Shari Rudavsky

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News editor @IndyStar. Still hate cutesie Twitter bio descriptions. Still love cats.

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Live Indianapolis 500 fun report for the 109th running: Snake Pit, Coke Lot, red carpet

1 month ago | indystar.com | Shari Rudavsky

Welcome to our annual Indy 500 fun report — basically, coverage of everything but the actual cars running on the track. If race updates are what you're looking for, you can find all that and more at IndyStar Sports. Good morning race fans! That 6 a.m. cannon has sounded and the fireworks have boomed, waking up the town of Speedway as people filter in to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you're feeling groggy this morning, the crisp temperatures should help you perk up and prepare to party.
Indy 500 fan blog report: We saw (cars on) fire. We saw rain. We saw a lot

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Domenica Bongiovanni |Alexandria Burris |Tony Cook |Alysa Guffey |Bradley Hohulin |Shari Rudavsky

Welcome to our annual Indy 500 fun report — basically, coverage of everything but the actual cars running on the track. If race updates are what you're looking for, you can find all that and more at IndyStar Sports. Good morning race fans! That 6 a.m. cannon has sounded and the fireworks have boomed, waking up the town of Speedway as people filter in to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you're feeling groggy this morning, the crisp temperatures should help you perk up and prepare to party.
Retro Indy: The cars may be on the track but the party's in the Snake Pit at the Indy 500

1 month ago | indystar.com | Shari Rudavsky

While Indianapolis 500 fans have never been known for their demure behavior, those who watch the race from the Snake Pit have long had a reputation for being the rowdiest of the rowdy.
Retro Indy: The cars may be on the track but the party's in the Snake Pit at the Indy 500

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Shari Rudavsky

While Indianapolis 500 fans have never been known for their demure behavior, those who watch the race from the Snake Pit have long had a reputation for being the rowdiest of the rowdy.
Retro Indy: The oldest Decorators' Show House tour in the country

1 month ago | indystar.com | Shari Rudavsky

More than 50 years ago a new member of the St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild shared a fundraising idea she brought with her from California, her previous home. Find a beautiful old home for sale, invite the city’s best interior designers to decorate and outfit the rooms, then charge admission to the public to tour the home. The members of the guild, started in 1908 through St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, embraced Dessie Partenheimer Koch’s idea immediately, according to Guild history.
Retro Indy: Five years ago this month Indiana had its first COVID case and death

Mar 14, 2025 | indystar.com | Shari Rudavsky

For about two months, the news of a new virus had been trickling in from China. The deadly coronavirus had led to dramatic quarantine policies on the other side of the globe but in Indiana in January of 2020, that all seemed far away. Then on March 6, Indiana saw its first case. Community Health Network doctors diagnosed a man who contracted the virus at a conference in Boston. The patient checked into a hotel, self-isolated and recovered.
IMPD looking for stolen car with infant boy inside

Nov 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shari Rudavsky

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers Wednesday night issued an alert for a stolen car with an infant inside. The car, a Black 2014 Chevy Equinox with the plate number 394CIG, was stolen from the 8000 block of Egret Lane, near 79th and Ditch just before 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. A baby boy, 6-month-old Eliam Santiago Felipe, was inside the car when it was taken, IMPD said in a Facebook post.Police said the vehicle has a white North Central High School sticker on the back of the car.
Do you see what I see? Tell us where to find the best holiday lights displays

Nov 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shari Rudavsky |Joe Mutascio

The darkest days of the year may be upon us but some neighborhoods will still be filled with light. Hundreds of houses across central Indiana go all out with decorations and as we did last year, IndyStar wants to help you find the best holiday light displays around. So this year, for the second year in a row, we’re bringing you the IndyStar Holiday Lights map to help point you towards some of the best and the brightest. But we can’t do it without your help.
A disaster turns 79. USS Indianapolis sinking leads to world's worst shark attack

Jul 30, 2024 | savingseafood.org | John Tufts |Shari Rudavsky |Kaitlin Lange

July 30, 2024 — It was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after delivering components for “Little Boy,” the atomic bomb that helped end World War II. It sank in 12 minutes. What followed next resulted in the greatest single loss of life at sea, on a single ship, in the history of the U.S. Navy.
A disaster turns 79. USS Indianapolis sinking leads to world's worst shark attack

Jul 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Tufts |Shari Rudavsky |Kaitlin Lange

John Tufts, Shari Rudavsky and Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis StarJuly 29, 2024 at 7:34 AM·3 min readIt was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after delivering components for "Little Boy," the atomic bomb that helped end World War II. It sank in 12 minutes.

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25 May 25

Feeling all the Indy 500 feels this a.m. courtesy of my esteemed colleague @DomenicaReports:

Domenica Bongiovanni @DomenicaReports

Happy #Indy500 race day! @indystar’s fun crew is out again covering the shenanigans. Look for our fun blog at https://t.co/oul5O7rjb1 (along with our track coverage). First up: The stampede to the Snake Pit. https://t.co/nqL4j0bH1F

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16 Jan 25

RT @GreggDoyelStar: Mike Woodson's protection is being sheered away by the blunt-force trauma he's doing to #iubb. The IU legend has two an…

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15 Jan 25

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Articles

Live Indianapolis 500 fun report for the 109th running: Snake Pit, Coke Lot, red carpet

Indy 500 fan blog report: We saw (cars on) fire. We saw rain. We saw a lot

Retro Indy: The cars may be on the track but the party's in the Snake Pit at the Indy 500

Retro Indy: The cars may be on the track but the party's in the Snake Pit at the Indy 500

Retro Indy: The oldest Decorators' Show House tour in the country

Retro Indy: Five years ago this month Indiana had its first COVID case and death

IMPD looking for stolen car with infant boy inside

Do you see what I see? Tell us where to find the best holiday lights displays

A disaster turns 79. USS Indianapolis sinking leads to world's worst shark attack

A disaster turns 79. USS Indianapolis sinking leads to world's worst shark attack

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