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Local Businesses Go Green

Local Businesses Go Green

0 / March 26, 2010 6:46 am

Everybody laughed when he started to build green homes in Fishers, but when he reduced energy cost by 80% . . . . Frank Redavide, the owner of Castalia Homes, started to build custom homes the in Fishers and Carmel [...]

10 Tips For Every Geist Homeowner

10 Tips For Every Geist Homeowner

1 / March 19, 2010 8:13 am

Last week I was explaining to a friend my plans to develop a reservoir friendly residence. He listened thoughtfully and then asked, “I’m not going to find you in a bus in Alaska in a few years, am I?” (Rent [...]

A Wild Delight on 116th

A Wild Delight on 116th

0 / March 10, 2010 5:40 am

The restaurant industry is a tough business, and there are so many elements that contribute to the success of a new establishment. There’s location, experience, atmosphere, and most importantly, good food. Naomi & Robert Liu, the owners of the new [...]

Play Ball! Local Baseball/Softball Training Facilities Prep Players

Play Ball! Local Baseball/Softball Training Facilities Prep Players

1 / February 17, 2010 4:33 am

In a few months, we will hear those two exciting words coming from the umpires as they yell, “Play Ball!” Many boys and girls are working hard to prepare themselves for their upcoming baseball and softball seasons. Some kids are [...]

Spring Fertilization Tips from the Geist Watershed Alliance

Spring Fertilization Tips from the Geist Watershed Alliance

6 / February 10, 2010 3:23 pm

We should all care about the water quality of Geist Reservoir. We drink it. We swim in it. And it affects our property values. Unfortunately, toxic blue-green algae (also called cyanobacteria) love Geist Reservoir as much as we do. The [...]

Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder

0 / February 4, 2010 5:20 am

The happy feelings that I experienced just last season seem so remote now that the warmth of the sun has been overshadowed by the bitter cold face of old man winter. The once inspiring view out of my kitchen window [...]

Attention Men! Three Rules to Survive Valentine’s Day

Attention Men! Three Rules to Survive Valentine’s Day

0 / January 29, 2010 7:56 am

If you chuckled when you read the headline, thinking that February 14th is no big deal, then let me direct you immediately to Rule 1. Rule 1: Don’t Underestimate February 14th February 14 is NOT just another day. Imagine your [...]

Hope Amidst the Flames

Hope Amidst the Flames

1 / January 12, 2010 10:27 am

What do Feb. 3, 2009 and Dec. 23, 2009 have in common? Both days will be remembered by the Phillips’ family for the rest of their lives. You may remember the 34 car pile-up on Interstate 69 on February 3, [...]

Holy Spirit Sophomore Boys’ Basketball Team Wins Holiday Tournament Championship

Holy Spirit Sophomore Boys’ Basketball Team Wins Holiday Tournament Championship

7 / January 3, 2010 4:06 pm

One of the Holy Spirit at Geist Boys’ Sophomore Basketball teams defeated St. Barnabas last night to win the championship of the Fourth Annual Holy Spirit Geist Freshman-Sophomore Holiday Basketball Tournament. The Holy Spirit Eagles soared high above the court [...]

Water Under the Geist Bridge

Water Under the Geist Bridge

65 / December 19, 2009 10:51 am

As Geist prepares to join the Town of Fishers, some wonder if all is forgiven. After more than four years and a bitter legal battle, Geist will officially become part of the Town of Fishers on Jan. 2. While the [...]

Geist Christian Church Expands into Fishers

Geist Christian Church Expands into Fishers

0 / December 16, 2009 2:44 pm

Geist Christian Church, which is located on the corner of Mud Creek Road and 86th Street expanded its services to a North campus a little over a year ago. Since September of 2008, the Christian congregation has utilized the concept [...]

Burd Ford Moves Forward With Renewed Purpose

Burd Ford Moves Forward With Renewed Purpose

18 / December 15, 2009 10:31 am

In the heart of the Burd Ford showroom is a dark, empty office that once belonged to Richard Burd, who unexpectedly took his life just two weeks before Thanksgiving. The void he left transcends the dealership into the greater Lawrence [...]

New Extreme MMA Fit Club Opens in McCordsville

New Extreme MMA Fit Club Opens in McCordsville

21 / December 14, 2009 1:07 pm

A new MMA Fit Club just recently opened in McCordsville. MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts, a blending of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (pronounced Jew-Jitsue) and Muay Thai (Moy Tie.) One might make a snap judgment by thinking this extreme club is [...]

Fall Creek Trail Brings Pleasure, Some Pain

Fall Creek Trail Brings Pleasure, Some Pain

127 / November 16, 2009 2:00 pm

It’s no surprise that there are walking trails in the Geist Reservoir area that provide resident nature lovers the opportunity to soak up surrounding beauty. But for some area neighbors, the panoramic view has gone through a surprising, and unwelcome, [...]

Fabulous Fitness Finds for 2010

Fabulous Fitness Finds for 2010

13 / November 15, 2009 8:35 am

It’s that time of year again to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Some of us begin thinking ahead about what we want to accomplish, whether it be a personal goal or something job related. One of the top resolutions [...]

Fishers Petitions USPS to Change Zip Codes

Fishers Petitions USPS to Change Zip Codes

70 / November 12, 2009 6:38 am

Postal officials confirmed today that the Town of Fishers has formally requested that the United States Postal Service (USPS) change the zip codes of the soon-to-be-annexed Geist homes. As of January 1, 2010, the 2,000 plus homes in the unincorporated [...]

Latin American Food Comes to Northside

Latin American Food Comes to Northside

4 / November 9, 2009 11:20 am

Finally, there is an authentic Spanish/Latin American restaurant and supermercado in the Greater Indianapolis area. El Bodegon, which is located at 8510 E. 96th Street in Suite D (near Walmart), opened in Fishers a month ago. It has already found [...]

Jeff Knurek: More Than Just the World’s Biggest Syndicated Puzzle Guy

Jeff Knurek: More Than Just the World’s Biggest Syndicated Puzzle Guy

81 / November 4, 2009 12:04 pm

You might have heard of Jeff Knurek from the classic Jumble puzzle which happens to appear in over 600 newspapers around the world. Each Jumble requires the unscrambling of words to solve the clue presented in the cartoon. Knurek creates [...]

96th Street Roundabout Project One Year Behind Schedule

96th Street Roundabout Project One Year Behind Schedule

1 / November 1, 2009 7:21 am

Geist’s first roundabout, which was scheduled to complete this fall, is one year behind schedule. According to Joel Thurman, a transportation engineer with the Hamilton County Highway Department, acquiring the land rights along 96th Street and Fall Creek Road has [...]

Bringing the Arts to Lawrence

Bringing the Arts to Lawrence

26 / October 20, 2009 1:54 pm

Ever since Fort Benjamin Harrison was closed in 1996, the old US Army base transformation has included residential housing, an 18-hole golf course, and Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. And while the City of Lawrence, along with the Fort Benjamin [...]