Many thanks to Butler University for this great coverage of “100 Things Indy” this week:

Butler University is well represented in the new book 100 Things to Do in Indianapolis Before You Die. And not just because it’s written by Ashley Petry, who went to preschool at Butler, earned her MBA here in 2006, and is finishing her MFA in Creative Writing.

No, Petry said, Butler gets its due because Hinkle Fieldhouse, Holcomb Gardens, and the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium fit the bill. (Plump’s Last Shot, the Broad Ripple restaurant owned by Bobby Plump ’58, is another of the 100.) . . .

Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse gets a mention in the entry about experiencing Indiana basketball, while Holcomb Gardens is one of several destinations on a list of Indy’s prettiest gardens. But the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium is one of my favorite spots in Indy, and it gets an entry all its own. Check the book for more details!