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Good Friday Morning. This is Fishers Digest.

This week, 76% of you voted yes to continuing Money Snacks 🎉

I’m excited to keep doing that for you. I would love for you to participate here. Takes ~10 minutes to fill out properly.

This had me thinking about community. Should we start some community-led clubs?

Trail walkers, dog parents, coffee crews, dinner clubs. Join or help start whatever you’re passionate about. If this gets some interest, maybe we can build this together as a newsletter and community.

In today’s digest:

• The state of Fishers

• A snack wonderland

• Curated events

This issue is 1,176 words, a 3.5-minute read.

The Digest

State of Fishers

Here’s a brief recap of what was announced this week. If you’d rather watch the 1-hour address yourself, that’s here.

New Target Coming to Exit 210 🎯

A second Target is headed to Fishers! The 148,000-square-foot store will be built near IU Health at exit 210. Construction will start this year.

AgriPark Expansion 🌾 

After welcoming 30,000 visitors and producing 150,000 pounds of produce last year, the AgriPark is leveling up with:

• A new programming space, country store, and coffee shop coming

• Second location planned for west Fishers

• Partnership with Indianapolis Zoo in the works

Downtown Development Updates 🏗️ 🏗️

• BW Development: $30M investment bringing 35,000 sq ft of new restaurant and retail space

• New mixed-use development proposal coming to City Council soon (includes multifamily, retail, potential hotel)

Life Sciences Boom Continues 🔬

Tons of investment and jobs coming to Fishers in this industry:

• $1.2 billion in total investment by 2032

• 1,665 new jobs averaging in the $70,000 range

• Major players: Stevanato Group and INCOG Pharma

Launch Fishers Levels Up 🚀 

New partnership announced with Plug and Play, giving local entrepreneurs access to national networking, venture capital, and corporate partnerships.

Okay, This Is Pretty Cool... 🏠 *

Would you be surprised to find out that the Fishers-Geist corridor is crushing it compared to the rest of Indy? A new report found 7.2% annual growth while the metro average is sitting at 5.8%. And with more developments popping up, it probably won’t slow down. 

If you're curious what this means for your home (or just want to chat about all the changes happening in our area), Kelly Dather and his team are your people.

Their number is 317-827-2066, or check out The Kelly Dather Real Estate Group | KW Indy Metro Northeast | Fishers, IN

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Local Business

🍭 Snacks from around the world

It may look like just a phone repair shop from the street, but Exotic Snacks Indy is a global snack wonderland tucked away in Noblesville.

What I tried: I grabbed their fried crab and fried crayfish Lays chips. Somehow they managed to pack an entire seafood boil into potato chip form. It's uncanny, almost surreal, how accurately they nailed the flavors.

What they have: International chips, breads, drinks, and candies from basically everywhere. The selection is already impressive, and I’m told they’re just getting started.

Coming soon: After chatting with one of the owners, I learned they're planning a build-your-own instant ramen bar inside the store. Think international instant noodle, heat it up, and you’re good to go.

My take: This place is worth the drive for both the novelty and curiosity. I love the creativity they had to bring this to life.

Find them at 14300 Mundy Dr. in Noblesville and @exoticsnacksindy_ on Instagram

Curated picks 📆 

Super Bowl weekend 🏈 

Over 113 million people plan to throw or attend a party for the Super Bowl this weekend. 17.6 million plan to attend a bar or restaurant. In the spirit of that, these are some great bets for watching the game. In no particular order:

• Murphy’s Pubhouse

• Ale Emporium

• Parks Place Pub

• Mashcraft Fishers

• Wolfies Grill

• Britton Tavern

• King Jugg Brewery

• Main Event

• Walk-Ons

Did I miss any good spots? Reply and let me know and I’ll update this list in the future.

More events

Stuff happening this week, going into the weekend. Mix of free/paid!

🍷 Sip and Paint, Valentine’s edition - Meet at Sun King Brewery this weekend to paint some themed art. No experience required. Tickets

🍸️ Creative Happy Hour - 18 and up at the Fishers library. Meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month to socialize, share ideas or just hang with other artists. Bring something you are currently working on or check out one of our kits. Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks provided. Details

📚 February StoryWalk at Ritchey Woods - Take a family-friendly outdoor reading adventure through the nature preserve. "The Boy Who Loved Everyone" by Jane Porter. Details

💌 Heart Hike - During a short, self-led hike, look for images of hearts that are naturally occurring in nature that the parks department has placed along the walking trails, like a heart-shaped tree trunk, birds forming their wings into a heart shape, and more! Details

🐍 Chinese New Year - Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Carmel High School National Chinese Honor Society. Event will have activities, food, and more in the Community Room at the Main Library. Details

❄️ Winter on the Prairie - Explore winter activities and exhibits at Conner Prairie daily from 10am. Many events. Details

🏠 Suburban Indy Home Show (Grand Park Sports Campus) – Home improvement experts, design inspo, and Sunday kids’ activities. Tickets

🎭 Peter Sagal at The Palladium - The witty host of NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me brings his humor and insight to Carmel this Friday at 8 pm. Tickets

🏒 Wizard Night - Join this magical theme night featuring wizard characters, postgame autographs, and a special sock toss (like teddy bear toss, but with socks!) as the Fuel face off against the Mavericks. Tickets

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

Crew Carwash is one of the best places to work… according to the 2025 Employees Choice Glassdoor awards. They placed #2/100 for the whole country. Unreal achievement. I’ve always heard good things. Congrats! (Glassdoor)

A new commercial building space is coming to Fishers, off of SR 37. It will have restaurant and retail space. Check it out here. (Bent Grass Marketplace)

Gatewood Lakes will be an 1100 acre housing development in Noblesville, near Ruoff Music Center. It will be a golf cart community, and take about 10 years to build. Starts in 2026. (WishTV)

How inflation will affect your Super Bowl party this year (Axios)

A luxury South Korean hotel is coming to Westfield (Indystar)

Del Taco plans to add 10 locations in Indiana. Including a few in Indianapolis suburbs like Greenwood, Avon, and Plainfield. No news if there will be any in the Hamilton County area! (Fox 59)

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