⛵A giant tree?!

Good Wednesday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. Your personal summer news and events GPS — the fastest route to all things local.

• Local pickleball stats 📊 

• Breakfast Radar: Boomtown Donuts

• Pacers Watch Parties

• Curated events (recommend Hatch Fest)

This issue is 1,424 words, a 5-minute read.

The Digest

Pickleball, Powered by You 🫵 

84% of local players say they’re on the court for pure fun and hang time. Exercise is just the cover story 😉 Hah.

Big high-five to Carson (SMARI’s summer intern) for making this, and every Digest reader who took his five-minute survey and helped shape this material. Thank you for helping give Fishers a real scoreboard on pickleball popularity!

🏓 Getting started: I highly recommend the pickleball lessons offered at Cyntheanne Park if you’re looking to get a kickstart on the game. Everything is provided, and you can decide if you want to get into the sport while making some beginner friends right away. Lessons start next Monday, tickets here.

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Local Business

New Fitness Court 🏋️ 

Brooks School Park now has a free, ready-to-go fitness station for you to check out this summer. Made possible by a grant from the National Fitness Campaign, there’s something for every ability level here. QR-code guided workouts will help you figure out how to use some of these funky-looking machines. And I think you’ll want to, because some of these feel a little dangerous without instructions 😂 

Join the official ribbon cutting ceremony and Fire vs Police “Battle of the Badges" at 11:30 am on June 25th.

💪 Don’t forget: This week is Family Health + Fitness Week. Head on over to Geist Waterfront Park from 10 am to noon and 4 to 6 pm until this Friday to participate in team challenges, with the best team winning a prize. Details here.

Future Landmark Alert 🌳 

The city just gave the green light to a massive tree sculpture that will take root right on the side of a garage on the Nickel Plate Trail. We’re talking as tall as the building itself, with illuminated hexagon branches hanging 3-5 feet over the trail. The design also sneaks in some backlit Nickel Plate Trail lettering, so you don’t forget where you are.

Construction is planned to start this fall!

📶 Breakfast Radar: Boomdown Donuts 🍩 

We won’t get into whatever the heck is going on with Jack’s Donuts as a brand.

We WILL get into Boomtown Donuts. The franchise owner of the location took things into her own hands and “re-opened” as Boomtown a little over a month ago with fresh branding, new interior, new everything! If you’re like me and it’s been a while since you’ve been (Pre-Boomtown AKA Jacks) - this is the perfect time to support a local business owner trying to keep what might be Fishers longest running donut location around. Someone fact-check me on this.

They are at 📍13578 E 131st St Ste 112, Fishers, IN. And here is their Facebook page that shows their rebranding progression and more.

Events

Pacers Watch Party 🏀

No ticket? No problem! Stay local with Fishers Parks streaming games 3–4 at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater so you can rally in blue & gold for free. Festival vibes included.

Bring lawn chairs and a blanket from 7-11 pm tonight (and Friday!). Outside snacks are welcome, and food trucks will be on-site. All the details here.

🎟️ Want to get as close to the action as possible? The Pacers just announced an official watch party at Morris Bicentennial Plaza. Limited $20 tickets go on sale this afternoon at 2 pm here. Former Colts punter Pat McAfee will also host his show at the plaza today, starting at noon.

Curated picks 📆

Where will you end up this week?

🎬 Moana 2 – Midtown Plaza Carmel – Free outdoor movie this Thursday at Noon & 6 pm; bring chairs and snacks. Details

🖋️ Art of Calligraphy Exhibit – Art Gallery at Fishers City Hall – Free showcase of 80+ calligraphic works on view through June 28; reception June 13 with live demos, music & refreshments. Details

🐝 NCBC Beekeeping Field Day – Teter Retreat & Organic Farm, Noblesville – Hands-on workshop for aspiring & seasoned beekeepers: hive inspections, advanced projects, “Over-Wintering NUCs” talk, $20 lunch included. If you want to get into beekeeping, don’t miss this. Tickets

🍓 HATCH Fest – Hamilton County Courthouse Square, Noblesville – Celebrate Hamilton County with local artisans, tech & craft demos, live music, strawberry shortcake, and a youth entrepreneurs market. Details

🎸 Cool Creek Concert Series – Cool Creek Park, Carmel – Summer Friday concerts May 30–Aug 1 with rock, polka & tribute bands, food trucks, kids’ activities; $5 adults, kids free. Tickets

🎸 Homegrown Music Concert Series – Federal Hill Commons – Free, all-ages outdoor show spotlighting original Hoosier artists Kelli Ray Yates, FEVERDREAM & Malingo in downtown Noblesville. Details

🏳️‍🌈 Indy Pride Parade – Mass Ave, Indianapolis – Kick off Pride Weekend as 60k+ celebrate LGBTQ+ pride with floats, bands, performers, businesses and allies marching downtown. Details

🎨 Silkscreen Workshop – Ignite Studio, Fishers – Learn photo-emulsion screen printing; materials provided, ages 13+. Waitlist

🍔 Father’s Day Weekend at Conner Prairie – Conner Prairie, Fishers – Splash pad fun, Harmonic History tunes June 14, plus June 15 picnic with Longhorn burgers & whiskey tastings; tickets include admission. Tickets

🍝 Italian Street Festival – Holy Rosary Catholic Church – Indy’s favorite two-night parish fest with authentic Italian eats, wine, live music, and free admission & parking, June 13-14, 5-11 pm. Details

Coming soon ✨ 

Worth putting on your calendar in the coming weeks.

🎶 Free Tuesday Concert Series – Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, Fishers – Weekly 7 pm cover-band shows Jun 3–Jul 29; lawn chairs & blankets welcome; enjoy hits from Mike + Joe, Wildheart, Toy Factory & more. List

💞 Indy Singles & Speed Dating – Various Venues – Speed-dating & mixer series for singles 20-59 at breweries, bars & parties around Indy. Details

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

Indiana’s 4th largest city. Is something you can now tell all your friends. 1000 acres + 3000 residents now sport a Fishers one, thanks to an annexation. Fishers services will come online within the coming year, like Republic trash, snow removal, etc. (Wish TV)

The Gray Eagle project gets another green light. The Plan Commission gave the plan a thumbs-up, so the project glides on to City Council later this month. What’s coming are ~149 homes geared to the 55-plus crowd. Check out some of the renderings and project info here. (Fishers Gov)

Fishers Event Center has out-earned expectations so far, funneling $741K to the city, 22% above projections. This is after hosting 67 events and 241K guests in its first four months. (LarryinFishers)

Want to try an award-winning coffee? For a limited time, Indie Coffee Roasters is serving the 2025 Brewers Cup champion coffee as a pourover (from Justin Bull at Helm Coffee). Word on the street is it will probably sell out this week. (Current)

Speaking of Coffee, The Well (Fishers’ most popular coffee shop and #1 community voted shop) just dropped their summer menu. Some returning favorites + new drinks to try! (The Well)

Need help fast? Pop your ZIP into NavigateHC, a new crisis tool, and it spits out free, local mental-health, recovery, and support services in seconds. (NavigateHC)

This is the COMPLETE guide to every 2025 county and state fair happening this July and August. The Indiana State Fair will be here August 1-17, and they announced their concert lineup last week. (IN Farm Bureau)

🍦 Want more local poll data? Here is what readers voted best ice cream in Fishers last summer! (Fishers Digest)

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