⛵ Fishers Willy Wonka

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Good Friday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. Like a group chat for local stuff.

In today’s digest:

• Ground breaking for CityView

• Dirt finds his value - comic book winner

• What it takes to open a Kilwins

• Meet Cori and Amie

• Curated events and upcoming

This issue is 1,183 words, a 4-minute read.

The Digest

Luxury 55+ living coming to Nickel Plate (In 2027) 🏗️

CityView broke ground this week. If you’ve been wondering what’s been going on here at 116th/Lantern Road. This is it! It’s a $90M project tailored for the 55+ crowd who “have lived here a long time, raised their children, now have grandchildren here but want to stay in the area” and a home they are looking to downsize from. There will be nearly 200 luxury apartments plus two new restaurants and retail spots.

Dirt finds his value 🌎️ 

Henry Leopold, who is just 11 years old, won “best overall” and “2025 grand champion” at this year’s Comic Book in a Day at the Fishers library. 👏 

His family shared the comic with me, and we agreed that it needed to be hosted somewhere for all to see. So, on behalf of Henry and his comic masterpiece, I present to you:

Dirt Finds His Value

Meet your lenders, Cori and Amie 🏡*

You know Ruoff. Everyone knows Ruoff. But did you know Ruoff LOVES local! Probably. They sponsor the Colts, Indians, Pacers, and of course the #1 amphitheatre in the nation, Ruoff Music Center. 

BUT. Did you know the people behind the local Ruoff magic are your neighbors? 

Meet Cori and Amie, the Drudge duo who have lived their entire adult lives in Fishers — and the brains behind so many of the homes bought and sold in Fishers. 

They can help you with almost any type of mortgage loan you might need - Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, and many down-payment- assistance programs. 

Before you start house hunting, give them a call at 317-439-4495, or visit teamdrudge.com to get ahead of your home buying journey.

*This is a paid ad

Local Business

The scoop on Kilwins 🍦 

Money Snacks - Business Stories is a series showing how businesses in Fishers/Hamilton County approach money and are run. If you’d like to participate, please send me an email. Participate. 

Adam Kallick texted one of his clients about putting a Kilwins in their new Fishers building. Not too long later, he opened it himself.

Here are some of the nitty gritty details:

How it works: Kilwins ships 10-pound chocolate bars from Michigan. Stores transform them into handmade treats. Some of their goods like their salted caramels, are hand-made in Petoskey, MI then shipped to stores.

Buildout costs: $600-700K including specialized HVAC, humidity controls, a $9k sign, and a 1,200-pound marble table for fudge making.

Location: Positioned on 116th Street (~36,071 daily vehicles) in the Fishers District, neighbors with Kura Sushi and a future Cava, and many other restaurants and walkable events nearby.

Local touch: Creating a "Mudsock Mud" ice cream, which donates a portion of tub sales to Mudsock Youth Athletics. 21 tubs sold in first two months 🔥 

Goal: To create a classroom for his four sons to learn entrepreneurship hands-on. Adam’s consulting business (which he still runs), “would be hard to teach them business practices and life lessons”

Read more: Fishers’ version of “Willy Wonka”. Inside the new Kilwins

The Happenings

Curated picks 📆

Galentine’s Rhythm & Brunch 💌 

HC Tavern’s Rhythm & Brunch is back this Sunday from 11-2. This time adding a festive twist with themed cocktails, pink and red Valentine’s Day treats, and garnishes on a traveling Mimosa Cart.

Wear red or pink for a chance to win a $100 gift card!

Event Details

The Picklr grand opening

The wait is over for Pickleball fans. It's finally time—Saturday, 1/25, from 12–5 pm is the Grand Opening of The Picklr Noblesville.

They will have free open play, beginner demos, exhibition matches by local pickleball pros, tours of the facility, exclusive raffle prizes (including the chance to play a doubles match at a later date with football legend and The Picklr Noblesville co-owner Drew Brees—see more info below), and more.

9847 Cumberland Pointe Blvd, from 12-5 pm

More events

Stuff happening this weekend, going into next. If it’s interesting, hit the link and see if it fits your schedule. Mix of free/paid!

Carmel Winter Games 🏅 The Ice at Carter Green hosts their Winter Games (Jan 24-25), featuring local mascots and community heroes competing on ice. Free entry and family-friendly.

🦈 Devour Indy - The twice-a-year event to get the best local deals is back! Fishers alone has 15 restaurants for you to check out. Support local. Details

🐴 Donkey Basketball - Join the HSE FFA for the annual Donkey Basketball game. Tickets

🏘️ The Indianapolis Home Show - Everything related to homes at the State Fairgrounds running today through Jan 26th. Tickets

🌽 Carmel Winter Farmers Market - We’re right in the middle of prime winter market times, and this one claims to have the freshest and healthiest food that Indiana has to offer. Details

🎤 Live Music - Hamco Live does a nice job listing out local bands and venues. Details

❄️ Cirque Du Soleil "Crystal" - At the Fishers Event Center (Jan 23-26), blending their spectacular acrobatics with ice skating for the first time. Shows start at $45.

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

If you can’t decide what event you want to do this weekend, I had AI make a tool will decide for you. All picks from today’s newsletter. Hopefully sharing it doesn’t break it! (Netlify)

This week, the heat went out at the Humane Society of Hamilton County. Thanks to local businesses like PetSuites, and foster volunteers, all of the dogs in danger of extreme cold were taken care of. But they are still looking for fosters. Here is their application form (Humane Society)

The Fishers Police Corps $1500 scholarship for high school seniors who want to get into criminal justice are now open. Seniors have until March 31st to deliver both their application and a recommendation. Two previous award winners are now Fishers Police Officers! (Fishers Police Corps)

HSE is forecasting enrollment to go down by a bit in the next five years (LarryinFishers)

And HSE is also moving forward with a new “networks” high school model (Current)

A list of all the new flights coming to Indianapolis in 2025 (Axios)

Thanks!

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