Archive for category: Local News

Fishers’ Proposed ‘Sham City’ Goes to the Indiana Supreme Court

Fishers’ Proposed ‘Sham City’ Goes to the Indiana Supreme Court

0 / January 28, 2012 3:33 pm

In 1990, the Town of Fishers was an exit off of I-69 with a McDonalds, gas station, and only 7,200 residents. Today, according to 2010 census data, the town has grown to 76,794 residents, growing nearly 10 times the size [...]

Fishers Town Hall Becomes Art House

Fishers Town Hall Becomes Art House

0 / January 17, 2012 7:45 am

The walls of Fishers Town Hall are now adorned with beautiful oil paintings and pastels as the public building, at One one Municipal drive will now include an art gallery setting to showcase the work of local artists. Fans braved [...]

Rent Your Home for the Super Bowl for $10,000?

Rent Your Home for the Super Bowl for $10,000?

0 / January 14, 2012 3:16 pm

Super Bowl XLVI is right around the corner and everywhere you look there is some sort of Super Bowl story or advertisement. A particularly interesting sign spotted around town claims that you can earn up to $10,000 per day by [...]

New Fishers Board Seeks Input on $2.5 Million Fund

New Fishers Board Seeks Input on $2.5 Million Fund

0 / January 10, 2012 2:54 pm

After a four-year fight by the Geist United Opposition, the unincorporated areas on the north half of Geist Reservoir officially became the Town of Fishers’ newest residents on January 1, 2010. A new voting district was formed to give these [...]

Countdown to Superbowl XLVI

Countdown to Superbowl XLVI

0 / January 10, 2012 5:02 am

The NFL Superbowl XLVI is coming to central Indiana in February and one Geist resident and local radio DJ is super excited about the big game coming to town! “Deuce,” as he is known on radio station X103 weekdays 2 [...]

Mother Daughter Brunch Celebrates 20 Years

Mother Daughter Brunch Celebrates 20 Years

0 / December 27, 2011 8:15 am

Twenty years is a long time to maintain Christmas traditions, particularly among people who aren’t related by blood. But there are eight young women and their mothers who have been best friends and manage to carve out time each year [...]

Geist Gets New Fireboat

Geist Gets New Fireboat

0 / December 22, 2011 5:23 am

The Fishers Fire Department recently purchased a new Boston Whaler boat to use on Geist Reservoir. The purchase came after a number of residents in the Geist community requested that the Fall Creek Township Trustee, Jeff Hern, purchase a new [...]

Having Your Baby Your Way

Having Your Baby Your Way

0 / December 20, 2011 5:54 am

Most of us don’t care about the icky stuff that goes along with babies. Some of us find it amusing. In fact, most of my conversations with friends and strangers alike is the bowel movements of my children. Boy, I [...]

Zionsville Goes the Whole Nine Yards for SB 2012

Zionsville Goes the Whole Nine Yards for SB 2012

0 / December 13, 2011 8:01 pm

Indianapolis will not be the only place bustling with Super Bowl madness this February. With over 150,000 people flooding to the Circle City, the suburbs are stepping up to shoulder some of the burden. These 150,000 people need places to [...]

96th Street Property Owners Petitioning Fishers to Rezone

96th Street Property Owners Petitioning Fishers to Rezone

0 / December 11, 2011 3:41 am

Eight property owners along the newly improved 96th Street between Mollenkopf and Fall Creek Road have filed a petition with the Town of Fishers to rezone their properties from R2 residential to C2 commercial. Rezoning these homes would make way [...]

Eleanor Rozella’s: My Happy Place

Eleanor Rozella’s: My Happy Place

0 / November 23, 2011 7:49 am

Cindy Grove, owner of Eleanor Rozella’s gift shop in Noblesville, refers to herself as the “third sister” to her two employees, sisters Tammy Daubenspeck and Tina Dell. Their camaraderie sets the tone for the fun-loving experience that is Eleanor Rozella’s [...]

LearningRx Sponsors A Community Autism Resources Event

LearningRx Sponsors A Community Autism Resources Event

0 / November 1, 2011 6:02 am

Husband and wife team Phillip and Amy Parham faced an extreme challenge together when they appeared on season six of The Biggest Loser, but their need to get physically healthy wasn’t the only challenge they have faced as a family. [...]

Respecting the Ghostly Graveyards of Geist

Respecting the Ghostly Graveyards of Geist

0 / October 24, 2011 2:37 am

The word, “Geist” is German for spirit or ghost. Appropriately so, the graveyards within the Geist area have been here for hundreds of years enduring many obstacles, ranging from weather, erosion, falling trees, construction work, vandalism, fire and time. A [...]

Roundabout Geist

Roundabout Geist

0 / October 18, 2011 9:16 am

What’s your comfort level when driving on roundabouts? These bagel-shaped junctions are starting to “make their rounds” towards the Geist and Fishers area. A new one just opened at the corner of 96th and Fall Creek and another one is [...]

Beware! Halloween Haunts Sure to Scare

Beware! Halloween Haunts Sure to Scare

0 / October 15, 2011 12:54 pm

What’s happening for Halloween? Have a Howl! From werewolves to witches, chilling to thrilling, haunted to headless, there’s plenty of ways to scare the heck out of your family and friends this October. 1. Cool Creek Haunted Trails Ghouls and [...]

Autism: Putting the Pieces Together

Autism: Putting the Pieces Together

0 / October 12, 2011 2:31 pm

There’s a reason why one of the most recognized symbols for autism is a ribbon made of puzzle pieces. Autism is perhaps one of the most mystifying disorders that a family can deal with. Why? Because no one really knows [...]

HSEHS Student Wins ‘Share Your Adventure’ Video Contest

0 / October 12, 2011 1:40 pm

Dan Resler, Hamilton Southeastern High School senior and staff member of the HSETV broadcast journalism class, won the “Share Your Adventure” video contest sponsored by YouTube, Lonely Planet and Intel September 26. The video contest entailed making a travel video [...]

DJ for a Day at WZPL 99.5 FM

DJ for a Day at WZPL 99.5 FM

0 / October 4, 2011 8:49 am

Do you have a child who really wants to be on the radio? Well, here’s their chance! WZPL (99.5) radio offers a special program called “Hey mom, I’m on WZPL” where kids are invited to be a DJ for a [...]

Lawrence Area Ultimate Frisbee Team Looking for Players

Lawrence Area Ultimate Frisbee Team Looking for Players

1 / September 28, 2011 12:41 pm

Although it has only existed for 43 years, Ultimate frisbee has become one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S., as stated by the organization USA Ultimate. Since the formation of the Ultimate Players Association in 1979, college, women’s, [...]

Roller Derby or Bust!

Roller Derby or Bust!

0 / September 28, 2011 12:16 pm

The announcer yells, “Cassie Khaos is the lead jammer!” over the loudspeaker as the Circle City Derby Girls (CCDG) Party Crashers motor around the track, armored with kneepads, elbow pads and helmets. And they need them, because it isn’t long [...]