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⛵️ ABCs of being midwestern

PLUS: first time champs, drive-thru java house, and hotel rezzys open

Skyler Braun
March 05, 2024

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Good Tuesday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. The local newsletter that has a “skip intro” button. Just scroll past this.

🌧️ Today's weather: Showers, with a high near 64°.

In today’s digest:

First-time champs
Drive-thru Java House
Hotel reservations open

This issue is 1,532 words, a 5-minute read.

The Digest

🏀 First time champs

MaxPreps Tournament Bracket Data

Fishers High School Basketball team is your Sectional 8 Champs — their first in school history.

After beating HSE on Friday night, they moved on to Saturday’s game to a sold-out crowd vs Noblesville. The game was very close, but Fishers held on and won out with a final score of 49-47.

The win puts them at #1 in the state, division, and Indianapolis area. As well as #30 in the nation. Congrats Fishers, and good luck getting that state championship!

Indy Ignite

Seating chart for the new Indy Ignite

Indiana's got a new sports star: the Indy Ignite! Starting January 2025, they're setting up camp at the new Fishers Event Center. They're the first pro women's volleyball team in Indiana and will play in North America's top league.

With the announcement came the ability to buy season tickets - and a map of what seating at the stadium will look like. This is the first look for the public I could find showing how the stadium will be laid out.

Cool fact: The Indy Ignite is the second "Indy" team to call Fishers home. It's a bit like how the NFL’s 49ers, Cowboys, and Giants don't play in their namesake cities. Only the Fishers Freight uses the Fishers name.

Fishers now have pro volleyball, hockey, and football. Noblesville has basketball with the Mad Ants moving there. With plans for our high school teams to play their biggest games at the event center, 2025 looks like a very sports-filled year for Fishers.

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The Happenings

Here are a few events to look forward to this week.

> The latest LUME experience at Newfields is Salvador Dalí. He’s known for his surreal dreamscapes of melting clocks and fascinating creatures. Tickets are now available for the experience through May 30th.

> I’m told Mr. Dan the music man is a very popular attraction at the library for kids. He’s back this Wednesday (3/6) at 10 am at the Fishers library. (link)

> Second Friday hosted by the Fishers Art Council will have a special Disability Awareness exhibit. Sneak peek video. Friday (3/8) at 6 pm at the FAC Hub Gallery, 11810 Technology Dr, Fishers, IN 46038, USA

> Another weekend, another home show. This time it’s the Indiana Flower + Patio show. Beyond inspo for your home, they’ll have make-your-own terrarium classes, deck wars, and more. Tickets here.

> This month’s Storywalk is at Brooks School Park. Walk the park while reading the book "Just Ask" by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Learn more.

🎭️ Theatre

It’s Theatre Tuesday! A reader suggested this upcoming local pick by the HSEHS drama club :

Guys and Dolls is a musical performance. Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, it’s an oddball romantic comedy. Tickets here and support school students. Starts next week.

> The Folks at Home at the Indianapolis Repertory Theatre. Tickets here

> Spamilton, a side-splitting parody of Hamilton, will play for a limited time at the Butler Schrott Center of Arts. Tickets here.

Civil Meetings

The Plat Committee meets Wednesday at Launch Fishers (12175 Visionary Way) at 4 pm. The only agenda item is a replat for the Villas at Fishers District. A replat is just redrawing property lines.

The Planned Unit Development Commission meets Wednesday at Launch Fishers (12175 Visionary Way) at 5 pm. The only item on the agenda is approving an upcoming development on 106th Street near Lantern Road. The development includes mixed-use space and apartments. The following food spots are confirmed for the area:

A drive-thru Java House
An indoor/outdoor biergarten

Rendering of the new development on 106th Street

🎶 Live Music

📱Check out our Instagram for more live music.

🎰 Trivia

Tuesday
General Trivia | Mashcraft | 7 PM
Trivia Night w/ Party Play Indy | Parks Place Pub | 7 PM

Local business

🫖 Return of Tilly

In the pre-First Internet Bank ages (known to Fishers Futurists as the Dark Ages), there was a little tea shop called Tilly’s Tea Room. They shut down then, but are now re-opening in the new bank building as a tea shop and fish and chips eatery.

📍 You can use this old Google Maps view to see what 116th Street looked like before the First Internet building. It’s amazing to see how different Fishers is in such a short time.

Hotel Nickel Plate

Rendering from the Hotel Nickel Plate website

Hotel Nickel Plate's opening is soon. Reservations starting June 2nd, 2024 are available on their website. In line with a luxury hotel, it’s opening a new bar and restaurant - the Iron Horse Social.

What makes this hotel special? It’s one of 70 in the Tapestry Collection by Hilton high-end hotels. A first of its kind in Fishers.

Nothing in this section is sponsored. It’s just things you should know.

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

Here’s a 1 minute guide on how to speak midwestern. How to ask for a favor, make small talk, and more. Watch here if it’s not too much of an inconvenience to ya (link)

A bill that put the future of IndyGo’s Blue Line in question is now dead. (link)

The City of Fishers has plans to have over 250 cameras installed throughout the city by the end of 2024. (link)

Mark Your Calendars for April 8: The partial eclipse starts at 1:50:33 pm. Totality is at 3:06:03 pm. It will last three minutes or more, depending on location. Plan your day!

Sun King announced a new, limited edition beer for the solar eclipse. (link)

Construction This Week

Here’s what you should know this week:

146th Street and Allisonville Road construction has started. It should open up sometime in June
Concrete work will start on Municipal Drive. This is in preparation for the new city hall and art center opening in April/May 2024
Windermere is the next neighborhood to get their sidewalks repaired
Heritage Park Bridge construction is starting soon. The bridge will connect Carmel and Fishers over the White River. It will be done by August 2025

WTHR has reported that 96th Street/Allisonville Road construction will start this month. How much of the intersection they will shut down is not known.

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