The historic downtown greets visitors with Victorian-era buildings standing shoulder to shoulder like old friends posing for a photograph, their brick facades telling stories of boom times, ...

AN ACROBAT fell to her death in front of a packed crowd of families at a circus show. Marina B, 27, was pulling off a daring trapeze stunt in a big top in Bautzen, east Germany, when she plummeted to ...

Ever stumbled upon a place that feels like it was plucked straight from a Norman Rockwell painting, but with Wi-Fi? That’s Peru, Indiana for you – a charming Midwestern gem where the pace slows down ...

Dreana Sparks, 33, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2022, in Carmel. She was born on August 25, 1989, in Daytona Beach, Fla., to mother Donna Sparks and was raised in Peru, Ind. Described as ...

AUGUST 14TH THROUGH THE 24TH. HEY, THE CIRCUS IS BACK AT WATERFRONT PARK FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT. VENARDOS CIRCUS IS BACK UNDER THE BIG TOP. SAM CARTER DISCOVERED. THIS HARKENS BACK TO THE CIRCUSES ...

The ensemble of Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams at Chicago Shakespeare Theater Credit: David Rubene Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams, now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, is about the ...

Bruce Carter Embrey, age 81, of Fishers, Indiana (formerly of Peru), passed away at home on April 8, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on July 5, ...

Circus Circus, the venerable 56-year-old north Strip resort that caters to families and low-budget visitors, may soon be sold by owner Phil Ruffin, according to a published report. Ruffin, who also ...

"The Peru circus is what got us where we are today," Jenny said. "For me, it's a family thing. Alivia is a fourth-generation performer with the circus. We're the only family that can say that. I ...

PERU — Peru bills itself as the Circus Capital of the World because so many performers live there. The town lives up to its reputation every July. "This arena sits 1,500 people," said Kathi Greene of ...