber • Jan 14th, 2009

When I lived in NYC we thought the ban on smoking in bars would be the end of the world. The sublime, erotic, romantic, stinky-dive nature of all things good would come to a horrible end! What would we do! Didn’t happen.