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This article presents a guide to the night life of Indianapolis, Indiana. It gives information about the city's cabarets, comedy clubs, dance halls, DJs, mochatinis, moonlit promenades and one raging mechanical bull. It informs about Ale Emporium's where on a Tuesday, drafts are at a discount. Fans of pint-poured beers hit Broad Ripple's Chumley's Beer House, where 50 taps of domestic, import and craft brews line the back of this non-sporty neighborhood bar. Palomino is the lunch spot of choice for politicos and down-town executives, but after 5 it's a haven for cocktail connoisseurs. INSETS: BEFRIEND THE BARTENDER;MASTER THE MERENGUE;BEAT THE BULL;HOMEWARD BOUND

This article presents information about various outfits to suit the boot. There is availability of jacket ($2,770), brown sweater ($625), pleated mini ($760), Missoni at Nordstrom. Brown and blue reversible bag, Social Butterfly ($165) is available at Good Company. Hardwood floor is provided by Blakdy's Designer Floors. Crimson boots can be paired with a casual pant and bomber jacket.

People may intend to enjoy them more often, but in truth, most of them reserve special recipes and big family meals for the holiday season. Now a small local group of devoted foodies hopes to change these ways. Early this year, Indianapolis (Indy) got its own chapter of Slow Food, a nonprofit educational organization founded in Europe in the 1980's. Created in reaction to the onslaught of golden arches springing up in European cities, the group seeks to combat fast-food culture and the solitary meals and loss of culinary traditions it represents. Indy's Slow Food chapter is one of more than 100 groups, called "convivia," in the United States.

The article presents information on various grocery stores in Indianapolis, Indiana. O'Malia's on 86th Street stocks different kinds of pasta. O' Malia's carries sourdough and cinnamon-raisin bread from the Scholars Inn bakery. Frest bison and ostrich burgers are available at Wild Oats. Lee's Supermarket and New Spiceland Asian Grocery has a large supply of Asian foods.

This article reports that $15 bars of soap may seem the stuff of luxury hotels and spoiled pop stars, but consider them an investment in clean living— D Claus Porto soaps from Portugal are triple-milled, a process that pushes out air bubbles and creates a dense bar that lasts for months without turning to mush. The all-vegetable oil blends mean sensitive skin won't freak out Surprise hit Men tend to favor big, sturdy bars of the almond oil variety, which has a rich but subtle scent.

This article presents information about clothes and dressing. Cole Haan Inc.'s Telham loafer is priced $175. Studio Via Spiga's Louie loafer is priced $79.90.

Jordan Stiegman's No. 1 rule: If the suit fits, wear it — but only if it really fits. Stiegman, the 39-year-old menswear designer and clothing consultant for King's Image custom suit shop, has been in the biz since he was 16 years old, and he has a knack for creating looks for his clients — a wide-ranging crowd that includes Colts as well as CEOs, Pacers and pastors. In an era dominated by the business-casual uniform — golf shirt and khaki pants — Stiegman admits that a custom suit might not even be on the radar for many guys.

The article presents information on Angle Garrett, owner of northside boutique Angela David and her idea of a fabulous fall wardrobe. Jeans with a feminine shoe and a flirty top, with the harshness of unfinished seams at the cuffs paired with a ruffly black camisole and pointed, girly shoes. Girly and flirty, but in rich colors, especially chocolate, green, pink and a little bit of purple. Also plenty of tweed, cable knit and cashmere.

The 1844 Victorian had served as part of the Underground Railroad and three additions and 160 years had left the structure in need of a little help. It was entrepreneur Renae Duran's husband, Gene Duran who suggested that the rambling old house in downtown Westfield might be a swell place to locate her home-and-garden shop, Duran Designs. The home's charm and history won Duran over and after six months of stripping wallpaper, repairing plaster and refinishing woodwork, she opened her doors for business. The shop has three showrooms downstairs and four upstairs, all filled with a range of home goods. Throughout, the 2,800-square-foot house brims with silk florals, Duran's specialty.

Presents the photographs of the ergonomic trowel for digging, earthen pots, teak bench, mud gloves and clogs used in gardens.

This article presents information and photographs of fashion accessories. It includes a square silver ring by Bat-Ami, a silver-buckle belt by Ferragamo, priced at $135 at Saks Fifth Avenue, zigote frames by Anne Et Valentine, priced at $275 at Ossip, A large-face croc-band watch by Michelle, priced at $495 at Saks Fifth Avenue and a square silver bangle by Bat-Ami, priced at $165 at Good Company.

The article presents this season's must-have trends in stockings. They blend texture and color, wit and warmth. Pair brights with staid skirts, layer fishnet over solids and let the head-turning begin. Some of the trendy stockings included are checker-board knits by Music Legs, $5.95 at Future Shock, net in orange, $12.50 and illusion sport in tetra, $16 by Donna Karan New York, $12.50 at Nordstorm, carrot solid tights with red net, $12 and $15 by Ellen Tracy Inc. at Saks Fifth Avenue and solid tight in primary blue by Emilio Cavallini, $18 at Good Company.

After Indianapolis Indiana native Kim Buchanan, a former marketing executive in the fast-food industry, became a victim of corporate downsizing, she found herself spending her sudden free time pondering new careers. One online foray led her to recipe ideas for dog treats— a real find, as her two pups, Max and Maddie, are insufferable treat snobs.

Dwindling congregations, costly maintenance and suburban sprawl have meant hard times for some old churches. But Indianapolis, Indiana is joining a realty revival that could mean good news for the aging structures. The revival includes building conversions that create alternative-use spaces such as offices, studios and homes. Rick Mendez, a CPA and a church-developer, picked up on the idea when he heard Greenfield Church in Greenfield was going to be demolished. Instead Mendez turned it into cozy loft apartments.

This article focuses on Irene Joslin, editorial cartoonist and entrepreneur in Nashville, Indiana. She owns Irene Joslin Antiques, Art, Chocolates. In eighth grade, Joslin sketched a caricature of her teacher, who was assigning homework. Her subjects vary wildly — from issues such as local ordinances to national politics — but Joslin is "strongly interested" in relationships. For material, she uses conversations overheard in her shop. "I'm happy when there's controversy over my cartoons," says Joslin. "I know they're being read and making people think."

Presents information on prices of several dishes related to corn.