The magazine has some special publications and projects including Indiana Bride, Home, The Ticket, and Indiana Travel Guide.

In 1981, Mayhill Publications, owner and Publisher, Robert Thomas Mayhill, took ownership of the magazine, revising its name again to Indianapolis Monthly 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.