Archive for category: Local People

Russ’ Personal Grilling Favorites

Russ’ Personal Grilling Favorites

1 / June 19, 2010 4:06 am

Russ Chargualaf is a resident of McCordsville and is an executive chef for Houlihans Restaurants. Unlike most grillers who use either gas or charcoal, he uses 100% wood! He shared with us some of his grilling tips and personal grilling [...]

Jewels Make Designer Rich in Life

Jewels Make Designer Rich in Life

0 / May 25, 2010 10:52 am

Covered in glittering gems of blue, green, and almost every other color in the rainbow, Jill Willey’s dining room is as close to a candy store for grown women as you are ever likely to find. Necklaces of every shape [...]

Closed 24 Hours

Closed 24 Hours

0 / May 24, 2010 4:01 pm

Two of my favorite TV series, 24 and Law & Order, will end this season, forever. While I have been a faithful viewer of both, I have mixed feelings about their demise. The truth is, I found 24 very depressing. [...]

Smart Phones Bring User Intelligence Into Question

Smart Phones Bring User Intelligence Into Question

0 / April 12, 2010 6:32 am

I was in a meeting last week with a client, and we were talking about new “apps.” Since I’ve never downloaded an app, and barely know what one is, I did what any professional would do. I nodded and pretended [...]

Chemical Free Grass

0 / April 2, 2010 7:07 am

Back in 1944, Geist Reservoir was created by damming up the Fall Creek Valley. Essentially, it created a large bowl that collects the watershed from the properties around the reservoir. Over the past few summers, Geist Reservoir has been plagued [...]

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 [...]

Attention Shoppers! Get Out of the Way!

0 / March 15, 2010 9:17 am

During the last seven days, I’ve come dangerously close to taking out a child’s kneecaps, causing mayhem in the middle of Target, and offending dozens of senior citizens. I think that’s a personal record. Here’s what happened: I recently had [...]

Soft Sell Guy

Soft Sell Guy

0 / February 26, 2010 2:15 pm

I’m a sucker for anything that might make me a better husband, so when an email appeared in my inbox with the subject: WHAT WOMEN WANT, you can be sure I clicked on it. I knew there was a chance [...]

Keep Your Chin Up

Keep Your Chin Up

1 / February 13, 2010 3:02 pm

Surveys show that most people hate at least one part of their body. I’m not happy with my ears, for example. I think they stick out more than they should. My wife says I’m crazy and to be that obsessed [...]

This Skin Is Made For Walkin’

This Skin Is Made For Walkin’

1 / February 9, 2010 11:20 am

I recently received a high-dollar, fancy-pants bottle of body lotion for my birthday. It made me swoon. The white, velvety substance was laced with spearmint, eucalyptus, and probably 14-karat gold. So I did what any self-respecting woman would do . [...]

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 [...]

Why Being A Single Parent is Hard

Why Being A Single Parent is Hard

2 / January 16, 2010 8:47 am

This weekend, I overheard a conversation between two ladies speaking of a woman they knew who was divorced. The ladies commented on how sad it was that this woman was not the parent she was when she was married. The [...]

Geist Homeowners May Have Something to Smile About

Geist Homeowners May Have Something to Smile About

0 / January 13, 2010 12:51 pm

Could it be that the Geist real estate market is starting to improve? It would appear so. While the number of homes sold did decrease by 2.8% from 2008 to 2009, closer inspection shows signs of hope. Fourth quarter of [...]

Valentine’s Day: Love It or Leave It?

Valentine’s Day: Love It or Leave It?

1 / January 10, 2010 8:10 am

Whenever Valentine’s Day rolls around, I can’t help but have a moment of silence for all of the Charlie Brown’s in the world. You know … unrequited love and all that. The Little Red Hair Girl was oblivious to poor [...]

Toddler with Rare Medical Condition Inspires Strength of Spirit and Hope

Toddler with Rare Medical Condition Inspires Strength of Spirit and Hope

0 / January 10, 2010 7:52 am

Makenna was born on March 27, 2007 in Fishers, Indiana, weighing 5 lbs, 3 oz. Although this perfect, beautiful, baby girl was born four weeks early, she passed the newborn tests with flying colors. “At about three months, I noticed [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

My Life Saving

2 / December 15, 2009 7:13 am

Would you like to save $14,450? You can, claims the Entertainment book, chock-full of good deals, brimming with coupons, awash in discounts. For a cheap person like me, it’s my savior. My wife advised me not to pay $25.00 for [...]

Happy New Year! Bah Humbug!

Happy New Year! Bah Humbug!

3 / December 15, 2009 7:04 am

Okay, so it’s a new year, and a new decade, all in one shot. Are you excited? Are you filled with hope and renewal? Personally, I can’t stand it. While I love New Year’s Eve in theory, and I’m certainly [...]

Top Ten Movies of 2009

8 / December 12, 2009 8:31 am

Over the past few months I have been watching more movies than any human being ever should. I’m a movie critic so it comes with the job; however, I’m also a voting member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. I [...]