Indianapolis Monthly

Indianapolis Monthly is a lifestyle magazine published in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. The magazine has some special publications and projects including Indiana Bride, Home, The Ticket, and Indiana Travel Guide.^[5]

Indianapolis Monthly

August 2022 cover of Indianapolis Monthly
Editor-in-chief	Andrea Ratcliff
Categories	Lifestyle magazine
Frequency	Monthly[1]
Publisher	Ivy Bayer
Paid circulation	41,000[2]
Founder	John and Sally Mayhill Jim and Nancy Cottrell[3]
Founded	1977[3]
First issue	September 1, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-09-01)[4]
Company	Hour Media Group LLC[2]
Country	United States
Based in	Indianapolis, Indiana
Language	English
Website	www.indianapolismonthly.com
ISSN	0899-0328
OCLC	8348365

History

Founded in 1977, the magazine was called Indianapolis Home and Garden,^[2] changing its name in 1980 to Indianapolis at Home. In 1981, Mayhill Publications, owner and publisher, Robert Thomas Mayhill, took ownership of the magazine, revising its name again to Indianapolis Monthly and naming Deborah Paul editor-in-chief.^[3] Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications purchased the magazine in 1988.^[2]

In 2014, Indianapolis Monthly was the recipient of the City and Regional Magazine Association's General Excellence II award.^[3]

Emmis sold the magazine to Michigan-based Hour Media Group on December 1, 2022.^[2]

See also

• Media in Indianapolis