Brizzi and Ballard Both in the Hot Seat

Paul K. Ogden reports that "one only has to look at the campaign finance report of Mayor Ballard to see that Pay to Play politics is not limited to the Prosecutor's Office."

FBI asking questions about Carl Brizzi

A Fox 59 News investigation has revealed that FBI agents are asking whether Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has ever used his office's influence to benefit political and personal associates in criminal investigations and public issues. Check it out here.

"The FBI inquiries come in the wake of a high profile raid by federal agents in November at the offices of financier Tim Durham on Monument Circle," reports Fox 59. "Durham is a close friend and campaign supporter of Brizzi, donating nearly $200,000 to the prosecutor's re-election campaign in 2006."

George's IRL Team Suspends Racing Operations

The Indy Racing League team owned by former Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chief Executive Officer Tony George is suspending operations, reports Inside INdiana Business. Vision Racing made the announcement through its Twitter feed today (28 January). The team says it will continue efforts to find a solid partnership so it can "take to the track once again."

Mozart’s Serenade in C minor

The Indianapolis Chamber Winds will present Mozart’s Serenade in C minor, K. 388 at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (28 January) in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue,Indianapolis, under the direction of UIndy faculty member Darin Sorley. For more information, contact Valerie K. Miller Wahlstrom, 317:788-2183.

End Times for Durham?

Indianapolis financier Tim Durham’s famed 98-foot yacht is up for sale for $4.8 million, reports the Indianapolis Business Journal.

and

A legal brouhaha over the recent auction of a Duesenberg automobile by Tim Durham has taken a new twist, with Durham’s bank charging the financier didn’t have the right to sell the car in the first place, according to the IBJ.

and

Individuals holding large dollar amounts of certificates of investment with Fair Finance, which historically operated in Summit and Stark counties have consulted with Attorney David Mucklow regarding the most efficient method of recovering their investments, reports an Ohio-based website.

Indy Airport to get First Airline Lounge

Delta airlines has announced that it'll be opening a Sky Club in Indianapolis.

This Indianapolis Observer, who flies out of IND a lot, is grateful that finally FINALLY an airline has seen fit to put a lounge in our fair city. Even if it is Delta.

Indy's Uneducated

This question comes from Indiana Barrister:

"Schools say it would cost millions of extra dollars to do remedial education for 3rd graders who don’t know how to read. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it the schools job to teach children how to read, so why should it cost extra for them to do their jobs?"

Your Indianapolis Observer can only shake its head. Who knew Indiana schools let kids get all the way through third grade without learning how to read?