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Good Friday morning. This is Fishers Digest. We are just loving this air gun guy going viral for being so casual, yet absurdly good at his sport (they got silver) 🥶 

In today’s digest:

• The Fishers Digest Amazing People Index 💯 

• No more being crammed in a basement

• A hidden gem in Indiana

• Your weekend preview

— Written by Lindsey Watson and Skyler Braun

This issue is 1,520 words, a 5-minute read.

The Digest

The Amazing People Index 🤝 

This was a super fun experiment that led to unexpected conversations and great stories. If you see your name here, someone locally thought you were just swell and worth writing about. And equally cool are the people who nominated you.

This list has just about everything: leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, advocates, spouses, and more. Here we go 👏 

• Waseema Ali

• Sara Baird

• Mary Susan Buhner

• Linda Calvin

• Debbie Cook

• Teresa Conroy-Roth

• Nathan Davis

• Dan Dezelan

• Molly Dubovec

• Dan Hollis

• Katie Ittenbach

• Freedom Kolb

• Ethan Lynch

• Summer Pratt

• Tish Roberts

• Rebecca Stevens

• Matt Whitlow

Hamilton County's $85M Safety Upgrade

Located in Noblesville, this $85 million three-story public safety center will rehome 911 dispatch and emergency operations that are currently crammed in the sheriff's office basement 😂 

Why it matters: The county's growing, and so are demands for emergency services. The current center's maxed out — so this upgrade would help emergency response for our 17 local agencies.

The ground breaking was earlier this week, and construction starts next month. It should take two years.

Ever seen 465 flood like this before?

Not sure much else needs to be said here. Pretty crazy. Yesterday’s flash floods and storms were intense, and certain parts of the area got hit hard. Hopefully everyone is alright!

FYI: Woofstock is next weekend ☮️🐶

Get moving at the Woofstock Survivor 5K & Dog Walk at Four Day Ray Brewing on Saturday, August 10! You and the whole family can run, walk or jog this 5K course – leashed and in-stroller pups included. With awesome finisher medals, shirts and swag, you won’t want to miss this 5K benefiting HSHC’s Survivor Program.

Register at https://woofstockrocks.com/. Fisher Digest subscribers will receive $5 off with code FISHERSDIGEST. 

The Happenings

Weekend preview 📆

ICYMI from Tuesday’s issue:

> Gen Con goes on through Sunday. You can get exclusive food and drinks from local businesses like Daniel’s Vineyard at the block party every day from 9 am to 9 pm.
> The State Fair 2.0 starts today with over 15 new things to do. We wrote a Hot/Not list from a mom POV here.

Yappy Hour 🐶 

If your furry friend is craving a night out, bring them to “Yappy Hour” at The Yard tonight from 6-8PM. Leashed pups will enjoy some socializing, DJ music, and “Shackbugers” from Shake Shack. Which are just dog bones that allegedly taste like a burger. We’ve been a few times and it’s always dorky fun so if that’s your vibe, check it out.

August Storywalk

This month’s Storywalk is at Ritchey Woods. Walk the park while reading the book “Moth & Butterfly” by Devorah Petty. Learn more.

Forest Bathing 🌳

Need a breather? The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is hosting a forest bathing session this Saturday, 10 AM–noon. This is a guided meditation, nature exploration, and even art interaction. Bring comfy shoes and water; they'll handle the bug spray and sunscreen. Who knew bathing could be so... dry? Tickets are $55 at Newfields here.

Bluey is coming to Victory Field

You will find Bluey and Bingo at Victory Field on both Saturday and Sunday. And if you go on Sunday, kids under 14 will get a free hot dog, bag of chips and a Capri Sun juice pouch. Get tickets here!

🎶 Live Music

Your weekend pick:

> Blink 182 tonight at Gainbridge Fieldhouse doing their “one more time” tour 🔥 Tickets here.
> Foghat (who is replacing Three Dog Night) headlining tonight at the Indiana State Fair at 7:30 pm

If you want to stay local, King Jugg has a few shows:

Country Summer | 8 pm Saturday
Danny Frazier & Scotty Fratcher | 4 pm Sunday

And if none of these shows are your thing, that’s cool. You can always find more live music venues list on our site below 👇️

Coming Soon 🔜 

Fishers vs HSE Basketball

The school basketball teams will be the first to duel at the new Fishers Event Center this December!

More details and tickets here.

Local Business

Smitten Kitten. Cats + Coffee ☕️ 

I will address the elephant (cat?) in the room. This place is CLEAN. If you come to Smitten Kitten for a coffee or snack there aren’t cats roaming around on the counters or anything like that 😂 The space is divided in two by a huge glass wall for both the cats and coffee-goers.

The coffee's good, but the cats steal the show. You can watch them through the glass or book a play session (which we clearly did). It's "kitten season," so there are plenty of cats to meet. Thinking of adopting? This is a great place to find your new furry friend. They recommend reservations but when we were there on Friday it was wide open so your experience may vary.

Hidden Gem in Indiana: Blue Springs Cavern

Nate Spangle has a fun Instagram where he’ll ask people what are hidden gems in Indiana. Last weekend, he asked Dylan Sprouse at the red carpet premiere of “THE DUEL”.

His answer? The caverns we have. Specifically, Blue Springs Cavern which is about a 2 hour drive south. We’ve never been, so can’t say. But if it’s good enough for Dylan it’s good enough for us 🤝 

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

A planned condo, commercial development for 116th Street near City Hall will not happen. Read the story: (Larry in Fishers)

A baby was dropped off in the Fishers Fire Department Safe Haven box. These are boxes where babies under 30 days old can be surrendered at no penalty to the mother. (Facebook)

Check out this food review from Che Chori! We have a new food writer who will be reviewing restaurants all across Indianapolis and Hamilton County. (Fishers Digest)

Drew Kibler is the first swimmer from Carmel to medal in the Olympics. He’s taking home silver 🥈(WRTV)

Due to weather, the 2024 Before The Bell was cancelled yesterday — there are no plans to reschedule we know of. (HSES)

This is just neat more than anything. An Indiana Association of Hostage-Crisis Negotiators conference is being held right here in Fishers with police from all over the state coming to participate. Thanks for keeping us safe! (IAHCN)

August is National Sandwich Month. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a sandwich must have at least 35% cooked meat and be no more than 50% bread. There are more fun facts on this site 😂 (National Today)

We found a cool post on LinkedIn that shares the links to how to get construction jobs/bid on contracts for most of the government related entities in the Indianapolis area. Includes some places in Fishers! (LinkedIn)

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Weekly recap

Here’s what readers clicked the most the past week 🏆️

• The famous Indy solar eclipse photo (link)

• Six restaurants we tested for accessibility (link)

• Everything you need to know about the gov trash proposal (link)

• The summaries of a few recent IndyStar articles featuring Fishers (link)

• Fishers ranked 4th in Livability’s 2024 best cities to live in (link)
  

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